Rafi’s voice complemented Kapoor’s Ch(h)u(tz)p(ah)

Mohammed Rafi sang Chhupnewaale Saamne Aa, the song from Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957), which was picturised on Shammi Kapoor.

Of course, although the latter was no chhupnewala (a guy who hides), saamne aana (coming forth) was imperative.

Or else, he would have continued to be in his father’s (Prithviraj Kapoor) and older brother’s (Raj Kapoor) formidable shadows. Moreover, on the professional front, he was reeling from a series of duds.

But to everyone’s delight, the track, which was penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri and composed by O P Nayyar, was a hit (as was the film).