Lata and Mukesh.

Lata and Mukesh.

Due to strong association of Lata and Mukesh with Raj Kapoor, both of them sung aq number of songs in the same films and also numerous duets which were all successful. Shankar Jaikishan was a genius composer and his compositions for Lata and Mukesh became immortal hits over the period of time.

Their songs in the film Aah were hits, including the duet song of Lata and Mukesh titled “aaja re” which was picturised on Raj Kapoor and Nargis. Their song in the film Shree 420 titled “ramaiya vasta maiya” which was sung by Mukesh, Lata and Rafi became landmark hit in 1955. Their songs in the film Jis Desh Me Ganga Behti Hai were also successful including “aa ab laut chale” picturised on Raj Kapoor and Padmini.

Their songs in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Anari were also hit including “yeh chaand khila”, “dil ki nazar se”, etc., which were picturised on Raj Kapoor and Nutan. In the 60s, also the combination of Lata and Mukesh provided legendary hits like “o mere sanam”, and “har dil jo pyar karega”, which were picturised on Raj Kapoor and Vaijayantimala. All these golden songs were the landmark compositions of Shankar Jaikishan.

Even outside RK Banner Lata and Mukesh had sung many hit songs. In Bimal Roy’s Madhumati, Salil Choudhury composed the song “dil tarap tarap ke keh raha hai aa bhi ja” sung by Lata and Mukesh and picturised on Dilip Kumar and Vaijayantimala. Even the song “sawan ka mahina”, sung by Lata and Mukesh, composed by LP and picturised on Sunil Dutt and Nutan became big hit in the mid-60s.

Lata and Mukesh were also sublime in the film Mere Humsafar, where the songs were picturised on Jeetender and Sharmila Tagore. Mukesh died in the mid-70s, which led to the end of the golden combination of Mukesh and Lata who had provided melodious hits over a period of 30 years.

The films and the songs sung by Lata and Mukesh should be restored and preserved for the new generation.

Review of Love Story 2050

Review of Love Story 2050.

2008 had not seen any blockbusters which had moved the viewers till now, although films like Race, Jodha Akbar, had done well. Love Story 2050 has the elements of amusing the viewers with an innovative subject matter.

Love Story 2050 is about the story of Karan (Harman Baweja) who does not believe in abiding by rules and regulations. He falls in love with Sana (Priyanka Chopra) who is a law abiding girl. Karan’s uncle is a scientist and completes his work relating to creation of a time machine.

Once the time machine becomes functional, Priyanka Chopra wishes to travel to 2050 and land in Mumbai. They realize that Mumbai had completely changed by that time. It has robots, buildings containing 200 stories, sky rails, flying cars, etc. Priyanka’s brothers and sisters also travel with her and finds that the world totally different.

Karan finds himself separated from Sana. They also land up facing the challenge of Dr. Hoshi, who is a demi-god of future. As far as amazing the viewers are concerned there are technical effects, good music, good locations.


Priyanka’s performance is satisfactory. The problem with Harman Baweja is that although his dancing skills and stunts are brilliant they have huge similarity with Hrithik Roshan. In respect of the viewers accepting Hrithik’s clone there can be mixed responses.

Another apprehension is the capability of Indian viewers of accepting stories relating to fanatasies. In Hollywood films these stories are appreciated, and in bollywood films also Hrithik Roshan’s Koi Mil Gaya, Krissh, had got success, but yet only a certain section of the viewers have the capability of appreciating them.


In a nutshell, it can be said that the film has novel subjects and elements of success, but is subject to the modernized sense of apprehension of Indian audience who are more used to seeing realistic films.

Rafi and Asha

Rafi and Asha

Although in the 50s and 60s, the main female playback was provided by Lata even considering the immense contribution of Geeta Dutt, Shamshad Begum, Suman Kalyanpur, Sudha Malhotra, etc., Asha Bhosle had sung numerous successful songs composed by many composers. Rafi dominating the world of playback had sung many notable songs with Asha in that era.

His song “acha ji mai hari chalo” from the film Kala Pani became very successful in late 50s. The song sung by Rafi and Asha was composed by SD Burman and picturised on Madhubala and Dev Anand. The songs “aap yuh hi agar”, “mai pyar ka rahi hoon”, “bahut shukriya bari meherbani” from Ek Musafir Ek Haseena included the most versatile compositions of OP Nayyar. Joy Mukherjee and Sadhna were sublime in the musical blockbuster.

Similarly in the film Kashmir Ki Kali, the songs “ishaaro ishaaro”, “deewana hua badal”, etc., stormed bollywood films in the early 60s. Shammi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore played there roles elegantly in the film.

In Joy Mukherjee’s Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon, in 1963, OP Nayyar’s monumental compositions like “nazni bara rangeen hai wada tera”, “zulf ke chao me chehere ka ujala lekar”, etc., had become immortal over the years. Some had ghazal andaz, others had westernized notes.

The successful songs of Asha and Rafi include songs from the film Mere Sanam which were picturised on Bishwajeet and Asha Parekh. Besides Shankar Jaikishan’s compositions for the film An Evening in Paris with songs like “raatke humsafar” picturised on Shammi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore had not lost their appeal even today.

Rafi and Asha had even sung successful songs composed by RD Burman including “socenge pyar kya hua” from the film Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai, “pal do pal ka” from the film Burning Train, “hum kisi se kum nahi” from the film Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahi, which were mainly picturised on Rishi Kapoor and Jeetender. The songs and the films should be restored for the new generation.