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From this iconic V Shantaram film,
Mangeshkar and Manna Dey sang this rain
song picturised on Shantaram and Sandhya.
Composed by the brilliant Vasant Desai, it
was written by Bharat Vyas.

5 Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si/ Chalti Ka
Naam Gaadi (1958)
walking under an umbrella, singing
Shailendra’s lines “Pyaar hua ikraar hua
hai, pyaar se phir kyon darta hai dil”. Sung
by Mangeshkar and Manna Dey, the music
was composed by Shankar-Jaikishen. An
evergreen love song.

3 Yeh Raat Bheegi Bheegi
Chori Chori (1956)
Kishore Kumar and Madhubala combined
on screen in this eternal classic, sung by
Kishore Kumar, composed by S.D. Burman
and written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. Again
there was no rain situation, the only
connection being the use of the term ‘bheegi
bhaagi’ to describe the heroine. But the
song had a fun element and pep that made it
There was no rain situation in the song endearing.
filmed on Raj Kapoor and Nargis, but the
lines “Yeh raat bheegi bheegi, yeh mast 6 Dum Dum Deega Deega
fizayen” made it apt to be played in wet Chhalia (1960)
weather. The combination of Mangeshkar,
Manna Dey, Shankar-Jaikishen and
Shailendra was perfect again.

4 Ummad Ghummad Kar Aayee Re Ghata
Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957)

One of the best rain sequences, this was
picturised on Raj Kapoor. Music was by
Kalyanji-Anandji who had one of their
early successes. Mukesh, who sang most of
Kapoor’s songs, rendered Qamar Jalalabadi’s
words with effortless ease.

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