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he had massive songs like ‘Keh Do Ke Tum’
in Tezaab, ‘Main Name Is Lakhan’ in Ram
Lakhan, ‘Tum Se Milke’ in Parinda, ‘Dhak
Dhak’ and ‘Koyal Si Teri Boli’ in Beta and
‘Kismat Se Tum’ in Pukar. And with Sridevi,
he had ‘Karte Hain Hum Pyaar’ in Mr India
and ‘Kabhi Main Kahoon’ in Lamhe.
After that phase, Salman Khan and Madhuri
Another really successful pair in the mid-1970s consisted combined well in the songs of Saajan and
of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh
Hum Aapke Hain Koun. But the biggest
together on numerous songs, which were 1990s duo was Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol,
not always successful, but went well with with ‘Baazigar O Baazigar’ and ‘Yeh Kaali
the film’s scripts and visual value. Jeetendra Kaali Ankhen’ (Baazigar), and ‘Jaati Hoon
had many songs with Sridevi and Jayaprada, Main’ (Karan Arjun), besides the super-
and Govinda appeared often with Karisma successful soundtracks of Dilwale Dulhania
Kapoor in the 1990s. Aamir Khan and Le Jaayenge and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
Juhi Chawla had a huge hit in Qayamat Se While there were many well-known
Qayamat Tak, but their later films together combinations in the period leading up to
didn’t have the same kind of musical success. the 21st century, only a few really came to be
The 1970s and 1980s also had combinations known as a hugely successful pair. In terms
like Sachin-Sarika (Geet Gaata Chal), Amol of prolificity, consistency and quality of hit
Palekar-Vidya Sinha (Chhoti Si Baat) and songs, Raj Kapoor-Nargis, Dharmendra-
Farooque Shaikh-Deepti Naval (Saath Saath), Hema Malini, Amitabh Bachchan-Rekha,
but their musical success was limited to a few Rishi Kapoor-Neetu Singh, Anil Kapoor-
films. Madhuri Dixit and Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol
From the mid-1980s, Anil Kapoor teamed surely led the list. But the truth was that all
up wonderfully with both the top heroines these actors had numerous hit songs with
Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi. With Madhuri, other co-stars too.
The biggest 1990s duo was Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol
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