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tried to include a mix of styles, with many Dressed in a checked coat, Amitabh sang
songs representing the quintessential this in an auditorium setting. Kishore’s
Amitabh. Thus, you’ll find a friendship voice suited him, as Majrooh Sultanpuri
song, a drunken number, a children’s wrote, “Meet na mila re man ka, meet na
song, a devotional song and some great mila re man ka, koi toh milan ka, karo
tunes which deserved greater commercial re upaay.” Music was by S.D. Burman,
success. We start with his early career, go who made remarkable use of guitars and
chronologically, and round off this list in accordion. In the film, Amitabh had hit
1984, thus covering the peak of his success songs with Jaya Bhaduri, including ‘Tere
as a hero. Mere Milan Ki Yeh Raina’.
1 Dekha Na Hai Re Socha Na – Bombay 3 Tum Bhi Chalo – Zameer (1975)
To Goa (1972)
Kishore was in his element on this song,
One of Amitabh’s early hit songs, it composed by Sapan Chakraborty. Amitabh
showed him dancing away in a bus scene and Saira Banu were picturised on a
on a Bombay-Goa journey, with Aruna horse-ride. Sahir Ludhianvi wrote the
Irani and Mehmood also in the cast. It was lyrics, which began, “Tum bhi chalo, hum
a fast number, with a ‘Dole dole dole’ catch- bhi chale, chalti rahe zindagi, na zameen
phrase, and Kishore Kumar did full justice. manzil, na aasman, zindagi hai zindagi”.
Music was by R.D. Burman and lyrics were The song was a rehash of the standard
by Rajendra Krishan. ‘Autumn Leaves’.
2 Meet Na Mila – Abhimaan (1973) 4 Badi Sooni Sooni Hai – Mili (1975)
One of Amitabh’s marvellous sad songs,
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