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Amitabh featured in many hit songs in
haath kodta hoon, tere paaon padta hoon”,
Amitabh produced a mix of dialogues and
sung portions. Music was by Laxmikant-
Pyarelal and lyrics were by Bakshi.
14 Mere Angane Mein – Laawaris (1981)
This one was totally for the masses, as
Amitabh acted as different kind of women
– tall, fat, dark, fair and short. The song
was set in a large gathering, with Amjad
Khan in the cast. Amitabh sang it himself.
Music was by Kalyanji-Anandji, and
Anjaan began, “Mere angane mein tumhara
kya kaam hai, jo hai naam waala wahi to
badnaam hai”. Again, the song was a craze
in the interiors.
15 Neela Aasmaan So Gaya – Silsila
(1981)
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Silsila, including ‘Yeh Kahaan Aaa Gaye’,
‘Dekha Ek Khwab’ and the Holi song
‘Rang Barse’. He had a beautiful love
song in ‘Neela Aasmaan’, which he sang
himself. On screen, he appeared with
Rekha against the backdrop of santoor and
flute used effectively by Shiv-Hari, whose
composition was in raag Pahadi. Lyrics
were by Javed Akhtar.
16 Ke Pag Ghungroo – Namak Halaal
(1982)
In the early 1980s, Bappi Lahiri had been
very prolific, and this as one of his better
songs. Sung brilliantly by Kishore, with a
classical part by Satyanarayan Mishra, it
featured a lively dance by Amitabh, who
was dressed in white sherwani and pink
pagdi. Smita Patil appeared in the song.
Prakash Mehra is credited with the lines.
17 Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain – Khud-
daar (1982)
The film was released when Amitabh was
seriously injured while shooting for Coolie,
and this song immediately caught on
because of the humorous way it described
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