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‘I Love You’ is said in Gujarati, Bengali It was while shooting this film that
and Punjabi. Amitabh and Parveen Babi Amitabh had a serious injury during a
played the lead pair. Sung by Kishore and fight scene with Puneet Issar. In this film,
Lata Mangeshkar, it was composed by Shabbir Kumar sang for Amitabh. This
Rajesh Roshan and written by Majrooh song became an anthem for coolies, who
Sultanpuri. identified with Bakshi’s words, “Saari
duniya ka bojh hum uthaate hain… log aate
18 Jaane Kaise Kab Kahaan – Shakti hain, log jaate hain, hum yahan pe khade
(1982) reh jaate hain”. Music was by Laxmikant-
Pyarelal.
20 Manzilein Apna Jagah Hain –
Sharaabi (1984)
One of Amitabh’s most successful love
songs, it showed him in outdoor shots with
Smita Patil. Kishore and Lata teamed up
again, and R.D. Burman gave the music. One of the most emotional songs picturised
Bakshi wrote the lines, “Jaane kaise kab on Amitabh, it reflected a completely
kahaan, iqrar ho gaya, hum sochte hi different side of Bappi Lahiri. Beautifully
reh gaye, aur pyaar ho gaya”. The film sung by Kishore, it was written by Prakash
was known for the performances of Dilip Mehra (though some websites credit
Kumar and Amitabh, playing a clashing Anjaan, who has written the other songs).
father and son. The lines began, “Manzilein apni jagah
hain, raaste apni jagah, jab kadam hi saath
19 Saari Duniya Ka Bojh – Coolie (1983) na de toh musafir kya karein”. The film had
other big hits like ‘Inteha Ho Gayee’, ‘Log
Kehte Hain’ and ‘De De Pyaar De’.
While these songs show different sides
of the Amitabh playlist, there were
many other huge hits till the release of
Sharaabi. After that, he went through a
lean phase, and only a few songs clicked,
with Shabbir Kumar, Mohammed Aziz and
Suresh Wadkar becoming his new voices.
Musically, the decade between 1975 and
1984 remains his most melodious phase.
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