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3 Pyaar Hua Ikraar Hua/ Shree 420, 1955 chori nahin ki, chup chup
The team of Raj Kapoor and aahein bharna kya” as Lata
music-directors Shankar- Mangeshkar’s voice
Jaikishen worked fills the air. The song is an
wonders, and this was anthem for the lovelorn,
one prime example. young or old.
Picturised on Kapoor and
Nargis in a rain sequence,
Mangeshkar is accompanied by 7 Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho/ Chaudhvin Ka
Manna Dey. Shailendra writes the lines, “Pyaar Chand, 1960
hua ikraar hua hai, pyaar se phir kyon darta hai Many feel that lyrically, this
dil, kehta hai dil rasta mushkil, maloom nahin is one of the best songs
hai kahaan manzil.” ever written. “Chaudhvin
Ka chand ho ya aftaab
4 Aankhon Hi Aankhon Mein/ CID, 1956 ho, jo bhi ho tum khuda
Some of the most outstanding ki kasam lajawaab ho,”
love songs were picturised writes Badayuni in this
on Dev Anand. Here, beauty composed by Ravi. The
he is seen with Shakila metaphors flow, and Mohammed Rafi delivers
in this O.P. Nayyar one of his most memorable songs, picturised on
classic, penned by Jan Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rahman.
Nisar Akhtar. Sung by
Mohammed Rafi and Geeta 8 Abhi Na Jao Chhod Kar/ Hum Dono, 1961
Dutt, this song is known for its sheer lilt. Sahir Ludhianvi’s opening
Interestingly, most of Dev Anand’s biggest hits lines ‘Abhi na jao chhod kar
were composed by S.D. Burman, but this was ke dil abhi bhara nahin’
one exception. are divine, and the rest
of the song is written in a
5 Hum Aap Ki Aankhon Mein/ Pyaasa, 1957 free-flowing nazm style.
S.D. Burman was one of the Music is by Jaidev, and
most versatile composers of singers Rafi and Asha Bhosle
his time. In this song from complement each other beautifully. The song is
Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa, he picturised on Dev Anand, who was at his peak
brings out sheer romance at that time, and Sadhana.
in a dream sequence.
Dutt and Mala Sinha show 9 Ehsaan Tera Hoga Mujhpar/ Junglee, 1961
perfect eye contact as they Some of the best songs of
dance the waltz to some fascinating lyrics by the 1960s were picturised
Sahir Ludhianvi, sung by Mohammed Rafi and on Shammi Kapoor,
Geeta Dutt. The wonderful melody line has and these included
made it a sing-along favourite. love songs and peppy
fun numbers. ‘Ehsaan
6 Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya/ Mughal-e-Azam, Tera Hoga’ has a sad-dish
1960 tune composed by Shankar-
The gorgeous Madhubala is in supreme form in Jaikishen but Hasrat Jaipuri’s lyrics make a
this Naushad gem, also picturised on Prithviraj plea for love. Rafi’s expression while singing
Kapoor and Dilip Kumar in a darbar. Badayuni “Mujhe tumse mohabbat ho gayi hai” is
pens the unforgettable lines “Pyaar kiya koi inimitable.
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