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many hits with Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi and ‘Roop Tera Mastana’ had Rajesh Khanna and
Aishwarya Rai. The late 1990s saw a rise Sharmila Tagore, and ‘Kya Ghazab Karte
in the number of celebrity choreographers. Ho’ (Love Story) starred Kumar Gaurav and
That period also saw many old hits being Vijeta Pandit. In Davayan, intimate moments
remixed, and a new crop of dancers who were filmed on Vinod Khanna and Madhuri
appeared in music videos. in ‘Aaj Phir Tum Se’. The Astitva song ‘Chal
Chal Mere Sang Chal’ with Tabu and Mohnish
Sensuous hits Behl, had its own oomph, and in Murder,
Filmmakers have often used sensuous Mallika Sherawat and Emraan Hashmi
situations in songs. Raj Kapoor directed had steamy shots in ‘Bheege Hont Tere’. So
the songs ‘Mohe Ang Lag Ja’, featuring did John Abraham and Bipasha Basu in the
Padmini in Mera Naam Joker, ‘Bhor Bhayee Jism song ‘Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai’. Examples
Panghat Pe’ with Zeenat in Satyam Shivam abound.
Sundaram and ‘Aaja Re’ with Mandakini The songs mentioned above are only
in Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Ramesh Sippy’s representative of each style, and there
Saagar had ‘Jaane Do Na’, with Dimple are obviously many more tunes. Barring
Kapadia’s famous red saree. And of course, some of the item numbers, most songs
there were Sridevi in ‘Kaate Nahin Katate’ are remembered for their melody and
(Mr India) and Madhuri in ‘Dhak Dhak’ picturisation. Even today, people play
(Beta). ‘Mehbooba Mehbooba’, ‘Chalte Chalte’,
Some songs featuring the lead pair have ‘Chaiyya Chaiyya’ or ‘Dhak Dhak’. They are
had such overtones. The Aradhana song definitely worth making a song and dance for.

“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want
to give, but cannot. All the unspent love gathers up in the cor-
ners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in the hollow
part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.”
– Jamie Anderson

Psychologists believe writing about grief can reduce pain. Research
has found that putting down one’s thoughts about worries and con-
Share cerns can help those looking for ways to cope with their grief.

Your While writing requires motivation, energy and dedication, it’s easy,
less stressful and all one needs is a pen, paper, computer or your
Grief device keypad. You don’t have to talk to anyone about it.

At Seniors Today, we are happy to provide you a forum to publish
your personal accounts. Simply mail them to us at
editor@seniorstoday.in with Share Your Grief in the subject.
Please also include your name and contact number so that we may
contact you in case we wish to make any clarification. While we
would like you to write the first person account with your name,
we will – needless to say – not disclose your information if you
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