MERE DIL MEIN AAJ KYA HAI
Kishore sang for a multitude of heroes but perhaps the face that did utmost justice to his voice was Rajesh Khanna. Also Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore shared a sizzling onscreen chemistry. They lifted the coy and 'dancing flowers' style romance of 60s to a visible and palpable meeting of two bodies and souls in the storming 70s. Lot of bold themes were explored and audiences lapped it up. Suddenly there was no beating around the bush but stranding storms, smouldering fireplaces, rooms (and blankets) to share and expressed desires. But the unfolding drama would not have been half as fun without the soul-lifting vocals of Kishore....
SUNO KAHO KAHA SUNA
Ofcourse the only heroine who came close to Sharmila's chemistry with khanna and maybe outdid it was Mumu. Rajesh Khanna and Mumu backed by Kishore and Lata scorched the screen automatically. Mumtaz running in this yellow sharara is one of those golden screen moments etched in the memory of Hindi movie fans and Khanna just had to be himself, blinking eyes in his trademark style, creating euphoria amidst college girlsand their moms equally and sans 6 pack abs mind you! Together they made this Q and A natter of 'sweet-nothings' hugely entertaining. So whether it was aimless speculation about their yet to develop relationship or dancing wildly under the influence of bhang, their fans lapped it all up. RD's music rocked all through and Kishore provided the much needed backbone to these moments....and romance reigned supreme!!:-))
O MERE DIL KE CHAYN
So the lethal combo of Kishore's voice and Rajesh's acting wooed one leading lady after the other often to exacting standards. These were songs that every giggly girl wanted to be sung to, every demure debutante dreamt of being caressed with, every mysterious married woman revelled in, every lonely person longed to break the ice with and probably every grandma related to with fond memories. The beauty of these songs was the seeming effortlessness with which they wove their magic. Perfect synergies were at work-heartfelt lyrics, gimmick free music, genuine even if a little affected acting, personal charisma of the stars and a voice with character and cadence.
PYAAR MANGA HAI TUMHI SE
If you talk of pure expression and melody, I find this one to be one of Kishore's best. I feel he breathes life and passion into this song. Handled any other way the song could have almost sounded desperate due to its rather assertive lyrics. But it was the genius of Kishore that he softened the sound wherever the words were too strong and gave it credibility and honesty rather than a 'pile on' kind of feel. The result is a heady and irresistible cocktail of perfect emotions, ambience and occasion. Now tell me which girl in her right senses could ignore a song like this!
AISE NA MUJHE TUM DEKHO
Considering Kishore's countless romantic songs, I'll always rate this one pretty high. It has a zany lilt and a catchy beat to it. It's a timeless song, a weightless song, a sensuous and daring song. When I checked out the video it was not half as fun even though it has the legendary Dev and Zeenie baby but is filmed in one of those cliched Hindi movie plots that at times do no justice to awesome songs. So I certainly feel its a great song to listen to. It's a typical RD song who added so many indefinable touches to each song in terms of musical variations, though the lyrics are typical Anand Bakshi who epitomised commercial, workable, doable, viable writing for Hindi movies. Kishore has again given that soft and silky texture at places with some yodelling too. Talk of a song killing me softly....
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