She is an adorable young lady. Of late, she is experiencing something which is hard to tell in words. She is wondering about this strange feeling that has come over her. Has she met a young man who might be the reason behind this? There are umpteen songs in Hindi films that describe this delicate phase in a woman's life beautifully. I have two compositions in mind that seem to be just right for this situation. First, a lovely melody from "Bhai Bhai" (1956). Watch out for the other one in the next post.
Trivia: The lady lip-syncing to this song on screen is Shyama. She was born as Khurshid Akhtar in Lahore in undivided India. Director Guru Dutt gave her the name Shyama.
Geeta Dutt died young, but she left her distinctive mark in the world of playback singing with her sensuous voice. Noted critic Raju Bharatan had this to say about her in Filmfare (February 1 - 15, 1985):
"Geeta Dutt was thandi hawa and kali ghata rolled into one. The moment she came, you got the refreshing feeling of aa hi gayi jhoom ke. There was a rare swing in her voice. She hit you like a thunderclap...This made Geeta Dutt the one singer that Lata Mangeshkar really feared. In training and technique Lata was way ahead but neither training nor technique was of much use when pitted against Geeta in the recording room...This put Lata on the defensive and I think she avoided singing with Geeta as far as possible. (They have sung few duets). I vaguely remember Lata acknowledging this fact when Geeta died on July 20, 1972."
Singer: Geeta Dutt
Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan
Music: Madan Mohan
Trivia: The lady lip-syncing to this song on screen is Shyama. She was born as Khurshid Akhtar in Lahore in undivided India. Director Guru Dutt gave her the name Shyama.
Geeta Dutt died young, but she left her distinctive mark in the world of playback singing with her sensuous voice. Noted critic Raju Bharatan had this to say about her in Filmfare (February 1 - 15, 1985):
"Geeta Dutt was thandi hawa and kali ghata rolled into one. The moment she came, you got the refreshing feeling of aa hi gayi jhoom ke. There was a rare swing in her voice. She hit you like a thunderclap...This made Geeta Dutt the one singer that Lata Mangeshkar really feared. In training and technique Lata was way ahead but neither training nor technique was of much use when pitted against Geeta in the recording room...This put Lata on the defensive and I think she avoided singing with Geeta as far as possible. (They have sung few duets). I vaguely remember Lata acknowledging this fact when Geeta died on July 20, 1972."
Singer: Geeta Dutt
Lyrics: Rajendra Krishan
Music: Madan Mohan
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