RD’s Lata number in Anamika, " Bahon mein chale aao" was such a delectable song. Then there are songs from Ghar – " Aap Ki Aankhon Mein (with Kishore)" and " Aaj kal paaon zameen par" Train – " Kis liye maine pyar kiya" Padosan – " Sharm aati hai magar, Main chali main chali". In another song that was in Asha’s mould – breezy and raunchy, Lata showed that she had it in her -the " Kaanta" number of Samadhi. Her duet from the same film with Rafi – " Kitna pyaara wada hai" was melody all the way. Lata gets into the mood of the song with total abandon and shows that she could encroach Asha’s genre with equal felicity. Caravan - " Dilbar dil se pyaare" would normally have been sung by Asha.
Lata mangeshkar maine pyar kiya mod#
These songs are evergreen.Īnd who can forget Aandhi – " Is mod se jaate hain", " Tere bina zindagi se", and " Tum aa gaye ho" – all with Kishore.Ĭonsider these songs - Vinati karun Ghanashyam in Raag Jogiya ( Pati Patni), " Karvate badalte rahen" in Raag Pahadi (with Kishore in Aap Ki Kasam), " Mere naina sawan bhadon" in Raag Shivranjani (with Kishore in Mehbooba), " Beeti na betayi raina" in Raag Bihag (with Bhupinder in Parichay). Yet for all his talent, " Bada natkhat" would have been a run-of-the-mill bhajan had the ever watchful SD not admonished his son for not exploiting his creative juices adequately in failing to express the nautch-girl’s agony in not being able to be a mother.Ī chastened RD paid heed, composed a new tune packing it with the right shades of emotion, got Lata to use her dulcet voice to convey the playfulness of Krishna and his association with Yashoda, bed rocked on Sharmila’s pathos, albeit in a refreshingly upbeat format.Ĭonsider the songs from Baharon ke Sapne – " Aaja piya tohe pyaar dun, Kya janu sajan", and " Chunri sambhal gori (with Manna Dey)". Amar Prem had two gems – " Raina beeti jaye" based on Raag Lalit, and " Bada natkhat hai" based on Raag Khamaj. The songs listed below are only representative. The Raag Malgunji based " Ghar aaja ghir aayi badarwa sanwariya" created a sensation and is still fresh and timeless. Take RD’s first film itself – Chhote Nawab. The frothy, fun-filled, rhythm-oriented ones to Asha. It has been a general rule, with exceptions of course, that melodious and semi-classical songs went to Lata. Who can forget Lata in Aandhi? ' Is mod se jaate hain', ' Tere bina zindagi se', and ' Tum aa gaye ho' – all with Kishore. Then came the shocker from him – he claimed that irrespective of Asha being firmly ensconced in RD’s studio and heart, RD gave his best songs to Lata! Both were trend-setters both defied the existing musical mores both used musical instruments innovatively both were rhythm masters. I used to visit his PG digs in Thane very often and many a drunken evening has been spent reminiscing about his film industry days.ĭuring one such evening, he mentioned that he had great respect for RD Burman’s talent and viewed him as a kindred spirit. OP Nayyar and I became friends when I was posted in Mumbai during the '90s.