Apparently, this song was ReMedial

In Ujala (1959), Raaj Kumar was the antagonist, and Shammi Kapoor was the protagonist.

Those were the days the baddies didn’t sing and dance in Hindi films.

But Kumar’s displeasure about not having any tracks picturised on him led the inclusion of Yaaron Surat Hamari Pe Mat Jao on the film’s soundtrack.

It was a friendship song, to which Mukesh and Mohammed Rafi lent their voices.

I sat down to write this post on December 14, 2023 (which happened to be the 57^th death anniversary of Shailendra, who wrote the song).

Shankar Jaikishan composed it.

Lata rendered this (Ku)marvellous number

In 1959, Anandji Virji Shah officially joined his older brother, Kalyanji Virji Shah, to form the composer jodi Kalyanji-Anandji. Hitherto, Kalyanji had made a mark as a musician and a solo music director.

They made a fine debut as a debut in Satta Bazaar (1959).

The only song from the film in my collection was Tumhe Yaad Hoga Kabhi Hum Mile The.

Lata Mangeshkar and Hemant Kumar were the two people who lent their voices to the song.

Gulshan Bawra penned a third of the songs on the soundtrack of the film, including this one.

Everyone said yes to Rafi

Being aware of that fact that Bolo Bolo Kuchh Toh Bolo was a song from the 1981 film Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai, I knew the film was produced by Nasir Hussain, and the song, which Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote, was rendered by Mohammed Rafi.

But there was a song of the same name on the soundtrack of Dil Deke Dekho (1959).

It involved the aforementioned trio, and had a line that went, “Pyaar Ho Toh Keh Do Yes”.

Nobody in their right mind would say ‘no’ to them, or to Usha Khanna, who composed the song.