Mukesh and Rafi rendered it

Samjhauta released in 1973.

My collection contained just one song from the film.

It was titled Badi Door Se Aaye Hain.

The next five words of the song were Pyaar Ka Tohfa Laaye Hain.

It would not be incorrect to state that it was one of the finest male duets on the soundtracks of Hindi films that released in the 1970s.

The two men who lent their voices to it were Mukesh and Mohammed Rafi.

The song was written by Indeevar.

The two men who composed it were Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah.

A would-be KoupLe sang this

Manchali released in 1973.

My collection already contained one song from the film.

And the subject of this post was the second.

But if they were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the first – it was titled Gham Ka Fasana.

The film’s leading lady, Leena Chandavarkar, (Kisho)rendered it with her would-be real-life husband*, the inimitable Mr Kumar.

Anand Bakshi penned the song, which Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma composed.

(*Note: The duo tied the knot in 1980. When Manchali released, Chandavarkar wasn’t married, and Kumar was a divorcee and a widower.)

This track wAs(h)a Bhosle solo

Loafer released in 1973.

Prior to the inclusion of this track in my collection, it contained a couple of songs from the film.

And if they were arranged in the alphabetical order, the subject of this post was the third – it was titled Motiyon Ki Ladi Hoon Main.

The lady who lent her voice to that track was the one and only Asha Bhosle.

It was, in fact, her second song from the film in my collection.

The song was written by Anand Bakshi.

It was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

This duo Kept it simpLe

Lyricist Rajinder Krishan wrote a two-line philosophy that could not have been simpler.

The first line went Dal Roti Khao.

And the second went Prabhu Ke Gun Gao.

The song, which Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma composed, was the only song from Jwaar Bhata (1973) in my collection.

The two people who (Kisho)rendered it were Lata Mangeshkar and Mr Kumar.

By the way, that film had nothing to do with Dilip Kumar, who debuted with the 1944 film of the same name (barring the fact that it starred the thespian’s wife, Saira Banu).

Kapoor’s title track was ‘(Dh)un’derrated

Sansaar Ki Har Shae was a song that I did not even have the foggiest idea of before I compiled this playlist.

So, I had to look it up online.

And that was when I read that it was a song from Dhund.

The film, whose title could be translated to fog, released in 1973.

In fact, the song was the title track of the film.

The man who lent his voice to it was none other than Mahendra Kapoor.

It was written by Sahir Ludhianvi.

Ravi Shankar Sharma was the man who composed it.

The ListeneRs definitely loved it

One night, during my ride home from work, I heard a song on the radio.

Although the cabbie had reduced the volume, I could catch a few words of it.

The opening line of the song went, “Tere Dil Mein Thodi Si Jagah”.

All I knew was that Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi lent it their voices.

I looked it up online immediately, and found that it was a song from Anokhi Ada, which released in 1973.

The song, which was penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri, was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.