On 50 years of Rajesh Khanna’s ‘Dushmun’, author Chaitanya Padukone reveals Kishore Kumar was reluctant to sing the hit song ‘Vaada Tera Vaada’ -Exclusive! – Times of India
The movie has a scintillating score by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Shares Padukone, “Composer Pyarelal had once revealed to me that Kishore Kumar had initially declined to record the foot-tapping mujra-qawaali ‘Vaada Tera Vaada’ because he felt that this song was ideally suited for Mohd Rafi saab’s voice. Even superstar Rajesh Khanna was unable to convince Kishore da to sing that track. Ultimately, Laxmi ji got a brain-wave and politely told Kishore that they may have to drop the amazing song entirely and coaxed him to at least try to sing it once. Ultimately Kishore relented and when the movie released, that lyrical song written by Anand Bakshi saab became a huge repeat-value hit with the masses.”
Padukone also reveals that Rajesh Khanna won lots of acclaim for his daring attempt to defy his romantic image in ‘Dushman’, playing an ‘anti-hero’ truck-driver, who is accused of drunken driving and murder. He also sparred his acting talents on-screen with the legendary Meena Kumari. Writer Padukone also recalls, “ Kakaji, (Khanna) had expressed his delight that ‘Dushmun’, which was also remade in Tamil as ‘Neethi’, had thespian Sivaji Ganesan playing his role opposite Jayalalithaa.”
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