Kishore Kumar in the 80s.

Kishore Kumar in the 80s.

Kishore Kumar had made huge contribution to bollywood music by singing successful songs for a lot of actors during the 60s, 70s and 80s. But in the 80s, he became unparallel because he matured as a singer and used all his acting skills to bring the different emotions of the heroes.

His songs in the film Sharabi, sung for Big B, became everlasting hit. The songs were composed by Bappi Lahiri. Notable songs include “ki pag ghungru”, “thodi si jo peeli hai”. KK brought the intoxicating appeal of Big B in the songs.

KK was sublime in the film Sagar, where Rishi Kapoor, Kamal Hasan and Dimple Kapadia all played important roles. The songs “sagar kinare”, “chehera hai”, composed by RD Burman became landmark hit. Also KK’s song for Rishi Kapoor in the film Sitamgar, titled “mausam pyar ka” became very successful.

KK also sang the successful song “jane kaise kab kahan”, composed by RD Burman, in the film Shakti, for Big B. Dilip Kumar and Rakhee played very important roles in the film and KK’s song had complimented the action sequences in the film.

KK’s songs in the film Shaan, composed by RD Burman also became very successful. The songs were picturised on Big B, including “janu meri jaan”, which was also sung by Rafi for Shashi Kapoor.

KK emerged as the single dominating playback singer as the new singers in the 80s like Shabbir Kumar, Mohammad Aziz and others had just started their careers and producers relied a lot on KK for the success of the music and the films.

KK’s songs even became hits in the late 80s, like “andheri raaton me” sung for Big B in the film Shahenshah. He single-handedly dominated bollywood music in that era when Rafi, Mukesh died, Talat Mehmood, Manna Dey did not make significant contribution in bollywood music and the new singers just shaped their careers in the 80s.

The songs and the films should be restored.

Katrina Kaif's songs

Katrina Kaif’s songs

In the last few years the better actresses of bollywood had got good songs. Katrina Kaif had been one of the successful actresses of last few years. Although most of her dialogues are dubbed, her expressions show that she has understanding of the character that she plays.

The songs of the film Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya opposite Salman Khan and Sushmita Sen became successful due to the serio-comic script and entertaining music. The songs picturised on Katrina Kaif and others like “just chill chill” became very successful. Susmita Sen also complimented Salman Khan and Katrina with her own performance. Her choreography in the song “laga laga re” requires special mention.

Katrina’s songs in the film Race had also been successful. The song “allah duhai hai” in the film caught the attention of cinematic viewers. The other actors and actresses in the film including Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Khanna, Sameera Reddy and Bipasha Basu also did well in the film.

Katrina’s songs in the film Partner opposite Govinda and Salman Khan also became extremely successful. The song “do you want a partner”, “dupatta tera naurang da”, “maria maria”, “soni de nakhre” became big hits. Lara Dutta and Salman Khan were the other pair in addition to Katrina Kaif and Govinda. All the performers did well in the film.

The songs of Katrina Kaif in the film Welcome opposite Akshay Kumar became very successful. The title song “welcome” was successful. The other songs “inshah alla”, “uncha lamba”, “hoth rasile” were entertaining. Nana Patekar, Anil Kapoor and Mallika Sherawat had the other leading roles.

Also the songs of Katrina in the film Namaste London opposite Akshay Kumar became successful. Rishi Kapoor played a leading role in the film.

The viewers expect Katrina to say her own dialogue in the films in future and give adequate lips in the songs in future.