Aradhna (1969)
Like Jhumroo, the very first scene of the movie Aradhna shows Sharmila Tagore reading a book on a train, while Rajesh Khanna is singing ‘Mere Sapnon Ki Raani’ in an open jeep running alongside the tracks. The guitar chords, harmonica pieces and the racy beats all add up to the rhythm of a moving train which becomes the backdrop for this wonderful song. Beautifully shot, the song did wonders for three people, Rajesh Khanna, Kishore Kumar and R.D.Burman. Though the music of the movie is credited to S.D. Burman, it is well known that R.D. composed the Kishore gems ‘Mere sapnon ki raani’ and ‘Roop tera mastana’, as his father was very ill. He used Kishore Kumar as the voice for Rajesh Khanna instead of Rafi and the rest as they say is musical history.
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