Johnny Walker is hilarious, his onscreen girlfriend (played by the very prettily dimpled Yasmin, aka Veena Butt) is a delight, and together they sing one of the cutest love songs of Hindi cinema. Playful: Jaane kahaan mera jigar gaya ji ( Mr and Mrs 55, 1955): I adore this song, simply and utterly adore it. And they’re each in a distinct mood that shows some aspect of romantic love. All of these songs are about romantic love (not maternal/fraternal/patriotic/devotional or other forms of the sentiment), and they’re all from pre-70s films that I’ve seen. Instead, romantic love in its different forms and shapes and tones and hues. And Hindi cinema, as any Hindi film buff will know, has always loved romance (especially in the 50s and 60s, when any self-respecting film had at least one romance in it, if not more).īut, since I’m a bit of a non-conformist, I’m doing this with a twist: not necessarily a serenade to a loved one, and not necessarily two lovers billing and cooing to each other. This year, however, I’ve decided to throw in the towel. Seriously, I’ve blogged through five Valentine’s Days, and steered clear of the temptation to post something even vaguely romantic (largely because my idea of what constitutes ‘romantic’ is more often than not at odds with what old Hindi cinema, or even a lot of Hollywood, thought of as romantic). Ah, well, the Valentine’s Day bandwagon and all that.
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