When Manoj Kumar stepped in to avoid wasting ‘Lag Ja Gale’ from rejection | Bollywood-OxBig News Network

Once he heard the track once more, Khosla picked up his shoe to hit himself, in accordance with “Raj Khosla: The Authorized Biography”, launched on May 20 forward of the filmmaker’s one centesimal delivery anniversary on May 31.

“I obtained a name from Madan Mohan in the future. ‘Raj Khosla has misplaced his thoughts,’ Madan mentioned. ‘Ek gaana sunaya. Usko pasand nahi aaya. You come and deal with this please,” the ebook quotes Kumar as saying.

However, Kumar, who hadn’t heard the track but, was reluctant to intervene, reasoning that it was finally “Khosla’s movie”, and opted to talk with producer N N Sippy in regards to the matter.

“There have been just a few days left for the shoot and the track was but to be finalized. What was to be executed? Sippy concurred with the music director. He, too, wished Manoj Kumar to method Raj Khosla and type this out,” recounts the ebook by writer Amborish Roychoudhury in affiliation with Khosla’s daughters Anita Khosla and Uma Khosla Kapur. Kumar agreed to intervene when the composer performed the track for him.

Kumar, on whom the track was ultimately picturised alongside actor Sadhana Shivdasani , described the piece of music as a “good composition” and was amazed that Khosla who joined the movie trade with the dream of turning into a playback singer and somebody with eager appreciation of fine music did not just like the track, the ebook reads.

Later, after persistent urging from Kumar, Khosla lastly agreed albeit reluctantly to take heed to the track, however solely after telling him that it’s “actually unhealthy”.

However, upon listening to it once more, the late filmmaker was left “astonished” and admitted it was among the finest tunes he had ever come throughout.

“And this was a track he was about to let go? ‘How extremely silly of me’, Khosla exclaimed. According to Kumar, Raj even picked up his personal shoe to hit himself,” reads the ebook.

Mangeshkar had listed “Lag Ja Gale” as one among her six favourites. It has over 277 million views on YouTube.

The soul-stirring melody, as famous within the ebook and defined by music composer Sanjeev Kohli, Mohan’s son, was a very difficult piece to execute, even for the legendary Mangeshkar as a result of intricate ‘murkis’ and nuanced variations included by each Mohan and Lata herself, which demanded distinctive vocal finesse.

When she did it proper, even Mohan obtained emotional and hugged the singer.

“When we recorded the track, everyone was pleased with it. Raj Khosla liked it. All of us have been happy. Once the recording was over, Madan bhaiyya aaye aur mujhe gale laga kar rone lage. The track… created historical past,” Mangeshkar is quoted as saying within the ebook.

Six many years after its launch, the track has been repurposed by filmmakers variously of their movies, together with AR Murugadoss within the not too long ago out Salman Khan-Rashmika Mandanna starrer “Sikandar”, Karan Johar in “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” and “Bombay Talkies” , and Tigmanshu Dhulia for the “Saheb, Biwi aur Gangster” franchise.

In a profession spanning three many years and 27 movies, Khosla directed a number of hits, together with “CID”, “Dostana”, “Do Raaste”, “Do Badan” and “Mera Saaya”.

The filmmaker, who educated beneath legendary actor-director Guru Dutt, was additionally credited for capturing musical sequences with dexterity. These embrace greats akin to “Lag jaa gale”, “Mera saaya saath hoga”, “Jaane kya baat hai”, “Hai apna dil toh awara” and “Yeh hai Bombay meri jaan”.

“Raj Khosla: The Authorised Biography”, printed by Hachette India and priced at ₹799, is accessible for buy throughout on-line and offline shops.

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