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Mahesh Bhatt had earler worked with Rajesh Roshan in
‘Kabzaa’. Kabzaa was an average musical effort.
‘Kaash’ (1987), however, saw Rajesh in his element and
he produced one of his best musical efforts in this film.
Kaash was very popular with the critics and classes
and was considered the first film in which Jackie Shroff
actually got around to ‘acting’. All the songs were popular
with the best being ‘O yaara’ sung by Kishore Kumar and
Anupama Deshpande. The story goes that Lata was to
join Kishore for this duet but could not make it to the
studio. Anupama, a backing singer recorded the song in
her absence. Both Mahesh Bhatt and Rajesh Roshan were
so impressed by her rendition that they decided to retain
her voice in the duet. The second most popular song
was a Kishore Kumar solo, ‘Baad muddat ke’. Kishore’s
rendition won him a nomination for ‘Best male singer’
at the Filmfare awards. The third track from Kaash is a
Mehmood number where Mehmood plays a magician.
The number, ‘Kya hai tumhara naam’ rendered by Mohd
Aziz, Sonali and Mehmood is both catchy and melodious.
‘Kaash’ indeed was a musical triumph for Rajesh Roshan
and was an award worthy score.‘Dariya Dil’ (1988) was
again a Vimal Kumar
film starring Govinda
with Kimi Katkar. It was
a mild hit and is still
remembered for Nitin
Mukesh’s hit number,
‘Woh kehte hain’. This
solo ranks amongst
Rajesh Roshan’s best
numbers. The only fly in
the ointment is the out
of tune picturisation of
the number on Govinda.Rakesh Roshan’s first big hit as a producer – director was
‘Khudgarz’ (1987). ‘Kaamchor’, which released earlier, was
a moderate success. The film got a big boost from brother
Rajesh’s hit music which richly deserved awards. Three
tracks stood out. The first was ‘Zindagi ka naam dosti’
rendered ably by Nitin Mukesh and picturised on Rishi
Kapoor. The second was a duet by Mohd Aziz and Sadhana
Sargam – ‘Log Kehte Hain’. Picturised on Jeetendra and
Bhanupriya, the duet oozes melody and ranks amongst
Rajesh’s best duets. The third number is ‘Aap ke aa jaane se’
picturised on Govinda and Neelam. Whatever Bappi Lahiri
can do, Rajesh Roshan can do better. This Govinda duet
sung by Mohd Aziz and Sadhana Sargam rocks and has an
infectious beat.Our next choice is from
‘Ghar Sansar’ (1987),
Vimal Kumar’s first
film. The film starred
Jeetendra with Sridevi.
A social film, it
nevertheless saw limited
success. We have
selected the Alka Yagnik-
Hemlata number, ‘Teri
oonchi nahin deewaar’
picturised on a naughty
Aruna Irani and Shakti
Kapoor.