Shake it up baby..

Shammi Kapoor was the Sheikh of all Shakes. If you don't believe me, take a look at this song-

Aaj kal tere mere pyar ke charche.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZWcaRlhGAs

Or this, Aaja aaja main hoon pyar tera.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8ZrN_pizyQ

or this,..Badan pe sitare lapete hue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcths9S_bLo

Another- Kisko pyar karun, kaise pyar karun (unusual dilemma).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT1-pc3VJpI

and of course, the junglee we all love..Yahoo..chahe koi mujhe junglee kahe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SIE55SFylI

 

Remembering Nazia Hassan

Nazia Hassan was a great pop singer of the eighties. She sang a number of Hindi songs for film and non-film albums, and all of them were at the top of the charts. She forced Binaca Geet Mala to bring in non-film music in its countdown, if I remember correctly-such was her popularity. Her songs featured in some Hindi films like Qurbani (Aap jaisa koi meri zindagi mein aaye to baat ban jaaye- there was a joke about this song, which used the words baap ban jaaye instead of baat ban jaaye) and Star (Kumar Gaurav starrer) too.

Many of her songs were composed by Biddu, who was an NRI (non-resident Indian) based in London.

Some of the well-known songs were Disco Deewane, Aao na pyar karein, and Boom Boom....you can enjoy some of them at this link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZqawa_lmSo

Dancing Heroes

Heroes have to dance in Hindi films. That's a given, and except a couple of them, all others have fallen in line, dancing.

Mithun Chakraborty was one such who rose rapidly when he danced to some Bappi Lahiri tunes. One such movie was Wardaat. In this he gyrated to some fun steps in Dekha hai maine tujhe phir se palat ke and so on. Suraksha was another combo movie of this duo. Disco Dancer was another, and Kasam Paida Karne wale Ki where he teamed up with an unusual beauty, Salma Agha, was yet another.

Jeetendra was known for his tight pants and white shoes, but he managed to dance nevertheless. Farz, Humjoli (Hai re hai, neend nahi aaye), a couple of films with Mumtaz, and a host of them with Sridevi (Mawali, Himmatwala), were made for his energetic brand of song and dance. Dildaar, Judaai were some others.

Kamal hasan was a good dancer too, but his forays into Hindi films were limited. Sanam teri Kasam and Ek Duuje Liye were two where he did show his prowess.

Rishi Kapoor probably did the stage dances better than most. Hum Kisise Kum Nahin in particular, where his Bachna ae haseeno was a rage. Or Karz where he did Paisa, yeh paisa, with lots of verve. Of course, Rafoo Chakkar had Chhuk chhuk, chhak chhak, and Khel Khel Mein had a few good ones like Ek Main aur Ek Tu, and Khullam khulla pyar karenge hum dono.