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Happy Birthday Evergreen Beauty: Watch top 10 songs of Rekha

Sunday, October 12, 2014 11:18 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
Happy Birthday Evergreen Beauty: Watch top 10 songs of Rekha
Evergreen actress Rekha turned 60 Friday and it was time to revisit some of the most popular songs picturised on the diva.

Here are the 10 best songs from her hit and not-so-hit movies:



"In aankhon ki masti": Take any of the sparkling royal gems from Muzaffar Ali's "Umrao Jaan", shake stir and serve....ummmm! Khayyam's magical melody as sung by Asha Bhosle gave Rekha's on-screen image a new vision, vista and vibrancy.



"Salaam-e-ishq": Oh my god, what a whopping chartbuster! What would "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar" be without this Kalyanji-Anandji number? Rekha as the kothewali Zohra Bai in Prakash Mehra's mega-hit epitomised the Mujra culture ... That Amitabh Bachchan joined her in the dance aided the song's upswing.



"Tere bina jiya jaye na": If you watch "Ghar" now, you will realise it is an overrated film. What stood out were Lata Mangeshkar's melodies filmed on Rekha. You couldn't miss the songs. There was one every five minutes. From the two divine solos "Aaj kal paon zameen par" and "Tere bina" I choose the latter for its uptempo rhythm.



"Ghum hai kisike pyar mein dil subah-o-shaam": In this early R.D. Burman melody from "Rampur Ka Lakshman", Rekha acquired an image of absolute serenity and sobriety thanks to Anand Bakshi's uncluttured but lucid lyrics. It was a turning point in Rekha's career.



"Kaahe manwa naache hamra": A little known melody from Hrishikesh Mukherjee's flop film "Alaap" featuring Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan, this Lata Mangeshkar solo was the only solo composition by the great Jaidev that Rekha got to croon in her career.