Mehmood’s most famous film ‘Padosan’ was a comedy film. Even today when the film is played on the television. People sit to watch the film with great interest. They watch not only for his hilarious scenes but also for the greatness the film has achieved that no producer has been able to produce a film that is parallel to the film ‘ Padosan’. The film is one of the most famous comedy film by the actor Mehmood. There are two reasons why producers could not match a film like ‘Padosan’, one is the three top actors like Mehmood, Sunil Dutt and Kishore Kumar were the co-stars, all great actors and the music in this film was simply the best.
Padosan’s Famous Songs
All the songs in this film went on to become very popular but the one song that till date makes people smile or laugh and enjoy is the song ‘Ek Chatur Nar Karke Singar’. This song is special because in the film the actor Sunil Dutt is trying to woo his lady love Saira Banu and wants to impress her with singing but when in reality he can’t sing, that’s when his friend, his buddy Kishore Kumar gives him an idea that he will sing the song for him and all he has to do the lip sync to impress Saira Banu. The film was shot so well that the audience enjoyed the song thoroughly and one could watch this scene a
thousand times and till date is a popular song.
Mehmood’s Realistic Visualisation
You would be surprised to know that this song was visualized by Mehmood due to a real life incident. It so happened that Sunil Dutt in the 60’s would go to Ladakh in the army camp to entertain them.
With him many other stars of the film industry would accompany him sothat more actors perform to entertain the soldiers. Sunil Dutt invited Kishore Kumar to Ladakh, but Kishore initially refused due to stage fright. Though convinced to go, he remained fearful of performing publicly. The question remains: did he sing for the soldiers?
Sunil Dutt advised a fearful Kishore Kumar to lip-sync on stage with Dutt’s photo. However, seeing the audience’s joyous response to his voice, Kishore’s fears vanished. He then sang live. This incident inspired Mehmood to create a comedy scene in Padosan, which the public adored, making the song a multi-decade super hit.
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