‘Ek Chatur Nar’ From Mehmood’s Super Hit Film ‘Padosan’ Was Thought About And Aspired To?

Do you know how the famous song, “Ek Chatur Nar,” from Mehmood’s super hit film ‘Padosan’ was thought about and aspired to?

Mehmood’s most famous film, ‘Padosan,’ was a comedy film. Even today, when the film Ek Chatur Nar 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, as 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 films by the actor Mehmood.

Sunil Dutt’s character tries to impress Saira Banu with singing, but he’s tone deaf. Kishore Kumar helps by singing behind the scenes. Sunil Dutt lip-syncs, making the scene iconic.

In the film, Sunil Dutt’s character tries to impress Saira Banu with singing, but he’s actually tone deaf. His friend Kishore Kumar helps by singing behind the scenes while Sunil Dutt lip-syncs. The scene is iconic and remains a popular song to this day.

Inspiration Behind the Iconic Song

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 60s would go to Ladakh in the army camp to entertain them. Sunil Dutt invited Kishore Kumar to perform for soldiers in Ladakh, but Kishore initially refused, citing stage fright. After persuasion, he agreed to go, still feeling nervous about performing. Many other stars joined such events to entertain soldiers.So was he able to sing in front of the soldiers? 

To drive away his fears of singing in front of the soldiers, Sunil Dutt advised Kishore Kumar to keep his photograph on the stage, and while he plays his record in front of the audience, he only does the acting with the lip sync, but when Kishore Kumar saw the kind of response his voice was getting from the audience and how they loved his singing, his fears vanished, and he came forward on the stage and sang for them. Mehmood adapted the lip-syncing situation into a comedy scene in Padosan, which the public loved, making the song a decades-long superhit.