It’s interesting how perceptions alter with time. Some years ago, a shy Jaya Bhaduri rendered ‘Bol re papi hara…’ in Guddi and a few decades later, Kajol draped in a towel danced to ‘Mere khwabon mein jo aaye…’ in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. Amitabh Bachchan and Smita Patil surrender to the monsoon madness in ‘Aaj rapat jaiyo…’ in Namak Halaal, so do the kids of Dil Toh Pagal Hai in ‘Koi ladka hai’.
If Sridevi in ‘Kaate nahin kattey…’ in Mr. India was a celebration of sensuality, Akshay Kumar’s ‘Dekho zara dekho barsaat ki jhadi…’ in Yeh Dillagi is both, a physical and an emotional release but for Mumbaikars the song of complete identification over the years remains ‘Rimjhim gire saawan…’where Moushumi Chatterjee and Amitabh Bachchan walk hand-in-hand drenched in Mumbai rains.