Nee Delhi: A video of actress Mumtaz and singer Asha Bhosle dancing together on their song “Sheri Babu” from “Loafer” has gone viral on social media. The song was sung was Asha Bhosle and pictured on Mumtaz.
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Asha Bhosle has sung some fabulous songs for Mumtaz in her entire career and this combination has given multiple hits together.
Apart from Asha Bhosle and Mumtaaz there are many other singer-actor combination that has created magic on screen over the years.
Celebrating these timeless associations, we bring you the best actor-singer combinations to have come out of Bollywood.
Raj Kapoor-Mukesh
“Mukesh was my soul, my voice. He was the soul. I have lost my voice”, Raj Kapoor said this when Mukesh died
Raj Kapoor and Mukesh’s association began in 40ties and went on to become most legendary association of Bollywood ever.
He sang for the showman, Raj Kapoor in most of his movies. Their most memorable track was from Mera Naam Joker, Shree 420, Awara to name a few.
Mohd Rafi-Shammi Kapoor
Rafi’s voice was most loved among the heroes of 50ties and 60ties . However it was Shammi Kapoor-Mohd Rafi association that is most talked about.
According to Shammi Kapoor , Rafi could capture his wildness and his unpredictable dance moves in his voice. He believed that Mohd Rafi could penetrate his body and soul. “He was my voice, just as Mukesh was my brother Raj Kapoor’s voice” Shammi Kapoor once said.
From hit numbers like “Ehsaan Tera Hoga Mujhpar”, “Tum Mujhe Yun Bhula Na doge” “Ye Chand Sa Roshan Chehra”maximum memorable song of Shammi Kapoor was sung by Mohd Rafi.
When Mohd Rafi passed away in 1980, Shammi Ji found about it when someone told him: “Shammi Ji, you have lost your voice. Rafi Sahab has died.” Shammi Kapoor was devastated.
Lata Mangeshkar-Madhubaala
In her short life and career Madhubaala forged an ethereal association with Lata Mangeshkar. Lata Mangeshkar once said “Madhubala mentioned in her contracts that she wanted only me to do her playback singing.”
Some of the biggest hits of this combination is “Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya”, “Aayega Aane Wala”, “Zindagi Bhar Nahi Bhoolegi” and many more.
Kishore Kumar-Rajesh Khanna
Kishore Kumar blended fabulously with Dev Anand, but it was Rajesh Khanna who ushered in the ‘IT’ factor in Kishore Kumar career.
“Aaradhna” was turning point of Kishore Kumar’s career. After songs like “Roop Tera Mastana” and “Mere Sapnon Ki Rani”, there was no looking back for him.
Two years prior to Aradhana, Mohd Rafi sang for the hero Shashi Kapoor while Kishore sang for the hero’s father Bharat Bhushan in Pyar Ka Mausam but things changed after “Aaradhna”.
The Kishore Kumar-Rajesh Khanna combo gave us timeless love songs of all times. “Yeh Sham Mastani from Kati Patang, Chingari Koi Bhadke from Amar Prem), Oh Mere Dil Ke Chayan from Mere Jeevan Saathi…the list is endless.
Asha Bhosle-Helen
Actress and dancer Helen recalled their journey in the industry on Asha Bhosle’s 90th birthday in 2023. “We’ve shared a warm friendship. She is a precious navaratan of the Hindi film industry” – Helen said.
Adding further to it she said “Asha Ji is so versatile that she would modulate her voice for my songs. We have a strategic partnership of over 270 songs together”
Asha Bhosle once told Helen “Helenji if I were a man I would marry you.”
Helen a refugee from Burma(present day Myanmar) was introduced to Bollywood in 50ties by a famous dancer Cuckoo. She got her break in 1958 when she performed the song ‘Mera Naam Chin Chin Choo’ in the movie Howrah Bridge.
