Madan Mohan-Asha Bhosle’s Unreleased Song Made Public

StarBuzz Weekly, Toronto-December 31, 2010 : For all the fans of Asha Bhosle and Madan Mohan, there is some good news. One of the duo's tracks have found life on the late Madan Mohan’s official website. The songs were initially recorded for a movie which eventually got shelved. This was sometime in the 70s.Since there are no chances of releasing of this unconfirmed movie Rehnuma exist now, it is obvious that the managers thought it best to release the songs, giving their lovers a rare treat and another peak into their rich repertoire of songs. The duo, in those days had given hits like Jhumka Gira Re, Zameen Se Hame. Madan Mohan died in 1975, which mean the track must have been recorded at least 35 years back, and has survived through decades, although many great creations of Indian film industry have been destroyed in recent years.

Naqsh Lyallpuri was the man who penned the words for this newly released Asha song. It goes like 'Aaj Ki Shaam', 'pehlu mein tu'. The song is based on a dance sequence in all probability. This just reminds us of how different the songs were in those times! Today, if a dance number is recorded, it instantly hits the audience as an item number!
-Sampurn Wire