I missed Raj Kumar’s birth centenary, which was on October 8, 2026 (he was born, Kulbhushan Pandit, in Loralai, now in Pakistan, in 1926). Ten days late, but better late than never, I guess.
Ten of my favourite Raj Kumar songs
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Ten of my favourite daaru songs
A friend of mine on Facebook recently posted her favourite daaru song, as she called it: Yeh jo mohabbat hai, from Kati Patang (1970). And since I’m not one to let inspiration go a-begging, I decided I had to do a post on my favourite daaru songs. Classic Hindi cinema is replete with these: songs induced by alcohol, songs praising alcohol, songs reviling alcohol (even if sung in an alcohol-induced half-stupor; remember Yeh laal rang kab mujhe chhodega)?
So here’s a list of ten of my favourite daaru songs, all from films of the 50’s and 60’s that I’ve seen. Cheers!
