![]() ![]() "Dekha na hai re socha na hai re" - "Bombay To Goa" (1972) was the first in which Bachchan had a starring role, and though it was moderately successful, it did bring him to the attention of several key stakeholders in the industry - notably upcoming script-writers Salim-Javed and veteran actor Pran - who would advance his career. These helped him to express a range of moods, reveal his innermost yearnings and his philosophy of life, advance the plot as the action takes place in the background or surreptitiously, or evoke humor to lighten the mood. ![]() On Big B's 80th birthday, let us revisit some of his musical hits from his first decade of super and megastardom, where the songs were not just romantic interludes with his lady love of the moment but also served various other purposes. Amitabh Bachchan fans may not recall the plots of his old landmark films, but the songs still strike a chord. Unlike Hollywood, where musicals are a separate genre, no Hindi film is complete without a full suite of songs - and they are what keeps a film alive in the minds of the people long after it has met its fate at the box office. ![]()
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