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Bobby Turns 64

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  Dimple Kapadia( Born on 8 June 1957) was launched by Raj Kapoor at age 16, playing the title role in his teen romance Bobby (1973). She became a sensation after the release of the film.  Bobby  established her as a "cult figure" She became the youth fashion icon of India. The mini skirts and  polka-dotted dresses she wore were often referred to as "Bobby Print" Before the release of Bobby, she has already married that too the heartthrob of the nation Rajesh Khanna. She didn't work in any film after the release of Bobby. She made her comeback after 12 years with Ramesh Sippy's Sagar in 1985.  Despite long absences, Dimple Kapadia — who turns 64 today — has built an enviable body of work. In this blog we look into the roles she played in her career span of 48 years. Bobby(1973) The film became a trend-setter. It was wildly popular and widely imitated. It introduced to Bollywood the genre of teenage romance with a rich-versus-poor clash as a backdrop. Dimple ...

Story Behind the Song 'Jhooth Bole kauwa Kate'

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  This popular song of the 1973 film Bobby was sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Shailendra Singh. This was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The song was in fact based on Bundelkhand folk song ' Mein Mayke Chali Jaongi'. These lines were suggested by Vithal Bhai Patel, the great Hindi poet to Raj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor added Mukhra( 'Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kate') to these lines which he heard from Rajendra Kumar 8 years back in 1962 during the shooting of Sangam. There was an incident at the time of the shooting of Sangam in Paris. After the shooting of previous day Raj Kapoor told Raj Kapoor that in the next day they will start shooting early so he takes care that he wakes him up early.  The next day Rajendra Kumar got up and was ready for shooting, finds Raj Kapoor still sleeping, he went to his room and knocked Raj Kapoor's door. Raj Kapoor was annoyed by being disturbed. Rajendra Kumar on this said that he himself had asked him to get up in the time which Raj Kapoor said you ar...