The 1975 neo-classic Khushboo was Gulzar’s sixth directorial. Khushboo featured R D Burman’s exquisite compositions Kishore Kumar's O Manjhi Re Apna Kinara and Lataji’s Do Nainon Mein Aansoon Bhare Hain.This was RD and Gulzar’s third collaboration after Parichay and Aandhi. In fact, Aandhi was released during the same year as Khushboo. The songs of both the films are timeless.Not many know that the exquisite lullaby Do Naino Mein has a history. It was initially a tune RD composed and rendered for the Durga Pooja in Bengali. Gulzar Saab heard it and wanted RD to do a Hindi version.ALSO READ: Recalls Gulzar Saab, “Pancham thought I had gone mad. ‘Why do you want me to re-do my Bengali song when I’ve a huge repertoire of unused tunes?’ But I was adamant. Mujhe toh wohi chahiye.”When Lataji recorded the number in the most enchanting way that only she could, there was a problem. Shares Gulzar Saab, “She sang it to perfection as only she could. But then I felt it was too loud. The situation in the film was that Hemaji was putting her little son Master Rajoo to sleep. How could the lullaby put him to sleep if it was so loud. So I asked Pancham to tell Lataji to do it again, this time without orchestral backing. Pancham refused, ‘You tell her.I don’t have the guts.’ I did. Lataji immediately sang it again to perfection. An artiste like her is born once in the history of civilization.”Interestingly this is not the first occasion when Lataji had Gulzar and Pancham in a huddle. During the recording of the melodious duet Aapki Aankhon Mein Kuch Mehke Huey Se Khwab Hai for the film Ghar RD angrily threw the lyric sheet back at Gulzar for the word ‘badmaashiyon’ used in a flirtatious way. ‘How can I ask her to sing this suggestive word?’Gulzar asked Lataji if she had any objection to the word. She not only sang the word she even injected a giggle at the point when she sang the line Aapki Badmaashiyon Ke Yeh Naye Andaaz Hain.
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