If Rajesh Khanna had a "signature" playback singer it was Kishoreda. And Khanna usually did his best to reflect the emotion in the song. Kishoreda did a better job, of course.
A famous line from the film: Pushpa, I hate tears.
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All the songs in this film are rather good, Anand Bakshi, in his prolific years penned the lyrics. This one poses questions that do not necessarily have answers, but they do make you think. I shall translate the first couplet - very roughly of course.
When a spark is ignited then the rain puts it out
When the rain lights a fire, who puts that out?Throughout the song, the "savior" turns on its head and becomes the destroyer. And once that happens, the question of who will respond to the destruction is posed. Is there such a thing as a hero, a savior, a beloved who will not betray one at some point? To answer that question does not seem to be possible.
This is a song that deals with loss and pain. Both Anand babu and Pushpa have been dealt blows (not from each other), and it is Anand that tries in his own muddled way to draw Pushpa out of her sadness, as she does for him.
In my maekaddah, these lyrics are appropriate:
Peete haiN tau zinda haiN. Na peete tau mar jate
I drink therefore I live. If not I would die.
