"Dil Pukare aare aare aare, abhi na ja mere saathi"
This gem of a song from 1967 film " Jewel Thief" is sung by Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar and is picturised on DevAnand and Vyjayanthimala, the lyricist being Majrooh Sultanpuri.
This song was shot in picturesque Gangtok, before the state of Sikkim became part of Indian Union. The music by SD Burman is folk based and rendered by the singers with a romantic feel and fully justified by the actors on screen.
Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar had a feud over the issue of royalty for singers. Lata Mangeshkar wanted part of royalty to be given to singers while Mohammed Rafi was not in favour. The feud deprived listeners of duets by the great singers for a long period of six years. Ultimately Jaikishan of Shankar Jaikishan duo helped them patch up for a movie called Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein. However the movie was shelved. So this way this song from "Jewel Thief" became their first song together after the patch up.
Here is the video. Enjoy!
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