Song of the Day
Let’s start Sunday with one of my favourite, Raj Khosla & Jal Mistry’s 1960 drama film *”Bombai Ka Babu”* directed by Raj Khosla. The film starred Dev Anand & Suchitra Sen. They were supported by Jeevan, Nazir Hussein, Dhumal, Manohar Deepak, Achala Sachdev, Jagdish Raj, Rashid Khan, Bela Bose and Tun Tun. Except for the "brother-sister" angle, the plot of Bombai Ka Babu is inspired by O. Henry's short story, "A Double-Dyed Deceiver". What an interesting twist of Brother & Sister, was given to the story written by Rajinder Singh Bedi. Initially, Madhubala was the choice for playing the female lead, but she had to withdraw owing to her poor heart condition. Suchitra Sen dragged Raj Khosla to court over the film. During the shoot, the unit was put up at a hotel. At night Suchitra and her husband were unable to sleep as Raj Khosla and a bunch of friends were having a party next door. The noise was unbearable. Suchitra finally barged into the room and ...