When Panchamda and ashaji planned to get marry, They convey their concerns to Dada. sitting next to Dada, ashaji waiting for his words, after a long silence he told that Pancham is our only son, a divine gift God blessed us after a lot of prayers. now he is in your hands with a hope that both you will devote to music and give new dimensions.
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For Panchamds's composition Chunri sambhaal gori. Dada give the final touch by simply introducing an exclamation 'aha' between the lines of the Mukhda when sung in refrain.
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After hearing Mere sapno ki rani kab aayegi tu(Aradhana), pundits criticized Dada of plagiarizing from 'Tequila'.Dada, on his part, defended himself that he did not know Tequila and had used a Bengali folk tune as the base for the song.

thanks KCP. By the way, do u chance to have the Bengali composition that served the inspiration in the making of Roop Tera Mastana (Aradhana).

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As read in a different music discussion forum.....

This was told by Ramchandra Pandit, who was a percussionist in SDB's orchestra in the late 60's/early 70's :



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Sometimes tunes conceived for SD's movies were never used by him. One such tune made by SD was later used by RD as "musaafir huuN yaaron".


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