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Romance is the essence of the song O Balam Tere Pyar Ki Tandi wherein two lovers express their undying love for one another. In this song one is taken back in time to 1967 when romance was a taboo and had to be conducted in stealth. This song is picturised on the extremely beautiful Mumtaz and classic and dashing hero Dilip Kumar for the movie Ram Aur Shyam.

The lyrics of the song have been written by Shakeel Badayuni and are set to wonderful melody by Naushad. Naushad in his inimitable style has captured the essence of the rustic village setting by putting to great use India’s traditional folk music. Cinematographer Marcus Bartley has shot the song bringing to life the beautiful backdrop of rural India.

In the movie, the aging Dilip Kumar at the fag end of his career gets to play a dual role of Ramchandra and Shyamrao. Ramchandra who escapes from being persecuted by his evil uncle Gajendra, ably portrayed by Pran, finds solace as Shyamrao. By a curious quirk of fate the original Shyamrao is mistaken for Ramchandra and brought to the palatial home where he encounters the evil Gajendra. The movie now takes the audience to another plane where good triumphs over evil. The movie has plenty of corollaries to the fights of Rama and Krishna. Some songs have been based on the exploits of Rama and Krishna.

This movie is a remake of a Telegu movie Ramadu Bheemudu produced by B.Nagi Reddi, where twin boys are separated at birth and grow up with different temperaments. Dilip Kumar essays the two roles in his inimitable style where at one instance he is timid and a little dumb as Ramchandra and at the same time he is macho and fearless as Shyamrao. He slides into each role effortlessly, at times portraying his insatiable appetite and at the same time wooing his heroines with consummate ease.

This song brings to life Naushad’s immortal music where the dufli, sarangi and ghungroo find a prominent place. The song which is semi-classical in nature brings back to memory Waheeda Rehman’s dance in Guide. The soft lilting music with haunting lyrics caresses the ears and is a treat for sore eyes.

In India, romance is synonymous with poetry and similes and the lyrics of this song just do that. The heroine tells the hero how his fire of love has enveloped her in tenderness and the hero in turn speaks of her beautiful and mesmerizing eyes. He speaks of how her beauty had enchanted and stolen his heart. She wishes to meet him daily and claims that just as a snake is driven to move by the snake charmer’s flute, her heart too sways to his love. The inclusion of the music of the flute adds to the charm of the song.

This song truly brings back the era of pure and unadulterated music where Asha Bhonsle and Mohammed Rafi are able to light the feeling of love in one and all.

Download: O Balam Tere Pyar Ki Tandi
Singers: Mohd Rafi, Asha Bhonsle
Music: Naushad
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Film: Ram Aur Shaam [1967]
Picturiszed: Mumtaz, Dilip Kumar

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