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Whenever there is talk of ‘dancing queen’ and wonderful expressions in Indian cinema, the first name that comes to mind is Chandni of the silver screen. Sridevi Comes from. Sridevi, in her long and successful career, has given many such iconic dance numbers, which are still fresh in the hearts of the audience. But do you know that during the shooting of a superhit song of one of his blockbuster films, a natural incident happened which made that entire song memorable forever?
Actually, just before the shooting started, the director and makers had a different plan, but as soon as the cameras started rolling, the weather cooperated in such a way that the entire scene changed. Let us know about this very interesting and unheard story related to the history of Bollywood.
That evergreen monsoon song from the film ‘Lamhe’: ‘Megha Re Megha Re’
The iconic song we are talking about today is from the 1991 classic cult film of veteran director Yash Chopra. ‘Lamhe’ famous song of ‘Megha Re Megha Re’ Is. Actor Anil Kapoor was seen in the lead role with Sridevi in this romantic drama film.
When a miracle of nature happened on the set
The story is that director Yash Chopra had made complete planning for the shooting of this song. Since it was a rain song, water tankers and fountains were brought in to create artificial rain on the set. But as soon as Yash ji said ‘roll camera, action’ and Sridevi started dancing, suddenly dark dark clouds appeared in the sky and it started raining literally torrentially.
Seeing this beautiful miracle of nature, Yash Chopra immediately changed his mind. They switched off the fake rain machines and amidst the drops of real monsoon Decided to shoot the entire song. Sridevi, drenched in real rain, added charm to the scene with her beauty, unmatched expressions and amazing dance.
Rajasthani folk music comes alive in the beautiful valleys of Mandwa
This 4 minute long song was shot in the historical and beautiful city of Rajasthan. Mandwa Was done in. The havelis of Mandwa, the sandy shores and the Rajasthani ambience made this song a magical visual treat.
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Cultural Glimpse: This is not just a common film song, but it clearly shows a deep glimpse of the rich folk culture and traditional music of Rajasthan. This is the reason why this song became a unique symbol of Indian culture and tradition.
The jugalbandi of these 5 giants made it immortal
What made this song iconic was the hard work and collaboration of five of the greatest masters of the music and art world:
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Lata Mangeshkar: The magical and melodious voice of Sur Kokila Lata ji touched the soul of this song.
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Ila Arun: Ila Arun’s loud and tinkling voice gave the song the desi flavor of pure Rajasthani folk music.
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Anand Bakshi: Famous and timeless lyricist Anand Bakshi had written the very beautiful and heart-touching lyrics of this song.
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Shiv-Hari: The immortal tune of this song was composed by the music composer duo ‘Shiv-Hari’.
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Pt. Shivkumar Sharma and Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia: The musical direction of santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and flute player Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia mixed such essence of classical and easy music in it that even today it dissolves like sugar candy in the ears.
Bollywood’s ‘best monsoon song’ is still there today
Even after decades have passed, whenever a list of the best and evergreen Saavan or Monsoon songs of Indian cinema is made, this song of Sridevi remains at the top. This scene, shot in real rain, and Sridevi’s mesmerizing dance still compels people to dance.