Lata and Mukesh

Due to strong association of Lata and Mukesh with Raj Kapoor, both of them sung aq number of songs in the same films and also numerous duets which were all successful. Shankar Jaikishan was a genius composer and his compositions for Lata and Mukesh became immortal hits over the period of time.

Their songs in the film Aah were hits, including the duet song of Lata and Mukesh titled “aaja re” which was picturised on Raj Kapoor and Nargis. Their song in the film Shree 420 titled “ramaiya vasta maiya” which was sung by Mukesh, Lata and Rafi became landmark hit in 1955. Their songs in the film Jis Desh Me Ganga Behti Hai were also successful including “aa ab laut chale” picturised on Raj Kapoor and Padmini.

Their songs in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Anari were also hit including “yeh chaand khila”, “dil ki nazar se”, etc., which were picturised on Raj Kapoor and Nutan. In the 60s, also the combination of Lata and Mukesh provided legendary hits like “o mere sanam”, and “har dil jo pyar karega”, which were picturised on Raj Kapoor and Vaijayantimala. All these golden songs were the landmark compositions of Shankar Jaikishan.

Even outside RK Banner Lata and Mukesh had sung many hit songs. In Bimal Roy’s Madhumati, Salil Choudhury composed the song “dil tarap tarap ke keh raha hai aa bhi ja” sung by Lata and Mukesh and picturised on Dilip Kumar and Vaijayantimala. Even the song “sawan ka mahina”, sung by Lata and Mukesh, composed by LP and picturised on Sunil Dutt and Nutan became big hit in the mid-60s.

Lata and Mukesh were also sublime in the film Mere Humsafar, where the songs were picturised on Jeetender and Sharmila Tagore. Mukesh died in the mid-70s, which led to the end of the golden combination of Mukesh and Lata who had provided melodious hits over a period of 30 years.

The films and the songs sung by Lata and Mukesh should be restored and preserved for the new generation.

Kareena Kapoor in the last few years

Kareena Kapoor established herself as one of the most versatile actresses of bollywood films from her first film Refugee. In that film she had an affair with Abhishek Bacchan and as she lived in Pakistan, her parents never liked such an affair. Ultimately the affair blossomed into marriage against all the odds. Kareena was sublime even in her lips in the songs “mere humsafar”, “panchi nadiya”, etc., in that film.

From that she had acted in many films including Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai opposite Tushar Kapoor, where she played the role of a researcher who researched on the heritage of the country. She did well in the film Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, where she performed opposite Hrithik Roshan.


In the last few years she developed her acting and played many challenging roles, including the one in the film Chameli. She played the role of a tawaif and was critically acclaimed for her performance.

After establishing herself as a glamour girl, she played a decent role in the film Jab We Met, where she was rejected by her lover and was given a new ray of hope by Shahid Kapoor. She developed the guts within herself to reject her first lover when he realized his mistake and apologized before her. She received filmfare award for best actress and also IIFA award for her brilliant performance in the film.


Recently she acted in a different role in the film Tashan, where she was supposed to pay back the debt of Anil Kapoor and fled with Saif Ali Khan. After that Akshay Kumar was send to collect the debt and she realized that he was her childhood friend. It was an unconventional role.

The viewers expect her to continue her good work in the years to come and do well in future.

Bipasha Basu’s improved performance in the last few years

Bipasha Basu initially joined bollywood films from her success as model. Her initial roles also included negative characters like the one in the film Ajnabee, where she along with Akshay Kumar duped Bobby Deol and Kareena Kapoor and involved Bobby Deol in a planted case. Bobby Deol unearthed the truth and in his tassle with Akshay Kumar Bipasha Basu died.

She also played comedy roles like the role in the film Chor Machaye Shor, where she was a police officer. Bobby Deol disguised himself as a police officer in his search for an expensive stone and even duped Paresh Rawal and Om Puri. Shilpa Shetty was the other heroine in the film.


But from the film Razz, the acting skills were used and her career took a turn. Critics appreciated her acting and she got roles where her she could concentrate on performance along with glamour. In the film Darna Zaroori Hai, she adapted herself to the spooky sequence of the film directed by Ram Gopal Verma.

In no Entry, she played the role of a club dancer who was paid by Salman Khan to attract Anil Kapoor and create tension in his family. Due to her involvement, Anil Kapoor and Fardeen Khan faced divorce suits from their wives Lara Dutta and Celina Jaitley. Salman Khan had to come all the way from abroad to solve their problem.

She also acted as a fraud character in the film Phir Hera Pheri, where she took huge amount of money from Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal, for doubling them, instead disappeared with the money. She did it for compelling reasons. She played a challenging role in the film Corporate, where the life of the corporate world of India had been depicted. She was nominated for best actress award.


She also did well in the film Dhoom 2 along with Abhishek Bacchan, Hrithik Roshan and Aiswarya Rai. With her new performance in the film Bacchna Ai Haseeno with Ranbir Kapoor and Depika Padukone, the viewers expect a lot from the talented actress. Viewers have confidence that she will develop as a powerful actress in future.