The history of Indian cinema is filled with countless such wonderful stories, unheard tales and magical tunes, which still rule the hearts of the audience. There are many such evergreen songs made in Bollywood, which people still listen to with great interest, but remain unaware of the interesting history hidden behind them. One such exciting story is about an iconic song about 47 years old, which was not originally a part of the script or plan of that film. When the makers suddenly decided to include this song in the film, it was shot in a record time of just one day amid severe time constraints. No one had even dreamed that this track, prepared without any prior planning, would become such a cult classic of the Indian music world, whose fans are still present in the country and the world. This superhit song was not part of the plan of the original film. This interesting story begins with the blockbuster musical drama film 'Sargam' released in the year 1979. This film is directed by well-known filmmaker K. It was directed by Vishwanath, who had earlier made his own superhit Telugu film 'Siri Siri Muvva' (1976). The beautiful actress Jaya Prada, who played the lead role in that Telugu film, also worked and the same film made her a big star in South India. When K. When Vishwanath decided to remake this story in Hindi cinema, he chose Jaya Prada to launch her in Bollywood. This song titled 'Dafliwale Dafli Baja' was not a part of the original script during the shooting and production of the film. When the film team was moving ahead with the shooting, the idea of adding something new and explosive at the music level came to the fore. This song was prepared after this sudden decision of the makers and due to severe shortage of time, it was shot in just one day. At that time no one had any idea that this track, shot in one day, would create history in theatres. The audience used to throw coins in the theatres, they used to make the song stop midway and start playing again. When this film was released in theatres, this song blew the senses of the audience as soon as it appeared on the screen. This iconic track was beautifully shot on evergreen actor Rishi Kapoor and Bollywood newcomer Jaya Prada. The scene in the theaters after the release of the film is beyond imagination in today's times. It is said that the audience was so enthralled by the energy of the song and its melodious tune that they would get up from their chairs, dance and throw coins towards the screen with joy. In many theatres, the craze increased to such an extent that the audience would stop the show midway and insist the projector operator to play that song again. This single song made actress Jaya Prada an overnight superstar in Hindi cinema and her innocence and dancing skills made the whole country crazy. The song became immortalized forever in the voices of legendary singers Rafi and Lata. Its composers, lyricists and singers have a huge contribution in making any song a cult. This masterpiece song was given the magical voices of two of the biggest and legendary artists of the Indian music industry—legendary playback singer Mohammed Rafi and vocal nightingale Lata Mangeshkar. The melodious jugabandhi of these two legends breathed such life into this song that even today one gets goosebumps on listening to it. The excellent, lively and dance-inducing music of this song was composed by the most successful music composer duo of that era, Laxmikant-Pyarelal. At the same time, its heart-touching and simple lyrics were written by the great lyricist of Hindi cinema, Anand Bakshi. This confluence of all these greats was so tremendous that this song remains as fresh and evergreen even today as it was 47 years ago. In the last decades, this tune has been presented in different styles in many other Bollywood films and recreated versions, which proves the immortality of this song. Jaya Prada's brilliant Bollywood debut and memorable role of a silent dancer. The film 'Sargam' is known not only for its songs but also for its unique story and acting. Of. In this film directed by Vishwanath, Jaya Prada played a very challenging and sensitive role of a mute dancer. The deep impression she left on the hearts of the audience with just her expressions, eye gestures and spectacular dance without her voice made her stand out as a serious and established actress in Hindi cinema. Coming from South and creating such history in the mainstream of Bollywood with her first Hindi film, it is not everyone's cup of tea, but 'Sargam' and its magical song took Jaya Prada's career to the sky. Even after so many years have passed, when the tune of 'Dafli wale, dafli baja' echoes in the ears, memories of that golden cinematic era of the 70s, when such a unique confluence of music and art was seen, get refreshed.
