There are some unique songs recorded in the golden history of Indian music world and Bollywood, whose brightness and whose sweetness becomes deeper with the passage of time. Whenever there is talk of the best, melodious and evergreen romantic songs in Hindi cinema, only a few selected names come to the mind of the viewers and listeners. In the sky of Indian music, one such timeless and immortal song is still discussed on the lips of every music lover, which was decorated with his magical voice by Amit Kumar, the capable son of the great and versatile singer of the music world, Kishore Kumar. Following in the footsteps of his father, when Amit Kumar entered the world of playback singing, his very first attempt created a history whose echoes are heard with equal intensity even after fifty years. This song is not just a tune or composition, but it has become such an emotion for Indian music lovers, which has been ruling the hearts of lovers from all walks of life. In those halcyon times of the seventies when there used to be a monopoly of veteran singers, this very first song sung by a young singer overnight became the biggest pride of radio stations across the country and it broke all the old records of popularity. If we talk about the seventies, then it is considered to be the golden age of Indian cinema and music, when the heavy voices of established stalwarts like Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey and Mukesh were echoing all around. In that era, for a new singer to create a distinct identity for himself and make his place in the hearts of music lovers was no less than a tough task. Amidst such a tough and competitive environment, when Amit Kumar started his melodious innings, he gave a gift to the music lovers which made him a superstar singer overnight. His first song became so popular that within no time it topped the list of the most popular and romantic songs of that era. There was a flood of requests for this song on the radio and people of all age groups became crazy about this tune. That unique singing of Amit Kumar and the magic spread by him proved that he is not only the child of a great father, but he also has an extraordinary and original musical talent of his own, which later on gave many more priceless gems to Indian film music. Cult status of the song 'Bade Achhe Lagte Hain': The journey from the glory of radio to the superhit serial of the small screen. That magical and evergreen song filmed on the film screen is none other than the most favorite and relaxing song of Indian music history, 'Bade Achhe Lagte Hain'. This song from the iconic and artistic film 'Balika Vadhu', released in 1976, has become immortal forever in the pages of cinematic history. The popularity of the song 'Bade Achhe Lagte Hain Bade Achhe Lagte Hain… Kya, Ye Dharti Ye Nadiya Ye Raina Aur Tum', which had gained popularity at that time, kept expanding with time. The cult status of this song can be gauged from the fact that decades after its release, in 2011, when a big and very popular TV serial with the same name 'Bade Achhe Lagte Hain' was made, the same original song and its tune was used as its title track. The surprising thing is that whether it was the seventies, nineties or the modern twenty-first century television era, this song proved to be a superhit in every new version and every form. Such was the craze of the listeners that the most famous radio show of that time 'Binaka Geetmala' also declared this beautiful song as the 26th most popular and demanded film song of the year 1977, which was a huge milestone in itself. RD Burman's magical tune, Anand Bakshi's immortal lyrics and Sachin-Rajni's on-screen chemistry created history. Behind making any song cult and evergreen, lies the amazing creativity and hard work of an entire team, and something similar is associated with this masterpiece. The soul-touching and ear-melting magical tune of this song was composed by the great musician of Indian music, Rahul Dev Burman i.e. RD Burman, fondly called 'Pancham Da'. Pancham Da's music direction gave this song such a timeless pause and melody that reaches deep into the heart of the listener. Along with this, Hindi cinema veteran and incomparable lyricist Anand Bakshi wrote such immortal lyrics of this song, which expressed the very sacred and beautiful relationship between the beauty of nature and human love in a wonderful garland of words. This song was filmed on screen on actor Sachin Pilgaonkar and actress Rajni Sharma, whose innocent and simple acting enhanced the emotions of this song. Amit Kumar's steady, emotional and melodious voice gave such life to Anand Bakshi's words and Pancham Da's tunes that even after fifty years, the song sounds as fresh, vibrant and relevant as it was on the day of its release. This song is a living proof that true art never gets old, and many generations to come will continue to dance to this tune and get lost in the feeling of love.
