"Buddha Mil Gaya"
Song by Lata Mangeshkar
LanguageHindi
Released1964
Length3:58
Composer(s)Shankar Jaikishan
Lyricist(s)Hasrat Jaipuri

Mujhe Budhha Mil Gaya is a Hindi film song by Lata Mangeshkar. It featured in the 1964 Hindi film Sangam produced, directed by Raj Kapoor.[1]

The song is one of the cornerstones of Hindi film industry, where the heroine, who till now was depicted as pure, shows her sexuality and behaves like a vamp to taunt her husband, who does not want to take her to a cabaret.[2][3] The song is performed by Vyjayanthimala playing the role of Radha and her husband's role of Flight Lt. Sunder Khanna played by Raj Kapoor. The song also has casting of Rajendra Kumar as Magistrate Gopal Verma.[2][3] Vyjayanthimala was shown wearing tight jeans and blouse and dancing seductively to match the theme of the song.[4][5][6]

The song holds a special place in history of Indian cinema, as it was the first time the heroine of the film was depicted seductively and with this beginning slowly the line between heroine and the vamp got blurred and Indian film heroines began to do the sensual dance songs.[6]

The tiff between Raj Kapoor and singer Lata Mangeshkar, while recording this song has now become legendary, when she objected to some words in song. In an interview Lata Mangeshkar confirmed that she did not watch the movie due to picturization of the song. [7][8]

References

  1. "Mai Kya Karu Ram Mujhe Buddha Mil Gaya Lyrics (Sangam)". Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 Dudrah, Rajinder; Desai, Jigna (1 October 2008). The Bollywood Reader. McGraw-Hill International. pp. 155–. ISBN 978-0-335-22212-4.
  3. 1 2 Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 43–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
  4. Brigadier Samir Bhattacharya (19 December 2013). NOTHING BUT!: Book Three: What Price Freedom. Partridge Publishing. pp. 585–. ISBN 978-1-4828-1625-9.
  5. Outlook - Volume 43, Issues 34-42 - 2003- Page 77
  6. 1 2 Shoma A. Chatterji (10 June 2014). 100 Years of Jump-Cuts and Fade-Outs. Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd 2014. pp. 170–. ISBN 978-81-291-3430-1.
  7. Lata Khubchandani (2003). Raj Kapoor: The Great Showman. Rupa & Company. pp. 70–. ISBN 978-81-7167-816-7.
  8. Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography by Raju Bharatan - 1995 - Page 108

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