This Lata Mangeshkar song was rejected by director, actor; later, director picked up his shoe to hit… today, it is one of Bollywood’s most iconic songs; It is…

Lata Mangeshkar, the nightingale of India’s songs, stay timeless. Her melodious notify has spanned generations, transcending language boundaries. Her have an effect on on the industry is unparalleled. She has sung over 30,000 songs in over 36 languages. There is one tune released in 1964 that has a historical previous. The iconic tune turned into rejected by the director and the lead actor of the movie, and later grew to change into a cult traditional. We're talking about the tune ‘Fade Ja Gale’ from the movie ‘Woh Kaun Thi’.

Director Raj Khosla at the foundation didn’t esteem ‘Fade Ja Gale’ and it took composer Madan Mohan to first convince the film’s megastar Manoj Kumar who then joyful Khosla. Manoj Kumar has been quoted in Raj Khosla: The Authorised Biography, announcing, “In the end I got a name from Madan Mohan. He talked about, ‘Raj Khosla has misplaced his mind. He’s rejecting a horny tune. Please near and take care of it.”

At that time, Manoj Kumar hadn’t even heard the note and turned into at the foundation hesitant to intervene. But after paying attention to it, he determined to step in. He spoke to producer NN sippy, who agreed with Mohan and so they determined to search the advice of with Khosla.

On Manoj Kumar’s repeated requests, Raj Khosla agreed to listen to to it every other time, nonetheless within the pause, he referred to as the tune bad. Nonetheless, after paying attention to it on repeat, the filmmaker turned into ‘surprised’. His conception changed and admitted that it turned into one amongst the explain tunes he had ever heard. He picked up his shoe in frustration to beat himself. He also referred to as himself a idiot.

Fade Ja Gale grew to change into one amongst Lata Mangeshkar’s all-time popular tracks. With over 315 million views on YouTube, its recognition has continued to grow over time.