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One song at a time - 29. Pal Bar Main Yeh

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(Rajesh Roshan) We spoke about music directors who did not get their due, we spoke about those who just vanished from public memory. Today we shall speak about someone who showed a lot of promise but somehow did not end up fulfilling the initial promise shown. One such music director was Rajesh Roshan. Rajesh Roshan, the son of legendary music director Roshan, started off with a bang. When movies like 'Kuwara Baap' and 'Julie' happened, people stood up and took notice. The music of Julie was on everybody's lips those days. Be it 'bhool gaya sab kuch' or 'dil kya kare' or 'yeh raaten nayi purani'. Not to mention the wildly popular English song by Preeti Sagar, "My heart is beating". None of my generation would have grown up without listening to these songs. It is not easy matching up to the legacy of a giant like Roshan but Rajesh Roshan's first steps cannot be faulted. Later Rajesh Roshan did some nice movies like 'Swami...