Bollywood Saturday: Do You Know ‘Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate’ in ‘Bobby’ Was Invented by Raj Kapoor?

Did Raj Kapoor Invent ‘Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate’?: Bobby is taken into account to be one of the landmark classics of the ‘showman’ Raj Kapoor. The comeback film of the thespian put up the debacle of Mera Naan  Joker grew to become the highest grossing movie of 1973. Bobby marked the debut of Raj Kapoor’s son Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia. The musical love-story created a brand new development of teenage romance previous to Hindi movie business grew to become Bollywood. Raj Kapoor at all times had a knack for good music which mirrored in nearly each film from R.Ok. Films. His assistant from Mera Naam Joker and Bobby, filmmaker Rajul Rawail shared an anecdote concerning the movie’s hottest music Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate. According to Rahul, the music was invented by none apart from Raj Kapoor himself.Also Read – 37 Years After Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Mandakini Speaks on Shooting The Iconic Breastfeeding Scene: ‘The Cleavage Seen…’

RAJ KAPOOR INVENTED THE LYRICS JHOOTH BOLE…

Rahul, in his ebook Raj Kapoor – The Master at Work, writes “Raj Sahab wouldn’t bother about the number of songs in the film. What he was bothered about was the context. The song was supposed to have a context within the story and that’s what mattered to him the most.” The filmmaker reveals, “I had heard the words Jhooth bole kauwa kaate from him (Raj Kapoor) in 1968, the time I joined him as an assistant. He had come home for dinner and at that time, I heard him telling my mother, ‘Kali Mai, jhooth mat bolna, jhooth bologe toh kala kauwa katega (Don’t lie, else the black crow will bite you)!’ Also Read – Bollywood Saturday: Do You Know Ashok Kumar Starrer Naaz Was The First Hindi Film Shot Abroad?

RAJ KAPOOR SHOT THE CHARTBUSTER LOVE ANTHEM IN 1972

He further mentions, “The he hummed, jhooth bole kauwa kaate. I heard him humming the same song at various times but it finally found its way into Bobby, which was conceived and shot in 1972! He has finally found the right situation to place this song that had been composed by him.” The music was picturized on Rishi and Dimple and is a chartbuster love anthem even at the moment. Also Read – Bobby to Baahubali 2 – Bollywood Movies Which Have Sold Highest Tickets in History of Hindi Cinema

Bobby was the very best grossing movies of the Seventies, second solely to Sholay (1975)

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