Dil Deke Dekho

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Trivia

Album

• Nasir Husain had a fallout with Filmistan's Tolaram Jalan after the release of "Tumsa Nahin Dekha" (1957) and was consequently fired. When S. Mukerji quit Filmistan around the same time, Nasir Husain suggested that they keep their winning partnership intact. This was the first film under S. Mukerji's newly-formed banner, Filmalaya, and was written and directed by Nasir Husain.[1][MR14]
• This was the first of the six consecutive films in which Nasir Husain directed Asha Parekh in a leading role. The last film in this series was "Caravan" (1971). He directed the actress again one last time in "Manzil Manzil" (1984) in a supporting role. In her biography "Asha Parekh: The Hit Girl", the actress confirmed what was an open secret in the film industry - that she had a special friendship with Nasir Husain. The book quoted her as saying "Today it would be foolish of me to deny that Nasir Husain, Nasir saab, was the one and only true love of my life. He created me. He was considerate, witty, intelligent and patient. All my heroes would keep a distance from me, none of them could summon up the nerve to flirt with me. They were afraid of invoking the wrath of Nasir saab.". However, nothing came out of their relationship since Husain was married and Asha Parekh did not want to be a 'home-breaker'.[2][3][MR28]
• This was Asha Parekh's first Hindi film in a lead role. She was only 17 years old at the time. She had worked as a child artist and played minor roles in a few films prior to this but the opening credits billed her as "A Filmalaya Discovery". Asha Parekh was pitted in a screen test with another newcomer - Sadhana. She clinched the role after she did well in the audition while Sadhana didn't turn up for it.[MR28]
• Usha Khanna debuted as a music director in this film. She was billed as a Filmalaya Discovery in the opening credits. At 18 years of age, she was probably the youngest music director in the Hindi film industry at the time. Her father, lyricist Manohar Lal Khanna, was a film industry veteran.
• The film's opening credits introduced actors Siddhu and Malika as being from Filmalaya's Actors School.
• The opening credits attributed the film's background music to "Sonik the blind musician". Sonik, also known as Master Sonik, teamed up with his nephew Omi to form the music director pair of Sonik - Omi which was active from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Song

• Dil Deke Dekho Dil Deke Dekho - The tune of this song's mukhda was taken from the song "Sugartime" (1958) written by Charlie Philips and Odis Echols. Many artists recorded "Sugartime" including Johny Cash, but the most popular version was probably the one by The McGuire Sisters. "Sugartime" itself may have been inspired by Chico Marx's "I'm Daffy Over You" (1930s). Nasir Hussain licensed the tune from the music label Columbia for this song.[4][MR14]
• Megha Re Bole Ghanan Ghanan - Geeta Bali, who was on location with her husband Shammi Kapoor for the film's shooting, did Asha Parekh's makeup in this song and in a few other scenes in the film.[MR28]
• Hum Aur Tum Aur Ye Sama Kya Nasha Nasha Sa Hai - Rajendra Krishan used the first line of this song's mukhda in the film "College Girl" (1960). Both songs featured Mohammed Rafi's voice and Shammi Kapoor on the screen.[5]
• Pyar Ki Kasam Hai Na Dekh Aise Pyar Se - The tune of this song's mukhda was taken from the hit song "Since I Met You Baby" written and recorded by R&B artist Ivory Joe Hunter in 1956.[6]
• Kaun Ye Aaya Mehfil Mein (Dilruba Meri Neeta) - The tune of this song was adapted from Paul Anka's hit song "Diana" (1957). In fact, "Diana" played in the background in the film just before this song kicked off. Another song released the same year was also inspired by the same song - Madan Mohan's "Bol Bol Bol Bol My Little Dove" ("Baap Bete", 1959).[7][8]
• Kaun Ye Aaya Mehfil Mein (Dilruba Meri Neeta) - While the music records credited only Mohammed Rafi for this song, it featured a couple of phrases sung by Usha Khanna.
• Yaar Chulbula Hai Haseen Dilruba Hai - Shammi Kapoor used the phrase "Yahoo" in the scene before this song. This was a couple of years before "Junglee" (1961), which established it as a catchphrase Shammi Kapoor would be associated with for the rest of his career. He had previously used this phrase in the film "Tumsa Nahin Dekha" (1957).[9][10]

1. ^ Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957)
2. ^ Caravan (1971)
3. ^ Manzil Manzil (1984)
4. ^ Sugartime - The McGuire Sisters
5. ^ Hum Aur Tum Aur Yeh Sama Lovely Lovely Lovely (College Girl, 1960)
6. ^ Since I Met You Baby - Ivory Joe Hunter
7. ^ Diana - Paul Anka
8. ^ Bol Bol Bol Bol My Little Dove (Baap Bete, 1959)
9. ^ Junglee (1961)
10. ^ Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957)