A Mahendra Kapur-Sahir Ludhiyanvi-Ravi classic

Chalo ek baar phir se ajanabi ban jayen hum dono

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If ever there was a song that could be described as the defining song of a singer, Mahendra Kapur’s Chalo ek baar phir se ajanabi ban jayen hum dono is one such song.

Mahendra Kapur, who came to the film world through a singing talent competition in the late fifties, was seen as a Rafi clone. That can be a great handicap; the world of film music is replete with the tragedies of clones not being able to come out of the shadow of the original star.

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