Gulzar rightly states that introduction of gymnastics -oriented dance sequences in the movies reduced their proximity with meaningful songs . However , let’s not forget that role of movies in our times has transformed drastically , turning into sheer entertainment instead of becoming the medium to bring socio-economic and socio-political changes in the society.How can you expect the movies to retain their hold over quality of lyrics when cheap crooks have turned into producers and directors with sole object to rake in huge moolah?

The involvement of these strange bedfellows in movie-making process is bound to give rise to songs like Main lailaa-2 chillaonga kurta phad ke, Meri pant bhi sexy ,Aaja meri gaadi mein baith jaa,to name a few.Add to it,the misuse of sexuality quotient and flawed understanding of bond between the opposite sexes have led to origin of songs devoid of eternal touch.Probably , the lyricists of present-time haven’t had brush with dark episodes of life , unlike those of 60s like Shailendra and Sahir , which leads to expansion of self.

Shankar -Jaikishen created many memorable compositions with subtle use of ragas and raginis Interestingly ,their compositions for Raj Kapoor’s movies stirred not only Indians but even those residing in foreign lands.

The songs of Sahir and Shailendra moved even the most stony hearts!Jinhen naaz hai Hind par (Sahir in Pyaasa ), Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaye to kya hai (Sahir in Pyaasa ) ,Dost-2 na ra raha (Shailendra in Sangam ), Mera joota hai Japani (Shailendra in Shree 420)and O basanti (Shailenra in Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai) should certainly inspire the present song writers and musicians to come out with better creations.