Most of the earlier songs are back in the limelight, courtesy DJ remixes. Generation X more than lapped up the infectious energy and foot-tapping percussion of Koi kahe ( Dil Chahta Hai), the zingy tunes of Tumhe aaj maine jo dekha ( Kuch Naa Kaho) and the current sensation, It's the time to disco ( Kal Ho Naa Ho).
The spunky threesome revived the almost forgotten genre of music. God bless the musical trio of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Can you really blame music lovers for thumbing down Bappi Lahiri's You are my chicken fry ( Rock Dancer) brand of disco dance? But for Tu cheez badi hai mast ( Mohra), he preferred to shoot in Mumbai's Filmalaya Studios.Īt the dawn of the new millennium, disco fever had pretty much died down. Meanwhile FK carried on with his lavishly picturised disco numbers in Jaanbaaz ( Pyar do pyaar lo), Yalgaar ( Ho jaata hai kaise pyar), Prem Aggan ( Prem aggan) and the recently released Janasheen ( Teri chahat mein).įor his action flick, Vishwatma, Rajiv Rai picturised the bouncy Saat samundar on Divya Bharti and Sunny Deol in Nairobi's discotheque, Bubbles. Of course, Boom boom climbed the popularity charts in no time. Years later, Biddu surfaced from obscurity with the remixed version of the same. The sibling duo of Nazia and Zoheb Hassan created magic in the vivacious Boom boom, Ooe ooe and the non- filmi album, Disco Deewane.
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Interestingly, that was also the name of a hit movie he scored the music for. Composed by Biddu, this evergreen track from Qurbani made him a star. Thanks to funky beats and fancy setups, the songs qualified for the semi-disco category.įilmmaker Feroz Khan's penchant for disco was hard to miss in the stylish Aap jaisa koi. Parveen Babi used her seductive charm in the racy Raat baaki and Jawan janeman from Namak Halal. For trivia buffs, both these songs were picturised on Reena Roy. Bappi da then used Bhosle's vocal talents for the peppy Disco station ( Hathkadi). Pancham's Janejaan o meri jaanejaan ( Sanam Teri Kasam) in Asha Bhosle's saucy voice kept the trend of disco alive.
Silver was in again when he shakes a leg for Karz's Om shanti Om, another sensational chartbuster. So Rishi Kapoor sported shiny costumes during Bachna aye haseeno and Poocha na yaar (disco version). Husain loved to showcase dance numbers with jazzy dance floors and dazzling dancers. But they stressed more on orchestration than melody, a prime requisite of disco music.
His compositions for Nasir Husain films like Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai and Hum Kisise Kum Nahin may not classify as hardcore disco ditties. R D Burman did not escape the lure of dance music either. But the frivolously catchy lyrics in fresh voices had the listeners' attention. Traces of Western influence, like Abba, Boney M and Blondie, were evident in these disco numbers. Even now, Usha Uthup sings Oova, Ramba ho ( Armaan) and Hari om hari ( Pyaara Dushman) at concerts. Many singing talents like Vijay Benedict, Alisha Chinai and Usha Uthup emerged with disco. Bappi da attempted to create another Mithun in Govinda with I am a street dancer for his debut, Ilzaam. Even in the emotional drama Saheb, Bappi Lahiri added a roadside disco track, Pyaar bina chain kahan re.