Today is Rekha’s birthday, so a special song of the day to celebrate one of Hindi cinema’s finest actresses.
Song: “Dil Cheez Kya Hai”
Singer: Asha Bhosle
Lyrics: Shahryar
Music Composer: Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
Recommended
Cast: Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah, Farooq Shaikh and others
Film: Umrao Jaan
An award winning film, Rekha’s performance as the courtesan Umrao Jaan won her a National Award, and further strengthened her position as one of the best actresses in Hindi. The songs and the music for this film, composed by Khayyam and sung by Asha Bhosle, are also classics of Hindi film. The film, and this song in particular, won both the National Award and the Filmfare awards for Rekha, Asha Bhosle, and Khayyam.