>From my pal Sunil Khushalani: Mehmood and R.D.Burman wanted Manna Dey to sing "Rock and Roll". They come to him with the following song and want him to sing like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWaJ0s0-E1o
Manna Dey is unsure he can do this. R.D.Burman is sure and does not give up on him; he urges him to do this and the result is magical. Inspired, copied and yet it does carry the stamp of Manna Day, Mehmood and R.D.Burman on it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksC76tawDkU&feature=related +++++++++++++++++++++ This example is a slice of the kind of modernity that I believe could have gone places but we dropped the ball. (venantius j pinto)
