| Aasha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | M.V. Raman |
| Produced by | Raman Productions |
| Starring | Kishore Kumar Vyjayanthimala Pran Om Prakash |
| Music by | C. Ramchandra |
| Running time | 171 min |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi |
| IMDb profile | |
Aasha, also transliterated as Asha, was a 1957 Hindi film.
Cast
- Kishore Kumar, as Kishore
- Vyjayanthimala, as Nirmala
- Pran, as Raj
- Om Prakash, as Hasmukhlal
- Lalita Pawar
- Minoo Mumtaz
- Sunder
- Asha Parekh (uncredited)
Soundtrack
The music for the film was composed by C. Ramchandra and the lyrics were written by Rajendra Krishan. The song "Eena Meena Deeka", sung by Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar in two different versions, became very popular.[1] It was one of the Hindi cinema's first rock and roll numbers.[2] The words of the song were inspired by kids playing outside composer C. Ramchandra's music room.[3] The kids were chanting "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe", which inspired Ramchandra and his assistant John Gomes to create first line of the song, "Eena Meena Deeka, De Dai Damanika". Gomes, who was a Goan, added the words "Maka naka" (Konkani for "I don't want"). They kept on adding more nonsense rhymes till they ended with "Rum pum po!".[3] The title of the David Dhawan film Eena Meena Deeka (1994) is inspired by this song.
References
- ^ 1957: Year that was. The Indian Express (1998-02-27). Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ^ Asha: A composer's Dream. Rediff.com (2003-09-08). Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ^ a b Ashwin Panemangalore (2006-06-16). The story of 'Eena Meena Deeka'. DNA (newspaper). Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
