The Master and his Muse
 (A homage to Raj Kapoor, the showman par excellence)

 Raj Kapoor was the doyen of Bollywood, the master showman, who produced, directed and acted in innumerable memorable movies, most of which were box office blockbusters.

 Two unique aspects separated his movies from the rest: scintillating music and the display of amorous charm and grace of the feminine form, often to that scintillating music. There are examples galore from his repertoire – be it Zeenat Aman gyrating sensuously to the title song of “Satyam Shivam Sundaram”, or for that matter, a titillating, wet Mandakini, drenching in a waterfall to the tune of “Tujhè bulaayaè, yeh meri baahen”!

 However, the discourse here, is from another pathbreaking movie, “Bobby”, that launched the career of his handsome son Rishi aka Chintoo, and the ravishingly beautiful Dimple Kapadia. It's rumoured that Dimple was all of 14 years when the shoot for Bobby began. Raj K ensured that there was ample show of the baby fat on Dimple to erotically excite the male audience, while camouflaging it in artistic liberty. He also ensured, through Lakshmikant-Pyarelal, a bouquet of melodic delights in the movie, one of which is the iconic “Mein Shaayar toh Naheen”.

 It is sad that both Chintu and his dad are no more with us ... but as the showman is quoted to have famously said, “The show must go on” …