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Monsoon magic

The ultimate rain song of Hindi cinema is ‘Pyaar hua ikraar hua’ in Shree 420 starring Raj Kapoor and Nargis.

Bollywood’s romance with monsoon was immortalised when Raj Kapoor and Nargis sang Pyar Hua Ikraar Hua in Shree 420. Now MAX is all set to celebrate the rainy season with its July afternoon festival Tip Tip Barsa Pani. For two weeks starting Monday daily at 12 noon it will air Hindi films like Raja Hindustani, Chandni, Lamhe, Yeh Dillagi, Mohra and more. These films have been selected as all of them have at least one rain-inspired, foot-tapping song. In fact, some songs are so popular that the monsoon season has come to be associated with them.

First came Nach Baliye followed by Jhalak Dikhla Ja the two dance reality shows that had viewers rocking. Now it is turn of Ekta Kapoor’s Kabhii Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar on Sony TV on Wednesday and Thursday at 8.00 p.m. A celebrity will perform on the show with his or her real and reel life partners with judges and viewers checking their chemistry quotient. The seven celebrities chosen to participate include Hiten Tejwani and wife Gauri Pradhan along with on-screen partner Nandini Singh. Others participating include Kashmera Shah, Krushna and Mukul Dev; Amit Sarin,Vinisha and Aashka Goradia and more. — NF

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