Jeetendra’s ‘Himmatwala’, ‘Mawaali’, ‘Maqsad’, ‘Tohfa’ were all propelled by Bappi’s music. The duo became the go-to pair for the Southern productions. Bappi’s breathless foot-tappers and Indeevar ’s nursery-rhyme lyrics (Char baar marenge ek baar ginenge (film: Mawaali) were integral to these mind-numbing entertainers whose plots could match Donald Trump’s statements for incredulousness. This was also the time when Southern production houses made major investment and inroads in Hindi films. If ‘Awara hoon’ was Hindi cinema’s major cultural export in the 1950s, ‘Jimmy Jimmy’ remains a musical ambassador even in Vladimir Putin’s Russia today. From the title track to ‘ Jimmy Jimmy’, every track in Disco Dancer was dancey and delicious. Director B Subhash’s Disco Dancer became his high noon. His dalliance with disco started with ‘Hari Om Hari’ ( Pyara Dushman, inspired by Neil Sedaka/Eruption’s One Way Ticket) and ‘ Rambha ho ho ho’ (Armaan). No Bollywood composer understood, captured and expressed the new musical ecosystem like Bappi. And the electronic synthesizer became the busiest instrument. For the young and the restless, beat acquired more prominence. Songs became something that you both danced and listened to. This is too much to take for Priya and she leaves their home.In the 1980s, a disco track became mandatory in Hindi films after the tsunami-like success of Qurbani’s ‘Aap jaisa koi’ (singer: Nazia Hasan, composer: Biddu). When Raj finds out, all hell breaks loose and in an angry fit he accuses Priya of infidelity. Raj runs into financial problems and Priya borrows money from Sameer (whom she views as a friend, but Raj looks upon as a competitor), without telling Raj. During the journey Priya realizes that Raj is her true soulmate and decides to marry him.Įverything seems rosy for a little while, but after a year of their marriage, the couple is forced to deal with the harsh realities of marriage. Raj follows her all the way to Greece to woo her. Raj is immediately smitten by Priya but Priya is already engaged to marry her childhood friend, Sameer.
However, when a serendipitous twist of fate brings them together, they are drawn towards each other.
While Raj owns a small-time transport business and belongs to the economically middle class section of society, Priya belongs to the affluent class and is well on her way towards becoming a famous fashion designer. Raj and Priya come from two different strata of society. 'Chalte Chalte' is a colourful and youthful love story that has a positive social message.
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