Films, songs, and duets are inseparable. The concept of love is always analyzed and presented in different styles and manners. I get curious when some duets stand out because of their uniqueness in concept and visualization. Surprisingly that adds immense value to the song and the scene of course. 

I still remember the following songs for their distinctiveness. In ‘Awara’ (1951) when not much technicalities were available to deploy, the duet ‘Dam bhar udhar munh phere’ was picturized in a boat and in the night with closeup shots from various angles without creating boredom. 

‘Dil dhoondta hai’ (1975) from ‘Mausam’ is yet another poignant way of presenting the past love of the hero who visits the places they have visited and watches them singing as a third person. Wow!

More or less, similarly the heroine will recall their pranks in ‘Ek Duujhe Ke Liye’ (1981) by visiting the locations where she played with the hero while her mother followed her stupidly. ‘Sola baras ki’ is one song that carries happiness as well as pathos equally. 

The timid hero imagines while watching a duet in the theatre starring Dharmendra and Hemamalini and imagines himself and his lady love in the scene now and then the villain comes and hits him, and he starts up with a jolt. Hilarious but enjoyable. ‘Chhoti Si Baat’ (1976) is the film and ‘Jaane man jaane man’ is the song. 

‘Jaanam dekh lo’ again the heroine imagines the hero is very much present in the proceedings of her marriage ceremony visible only to her. ‘Veer Zara’ (2004). The song by Udit Narayan is a hit and just unforgettable for its melody and sweetness. 

The reason is the directors and choreographers were depending on their creativity rather than on supporting technicalities. Cannot but wonder the talents like Gulzar, Raj Kapoor, Basu Chatterjee, K Balachander and Yash Chopra will emerge in today’s scenario. Even then, I am unsure how the present generation will react to such creativity.