Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957)
The ghoda-gaadi rhythms in Nayyar's songs are justifiably famous. Be it Naya Daur's Maang ke saath tumhara, C I D's Aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan, Baap Re Baap's Piya piya piya mora jeeya bulaye, or Tumsa Nahin Dekha's Yun toh hamne laakh haseen dekhe hai... tumnsa nahin dekha, many of Nayyar's hit songs were picturised on tangas and followed the beat of horse hooves. It became known as Nayyar's signature tune.
Tumsa Nahin Dekha was Shammi Kapoor's first hit. The typical Shammi Kapoor song with Rafi's voice and swinging beats can be said to have been pioneered by O P Nayyar. Besides the hit title track, the film had three Rafi-Asha duets (Dekho kasam se, Aaye hain door se and Sar par topi lal) that are sure to energise hotsteppers even 50 years after Nayyar composed them.
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