In Southall, West London, in 1973. The sight of the motorbike at the edge of the cliff has stuck with me since then. Bobby filled me with a love of the cinema that, at the age of 40, just grows and grows. And who can ever forget the lyrics:
'Hum tum eik manje pe letai
Aur tera bap a jai'?
A classic in so many ways.
"Alas, poor Hollywood, I knew him.
Alas, poor Hollywood, I knew him."
This has been bugging me for years. Can anyone explain to me the song and the dance in the above subject line? A Christian wedding, drunk guy with trumpet, rum and a cross on his neck. The dance and music look Italian, Portuguese, Catalonian, etc. NOT Indian. Any chance this was a GOAN dance, ie. former Portuguese colony? I
am so used to Hindi movies being Panjabi/bhangra, but this Bobby film from the 70's eludes me.
This has been bugging me for years. Can anyone explain to me the song and the dance in the above subject line? A Christian wedding, drunk guy with trumpet, rum and a cross on his neck. The dance and music look Italian, Portuguese, Catalonian, etc. NOT Indian. Any chance this was a GOAN dance, ie. former Portuguese colony? I
am so used to Hindi movies being Panjabi/bhangra, but this Bobby film from the 70's eludes me.
Of course it was Goan.
This cultural, which is closer to Portuguese than Indian, is still seen in Goa.
They say in Goa beer is cheaper than water!