It (Bis)was a refreshing (Bach)change

As stated in the post on the Jaadugar song, Amitabh Bachchan wasn’t really a big box-office draw in the late 1980s.

But the (Kai)fire in the then Angry Not-so-Young Man’s belly could never really be extinguished.

He sang Itne Baazu Itne Sar, which was penned by the patriarch of the erudite Azmi clan.

It was the only song in the off-beat Main Azaad Hoon (1989), and (Bis)was composed by the one-hit wonders Amar Haldipur and Utpal.

A line from the track, Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, probably inspired the title of the 2010 Abhishek Bachchan-starrer.

The Bachchan magic was waning

Between the ages of 45 and 55, Amitabh Bachchan played the lead in a string of indifferent films, one of which was Jaadugar (1989). It was his seventh (and last) collaboration with producer-director Prakash Mehra, and the duo's only flop.

Hindi film music aficionados can’t – and mustn’t – forget Kalyanji-Anandji’s contribution to the success of the first four Mehra-Bachchan films.

Keen to repeat it, the foursome teamed up for Padosan Apni Murgi from the aforementioned film.

Javed Akhtar penned the track, rendered by the actor in his distinctive baritone.

Sadly, it was nothing to crow about.