
Menezes was very nervous for the scene as a result of which it required many takes. At the end of the performance, he had a scene in which Nargis's character held on to his legs and required him to kick her away. He also made a cameo appearance in it playing the waltz composition "Waves of the Danube" by Josef Ivanovici aka Ion Ivanovici.

Session musician Joe Menezes played all the solo violin pieces in the film.Films as it came to be used for the banner's logo. A scene from this 1949 film, featuring Raj Kapoor with a violin in one hand and cradling Nargis in another, went on to become an intrinsic part of R.K.It was in these circumstances that Shailendra made his film debut. So from the very next day and having seen the Raj Kapoor film Barsaat that had. When Shailendra went Raj Kapoor to return the loan, Raj Kapoor refused the money and asked him to give him two songs instead. So much so that Major Daler practically knew all the songs by heart. Later when Shailendra's wife developed a medical complication, he approached Raj Kapoor for financial assistance and got Rs. Not wanting to sell his poetry, lyricist Shailendra had turned down Raj Kapoor's offer for his previous film "Aag" (1948).This film saw five debuts - those of music director Shankar - Jaikishan, and lyricists Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri, Ramesh Shastri and Jalal Malihabadi.Simultaneously the Nagpada area goes under the clutches of re development and all the dancers and singers are under the shadow of this potential danger. Music is the common thread between them, as is the strong attraction that draws Rajjo and Chandu together and seals their love. Rajjo is trained under Kothewali Amma she is naughty, sweet and quite attractive. This is where Chandu meets Rajjo who mesmerizes him with her elegant Mujra dance and it is love at first sight for him.Ĭhandu belongs to a family of music lovers he is a very good harmonium player, his mother is a Bhajan singer. When Chandu helps his team win a cricket match, the team decides to celebrate the victory by visiting the Kothas of Nagpada. The storys central characters are Rajjo, a Muslim girl and Chandu, a young Brahmin boy.


It tells the love story of Rajjo (Kangana Ranaut) and Chandu (Paras Arora) set against the backdrop of the dying Kothas of Mumbai that nurtured the traditional art of singing and dancing for centuries.
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A romantic musical, Rajjo is the journey of a Nautch girl in the most extraordinary circumstances.
