This Mukesh gem was underrated

At the peak of their powers in the late 1960s and the early 1970s, singer Kishore Kumar and actor Rajesh Khanna’s combination was practically invincible.

But the soundtracks of the latter’s films did contain a few songs by other singers.

One of those was Mukesh, who sang Jis Gali Mein Tera Ghar Na Ho Balma, the underrated gem from Kati Patang, which released in 1971.

This R D Burman composition – which was written by Anand Bakshi – was the sixth song from the film in my collection.

The track was three minutes and 40 seconds long.