Old Melodies

Just last night, the skies grew dark and bolts of lightning glimmered through the clouds – marking the last rains of the season, and the incoming summer. 

Perfect time to sit on my rocking chair and hum some of my favourite songs of old, while listening to the low rumbling outside my window. 

While I grew up, I heard little to none of these songs – wasn’t a huge TV culture at home. But once I moved to India, owing to the radio and the age of remixes, it was ensured that I knew the lyrics and melodies to some of the classics. 

My top five, from the golden era of Indian cinema: