1981’s Laawaris starring Amitabh Bachchan , Zeenat Aman, and Amjad Khan was declared a super hit at the box office. The Prakash Mehera-helmed movie earned wide appreciation and was among the highest-grossing movies at the time. Above everything, the movie won the hearts of movie lovers for its iconic song ‘Mere Angne Mein Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai’, voiced by Amitabh Bachchan .
Apart from the comic lyrics of the song, the ‘Angry Young Man’ won everyone’s hearts with his comic performance and voice. The song went on to become an iconic song and can be still found in the playlist of music lovers.
While the lyrics focused on every type of wife, singer and musician Anup Jalota came up with a twist to the iconic song.
Amitabh’s song talked about different types of wife and their benefits. But, Anup’s twist talked about the benefits of not having a wife.
During an event, Anup while playing the harmonium said, “A song went on to become widely popular, ‘Arey Mere Angne Mein’. In this song, everyone has heard everything, Jiski Biwi Lambi, Jiski Biwi Moti....I will present a new line.”
“Arey Jiski Biwi Na Ho...Arey Jiski Biwi Na Ho... Uska Bhi Bada Naam Hai... Jiski Biwi Na Ho... Uska Bhi Bada Naam Hai...Sabko Aapni Samjho. Arey Sabko Aapni Samjho... Toh Biwi Kya Kaam Hai... Sabko Aapni Samjho... Toh Biwi Kya Kaam Hai... Mere Angne Mein Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai.”
Well, this ‘new twist’ to the iconic song has triggered hilarious comments from the netizens. While many have commented ‘laughing face’ emojis, several others have showered praises for Anup for the hilarious twist. The old video has once again resurfaced on social media amusing the netizens.
Till date, legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan has lent his baritone voice to several songs which went on to become iconic and are still loved by all. But, 'Mere Angne Mein' has a different fan base.