My name is Anthony Gonsalves

Wait wait wait
You see the whole country of the system is
Juxtapositioned by the haemoglobin in the atmosphere
Because you are a sophisticated rhetorician
Intoxicated by the exuberance of your own verbosity
What?
My name is Anthony Gonsalves
Gonsalves?
Right. My name is Anthony Gonsalves
Wow!

Main duniya mein akela hoon
Dil bhi hain khali ghar bhi hain khali
Iss mein rahegi koi kismatwali
Hai, jisse meri yaad aaye jab chahe chali aaye
Jisse meri yaad aaye jab chahe chali aaye
Roop mahal, prem gali, kholi numbar char sau bees
Excuse me please!
My name is Anthony Gonsalves
Really?
Right, right
Main duniya mein akela hoon

You see such extenuating circumstances
Coerce me to preclude you from such extravagance
What?

Abhi-abhi issi jagah pe ek ladki dekhi hain
Arre dekhi hain, aji dekhi hain,
Abhi-abhi issi jagah pe ek ladki dekhi hain
Jo mujhe ishare karti hain, par kissi se shayad darti hain
Arre darti hain, aha darti hain
Pyar karegi kya darnewali
Meri banegi koi himmatwali
Ho, jisse meri yaad aaye jab chahe chali aaye
Jisse meri yaad aaye jab chahe chali aaye
Roop mahal, prem gali, kholi numbar char sau bees
Excuse me please!
My name is Anthony Gonsalves
Oh my!
Right!
Main duniya mein akela hoon

You see the coefficient of the linear
Is juxtapositioned
By the hemoglobin of the atmospheric pressure in the country

Bade-bade log yahan hain lekin yeh yaad rahein
Arre yaad rahein, ajji yaad rahein,
Bade-bade log yahan lekin yeh yaad rahein
Sachcha pyar garibon ka baaki hain khel naseebon ka
Naseebon ka, naseebon ka
Dil ki yeh batein jag se nirali
Yeh kya samjhegi koi daulatwali
Oh, jisse meri yaad aaye jab chahe chali aaye
Jisse meri yaad aaye jab chahe chali aaye
Roop mahal, prem gali, kholi numbar char sau bees
Excuse me please!
My name is Anthony Gonsalves
How cute!
Right!
Main duniya mein akela hoon
Dil bhi hain khali ghar bhi hain khali
Iss mein rahegi koi kismatwali
Arre, jisse meri yaad aaye jab chahe chali aaye
Jisse meri yaad aaye jab chahe chali aaye
Roop mahal, prem gali, kholi numbar char sau bees
Excuse me, please
My name is Frankie?
No
Eh, Sebastian?
No
Goldie? Soldie?
No! Anthony Gonsalves!
Oh yes! Anthony Gonsalves

Movie: Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
Director: Manmohan Desai
Singer: Kishore Kumar
Lyricist: Anand Bakshi
Music Composer: Laxmikant-Pyarelal

This marks the end of our first quarter of 2021. How fast time flies! As I type this, India is reeling under the second wave of the dreaded Corona virus. I am grateful for the smiles that these songs have brought. They may not be much in a dark time but I am glad they were there. I am sure even S will agree that deciding on which song to feature and listening to the song and noting down the lyrics have all been a great distraction from the grim tidings that the news seems to bring every day.

I think Kishore Kumar is apt for drawing this theme of comedy to an end. We began with him in black and white, singing for himself on screen and now we end with what was probably one of his most notable collaborations, with Amitabh Bachchan lip syncing his songs on screen. This duo gave us so much fun, whether with ‘Khaike paan banaraswala’ or ‘Pag ghungroo’ or this gem. This song also has the added appeal of Bachchan’s trademark voice apparently regurgitating the thesaurus with no meaning whatsoever! The video has the added effect provided by Bachchan’s slapstick performance and a gorgeous Parveen Babi. Difficult not to smile! ~ R