Kanaka smiled and asked, "Does it make any difference
whether I pay or you pay? The only thing we should make
sure is that our guest doesn't pay." She then turned to me
and said with a wink, "I hope you don't suffer from the
good old male complex called chivalry!"
Talat Mahmood was their favourite singer and Seetha said,
"We came to see Sujata for the song Jalte hain jiske liye. It's
the special quality of the voice of Talat Mahmood that
makes Jalte hain jiske liye soothing and sensuous at the
same time. His silky and soulful voice, maybe the softest
Indian male voice and so suitable for ghazals, has an
enigmatic quality that makes him stand apart from all the
other singers."
Kanaka added, "Nutan is also a reason why we wanted to
see this film. She's so adorable in her looks and manners.
You know what? Seetha doesn't like it when I'm so
enamoured of Nutan!"
I agreed with them that Jalte hain jiske liye was a song that
would stay with us, "Talat has that special romantic melody
about his voice. Women in love are crazy about him."
"We're women in love... with each other," Seetha said with
an impish smile and a glint in her eyes.
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