song : ek roop kai naam (one concept different names)
singer : Kishore Kumar
music : R.D Burman
lyrics : Anjaan
album : Swami Dada (1982 Hindi movie)
produced & directed by : Dev Anand
Trivia: Dev Anand have always explored the themes of spirituality,mysticism and religious-cults in his movies [ eg. Guide(1965), Hare Rama Hare Krishna(1971), Swami Dada(1982)] with out being too judgmental or patronising. 'Swami Dada' is not a real life character but loosely based on the notable 20-th century holymen like Osho,Yogananda,Meher Baba etc. who had large following in the West. (But they should n't be mistaken with their 21-th century counterparts, who are mostly after money and fame.) Dev Anand with his in-born charisma & unbridled energy was tailor-made to play the holyman. The Western female disciple reminds me of Kate Winslet in a much later movie 'Holy Smoke'(1999).
Swami Dada did not do well during the time of release because, like many other Dev Anand movies, it's theme was well ahead of times. And like any other Dev Anand movies ,it had great music from the Burman - this time Burman junior - to be precise, the incomparable R.D Burman !
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