Our favourite 10 Rekha songs of all time

Rekha redefined song picturisation. Her sensuality, her perfect dance moves, her poise and her expressions made each song featuring her a work of art. Watch her subtle nuances as the Lukhnowi courtesan in Umrao Jaan’s Dil cheez kya hai aap meri jaan lijiye, as a medieval hostess in Man kyun behka from Utsav or as a modern day Chandramukhi in Salam-e-ishq meri jaan from Muqaddar Ka Sikandar and you’ll know what we are talking about. But she wasn’t just the eternal courtesan. She could play the blushing bride in Tere bina jiya jaaye na, from Ghar, and was equally at home as a village belle not afraid of declaring her love in Pardesia from Mr Natwarlal. She reveled in every situation and left her rivals green with envy. On the occasion of her birthday, we reacquaint you with 10 of her evergreen songs...

Salaam-e-Ishq Meri Jaan - Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)
Music: Kalyanji Anandji
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar

Tere bina jeena jaaye naa - Ghar (1978)
Music: RD Burman
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar

Tauba Tauba - Mr. Natwarlal (1979)
Music: Rajesh Roshan
Singer: Asha Bhonsle

Pardesia - Mr Natwarlal
Music: Rajesh Roshan
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar

Sun sun didi - Khoobsurat (1980)
Music: RD Burman
Singer: Asha Bhosle

Dil cheez kya hai - Umrao Jaan (1981)
Music: Khayyam Shahryar
Singer: Asha Bhosle

Inn ankhoon ki masti se - Umrao Jaan
Music: Khayyam Shahryar
Singer: Asha Bhosle

Dekha ek khwab - Silsila (1981)
Music: Shiv - Hari
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar

Mann kyun behka - Utsav (1984)
Music: Laxmikant Pyarelal
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle

Paheli - Parineeta
Music: Shantanu Moitra
Singer: Sunidhi Chauhan