Did Lata Mangeshkar Record The Iconic Song Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya In A Bathroom?

Mughal-e-Azam is known as one of the greatest films in Bollywood. This epic historical drama film is produced and directed by K Asif and was released in 1960. The film featured Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote in the lead roles and still holds a special place in the hearts of the viewers. Not only the film, but also its songs were a huge hit and won millions of hearts; especially the song Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya. Did you know there were rumours that this song was recorded in a bathroom? Later, singer Lata Mangeshkar clarified the rumours.

According to reports, while shooting for the famous song Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya, the makers spent one crore rupees. At that time, films were made on a budget of less than 10 lakh rupees. Lyricist Shakeel Badayuni wrote the song 105 times, while music director Naushad recorded the song with Lata Mangeshkar. There were rumours that Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya was sung in a bathroom to get an echo effect. During that time, the technology to make echo effects was not available. These rumours turned out to be false. In an interview, Lata Mangeshkar cleared the air.

Lata Mangeshkar said that the only way to get the echo effect for this song was to record it at three different places and then overlap the recordings. She then clarified that she first sang the song in a room and then moved to a hall. She then finally moved to a room where some recording devices were brought in, but none of these places was a bathroom.

Mughal-e-Azam was the first film in the history of world cinema to be re-released in cinemas in colour.Indian films were banned in Pakistan after the 1965 war. The colour version of the film was also released in Pakistan, and it became the first Indian film to be released in Pakistan after the ban.

Reports suggest it took 16 years to make the movie Mughal-e-Azam. The idea of making this film came in 1944. It took many years to complete the shooting of this film. As during the production of this film, K Asif incurred a lot of debt. Mughal-e-Azam had the widest release of any Indian film up to that time. This popular film of Bollywood is ruling the hearts of many viewers even today.

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