It is impossible to cover a lifetime’s work in a show, but the organizers had beautifully curated the flow to summarize his jhalaks. In a thoughtful, intellectual conversational engagement with Ms.Rakshanda Jalil, he recited many of his nazms, shared his memories of making iconic movies, and his association with Sanjeev Kumar, RD Burman, Hrishikesh Mukharjee, Shailendra, Naseeruddin Shah, Vishal Bharadwaj, Jagjit Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Lata Mangeshkar, and many others. à¤¬à¤²à¥à¤²à¤¿à¤®à¤¾à¤°à¤¨ की गली से ढूँढ कर मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब को TV के पर्दे पर लाने का सफ़र बहुत ख़ूबसूरत था à¥¤ His sharp, humorous, and well-composed responses sounded magical to the well-poised questions of Ms.Jalil. I also must admit Ms. Jalil’s rich Urdu language was a cultural treat for sure.

The show covered many of his iconic songs from his first song ‘Mora gora ang lai le mohe sham rang dei de’ to the Oscar-winning song ‘Jai ho’. I was pleased to hear my personal favorites, ‘Mera kuch saman’ from the movie ‘Ijaazat’ and ‘Biti na bitai raina’ from the movie ‘Parichay’. The Beautiful medley presented by Hrishikesh Ranade, Swarada Godbole and Jitendra Abhyanka even included his famous item song ‘Bidi jalai le’. A huge shout out to all the three amazing singers. He offered the audience to ask questions at the end. His answers were witty and sharp to a few interesting questions. Truly, an unforgettable evening that I wished could never end.

This was the third show of the tour after Toronto and New Jersey and the whole team including Gulzar Sahab was very appreciative of Boston’s audience !!