Watched again: Johnny Mera Naam

Back in school, the highlight of course, was Padma Khanna’s ‘Husna ke lakho rang’. But my first thought during the latest viewing was: ‘Why is she swinging her legs wildly in the air?’ and then, ‘My, what thundering thighs!’ The climax just seemed to drag on and on… didn’t expect this from master editor Vijay Anand. But his brilliantly picturised songs, particularly ‘O mere raja’ and ‘Pal bhar ke liye’ more than made up for the shortcomings.