Friday, March 09, 2012

In an era when Bollywood's most influential names were Kumar, Kapoor and Khanna, Joy Mukherjee created for himself a small but unforgettable niche as the boyish charmer of films like Love In Simla and Love In Tokyo.

His chocolate boy good looks made him a heartbreaker. With contemporary actor Shammi Kapoor, he put Bollywood on the fashion map, wearing the latest Western trends with panache. He faded away all too soon but left these melodious songs to remember him by.