An Evening in Paris (1967) was shot at various locations over two months.While shooting for the film it was Shammi Kapoor who suggested the song ' Aasman se aaya farishta... ' and that it should be somewhat like a farishta coming down from the sky. Mohdmmad Rafi and director Shakti Samanta recorded the song in absence of Shammi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor asked Rafi how did he managed to record the song so well in his absence. Rafi said I just imagined your moves that Shammi Baba is moving his hand right and left and shaking his body. Now Shammi Kapoor thou had given the idea of the song a farishta coming down from sky he never imagined that Shakti Samanta would actually arrange for an helicopter to shoot the song .One fine day he told Shammi Kapoor tomorrow we are shooting the song with helicopter at 08:00 am and I want you on the set by -7:30 am with makeup. Now the actual fear started in Shammi Kapoor as he had vertigo problem and couldn’t stand heights.Out of f...
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