Typewriter Tip Tip Tip


"Hum bhi apni dil ki baatein rooz hi type kartay hai..."

Image: Famous 'Typewriter Sequence' from Merchant Ivory's film Bombay Talkie (1970) featuring 'Queen of the Nautch Girls' Helen and great Shashi Kapoor. The film is not the best from Merchant Ivory duo, but the sequence is definitely iconic.


Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited (2007) made the song somewhat of an international hit.
Here is the song clip:

Music: Shankar Jaikishan, Voice: Kisore Kumar
[You may also like to checkout the wonderful opening credit track of Bombay Talkie here
update:  According to Wes Anderson (original link in spanish), it's the best credit sequece ever.]

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