Good times we had good times
Posted on: December 1, 2025
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“Bombay Talkie” (1970) is a film by Merchant Ivory Productions, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and James Ivory. The movie starred Shashi Kapoor, Jennifer Kendel, Aparna Sen, etc
Matinee idol and popular hero of Hindi films Mr Shashi Kapoor played the role of Vikram, hero of Hindi movies, who is philanderer and spoiled brat. Despite, he being married with beautiful Mala (Aparna Sen), he falls in love with a visiting journalist Lucia (Mrs Jennifer Kendall Kapoor). Extra martial affair, as we have experienced always ends with violence and in this case also the outcome was no different .
It seems, the story of the movie did not appeal to the sensibilities and ethos of an average Indian person and so the movie could not be favored by cine-goers.
Two songs out of four have already been posted on the blog. Here’s the third song.
“Good Times and Bad Times” is written and sung by Usha Iyer Uthup and composed by Shankar Jaikishan.
The song tune was also used for the titles of the movie.
Unfortunately, I was unable to find the Video Link for this song.
Audio Link:
Song-Good Times we had good times (Bombay Talkies)(1970) Singer-Usha Uthup, Lyricist-Usha Uthup, MD-Shankar Jaikishan
Lyrics:
good times
we had good times
although sometimes
the bad times
those times
weren’t so bad
let’s live through this night
let’s just kiss and fight
and for ever and ever more
we will say good night
good times
we had good times
although sometimes
the bad times
those times
weren’t so bad
let’s live through this night
let’s just kiss and fight
and for ever and ever more
we will say good night
good times
we had good times
although sometimes
the bad times
those times
weren’t so bad
let’s live through this night
let’s just kiss and fight
and for ever and ever more
we will say good night
we will say good night
we will say good night
we will say good night
Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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