5 Bollywood Songs That Will Always Keep The Memories Of Mumbai’s Iconic Kaali-Peeli Taxi Alive!

It will be missed!

Everything in this world will someday cease to exist, no matter how much we love and adore it. The MumThebaikars are going through the same feeling as they bid goodbye to the city’s famous Kaali Peeli taxi. It is an era that has now come to an end but well, it will always stay alive in our memories through the various Bollywood songs. These songs have featured the Kaali Peeli taxi to show the essence of Mumbai city. Did you notice it?

Chor Bazari (Love Aaj Kal)

Deepika Padukone and Saif Ali Khan’s starrer song Chor Bazari shows the lead characters dancing on the Kaali Peeli taxi. This fun sequence becomes a memorable part of the song!

In Dino (Life In A Metro)

Well, we get to see a glimpse of the famous Kaap Peeli taxi in this song, and how can we not? The film which revolved around some heartwarming love stories in the city of Mumbai also featured the popular taxi in many scenes.

Gumshuda Gumshuda (Chalte Chalte)

Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji film’s song Gumshuda Gumshuda also features the taxi. In this scene, Shah Rukh Khan and other background dancers are dancing in a taxi during a traffic jam. Well, the long traffic jams are quite a common scene in Mumbai, so the scene was set in quite an apt environment. Imagine it happening in real life!

Jaye Toh Jaye Kahan (Taxi Driver)

The 1954 film Taxi Driver starred Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik in lead roles. The song Jaye Toh Jaye Kahan sung by Lata Mangeshkar and music produced by S D Burman, it also features the Kaali Peeli taxi but in black and white.

Meter Down (Taxi 9211)

Nana Patekar and John Abraham’s iconic song Meter Down sung by Adnan Sami is such a vibe!

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Well, also, the Kaali Peeli Taxi was popularly known as Padmini in Mumbai. It moved around the metro city for approximately 60 years so this is certainly a hard goodbye for the Mumbaikars. While these were just a few songs that featured the taxi, it also became a part of many film scenes. So next time, if you watch a movie based in Mumbai, don’t forget to spot it, because now you will not see it on the road.

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First Published: October 30, 2023 3:35 PM