Wow! IMA looks for anti-depressants in Kishore Kumar songs

If you happen to be a clinical side doctor facing too many stressful moments during your day-to-day practice, worry not as the Indian Medical Association (IMA) is looking for a cure in age-old Bollywood songs of the 70's and 80's.

Most of these were sung by Kishore Kumar for the likes of Rajesh Khanna, Dev Anand, Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor!

Stressed doctor

Unlike usual 9-5 job, clinical side doctors always remain on their toes much like the police, making them vulnerable to severe work related pressure.

 It's more if they happen to work in corporate set up as meeting targets and converting more business for their hospital management takes a serious toll on their mental health too.

In an email communication to medical fraternity, IMA national president Dr KK Aggarwal has urged them to vote for their favourite from amongst a pool of 27 evergreen Bollywoood songs that they felt elevated their moods.

In short, the compiled songs are supposed to act as an anti-depressant for listeners that it does as studies have shown that good music triggers activity in brain and control anxiety.


Well, music does heal the heart but IMA national president Dr KK Aggarwal seems to have put the medical fraternity in a catch-22 situation as each song -- all in the romantic genre -- is melodious and meaningful in its own right.

In the collection, my favourite anti-depressant song is the one sung by Kishore Kumar in Kalaakar. I am just posting the screenshot of the song but can you guess the lyrics.

Which is your favourite one? Just click this link and vote.