Dueling Banjos was made famous by the 1972 film "Deliverance," which also led to a successful lawsuit by the song's composer, as it was used in the film without Smith's permission. The film version was arranged and recorded by Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell, but only credited to Weissberg on a single subsequently issued in December 1972. It went to #2 for four weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1973, all four weeks behind Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly with His Song," and topped the adult contemporary chart for two weeks the same year. It reached #1 for one week on
Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972 film) Mere Dil Ke Chain", "Diwana Leke Aaya Hai" and "Chala Jaata Hoon" are still very popular. It's said that R.D. Burman was haunted by the tune of "Chala Jaata Hoon" in his dreams. Rajesh Khanna initially did not approve "O Mere Dil Ke Chain", but when director Ravikant Nagaich told R.D. Burman, he went with the harmonium in Rajesh Khanna's room and came back after 15 minutes saying Khanna had approved the tune. Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972 film) Mere Jeevan Saathi ("My Life Partner") is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film produced by Harish and Vinod Shah. It is