Pradeep Kumar and Bina Rai in Yeh Zindagi Usi Ki Hai from Anarkali
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The 49 most popular/ significant Hindi-Urdu songs of 1953

Two notes on the credits

i) Who wrote the lyrics of the song Muhabbat aisi dharkan hai jo samjhaee nahiñ jâti in the film Anarkali? Rajinder Krishan, according to Hindi Geet Mala, but Hasrat Jaipuri according to Prof. Anil Bhargava, Geet Kosh and SaReGaMa. Indpaedia tends to accept the Geet Kosh unquestioningly: unless there is reason not to.

ii) The Nashad who scored the music of Naghma is NOT the great Naushad, and this is not a typing mistake. His real name was Shaukat Ali and he also composed music under the name Shaukat Dehlvi. See Shaukat Ali Nashad.

How BGM selected the Top 12

Muhobbat Ki Dastan Aaj Suno from Mayur Pankh
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Sumitra Devi was the leading actress of the film and this lady could be she. For some reason, the channel Crazyoldsongs informs us “Performer : Helen” though neither this lady nor the gypsy singer in the song looks like Helen.

Binaca Geetmala was not a weekly hit parade in 1953. However, it did come up with an annual list, complete with ranks, calculated on the basis of listeners’ votes.

Selecting the next rung of songs

For the years before and after Binaca and the other Geetmalas, Indpaedia has tried to compile ‘meta-lists’ of the most significant songs of those years. Typically, meta-lists are aggregates of other lists on the same subject.

For 1953 the sources consulted by Indpaedia were:

C= Geetmala ki Chhaon Mein is a set of 50 CDs issued by Saregama in instalments that continued into 2012-13. The set concentrated on songs that had ‘remained in the shadow’ (chhaoñ) of the main annual list of Binaca and its successor Geet Malas. These, thus, were the ‘next rung’ of songs, which were popular but did not make it to the main annual list.

Y= Yaadon ki Manzil is a set of 9 CDs issued by Saregama in 2011, containing songs from ‘1930 to 1980.’ The set had first been released on black discs (vinyl LPs/ ‘long-playing’ records) and audio cassettes in 1986. No claim has been made to the effect that these were the biggest selling songs of their respective years.

B= The Best of Bollywood Ever is a set of 10 CDs issued by Saregama in 2010, containing “the biggest hits from the 1930’s [sic] to 2010.’

A= Anil Bhargava, Binaca Geetmala ka Sureela Safar (Hindi; 2007; Rs.1,200), Vangmaya Prakashan, Jaipur-302015. vangmaya_jpr@yahoo.com).

Raags in songs

Few film songs that have a root in Indian classical music remain faithful to a raag or taal throughout their duration. Indpaedia volunteers have often mentioned raags and taals even when there is merely a hint of that raag or taal in a song. (‘Raag’ is frequently spelt ‘raga,’ while ‘taal’ is also spelt ‘tal.’)

Binaca Geetmala’s Top 12 songs of 1953

	Song	Film	Music	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1	Ye zindagi usi ki hai, jo kisi ka ho gaya, pyar hi mein kho gaya	Anarkali	Chitalkar Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar
2	Sham-é-gham ki qasam	Footpath	Khayyam	Majrooh Sultanpuri, Sardar Jafri	Talat Mahmood
3	Muhabbat ki dastaan aaj suno (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Dãdrã)	Mayur Pankh (1954)	Shankar Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar
4	Ai gham-e-dil kya karoon	Thokar	Sardar Malik	Majaz Lucknavi	Talat Mahmood
5	Yaad kiya dil ne kahaan ho tum, jhoom-ti bahaar hai kahaan ho tum	Patita	Shankar Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar
6	Zindagi denewale sun, teri duniya se dil bhar gaya (Raag Bhoopãli)	Dil - e - Nadan	Ghulam Mohammad	Shakeel Badayuni	Talat Mahmood
7	Aaja re, ab mera dil pukara, ro ro ke gham bhi hara	Aah	Shankar Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh
8	Bahaaren béch daaleeñ, ai pyar teri duniya se hum	Jhanjhar	Chitalkar Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar
9	Dharti kahe pukar ke, beej bichha le pyar ke, mausam bita jaay	Do Bigha Zamin	Salil Chowdhury	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey
10	Kaare badara tu na jaa na jaa bairi tu bides na jaa	Shikast	Shankar Jaikishan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar
11	Aa muhabbat ki basti basayenge hum	Fareb	Anil Biswas	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
12	Kãhé jaadu kiya muhko	Naghma	Nâshâd (Shaukat Dehlvi)	Nakhshab Jârchavi	Shamshad Begum

The next 31 songs

Song	Film	Music	Lyrics	Singer(s)	C	Y	B	A
Jané na nazar pehchané jigar	Aah	Shankar-Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh	C		B
Raja ki aayegi baaraat (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Keherwã)	Aah	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar				A
Sunté thé naam hum jinka bahaar say dekha to dola jiyâ jhoom-jhoom kay	Aah	Shankar-Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar				A
Sun merey saajna, dekho ji mujh ko bhool na jana (Taal DeepChandi)	Aansoo	Husnalal-Bhagatram	Qamar Jalalabadi	Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar				A
Zulm ki nagri mein kisi ka kaun	Aas	Shankar-Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar				A
Aa jaa, ab to aa jaa, meri qismat kay khareed-daar	Anarkali	C. Ramchandra	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar				A
Jaag dard é ishq jaag (Raag Bageshri/ Taal Dadra)	Anarkali	C. Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Hemant Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar	C
Muhabbat aisi dharkan hai jo samjhaee nahiñ jâti (Is intezar e shauq ko…) (Raag Rãgeshree/ Taal Keherwã)	Anarkali	C. Ramchandra	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar	C			A
Zindagi pyar ki do châr ghodi	Anarkali	C. Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Talat Mehmood?	C			A
Bharam teri wafaon ka	Arman	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Talat Mehmood		Y
Bol na bol ai jãné wãlé (Chãhé kitna mujhe tum…)	Arman	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Asha Bhosle, Talat Mehmood
Zara saamney aa, zara aankh mila	Baaz	O P Nayyar	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Geeta Dutt				A
Hamré muñdéré bola kãgã, sakhi ri, bichhrhé balam ghar ãyeiñgé	Babla	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Raj Kumari
Dard ki ai raat guzar ja	Baghi	Madan Mohan	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Lata Mangeshkar		Y
Nanhe munne bachche teri mutthi mein	Boot Polish	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle, chorus	C			A
Devta tum ho mera sahara	Daaera	Jamal Sen	Kaif Bhopali	Mohd. Rafi, Mubarak Begum, chorus		Y
Hariyala sawan dhol bajata aaya	Do Bîghâ Zameen	Salil Chowdhury	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey and chorus.	C
Aa mohabbat ki basti basayenge hum	Fareb	Anil Biswas	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar	C
Pee bin soona ji	Hamdard	Anil Biswas	Prem Dhawan	Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey	C
Toré naina raseelé kateelé, hayé Ram	Hamdard	Anil Biswas	Prem Dhawan	Manna Dey	C
Ritu ãyé, ãyé, ãyé…sakhi ree, mann ké meet// Pee bi sûnã (Part 1: Gaur Sãrañg- Malhãr/ Teen Taal; Part 2: Jogiyã- Bahãr)	Humdard	Anil Biswas	Prem Dhawan	Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey
Aasmãn wãlé teri duniya sé	Laila Majnu	Ghulam Mohammed	Shakeel Badayuni	Talat Mehmood, Lata Mangeshkar
Chal diyã qãrwãñ	Laila Majnu	Ghulam Mohammed	Shakeel Badayuni	Talat Mehmood
Jhil-mil tãré kareiñ ishãré	Mashuqa	Roshan	Shailendra	Mukesh-Suraiya
Yeh barkha bahaar, sautaniya kay dwar na jaa morey sanwarey (Pahãrhi/ Taal Dãdrã, Teen Taal)	Mayur Pankh	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle				A
Meri chunri udaye liyo	Nag Panchami	Chitragupta	GS Nepali	Asha Bhosle, Chorus		Y
Tera kaam hai jalna	Paapi	S.Mohinder	Rajinder Krishan	Mohd. Rafi		Y
Chand hai wohi sitaarey hai [sic] wohi	Parineeta	Aroon Kumar Mukherjee	Pt. Bharat Vyas	Geeta Roy		Y
Gore gore haathon mein mehndi	Parineeta	Aroon Kumar Mukherjee	Pt. Bharat Vyas	Asha Bhosle and chorus	C			A
(Andhey jahaañ kay andhey raastey) Jayeiñ to jayeiñ kahaañ?	Patita	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Talat Mehmood				A
Hain sab se madhur voh geet jinheiñ	Patita	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Talat Mehmood				A
Kisi nay apna bana kay mujh ko muskurana sikha diya (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Keherwa)	Patita	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar				A
Zameen chal rahi	Pehli Jhalak	C. Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Hemant Kumar	C
Lã dé mohé balmã aasmãnî choorhiyãñ	Rail ka Dibba	Ghulam Mohammed	Shakeel Badayuni	Shamshad Begum, Mohammed Rafi
Dekho woh chand chhupke	Shart	Hemant Kumar	S.H. Bihari	Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar	C
Kãré badra tu na ja	Shikast	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar		Y
Ae gham-e-dil kya karoon	Thokar	Sardar Malik	Majaz Lucknavi	Talat Mehmood	C

Six songs with a classical background

Song	Film	Music	Lyrics	Singer(s)
Yeh shãm ki tanahaiyan (Raag Shuddha Kalyãn/ Taal Keherwã)	Aah	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar
Lehroñ ké rélé sañg naiyya mori khelé (Raag Bihag)	Babla	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Hridayanath Mangeshkar
Aaja ri aa nindiya tu aa (Raag Pîloo)	Do Bigha Zamin	Salil Chowdhury	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar
O, lag gayeeñ akhiyañ tum e mori (Raag Multani/ Taal Dãdrã)	Jeevan Jyoti	S.D. Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt
Aasman waley teri duniya se jee ghabra gaya (Raag Bhîm Palãsi/ Taal Keherwã)	Laila Majnu	Ghulam Mohammed	Shakeel Badayuni	Talat Mehmood, Lata Mangeshkar
Khushiyon ke chãnd (Mubãrak-bãd déné ko…) (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Keherwa)	Mayur Pankh	Shankar-Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar

Binaca Geet Mala 1953: greatest hits

Contents

The 49 most popular/ significant Hindi-Urdu songs of 1953

Two notes on the credits

How BGM selected the Top 12

Selecting the next rung of songs

Raags in songs

Binaca Geetmala’s Top 12 songs of 1953

The next 31 songs

Six songs with a classical background

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For lists of popular Hindi-Urdu films

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