Raj Kapoor, third from right, in Awara Hoon from Awara
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Songs influenced by raags

Geeta Bali in Shola Jo Bhadke Dil Mera Dhadke from Albela

1951: Shankar Jaikishan made their debut in 1949. By 1951 they were already so successful that they had the confidence to give Taal Keherwã a twist unique to their music. Mr Da Ranade informs us that their brand of the taal came to be called the Dattaram Thékã Keherwã, after SJ’s celebrated assistant, Dattaram, who obviouslydid the actual tabla playing. Ghar aaya mera pardesi from Awara was perhaps the first song to use this variant of Taal Keherwã. Other SJ songs that followed in this vein included Méra joota hai Japani, Pyãr hua iqrãr hua, and Masti bhara hai. ("Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries," page 268)

1951: The song Qismat bigadi from the film Afsana (1951) has been influenced by Raag Darbãrî. But, as Mr Ranade observes, ‘while adopting the traditional sad tone of Darbãrî, they however omit the sorrowful note of Komal Dhaivat from the raga!’ ("Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries," page 236) (Mr Hamraaz’ books say that Afsana was rleased in 1951; Mr Ranade puts the year at 1950.)

42 significant Hindi-Urdu songs from 1951

Song	Film	Music	Lyrics	Singer(s)
Qismat bigarhi duniya badli (Raag Darbãrî)	Afsana	Husnalal Bhagatram	Asad Bhopali	Mukesh
Woh paas bhi reh kar paas naheen	Afsana	Husnalal Bhagatram	Asad Bhopali	Lata Mangeshkar
Dheeré sé aa jã ré akhiyan mein nindiya (Raag Pîloo/ Taal Dãdrã)	Albela	C. Ramachandra	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar
Hasînoñ sé muhabbat	Albela	C. Ramachandra	Rajinder Krishan	Chitalkar
Sham dhale khidaki tale (Raag Pahãrhi/ Taal Dãdrã)	Albela	C. Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	C. Ramchandra, Lata Mangeshkar
Shola jo bhadke	Albela	C. Ramachandra	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar, Chitalkar, etc.
Prabhu charanon mein aaya pujari jeevan bheiñT charhãné (Raag Shri/ Taal Keherwã)	Andolan	Pannalal Ghosh	Indeewar	Parul Ghosh
Awara hooñ (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Keherwã)	Awara	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Mukesh
Dam bhar jo udhar munh pherey	Awara	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh
Ghar aaya mera pardési (Raag Bhairavi / Taal Keherwã)	Awara	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar
Hum tujh se muhabbat kar kay sanam (Raag Darbãri Kãnarhã/ Taal Keherwã)	Awara	Shankar-Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Mukesh
Naiya teri mañjhdhãr, hoshiyar	Awara	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Mohammed Rafi
Teré binã aag yeh chãñdni	Awara	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey
Aaj ki raat piya dil na torho, man ki baat piya maan lo (Raag Pahãrhi/ Taal Dãdrã)	Baazi	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Geeta Dutt
Suno gajar kya gãyé	Baazi	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Geeta Dutt
Tadbeer sé bigdi hui taqdeer	Baazi	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Geeta Dutt
Qusoor aap kã, huzoor aap kã	Bahar	Sachin Dev Burman	Rajinder Krishan	Kishore Kumar/ Shamshad Begum
Ansoo thi meri zindagi	Bikhre Moti	Ghulam Mohammed	Akhtar ul Iman	Amirbai Kamataki, Mohd. Rafi
Jhan jhan jhan jhan payal baje, kaise jãooñ pee se milan (Raag NaT Bihãg/ Teen Taal, Keherwã)	Buzdil	S.D. Burman	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar
Bachpan ké din bhula na dena	Deedar	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Lata Mangeshkar, Shamshad Begum
Meri kahani bhoolné wãlé tera jahãn ãbãd rahe, teri khushi par.. (Raag Tilang/ Taal Keherwã)	Deedar	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Mohammed Rafi
Bas chupke hi chupke se	Ek Nazar	Sachin Dev Burman	Rajinder Krishan	Geeta Dutt
Aaj ere naseeb né mujh ko rula diya	Hulchul	Sajjad Hussain	Khumar Barabankvi	Lata Mangeshkar
Apni nazar sé unki nazar tak	Hum Log	Roshan	Adil, Udhav	Mukesh
O madhur milan hai sajna	Kali Ghata	Shankar-Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi
Bãbdi, boobdi, bãbdi, bam	Khazana	C. Ramachandra	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar, Chitalkar
Meri yaad mein tum na aañsoo bahãna (Raag Jaunpuri/ Taal Keherwã)	Madhosh	Madan Mohan	Raja Mehdi Ali Khan	Talat Mehmood
Badé armanon se	Malhar	Roshan	Indeewar	Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh
Garjat barsat bheejat ãîlo (Raag Gaur Malhar/ Teen Taal)	Malhar	Roshan	Traditional	Lata Mangeshkar
Kahãñ ho tum	Malhar	Roshan	Kaif Irfani	Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh
Parwãné, ho parwãné	Nazneen	Ghulam Mohammed	Shakeel Badayuni	Lata Mangeshkar
Mast chandni jhoom rahi hai	Pyar Ki Baten	Bhola Shreshtha	Manohar Khanna	Geeta Roy, Mukesh
Raasté pé hum khadé hain	Rajput	Hansraj Behl	Kaif Irfani	Suraiya
Khayãloñ meiñ tum ho	Saiyaan	Sajjad Hussain	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar
Tumheiñ dil diyã	Saiyaan	Sajjad Hussain	D.N. Madhok	Lata Mangeshkar
Amma roTi dé, bãbã roTi dé (Raag Bhairav/ Taal Keherwã)	Sansar	Emani Shankar Sastry, M.D. Parthasarathy, B.S. Kalla	Pt. Indra	Lata Mangeshkar
Pyarã hamara Munna, nainoñ kã tara (Raag Briñdãvani Sãrañg/ Jhap Taal)	Sansar	Emani Shankar Sastry, M.D. Parthasarathy, B.S. Kalla	Pt. Indra	Lata Mangeshkar
Chinchpokali, Chinchapokali, mi changla, tu changli	Shabistan	C. Ramachandra	Qamar Jalalabadi	Shamshad Begun, Madan Mohan
Dum todté haiñ armãñ (hint of Raag Bhairavi)	Shagun	Husnalal Bhagatram	Mulk Raj Bhakri	Mohammed Rafi
Sapna ban sãjan ayé (Soi kaliyãn hañs parhi) (Raag KalyãN/ Taal Keherwã)	Shokhiyaan	Jamal Sen	Kedar Sharma	Lata Mangeshkar
Raaton ki neend chhîn li	Shokhiyan	Jamaal Sen	Kedar Sharma	Suraiya
Seené meiñ sulagté haiñ armaañ (Raag KalyãN/ Taal Keherwã)	Tarana	Anil Biswas	Prem Dhawan	Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mehmood

How these particular songs were chosen

India’s first—and Hindi-Urdu music’s only durable—hit parade began in 1954. Its creator, Binaca Geet Mala, issued annual lists for 1952 and 1953 as well. However, songs had been introduced in Hindi-Urdu films as early as in 1931, indeed, with India’s first talking film.

Which were the most popular Hindi-Urdu songs between 1931 and 1951? The internationally accepted way of finding out is to go through contemporary as well as later articles to see which songs were mentioned (‘cited’) most often.

Indpaedia’s volunteers spent almost 21 man-months combing through all sources that mentioned songs from the years not covered by Binaca Geet Mala. Around one-third of this time was spent sifting through and analysing fifteen sources that covered the period 1931-53. These included YouTube playlists, three encylopaedias of Hindi-Urdu songs and a scholarly history of Hindi-Urdu film music. Because very few songs were mentioned ‘often,’ the volunteers noted down every song that was mentioned at all. Less than half a dozen songs were omitted because they did not exist either on Saregama’s website, the Geet Kosh, YouTube or Hindi Geet Mala. Every song was cross-checked with at least one of these sites.

For more details please see Hindi-Urdu songs: methodology.

Annual lists for the years 1931-51 have been arranged in the alphabetical order, because no one knows the order of their popularity. However, this can be done.

The Indpaedia community will be grateful if some volunteer(s) check out on YouTube the songs mentioned on this page and rank them according to the number of times each song has been played. (Most, but not all, of these songs are on YouTube.) This contribution will be gratefully acknowledged in the volunteer’s name.

Raags in songs

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

Wherever a taal has been mentioned, it is the one verified by ChandraKantha.com, and sometimes the raags, too.

Hindi-Urdu songs: 1951

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Songs influenced by raags

42 significant Hindi-Urdu songs from 1951

How these particular songs were chosen

Raags in songs

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