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=Thirteen significant Hindi-Urdu songs from 1938 =

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  <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Song </span></b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Film </span></b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Music</span></b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Lyrics</span></b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Singer(s)</span></b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Barkha</span></i></span><i><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> <span
  class=SpellE>ki</span> <span class=SpellE>raat</span><span
  style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=SpellE>aai</span> </span></i></p>
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  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Adhikar</span></b></span><b><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'></span></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Timir</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> <span
  class=SpellE>Baran</span></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=93 valign=top style='width:69.55pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Arzoo</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>/
  Rashid</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif"'>Pankaj Kumar <span class=SpellE>Mullick</span></span></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Kahan</span></i></span><i><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> wo <span
  class=SpellE>bachpan</span> kay</span></i></p>
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  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Adhikar</span></b></span><b><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span></b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Timir</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> <span
  class=SpellE>Baran</span></span></p>
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  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Arzoo</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>/
  Rashid</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif"'>Pankaj Kumar <span class=SpellE>Mullick</span>, Pahari <span
  class=SpellE>Sanyal</span></span></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Suhag <span class=SpellE>ki</span> <span
  class=SpellE>raat</span> </span></i></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Adhikar</span></b></span><b><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span></b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Timir</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> <span
  class=SpellE>Baran</span></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=93 valign=top style='width:69.55pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Arzoo</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>/
  Rashid</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif"'>Pahari <span class=SpellE>Sanyal</span></span></p>
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  <td width=183 valign=top style='width:137.15pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
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  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Jhuki</span></i></span><i><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> <span
  class=SpellE>aai</span> <span class=SpellE>ré</span> <span class=SpellE>badariya</span>
  <span class=SpellE>sawan</span></span></i></p>
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  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Bhabhi</span></b></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Saraswati</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>
  Devi</span></p>
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  <td width=93 valign=top style='width:69.55pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Meera</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> Bai
  (traditional)</span></p>
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  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Renuka</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>
  Devi</span></p>
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  <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Ab main <span class=SpellE>kaah</span> <span
  class=SpellE>karun</span> kit <span class=SpellE>jaaoon</span> </span></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Dharti</span></b></span><b><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>
  Mata</span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=111 valign=top style='width:83.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif"'>Pankaj Kumar <span class=SpellE>Mullick</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
  mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=93 valign=top style='width:69.55pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Pandit</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> <span class=SpellE>Sudarshan</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:
  "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>K.L. <span class=SpellE>Saigal</span></span></p>
  </td>
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  <td width=183 valign=top style='width:137.15pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
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  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Duniya</span></i></span><i><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>
  rang <span class=SpellE>rangeeli</span>, baba </span></i></p>
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  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Dharti</span></b></span><b><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>
  Mata</span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=111 valign=top style='width:83.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif"'>Pankaj Kumar <span class=SpellE>Mullick</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
  mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=93 valign=top style='width:69.55pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Pandit</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> <span class=SpellE>Sudarshan</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif"'>K.L. <span class=SpellE>Saigal</span>, Uma Devi</span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
  mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'></span></p>
  </td>
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  <td width=183 valign=top style='width:137.15pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Kisne</span></i></span><i><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> yah sab <span class=SpellE>khel</span> <span
  class=SpellE>rachãya</span> </span></i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>(<span
  class=SpellE>Raag</span> Deep <span class=SpellE>Chandi</span>)</span><i><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'></span></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Dharti</span></b></span><b><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>
  Mata</span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=111 valign=top style='width:83.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif"'>Pankaj Kumar <span class=SpellE>Mullick</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
  mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=93 valign=top style='width:69.55pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Pandit</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> <span class=SpellE>Sudarshan</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
  mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:
  "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>K.L. <span class=SpellE>Saigal</span></span></p>
  </td>
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  <td width=183 valign=top style='width:137.15pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
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  <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Main man <span class=SpellE>ki</span> <span
  class=SpellE>baat</span> <span class=SpellE>bataoon</span><span
  style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span></span></i><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'></span></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Dharti</span></b></span><b><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>
  Mata</span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=111 valign=top style='width:83.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif"'>Pankaj Kumar <span class=SpellE>Mullick</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
  mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=93 valign=top style='width:69.55pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Pandit</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> <span class=SpellE>Sudarshan</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
  mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:78.0pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:
  "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>K.L. <span class=SpellE>Saigal</span>,
  </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Uma
  Devi<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span></span><span style='font-size:
  14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:
  "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:
  EN-GB'></span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:9'>
  <td width=183 valign=top style='width:137.15pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Kahé</span></i></span><i><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> <span
  class=SpellE>akela</span> <span class=SpellE>dolat</span> <span class=SpellE>badal</span>
  </span></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Gramophone Singer</span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=111 valign=top style='width:83.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif"'>Anil Biswas</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=93 valign=top style='width:69.55pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif"'>Zia <span class=SpellE>Sarhady</span></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Surendra</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'></span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:10'>
  <td width=183 valign=top style='width:137.15pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p><span class=SpellE><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Baabul</span></i></span><i><span style='font-size:
  14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> <span
  class=SpellE>mora</span> <span class=SpellE>naihar</span> <span class=SpellE>chhooto</span>
  <span class=SpellE>jaayé</span> </span></i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>(<span
  class=SpellE>Raag</span> <span class=SpellE>Bhairavi</span>; <span
  class=SpellE>Taal</span> <span class=SpellE>Keherwã</span>)</span><i><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'></span></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Street Singer</span></b><b><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'></span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=111 valign=top style='width:83.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-bidi-font-style:
  italic'>RC Boral </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=93 valign=top style='width:69.55pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Nawab</span></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-bidi-font-style:italic'> <span
  class=SpellE>Wajid</span> Ali Shah</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif"'></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-bidi-font-style:
  italic'>K.L. <span class=SpellE>Saigal</span> </span><span style='font-size:
  14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'></span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:11'>
  <td width=183 valign=top style='width:137.15pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p><span class=SpellE><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Jeevan</span></i></span><i><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> been <span
  class=SpellE>madhur</span> <span class=SpellE>na</span> <span class=SpellE>baje</span>
  <span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'></span></span></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Street Singer</span></b><b><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'></span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=111 valign=top style='width:83.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-bidi-font-style:
  italic'>RC Boral</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>
  </span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=93 valign=top style='width:69.55pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Arzoo</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> <span class=SpellE>Lucknowi</span><span
  style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.75pt 0cm 5.75pt'>
  <p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>K.L. <span
  class=SpellE>Saigal</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>   </span><span
  style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'></span></span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:12'>
  <td width=183 valign=top style='width:137.15pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Lachhmi</span></i></span><i><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> <span
  class=SpellE>mûrat</span> <span class=SpellE>daras</span> <span class=SpellE>dikhaye</span>,
  sir par <span class=SpellE>mukut</span> gale <span class=SpellE>meiñ</span> </span></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Street Singer</span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=111 valign=top style='width:83.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif"'>R. C. Boral</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=93 valign=top style='width:69.55pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Arzoo</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> <span
  class=SpellE>Lucknowi</span></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Kanan</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>
  Devi</span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:13;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'>
  <td width=183 valign=top style='width:137.15pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Sukoon</span></i></span><i><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif";
  mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> <span class=SpellE>dil</span> <span
  class=SpellE>ko</span> <span class=SpellE>maiyassar</span> <span
  class=SpellE>gul</span> o <span class=SpellE>samar</span> men <span
  class=SpellE>nahin</span></span></i><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'></span></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
  font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Street Singer</span></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=111 valign=top style='width:83.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif"'>R. C. Boral</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=93 valign=top style='width:69.55pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Arzoo</span></span><span
  style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> <span
  class=SpellE>Lucknowi</span></span></p>
  </td>
  <td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  "Garamond","serif"'>K.L. <span class=SpellE>Saigal</span>, <span
  class=SpellE>Kanan</span> Devi</span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
=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 [http://chandrakantha.com/raga_raag/film_song_raga/   ChandraKantha.com], and sometimes the raags, too.
=See also=
==For lists of popular songs==
If the song that you are looking for has not been listed under one particular year, please look up the next year’s charts as well. This is especially true of Binaca/ Cibaca’s annual charts, which would put songs released in the last months of a year in the following year’s charts. 

[[Hindi-Urdu songs: An introduction]] <> [[Hindi-Urdu songs: methodology]] <> [[Hindi-Urdu songs: sources and abbreviations]] <> [[Hindi-Urdu songs, 1931-49: years not known]]      

[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1931]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1932]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1933]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1934]]   

[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1935]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1936]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1937]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1938]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1939]]   

[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1940]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1941]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1942]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1943]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1944]]   

[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1945]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1946]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1947]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1948]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1949]]   

[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1950]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1951]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1952]]   
[[Binaca Geet Mala: History and trivia]]   
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1953: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1954: greatest hits]]

[[Binaca Geet Mala 1955: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1956: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1957: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1958: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1959: greatest hits]]

[[Binaca Geet Mala 1960: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1961: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1962: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1963: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1964: greatest hits]]

[[Binaca Geet Mala 1965: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1966: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1967: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1968: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1969: greatest hits]]

[[Binaca Geet Mala 1970: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1971: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1972: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1973: greatest hits]]
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1974: greatest hits]]

[[Binaca Geet Mala 1975: annual list]]   
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1976: annual list]]   
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1977: annual list]]   
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1978: annual list]]   
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1979: annual list]]   

[[Binaca Geet Mala 1980: annual list]]   
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1981: annual list]]   
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1982: annual list]]   
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1983: annual list]]   
[[Binaca Geet Mala 1984: annual list]]   

[[Binaca Geet Mala 1985: annual list]]   
[[Cibaca Geet Mala 1986: annual list]]   
[[Cibaca Geet Mala 1987: annual list]]   
[[Cibaca Geet Mala 1988: annual list]]   
[[Cibaca Sangeet Mala 1989: annual list]]   

[[Cibaca Sangeet Mala 1990: annual list]]   
[[Cibaca Geet Mala 1991: annual list]]   
[[Cibaca Geet Mala 1992: annual list]]   
[[Cibaca Geet Mala 1993: annual list]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1994]]   

[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1995]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1996]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1997]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1998]]   
[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 1999]]   

[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2000]]   [[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2001]]   [[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2002]]   [[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2003]]   [[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2004]] 

[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2005]]   [[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2006]]   [[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2007]]   [[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2008]]   [[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2009]]

[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2010]]   [[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2011]]   [[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2012]]   [[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2013]]   [[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2014]]  

[[Hindi-Urdu songs: 2015]]

==For lists of popular Hindi-Urdu films==
Indpaedia has lists of the ''' highest grossing''' films of all individual years (and some decades) from [[Hindi-Urdu films: 1940 ]] to the present. 

Records for the 1930s are non-existent but you may still want to read: 

[[Hindi-Urdu films: 1931 ]]<> [[Hindi-Urdu films: 1932 ]]<> [[Hindi-Urdu films: 1938 ]]<>[[Hindi-Urdu films: 1939 ]]

Below are ''sample'' links, one from each decade. Links to '''all ''' individual years (and some decades) will be found at the bottom of every page in the '''Hindi-Urdu films''' series.

[[Hindi-Urdu films: 1941 ]]<> [[Hindi-Urdu films: 1950 ]]<> [[Hindi-Urdu films: 1968 ]]<> [[Hindi-Urdu films: 1977 ]]<> [[Hindi-Urdu films: 1986 ]]<> [[Hindi-Urdu films: 1995 ]]<> [[Hindi-Urdu films: 2004 ]]<> [[Hindi-Urdu films: 2013]]  <>