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The 69 most popular/ significant Hindi-Urdu songs of 1971

A major disagreement on ranks

Achha To Hum Chalte Hain from Aan Milo Sajna (1970)
Asha Parekh is in a panic because she is late for her date
Behind her is Srinagar’s Dal Lake

An otherwise reliable website lists Taron mein sajke apne sooraj se sung by Mukesh at no.26. However, volume 33 of GC plays (and Prof Bhargava agrees) Mann ki pyas mere mann say na nikali, also from Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli at no. 26.

This reliable website states that the version of Khiltey hain gul yahan khilke bikharne ko (from Sharmilee) played on BGM was the Lata Mangeshkar version. Not true. On volume 33 of GC it was the Kishore version that was played.

The practice with BGM was that no matter which version was played during the end-of-the-year broadcast, both versions were given equal credit. Indpaedia has tried to continue with this rule even on non-Geetmala charts.

Now the major problems begin. Hindi Geet Mala (HGM) and Prof Bhargava (AB) agree fully on the ranks of 30 of the Top 32 songs of the year (and on the rank of another song, Khiltey hain gul yahan, if not on the version). The ranks given on vol. 33 of Geetmala ki Chhaon Mein are quite different from no.10 to 17. Obviously, the GCM ranks have to be taken as the correct ones. However, out of respect for Prof Anil Bhargava’s scholarship and Hindi Geet Mala’s formidable database, we have mentioned their ranks, too.

The next rung

The Geetmala ki Chhaon Mein CDs list 17 songs that were ‘in the shade’ (chhaoñ songs) this year. Prof Bhargava has compiled a list of 10 runners-up. The two lists have no songs in common. Thus, between the two, there are 27 unique songs in the ‘next rung.’

In addition, GC played snatches from Prem ke pujari hum hain from the 1970 film Prem Pujari as a tribute to Sachin Dev Burman, which Indpaedia has placed in the 1970 list.

GC: 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.

AB: Bhargava, Anil, 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.’)

Wherever a taal has been mentioned, Indpaedia’s volunteers have crosschecked it with (Raag David Courtney/ ChandraKantha.com, and sometimes the raags, too.

Binaca Geetmala’s top 32 songs of 1971

No.	Song	Film	Music Director	Lyricist	Singer(s)	AB, HGM
1	Zindagi ik safar hai suhana	Andaz	Shankar Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Kishore Kumar	1
2	Achchha to hum chalte hain	Aan Milo Sajna	Laxmikant Pyarelal	Anand Bakshi	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar	2
3	Ye jo muhabbat hai, ye unkaa hai kaam	Kati Patang	R D Burman	Anand Bakshi	Kishore Kumar	3
4	Guni janoñ re bhakt janon	Aansoo Aur Muskan	Kalyanji Anandji	Qamar Jalalabadi	Kishore Kumar	4
5	Râma Râma gajab hui gavaa re	Naya Zamana	Sachin Dev Burman	Anand Bakshi	Lata Mangeshkar	5
6	Chal chal chal mere sathi, o mere hathi	Haathi Mere Saathi	Laxmikant Pyarelal	Anand Bakshi	Kishore Kumar	6
7	Zindagi kaisi hai paheli haye	Anand	Salil Chowdhury	Yogesh	Manna Dey	7
8	Hai nâ bolo bolo? Papa ko mummy se	Andaz	Shankar Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Mohammed Rafi, Pratibha, Suman Kalyanpur, Sushma Shrestha	8
9	Mujhko thand lag rahi hai	Main Sunder Hoon	Shankar Jaikishan	Anand Bakshi	Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar	9
10	Monica my darling (Piya tu ab to aa jaa, sholaa saa man dehke aa ke bujhaa jaa)	Caravan	R D Burman	Majrooh Sultanpuri	R D Burman, Asha Bhosle	XI
11	Twinkle twinkle little star	Purab Aur Pachhim	Kalyanji Anandji	Prem Dhawan	Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor	X
12	Chupke se dil de de	Maryada	Kalyanji Anandji	Anand Bakshi	Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar	XV
13	Hé ré Kanhaiya kisko kahega too maiya	Chhoti Bahu	Kalyanji Anandji	Indeevar	Kishore Kumar	XII
14	Jeevan ki bagiya mehakaygi lehakaygi chehakaygi	Tere Mere Sapne	Sachin Dev Burman	Neeraj	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar	XVI
15	Maine tere liye hi saat rang ké sapne chuné	Anand	Salil Chowdhury	Gulzar	Mukesh	XVII
16	Tum ko bhi to, aisaa hi kuchh, hota hoga, O sajana	Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee	Laxmikant Pyarelal	Anand Bakshi	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar	XIV
17	Naach meri jaan	Main Sunder Hoon	Shankar Jaikishan	Anand Bakshi	Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar	XIII
18	O mere raja khafaa na hona… vaada to nibhaya	Johny Mera Naam (1970)	Kalyanji Anandji	Rajinder Krishan	Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar	18
19	Yeh sham mastani	Kati Patang	R D Burman	Anand Bakshi	Kishore Kumar	19
20	Chanda o chanda	Lakhon Me Ek	R D Burman	Anand Bakshi	Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar	20
21	Khilte hain gul yahañ khil-ke bikharne ko (Raag Bhîm Palãsi/ Taal Dãdrã)	Sharmilee	Sachin Dev Burman	Neeraj	Kishore Kumar/ Lata Mangeshkar	xxi
22	O mitwa yeh duniya to kya hai	Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli	Laxmikant Pyarelal	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Lata Mangeshkar	22
23	Main to har mod par	Chetna	Sapan Jagmohan	Naqsh Lyallpuri	Mukesh	23
24	Koi jab tumhara hridaya tod de (Raag Chãrukési/ Taal Dãdrã)	Purab Aur Pachhim	Kalyanji Anandji	Indeevar	Mukesh	24
25	O meri o meri sharmeelî aao na tarsao na	Sharmilee	Sachin Dev Burman	Neeraj	Kishore Kumar	25
26	Man ki pyas mere man say na nikali	Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli	Laxmikant Pyarelal	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Lata Mangeshkar	xxvi
27	Bhali bhali si ek soorat bhala sa ik naam	Buddha Mil Gaya	R D Burman	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar	27
28	Sama hai suhana- suhana nashe mein jahan	Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani	Kalyanji Anandji	Hasrat Jaipuri	Kishore Kumar	28
29	Hai preet jahañ ki reet sada (jab zero diya mere Bharat ne)	Purab Aur Pachhim	Kalyanji Anandji	Indeevar	Mahendra Kapoor	29
30	Pal bhar ke liye koi hamein pyaar kar le, jhootha hi sahi	Johny Mera Naam (1970)	Kalyanji Anandji	Indeevar	Kishore Kumar	30
31	Yahañ vahañ sarey jahañ meiñ tera raj hai	Aan Milo Sajna	Laxmikant Pyarelal	Anand Bakshi	Kishore Kumar	31
32	Sona leyi ja re	Mera Gaon Mera Desh	Laxmikant Pyarelal	Anand Bakshi	Lata Mangeshkar	32

27 songs in the ‘next rung’

Song	Film	Music Director	Lyricist	Singer(s)	GC	AB
Na, jiya lãgé na, tere bina mora kaheen jiya (Malgunji/ Taal Keherwa)	Anand	Salil Chowdhury	Gulzar	Lata Mangeshkar	GC
Koi chupke se aake	Anubhav	Kanu Roy	Kapil Kumar	Geeta Dutt	GC
Meri jaan	Anubhav	Kanu Roy	Kapil Kumar	Geeta Dutt	GC
Tribute	Assamese song	Bhupen Hazarika			GC
Typewriter tip tip tip tip karta hai	Bombay Talkie	Shankar-Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle		AB
Aayo kahan se Ghanshyam (Raag Khamaj/ Punjabi Theka (Sitarkhani))	Buddha Mil Gaya	Rahul Dev Burman	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Manna Dey, Archana	GC
Kitna pyara vaada hai in matwali aankhon ka	Caravan	Rahul Dev Burman	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Jâ ree pawaniya piya ke des ja	Do Boond Pani	Jaidev	Kaifi Azmi	Asha Bhosle	GC
Tumhi rehnuma ho meri zindagi ki	Do Raha	Sapan-Jagmohan	Indeewar	Asha Bhosle	GC
Béqarâr dil tu gãye jaa khushiyoñ sé bharé (Raag Kirwani/ Taal Keherwã)	Door Ka Raahi	Kishore Kumar	A. Irshad	Sulakshana Pandit/ Kishore Kumar	GC
Panthi hoon main us path ka	Door Ka Raahi	Kishore Kumar	A. Irshad	Kishore Kumar	GC
Nafrat ki duniya ko chhorh kay pyar ki duniya mein	Haathi Mere Saathi	Laxmikant-Pyarelal	Anand Bakshi	Mohammed Rafi		AB
Yeh duniya, yeh mehfil, merey kaam ki nahin	Heer Ranjha	Madan Mohan	Kaifi Azmi	Mohammed Rafi		AB
Na koi umang hai, na koi tarang hai	Kati Patang	Rahul Dev Burman	Anand Bakshi	Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Main ne maañ ko dekha hai, maañ ka pyar nahin dekha	Mastana	Laxmikant-Pyarelal	Anand Bakshi	Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Jaaney kyun log muhabbat kiya kartey hain? (Is zamaney mein…)	Mehboob ki Mehndi	Laxmikant-Pyarelal	Anand Bakshi	Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Gori kay haath mein, jaise yeh chhalla	Mela	Rahul Dev Burman	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Rut hai milan ki	Mela	Rahul Dev Burman	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar	GC
Jaaney kahaañ gaye voh din	Mera Naam Joker	Shankar-Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Mukesh		AB
Haal chaal theek thaak hai	Mere Apne	Salil Chowdhury	Gulzar	Kishore Kumar, Mukesh	GC
Koi hota jisko apna	Mere Apne	Salil Chowdhury	Gulzar	Kishore Kumar	GC
Roz akeli aaye	Mere Apne	Salil Chowdhury	Gulzar	Lata Mangeshkar	GC
Hum chaheiñ yâñ nâ châheiñ	Phir Bhi	Raghunath Seth	Narendra Sharma	Hemant Kumar, Ranu Mukharjee	GC
Sanjh khile bhor jharay	Phir Bhi	Raghunath Seth	Dr.Haribansh Rai Bachchan	Hemant Kumar, Ranu Mukharjee	GC
Tu chandâ maiñ châñdni (Mand/ Taal Dãdrã)	Reshma Aur Shera	Jaidev	Balkavi Bairagi	Lata Mangeshkar	GC
Megha chhãye aadhi raat (Raag Patdeep/ Rupak Taal)	Sharmilee	Sachin Dev Burman	Neeraj	Lata Mangeshkar	GC
‘Aao tumhein main pyar sikha dooñ.’ ‘Sikhla do, nã.’	Upasna	Kalyanji-Anandji	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi		AB

Ten more songs with a classical background

Song	Film	Music Director	Lyricist	Singer(s)
Phir kaheeñ koi phool khila, chãhat na kaho us ko/ Phir kaheeñ koi dîp jalã, mañzil na kaho us ko. (Raag Dés/ Taal Keherwã)	Anubhav	Kanu Roy	Kapil Kumar	Manna Dey
Jeevan se na hãr o jeene-walé (Pahãrhi/ Taal Keherwã)	Door Ka Raahi	Kishore Kumar	(Irshad)	Kishore Kumar
Dil aaj shãyar hai, gham aaj naghma hai, shab meiñ ghazal hai sanam (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Dãdrã)	Gambler	S.D. Burman	Neeraj	Kishore Kumar
Jai Nand-lãlã, Jai-jai Gopãlã, Mãdhav, Mohan, Mukund, Murãri (Raag Bhatiyãr/ Taal Keherwã, Bhajan Theka)	Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1970)	Kalyanji Anandji	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar
Chham chham bãje re pãyiliyã (Bahãr)	Jaane Anjane	Shankar-Jaikishan	S.H. Bihari	Manna Dey
Muhabbat ke suhane din, jawani kî hasîñ rãtein, judãî meiñ nazar aatî haiñ (Raag Chãrukési/ Taal Dãdrã)	Maryada (1970)	Kalyanji-Anandji	Anand Bakshi	Mohammed Rafi
Itna to yaad hai mujhé (Raag Tilañg/ Taal Keherwã)	Mehboob ki Mehndi	Laxmikant-Pyarelal	Anand Bakshi	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
Tere bin jiya na lage, aa ja ré (Raag Bairãgi Bhairav/ Taal Keherwã)	Parde Ke Peeche	Shankar-Jaikishan	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar
Kaise kaheiñ hum pyar ne hum ko kya kya khél dikhayé; yûñ sharmãyi qismat hum sé hum khud sé (Raag (Tilañg/ Taal Keherwã)	Sharmilee	Sachin Dev Burman	Neeraj	Kishore Kumar
Jaise Radha ne mãlã japi Shyãm ki, maiñ ne orhi chunariyã tere naam ki (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Hinch)	Tere Mere Sapne	Sachin Dev Burman	Neeraj	Lata Mangeshkar

Binaca Geet Mala 1971: greatest hits

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The 69 most popular/ significant Hindi-Urdu songs of 1971

A major disagreement on ranks

The next rung

Raags in songs

Binaca Geetmala’s top 32 songs of 1971

27 songs in the ‘next rung’

Ten more songs with a classical background

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