Hindi-Urdu songs: 1948
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A note about the credits
‚‘‘1948 ‚‘‘ Was there a film called Bapu Ki Amar Kahani? Most audio-websites that have posted the eponymous song say that it was from this film. However, neither Hamraaz’ Geet Kosh nor his Film Index mention any such film. So, there might not have been a feature film of this name. But then the Geet Kosh (page S I-97) omits even the song, though there can be no doubt about the existence of the epic-length song, which was issued in four parts on two 78rpm discs, and later on a long-playing (LP) album. Thus, either this was a non-film song or it accompanied a documentary film.
Thirty significant Hindi-Urdu songs from 1948
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Song |
Film |
Music |
Lyrics |
Singer(s) |
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Dekh chand ki or (Kahîñ kã deepak kahîñ kî bãti) |
Aag |
Ram Ganguly |
Saraswati Kumar ‘Deepak’ |
Shamshad Begum, Shailesh |
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Kaahey koyal shor machaye, re? |
Aag |
Ram Ganguly |
Behzad Lucknavi |
Shamshad Begum |
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Raat ko ji chamakeiñ tãré, dékh balam mohé añkhiyãñ mãré |
Aag |
Ram Ganguly |
Majrooh Sultanpuri |
Shamshad Begum, Mukesh |
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Zinda hoon is tarah |
Aag |
Ram Ganguly |
Behzad Lucknavi |
Mukesh |
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Hum apné dil ka fasana |
Actress |
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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.
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.
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 carry songs released in the last months of a year into 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
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 <>
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