Expensive Technicolor films made their debut in India with the 4min:13sec song Eena Meena Deeka in the film Aasha (1957). The rest of the 2hr 48min/ 4701 metre film was partly in Gevacolor and partly in black and white.
Before Aasha, films shot on less expensive Gevacolor or KodaChrome Reversal negative were, if the film had a big budget, printed on Technicolor, but look faded today, compared to the richer colours of this still, which was shot and printed on Technicolor. Even in the 1950s the difference was noticeable. The still from Champakali (probably shot and printed on Gevacolor) later on this page will bring out the difference.
See Colour films in Hindi-Urdu for details
In 1957 this song was only the 14th biggest hit of that year. However, posterity has been kinder. Without doubt, of all the Hindi-Urdu songs released in 1957, Eena Meena Deeka has been the most popular among subsequent generations, on dance floors and through cover versions.
Several prints of Aasha can be viewed on YouTube. Some of them are entirely in black and white, while some have this song in Gevacolor Aasha (2hr 48m).
To view it in Technicolor go to Aasha (2hr 19m) or Aasha (1hr 52m).
The actress above is Vyjayanthimala.

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The 83 most popular/ significant Hindi-Urdu songs of 1957

A note on pronunciation

How was the song Brindavan ka Krishna Kanhaiyya pronounced in the film Miss Mary ? Prof. Anil Bhargava uses the classical spelling Vrindavan, while Indpaedia would use the classical pronunciation Krishn. However, in the song itself, the pronunciations Brindavan and Krishn-uh have been used.

The next rung

The Geetmala ki Chhaon Mein CDs list 31 songs that were ‘in the shade’ (chhaoñ songs) this year. Prof Bhargava has compiled a list of 16 runners-up. The two lists have nine songs in common. Thus, between the two, there are 38 unique songs in the ‘next rung.’

Johnny Walker (extreme right) in Sar Jo Tera Chakraye from Pyaasa
(colourised)

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

Suchitra Sen in the haunting Chhup gaya koi re, the 18th biggest hit of the year, and rooted in the Hindustani classical tradition.
Champakali (1957) was shot entirely in colour, though on one of the less expensive colour negatives like Gevacolor. (Much of Aasha was in black and white.)

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.

Binaca Geetmala’s Top 34 songs of 1957

	Song	Film	Music Director	Lyricist	Singer(s)
1	Zara samne to aa o chhaliye	Janam Janam Ke Phere	S N Tripathi	Bharat Vyas	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
2	Sar jo tera chakraye	Pyaasa	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Mohammed Rafi
3	Laal laal gaal, jaan ke haiñ laagu	Mr. X	N Dutta	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Mohammed Rafi
4	Panchhi banooñ udti phiroon mast gagan men	Chori Chori (1956)	Shankar Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar
5	Aankhon men kyaa ji?	Nau Do Gyarah	Sachin Dev Burman	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar
6	Chhod do aanchal zamaana kya kahega	Paying Guest	Sachin Dev Burman	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar
7	O raat ke musafir, chanda zara bata de	Miss Mary	Hemant Kumar	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
8	Antam fantam chhod de baabu	Hum Sab Chor Hain (1956)	O P Nayyar	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Asha Bhosle
9	Maana janab ne pukara nahi,	Paying Guest	Sachin Dev Burman	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Kishore Kumar
10	Chup ho ja ameeron ke yeh sone ki ghadi hai	Bandi	Hemant Kumar	Rajinder Krishan	Kishore Kumar
11	Munna bada pyara	Musafir	Salil Chowdhury	Shailendra	Kishore Kumar
12	Aaja zara mere dil ke sahare	Ek Jhalak	Hemant Kumar	S H Bihari	Hemant Kumar, Geeta Dutt
13	Nain mile chain kahañ	Basant Bahaar (1956)	Shankar Jaikishan	Shailendra	Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar
14	Eena meena deeka	Aasha	Chitalkar Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
15	Maang ke saath tumhara	Naya Daur	O P Nayyar	Sahir Ludhianvi	Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
16	Main Bambai ka babu	Naya Daur	O P Nayyar	Sahir Ludhianvi	Mohammed Rafi
17	Nakhre wali, dekhne mein dekh lo	Nai Dilli	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Kishore Kumar etc
18	Chhup gaya koi ré door se pukar ké (Raag Jhinjhoti/ Taal Keherwã)	Champa Kali	Hemant Kumar	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar
19	Udein jab jab zulfein teri	Naya Daur	O P Nayyar	Sahir Ludhianvi	Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
20	Mr John ya Baba Khan, ya Lala Roshan Daan, jo koi dekhe meraa jalwaa	Baarish	Chitalkar Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Asha Bhosle
21	Badi der bhayi, kab loge khabar moré Ram (Raag Pîloo/ Taal Keherwã)	Basant Bahaar (1956)	Shankar Jaikishan	Shailendra	Mohammed Rafi
22	Thandi thandi hawa poochhe unka pata	Johny Walker	O P Nayyar	Hasrat Jaipuri	Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle
23	Shama jalti hai jale, haye haye haye ye nigaahein	Paying Guest	Sachin Dev Burman	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Kishore Kumar
24	Ai meri topi palat ke aa	Funtoosh (1956)	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Kishore Kumar
25	Yeh raat bheegee bheegee yeh mast fizayein	Chori Chori (1956)	Shankar Jaikishan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey
26	Kali ke rup mein chali ho dhoop mein kahaan	Nau Do Gyarah	Sachin Dev Burman	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
27	O Mr Banjo, ishara to samjho	Hum Sab Chor Hain (1956)	O P Nayyar	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle
28	Aha, badla zamana, vaah vaah badla zamana	Miss India	Sachin Dev Burman	Rajinder Krishan	Mohammed Rafi
29	Ye mard bade dil sard	Miss Mary	Hemant Kumar	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar
30	Jaane kyaa tune kahi jaane kyaa maine suni	Pyaasa	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Geeta Dutt
31	Chun chun karti aai chidiyaa	Ab Dilli Door Nahin	Dattaram Wadkar	Shailendra	Mohammed Rafi
32	Din albele pyar ka mausam	Begunah	Shankar Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar
33	Reshmi salwaar kurtaa jaali kaa	Naya Daur	O P Nayyar	Sahir Ludhianvi	Shamshad Begum, Asha Bhosle
34	Jaago mohan pyaare (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Keherwã)	Jagte Raho (1956)	Salil Chowdhury	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar

38 songs in the ‘next rung’

Song	Film	Music Director	Lyricist	Singer(s)	GC	AB
Tum jo huye mere humsafar	12 O’ Clock	O P Nayyar	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt	GC
Dane dane pe likha hai	Baarish	C. Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Chitalkar	GC
Bhayé Bhanjana vandana sun hamari (Raag Sur Malhar/ Miyãn ki Malhãr/ Jhap Taal)	Basant Bahaar (1956)	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Manna Dey	GC
Duniya na bhâye, ab to bula lé (Todi/ Taal Punjabi Theka (Sitarkhani))	Basant Bahaar	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Mohammed Rafi	GC
Ja ja re ja bâlamwâ (Raag Jhinjhoti/ Teen Taal)	Basant Bahaar	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar	GC
Kar gaya re mujh pe jadû	Basant Bahaar	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle	GC
Ketaki gulab jûhi champak ban-phoolé (Raag Basant Bahar/ Ek Taal)	Basant Bahaar	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Pandit. Bhimsen Joshi, Manna Dey	GC
Main piya teri/ tu maane ya na maane (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Keherwã)	Basant Bahaar	Shankar-Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar	GC
Sur na saje kya gaoon main (Raag Pîloo/ Taal Keherwã)	Basant Bahaar	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Manna Dey	GC	AB
Tie laga ke mana ban gaye janab	Bhabhi	Chitragupta	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar	GC
Ai pyase dil bé-zubâñ	Begunah	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Mukesh		AB
Gori gori gori, main pariyoñ ki chhori	Begunah	Shankar-Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Muhabbat zinda rehti hai	Changez Khan	Hans Raj Behl	Qamar Jalalabadi	Mohammed Rafi		AB
Teri chamakti aankhon ke	Chhote Babu	Madan Mohan	Indeewar	Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mehmood	GC
Jahaañ main jaati hooñ	Chori Chori (1956)	Shankar Jaikishan	Shailendra	Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Kaun aaya mere man ke dware (Raag Rãgéshree/ Taal Keherwã)	Dekh Kabira Roya	Madan Mohan	Rajinder Krishan	Manna Dey	GC	AB
Tu pyar kare ya thukraye	Dekh Kabira Roya	Madan Mohan	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar	GC
Raat ne kya kya khwab dikhaye	Ek Gaon Ki Kahani	Salil Chowdhury	Shailendra	Talat Mehmood	GC	AB
Yeh hansta hua carvan zindagi ka	Ek Jhalak	Hemant Kumar	S.H. Bihari	Hemant Kumar, Asha Bhosle	GC
Sab kuchh luta ke (Raag Rageshri/ Taal Dãdrã)	Ek Saal	Ravi	Prem Dhawan	Talat Mehmood/ Lata Mangeshkar	GC	AB
Dukhi man mere	Funtoosh	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Kishore Kumar	GC	AB
Aaiye meharban	Howrah Bridge	O P Nayyar	Qamar Jalâlâbâdî	Asha Bhosle	GC
(Title) Sang-sang doleiñ	Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke	N. Dutta	PL Santoshi	Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle, etc.		AB
Mera naam Chin Chin Chu	Howrah Bridge	O P Nayyar	Qamar Jalâlâbâdî	Geeta Dutt	GC
Zulmi sang ankh ladi re	Madhumati	Salil Chowdhury	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar, chorus	GC
Brindavan ka Krishna Kanhaiyya (Pahãrhi/ Taal Keherwã)	Miss Mary	Hemant Kumar	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi		AB
O gaadiwale	Mother India (The first Indian film to release its songs on a Long Playing [LP] disc)	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Shamshad Begum, Mohammed Rafi, chorus	GC
Lagi nahin chhoote ram	Musafir	Salil Chowdhury	Shailendra	Dilip Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar	GC
Pinjre ke panchhi	Nagmani	Avinash Vyas	Pradeep	Pradeep	GC	AB
Darshan do Ghanshyam, Naath mori ankhiyan pyasi re (Raag Kedar/ Teen Taal)	Narsi Bhagat	Ravi	G.S. Nepali	Hemant Kumar, Sudha Malhotra, Manna Dey	GC
Aa ja panchhi akela hai	Nau Do Gyarah	Sachin Dev Burman	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle	GC
Bhool jayen sare gham	Nausherwan-é-Adil	C. Ramchandra	Parwaiz Shamsi	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi	GC
Taron ki zuban par hai	Nausherwan-é-Adil	C. Ramchandra	Parwaiz Shamsi	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi	GC	AB
Chand phir nikla magar tum na aaye (Raag Shuddh Kalyãn/ Taal Keherwã)	Paying Guest	Sachin Dev Burman	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Lata Mangeshkar	GC	AB
Hum aap ki ankhon mein	Pyaasa	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Geeta Dutt, Mohammed Rafi	GC
Jaane woh kaise log thé	Pyaasa	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Hemant Kumar	GC	AB
Jap jap jap jap jap ré	Sharada	C. Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Mukesh		AB
O chañd jahañ woh jaye (Raag Hamsadhwani/ Taal Keherwã)	Sharada	C. Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle	GC

Seventeen songs with a classical background

Song	Film	Music Director	Lyricist	Singer(s)
Ye chaman hamãra apna hai (Raag Kalyãn/ Taal Keherwã)	Ab Dilli Door Nahin	Dattaram	Shailendra	Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle
Chal urh ja re panchhi (Pahãrhi/ Taal Keherwã)	Bhabhi	Chitragupta	Rajinder Krishan	Mohammed Rafi
Kãré kãré badra, jã ré jã ré badra (Raag Briñdãvani Sãrañg/ Taal Keherwã) -	Bhabhi	Chitragupta	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar
Bairan ho gayee re (Raag Jaijaiwañti/ Teen Taal)	Dekh Kabira Roya	Madan Mohan	Rajinder Krishan	Manna Dey
Hum se ãyã na gaya (Raag Bageshri/ Taal Dadra)	Dekh Kabira Roya	Madan Mohan	Rajinder Krishan	Talat Mehmood
Lagan to se lãgi balma (Raag Tilang/ Taal Keherwã)	Dekh Kabira Roya	Madan Mohan	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar
Meri veena tum bin roye, sajna (Raag Ahir Bhairav, others/ Taal Keherwa)	Dekh Kabira Roya	Madan Mohan	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar
RooTh ké tum to chal diyé, ab maiñ dua ko kya karoon (Raag Hemant/ Taal Dãdrã)	Jalti Nishani	Anil Biswas	Qamar Jalalabadi	Lata Mangeshkar
Zindagi bhar gham judai ka mujhe (Badla to aisa badla) (Raag Malkauns/ Rupak Taal)	Miss Bombay	Hansraj Behl	Prem Dhawan + Asad Bhopali	Mohammed Rafi
Sakhi ré sun bolé papîhã (Raag Khammãj/ Teen Taal)	Miss Mary	Hemant Kumar	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
Hari ke guN man re (Raag Bhairav/ Taal Keherwã)	Musafir	Salil Chowdhury	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar
Kahañ jãté ho toota dil hamara (Raag Hamsakinkini/ Taal Dipchandi Moghuli)	Naya Zamana	Kanu Ghosh	Prem Dhawan	Lata Mangeshkar
Na dir dim [Na ja balam, balam moré na ja] (Raag Gaur Sarang/ Taal Keherwã)	Pardesi	Anil Biswas	Prem Dhawan + Sardar Jafri	Lata Mangeshkar
Jinhé nãz hai Hind par woh kahãn haiñ (Raag Pîloo)	Pyaasa	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Mohammed Rafi
Chaen nahin aye, kahan dil jaye, sajan-va ho! balam-va, ho! (Raag Chayanat/ Taal Keherwã)	Samundar	Madan Mohan	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar
Kya saath mera doge, tum pyar ki rahoñ meiñ (Raag Kalyãn/ Taal Keherwã)	Samundar	Madan Mohan	Rajinder Krishan	Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar
Jãn sakey toh jãn (Komal Rishabh Ãsãwari)	Ustaad	O P Nayyar	Jan Nissar Akhtar	Mohammed Rafi

Binaca Geet Mala 1957: greatest hits

Contents

The 83 most popular/ significant Hindi-Urdu songs of 1957

A note on pronunciation

The next rung

Raags in songs

Binaca Geetmala’s Top 34 songs of 1957

38 songs in the ‘next rung’

Seventeen songs with a classical background

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