The most popular songs of the year

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The 51 most popular/ significant Hindi-Urdu songs of 1952

Nine songs based on listeners’ mail

HindiLyrics4u. writes: ‘Binaca Geetmala was broadcast for the first time on 3rd December, 1952. There were 5 program[me]s during the 5 Wednesdays and the final program[me] was broadcast on 31st December, 1952.’

For that reason, there could obviously not have been any ‘annual list’ in 1952.

In 1952 itself BGM did not compile any annual charts. However, ‘on the basis of letters received from listeners, [the] 9 most popular songs [of the year] were short-listed and broadcast.’ (HindiLyrics4u.)

Prof. Anil Bhargava reminds us that on the silver jubilee of Binaca Geet Mala, broadcast on 8 January 1978, the [same nine songs] were declared the most popular songs of 1952,’ perhaps in the order given below. There can be little doubt that the no.1 song not just of 1952 but of several adjacent years as well was ‘Tu Ganga ki mauj.’

The next rung of songs

For the years before and after Binaca and other Geetmalas, Indpaedia has tried to compile ‘meta-lists’ of the most significant songs of those years. Typically, meta-lists are aggregates of other lists on the same subject.

For 1952 the sources consulted by Indpaedia were:

C= 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.

Y= Yaadon ki Manzil is a set of 9 CDs issued by Saregama in 2011, containing songs from ‘1930 to 1980.’ The set had first been released on black discs (vinyl LPs/ ‘long-playing’ records) and audio cassettes in 1986. No claim has been made to the effect that these were the biggest selling songs of their respective years.

B= The Best of Bollywood Ever is a set of 10 CDs issued by Saregama in 2010, containing “the biggest hits from the 1930’s [sic] to 2010.’

A= Anil Bhargava, Binaca Geetmala ka Sureela Safar (Hindi; 2007; Rs.1,200), Vangmaya Prakashan, Jaipur-302015. vangmaya_jpr@yahoo.com). Prof Bhargava has tried to visualise the 8 songs that would have also made it to the Binaca Geet Mala annual list, had the said Programme had such a list for 1952.

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 also spelt raga.)

A note on raags

Is Mohe bhool gaye sanwariya from Baiju Bawra in Raag Aheer Bhairav or in Raag Kalingada. The two raags are almost identical.

Dr. Sudeep S Bhagwath feels that ‘Ai merey dil kaheen aur chal’ from Daag is in Komal Rishabh Ãsãwari. Because he has pointed out that his research is not original, Indpaedia’s volunteers have stuck to the accepted Raag Bhairavi.

Binaca Geetmala’s ‘top 9 songs’ of 1952

Song	Film	Music	Lyrics	Singer(s)
Tu Ganga ki mauj (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Dãdrã)	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
Ai merey dil kaheen aur chal (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Keherwa)	Daag	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Talat Mehmood/ Lata Mangeshkar
Dil meiñ chhupa kay pyaar ka toofaañ	Aan	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Mohammed Rafi
Yeh hawa, yeh raat, yeh chandni, teri ik ada peh nisaar hai	Sangdil	Sajjad Hussain	Rajinder Krishan	Talat Mehmood
Main dil hooñ ik armaan bhara, tu aa kay mujhe pehchan zara	Anhoni	Roshan	Satyendra Atthaiya	Talat Mehmood
Muhabbat hi jo na samjhey voh zalim pyar kya janey (Raag Bageshri/ Teen Taal)	Parchhaeen	C. Ramachandra	Noor Lucknowi	Talat Mehmood
Dekho jadoo bharey morey nain	Aasmaan	O P Nayyar	Prem Dhawan	Geeta Dutt
Tasveer banata hoon	Diwana	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Mohd. Rafi
Main pagal, mera manva pagal, pagal meri preet ray (Raag Kédãr/ Taal Keherwã)	Aashiana	Madan Mohan	Rajinder Krishan	Talat Mehmood

24 other significant songs of 1952

Song	Film	Music	Lyrics	Singer(s)	C	Y	B	A
Maan mera ehsan, arey nadaan	Aan	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Mohammed Rafi	C			Y
Tujhe kho diya hum ne paaney kay baad	Aan	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Lata Mangeshkar				Y
Mere piya se koi yeh	Aashiana	Madan Mohan	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar	C
Hum tum yeh bahar dekho rang laya bahar	Amber	Ghulam Mohammed	Shakeel Badayuni	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi	C	Y
Haré Murãré, Madhu-kait Mãré, Gopãl Goviñd (Jai Jagdîsh haré)	Anand Math	Hemant Kumar	Jaidev	Geeta Dutt, Hemant Kumar
Main dil hooñ ik armaan bhara	Anhonee	Roshan	Satyendra Athaiya	Talat Mehmood
Bachpan ki muhabbat ko dil se na (Mand/ Taal Keherwã)	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Lata Mangeshkar				Y
Mohe bhool gaye sanwariya (Raag Ahîr Bhairav/ Kalingada; Taal Khemta)	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Lata Mangeshkar	C
O duniya ke rakhwale sun dard bhare merey naley (Raag Darbari Kãnarhã)	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Mohammed Rafi				Y
Tumhre gun gaaye, bigade bana do kaam hamare	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Ustad Amir Khan, Pt. DV Paluskar
Tumko fursat ho to meri jaan	Bewafa	AR Qureshi	Sarshar Sailani	Talat Mehmood		Y
Preet yeh kaisi bol ree duniya (Pahãrhi/ Taal Keherwã)	Daag	Shailendra	Shankar-Jaikishan	Lata Mangeshkar				Y
Chãñdni rãteiñ pyar ki	Jaal	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Lata Mangeshkar , Hemant Kumar
Yeh raat yeh chandni… Sun ja dil ki dastan (Kafi/ Taal Keherwã)	Jaal	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Hemant Kumar			B
Leheroñ sé poochh lo	Kafila	Husnalal-Bhagatram	Vrajendra Gaur	Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
Woh meri taraf yun chale aa rahey	Kafila	Husnalal-Bhagatram	Vrajendra Gaur	Kishore Kumar		Y
Teri meri meri teri	Moti Mahal	Hansraj Behl	Asad Bhopali or Prem Dhawan	Suraiya
Ae ree, main to prem diwani (Na main janooñ aarti vandan) (Raag Bhîm Palãsi/ Taal Keherwã)	Nau-bahar	Roshan	Satyendra Athaiya	Lata Mangeshkar				Y
Jhoome jhoome dil mera chanda	Poonam	Shankar-Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar		Y		Y
Eh ree aali piya bin (Raag Kalyãn/ Teen Taal)	Raag Rang	Roshan	(Traditional)	Lata Mangeshkar		Y
Dil meiñ samã gayé sãjan	Sangdil	Sajjad Hussain	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mehmood	C
Kahãñ ho, kahãñ méré	Sangdil	Sajjad Hussain	Rajinder Krishan	Talat Mehmood
Tum kya jano tumhari yaad mein	Shin Shina Ki Babla Boo	PL Santoshi	C. Ramachandra	Lata Mangeshkar				Y
Do naina tumharé pyaré pyaré	Shrimatiji	S. Mohinder	Raja Mehdi Ali Khan	Hemant Kumar, Geeta ‘Roy’	C	Y

18 songs with a classical background

Song	Film	Music Director	Lyricist	Singer(s)
Aaj mere man mein sakhi bãnsuri bajaye koi (Raag Bhîm Palãsi/ Taal Dãdrã)	Aan	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Lata Mangeshkar
Vandé Mataram! Sujalãm, suphalãm, malayaj, shîtalãm (Raag Dés)	Anand Math	Hemant Kumar	Bankim Chandra Chatterjee	Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar/ Hemant Kumar (marching bersion)
Dekho jãdû bharé more nain (Raags Gaur Sãrañg, Bihag, Tilang/ Teen Taal)	Aasman	O P Nayyar	Prem Dhawan	Geeta Dutt
Aaj gaawat mann mero (Tumhré gun gãooñ) (Raag Dési)	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Ustad Amir Khan, Pt. DV Paluskar
Door koi gaaye, dhun ye sunaaye (Raag Des)	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Shamshad Begum
Meghraj aaye ghanana ghanana ghan (Raag Mégh)	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Ustd Amir Khan
Jhoolé mein pawan ki aai bahar (Raag Pîloo/ Taal Keherwã)	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
Mann tarhpat Hari darsan ko aaj (Raag Malkauns/ Teen Taal)	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Mohammed Rafi
Mohe bhool gaye saañwariya (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Keherwã)	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Lata Mangeshkar
Nirdhan kã ghar lootné vaalo, insaan bano (Raag Todi/ Taal Dãdrã {Hinch})	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Mohammed Rafi
O duniya ke rakhwale (Raag Darbãri Kãnarhã/ Taal Keherwã)	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Lata Mangeshkar
Sa ré gã mã…(Raag Darbari sargam)	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Ustad Amir Khan
Tori jai jai Kartar, mori bhar dé aaj jholiyãñ (Raag Puria Dhanashri/ Ék Taal)	Baiju Bawra	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Ustad Amir Khan
Apni kaho kuchh meri suno, kya dil ka lagãna bhool gayé (Raag Pilu/ Taal Dãdrã)	Parchhaeen	C. Ramachandra	Noor Lucknowi	Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mehmood
Yeh hawa yeh raat yeh chandni (Raag Darbãri)	Sangdil	Sajjad Hussain	Rajinder Krishan	Talat Mehmood
Hañse tim tim (Raag Bhairav/ Taal Dãdrã)	Sanskar	Roshan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar
Mad bhari akhiyãñ (Raag Jaunpuri)	Sanskar	Roshan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar?
Hum kitna royé … tum kya jãno tumhari yaad mein (Raag Bageshri)	Shin Shina Ki Babla Boo	C. Ramachandra	PL Santoshi	Lata Mangeshkar

Hindi-Urdu songs: 1952

Contents

The most popular songs of the year

The 51 most popular/ significant Hindi-Urdu songs of 1952

Nine songs based on listeners’ mail

The next rung of songs

Raags in songs

A note on raags

Binaca Geetmala’s ‘top 9 songs’ of 1952

24 other significant songs of 1952

18 songs with a classical background

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