Here're some of the Lata numbers I have with me, from 1951:

Harishankar;
You never seem to get satiated.

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Dear Balaji,

Believe me, I can never get satiated where old Hindi music is concerned. It is my sole passion in life.

You must have figured that out by now!

But I respect your sensibilities ... I hope you don't think my requests are exploitative ... it's just an unending thirst for old music. And, as a fellow music lover, I'm sure u understand.

With regards,

Hari

P.S. If you feel I'm going too far, please say so.

Finally;

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Thanks, balaji … may God bless u …

My farmaishes for 1953, now:

(1) Chale aao tumhen aansoo hamare yaad karte hain – Aabshaar
(2) O aasmaan ke baasi tujhe paani bhari badariya – Aagosh
(3) Mohabbat ek shola hai bacha daaman zamaane – Aagosh
(4) Kisi ki aankh ke aansoo hain sitaare na kaho – Aagosh
(5) Saara chaman tha apna … Ab is mar marke jeene se – Aakaash
(6) Kya humse hua kusoor – Aanand Bhawan
(7) Yeh dil ki dhadkanon se khabar pa rahi hoon main – Anand Bhawan
(8) Us dil ki bhala taskeen ho kya – Anand Bhawan
(9) Kahin khushi kahin gham ke chirag … Dua hai yeh jale dil ki – Anand Bhawan
(10) Judaai ki khabar hoti agar deedar se pehle – Aansoo
(11) Kya sukh paaya toone dil mera todke – Aansoo
(12) Aankhon ka taara pranon ka pyaara – Aansoo
(13) Aa sun le meri pukaar soona soona hai jahan – Aurat
(14) Dard-e-ulfat haaye chhupaoon kahan – Aurat
(15) Dard-e-jigar thehar zara – Aurat
(16) Aankhon aankhon mein tumko chhupaake dekh liya – Aurat
(17) Bewafa ne de diya gham – Aurat
(18) Zulm hai yeh duniya banaayi kis beraham ne – Aurat
(19) Raat ke raahi thak mat jaana – Babla
(20) Do din ki bahaaren khatm huyi … Ulfat ki kahani itni thi – Daaraa
(21) Chain se baithega kaise … Tu baitha reh Bhagwan bana – Daaraa
(22) Na to din hi din who rahe mere – Dard-e-Dil
(23) Main saagar ki mast lehar – Dhuaan
(24) Zindagi humse huyi hai door – Dhuaan
(25) Na chamko chamko chaand aaj ki raat – Dhuaan
(26) Sitaaron se poochho nazaaron se poochho – Dhoon
(27) Teri gali mein aayenge roz nahin kabhi kabhi – Farmaish
(28) Dil mein hamaare aag lagaakar chale gaye – Farmaish
(29) Tum dil ko tod doge – Farmaish
(30) Phool chun le mere baalam – Firdaus
(31) Barbaad ho raha hai ek ghar basa basaya – Gharbaar
(32) Ise na aur lootiye yeh dil bada gareeb hai – Gul Sanobar
(33) Kai aese bhi aansoo hain jo aankhon mein nahin aate – Gul Sanobar
(34) Tu ishq se dar bemaut na mar – Gunaah
(35) Udhar teri nazar badli idhar badla jahaan mera – Hamdard
(36) Dil ko thaame huye majboor chale jaayenge – Jaliyanwala Bagh Ki Jyoti
(37) Mohabbat ne kya kya tamashe dikhaaye – Maalkin
(38) Sunaayen haal-e-dil ka hum hamara – Madmast
(39) Aankhon mein chitchor samaaye – Mehmaan
(40) Tu aa ya na aa O bichhad jaane waale – Mehmaan
(41) Jiya chaahe karoon tose pyar – Naina
(42) Jag kehta hai main hoon andhi – Naina
(43) Ek pal ruk jaana O jaane waale raahi – Raahi
(44) Chaahat ka khazana hai tere liye – Shahenshah
(45) Gham kyon ho jeene waalon ko jeete ji – Shahenshah
(46) Khaak hua dil jalte jalte – Shahenshah
(47) Teri preet samajh na aaye – Shree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

I’m posting, here, some of my 1952 possessions of Lata … more to follow …
[though the titles for some of the songs say "1951", they're all of 1952]

By the way ... Not for the likes of Balaji, who appears to be a veritable treasure house of tunes, but for those who are less well informed ... The "hai kahin par shaadmaani" number is the only COMPLETE recording of this "Aandhiyaan" classic, tuned by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan for Lata. I regard it as one of her all time greatest numbers.

Hari

IF you have better quality rips. Please upload that atleast 128kb.

Guru

BHAI AAP BHI KAMAAL HAI. AAP KO SARSWATI KA AHSIRWAD HAI
MUSIC LOVER KA PYAR HAI BHUT KHUB GO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

THANKS
DHALL

Hari, cud u kindly specify the source of these recordings 4 some of them r horribly distorted, i mean the sound quality !

Thanks !

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To continue with my 1952 Lata attachments:


I will post my earlier numbers later ... too much of a sweet thing is bad.

Hari

I can't recollect the source now ... I've collected them over years on my PC ... for that matter, I find that the quality of recordings in many of the posts attached in response to my requests is also quite poor ... that's, however, something that can't be avoided when one deals with such old numbers. If u have better quality recordings, please post them ... I'll replace mine.

Hari

I can u/l the above. However I'm facing the net problem. Lemme see how I manage.

--Balaji

Here are some requested songs from 1953 listings:

All tracks are solos by Lata Mangeshkar zipped mp3 files at 160 kbps.

AABSHAR-1953-Lata -Chale aao tumhe ansoo- Lyrics: Sarshar Sailani, Music: Bhola Shreshtha,Track time =2.59
AAGOSH-1953-Lata- Kisi Ki Ankh Ke Ansoo Hain- Lyrics: Unknown, Music: Roshan, Track time =2.39
AAKASH-1953- Ab ik marke jeene se- Lyrics: Prem Dhawan - Music: Anil Biswas, Track time =2.51
ANAND BHAVAN- 1953-Ye dil ki dhadhkano se- Lyrics: Noor Lucknowi - Music: Vasant Desai, Track time =3.17
ANAND BHAWAN-1953-Kya hamse hua kasoor-Lyrics: Noor Lucknowi - Music: Vasant Desai, Track time =3.04

Requests for 1953 continued:

All tracks are solos by Lata Mangeshkar zipped mp3 files at 160 kbps.

AURAT-1953-Ankhon ankhon mein- Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Music: Shanker Jaikishen, Track time=3.13
DHUAN-1953-Main sagar ki mast leher- Lyrics: Rajendra Krishen, Music:Vasant Desai & DhaniRam, Track time=3.11
Dhuan-1953-Na chamko chand- Lyrics: Rajendra Krishen, Music: Dhaniram & Vasant Desai, Track time=3.09
Dhuan-1953-Zindagi hum se hui door- Lyrics: Rajendra Krishen, Music: Dhaniram & Vasant Desai, Track time=5.56

Some more requested songs of 1953:

All tracks are solos by Lata Mangeshkar zipped mp3 files at 160 kbps.

GUL SANOBAR-1953-Ise na lutiye ye dil bada garib hai-Lyrics: Kaif Irfani, Music: Bulo C.Rani, Track time=3.04
Gul Sanober-1953-Kai aise bhi ansoo hai- Lyrics: Kaif Irfani , Music: Bulo C. Rani,Track time=3.26

NAINA-1953-Jiya chahe karun tose pyar -Lyrics: Uddhav Kumar, Music: Mannadey, Track time=3.14

RAAHI (1953)-2 (2 files)Parts -Ek Pal Ruk Jana O Jane Wale-Sad & HappyVersions-Lyrics: Prem Dhawan, Music: Anil Biswas,
Track time=2.49 & 2.47

Final batch of songs available with me from 1953 requested songs:
All tracks are solos by Lata Mangeshkar and zipped mp3 files at 160 kbps.

AAGOSH-1953-Mohobbat ek shola hai- Lyrics: Kaif Irfani, Music: Roshan, Track time =2.56
AURAT-1953-Apne lut jane ka gham....bewafa ne de diya gham-Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri, Music: Shanker Jaikishen,
Track time =2.54
Dard-E-Dil- 1953-Na to din hi din woh rahe mere -Lyrics: D.N.Madhok, Music: R.C.Boral, Track time =3.08
DHOON-1953-Sitaron se poochho ke ham teri yaad me -Lyrics:Kafi Irfani , Music: Madan Mohan,Track time =2.54
MADMUST-1953-Sunaye hale dil kya hum-Lyrics:Madhu Raj, Music: V. Balsara, Track time =2.53

After the contribution by mirsa, revised list which I'm going to u/l :




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The 1951 to 1955 was the Platinum phase of the Golden Age of film music. And it is no coincidence that it was during this period that Lata soared ahead of the rest of the singers to scale new peaks of excellence - aided of course in no small measure by the brilliant composers of the time.

One of the most notable among them was C.Ramchandra. In 1953, "Jhaanjhar" was released. A soundtrack worth treasuring and which CR himself advertised as being his best. I also consider this to be one of the musical milestones of the time.

I attach herewith two evergreen melodies of two entirely different types. One is the classy "chheD gayo mohe" and the other is the fun-filled "mohe laage saaraa jag". It showcases the canvas which Lata covered under CR.

1. mohe laage saaraa jag [Bit = 16, Duration = 3:17]

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2. chheD gayo mohe sapane me shyaam [Bit = 128, Duration = 3:26]

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Regards,
Shriram

1953 was also the year when one of the legendary music directors, Shyamsundar, passed away. His last work before he died was "Alif Lailaa", a track studded with some of the most memorable Lata and Talat solos as well as one of Lata-Rafi's most enduring duets "kyaa raat suhaani" hai.

I am uploading Lata's magnificent "bahaar aayi khilii kaliyaaN". The song is at reasonable quality but low bit rate. I request anyone who has a better quality version of this melody to kindly upload the same.

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Shriram

"Jhanjhar", in fact, was the film which CR intended to contain his best music ever. Unfortunately, it bombed ... His melodies for Lata in the film are all, however, of universal class ... Here're the rest:

"Jhanjhar", in fact, was the film which CR intended to contain his best music ever. Unfortunately, it bombed ... His melodies for Lata in the film are all, however, of universal class ... Here're the rest:


Of these, can even CR get sweeter or more melodious than he does in "Ja re ja ja nindiya ja"?

Hari

I have a question regarding these songs, and other songs...

What is/are the source of these songs ???

Here is complete film version songs uploaded from the movie SAZA ripped from VCD. There are total 8 songs out of which 6 songs are sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Remaining 2 songs sung by Sandhya Mukherji and a duet with Hemant Kumar will be uploaded in S.D. Burman forum.
Here are the 6 beautiful tracks from the movie.

Film: SAZA (1951)
Lyrics: Rajendra Krishen for all songs except song#6-Tum na jane is by Sahir Ludhianvi
(Thanks to Anupama Ji for pointing out , I stand corrected)
Music: S.D. Burman

Cast: DEV ANAND, NIMMI, K. N. SINGH, LALITA PAWAR, SHYAMA, GOPE, DURGA KHOTE, MUKRI
Produced By: G. P. PRODUCTIONST
Directed By: FALI MISTRY

All tracks are mp3 files at 160 kbps-

1. Ho gayee re teri ho gayee re- Lata, Track time =3.20
2. O roopnagar ke saudagar - Lata & Promodini Desai, Track time =3.35
3. Dhak Dhak Dhak Jiya kare dhak- Lata & Chorus, Track time =3.58
4. Aja aja tera intezar hai - Lata & Talat Mahmood, Track time =3.24
5. Hum pyar ki baazi haare ....Balamwa chale gaye - Lata, Track time =3.0
6. Tum na jane kis jahan men kho gaye - Lata, Track time = 3.58

Remaining tracks from the album of SAZA (1951), mp3 at 160 kbps, lyrics= Rajendra Krishen & Music= S.D.Burman

5. Hum pyar ki baazi haare ....Balamwa chale gaye - Lata, Track time = 3.0
6. Tum na jane kis jahan men kho gaye - Lata, Track time= 3.58


Remaining 2 songs are posted in the S.D. Burman forum:

7- Aa gupchup gupchup pyar karein- Sandhya Mukerji, Hemant Kumar & Chours, Track time= 3.36
8- Ye baat koi samjhaye re-Sandhya Mukherji, Track time= 2.41

The link is here:

http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?showtopic=29534#

The sources are different forums, recording shops, cassettes, TV recordings and SLBC(radio)

--Balaji

Apologizing for the mix up during uploading yesterday due to frequent net failures, here are the remaining nos.



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I have a question regarding these songs, and other songs...

What is/are the source of these songs ???
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The sources are different forums, recording shops, cassettes, TV recordings and SLBC(radio)

--Balaji
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I wish you could give a short description of the quality of the songs. Most of the songs that I downloaded last week, well, are not so good quality and are hazy (no offence meant). But of course, I know they are very rare songs.

And I thank you for such rare uploads. If someone has them in better quality, like from an LP/VCD etc., then please do upload as well

Red Alert: The above attachments are in violation of the attachment guidelines. Admins will be deleting the attachments unless the file upload rules are adhered to.

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  Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki Na Jaane Tum Kab Aavoge
  Film - Dulari
  Year - 1949
  Lyricist(s) - Shakeel Badayuni
  Musician(s) - Naushad
  Duration - 3.20 mins
  Bitrate - 128kbps
  Format - mp3
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Aaiiilaaaa !!!

Nimmi Ji to Dandaaa Leke Picche Pad Gayee Hai !!!!



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Well, the file names of the songs I upload contain all the details required except the geetkar. However, if the guidelines are such that the details are to be given in the desired format also, it will be adhered to hereinafter.

And Sani Thakurji, I agree that the majority songs I have with me (including some u/l-ed from the forum) are of compromising quality. Most of them are the copy recordings of cassettes & radio. As I donot maintain a record of the source, except the memory, I will give a comment on the quality while u/ling as suggested. But as a true lover of the old and rare songs, one has to compromise to some extent on the quality which I personally do myself.

--Balaji

Hame is Nimmii se bachaao
akaDti hai jhagaDti hai
attachments nikaalne ki dhamki deti hai
Hame is Nimmii se bachaao

To all my fellow music lovers … my requests for 1954:

(1) Gul muskura utha bulbul yeh ga utha – Badshah
(2) Le gaya le gaya dil le gaya – Badshah
(3) Janam maran ke saath ko … Tum aankhen churaao to kya – Badshah
(4) Jee ghabraaye dil jal jaaye – Badshah
(5) Jab pal bhar chain na paoon re – Badshah
(6) Andhere se ujale ki taraf le ja humen Bhagwan – Baap Beti
(7) Le chal ri nindiya le chal humen – Baap Beti
(8) Duniya banane waale Ramji ghazab ka hai tera intezaam – Baap Beti
(9) Chaman jal raha hai luta ashiyaan – Bhai Saheb
(10) Aankhon aankhon se jataya dil ka dard … Baalma bedardi – Bhai Saheb
(11) Humen hanste dekha to bole sitaare … O piya pyaare – Chalis Baba Ek Chor
(12) Abhi abhi chaandni se poochhi maine baat … Sajanwa ho jo saath – Chalis Baba Ek Chor
(13) Kismat ne baagh lagaya hai – Chalis Baba Ek Chor
(14) Aa jaayen jaaye waale laut aayen bahaaren – Chandni Chowk
(15) Mita denge jahaan tera … Mohabbat ke janaaze pe – Daku Ki Ladki
(16) Zara koi dekh yeh kismat … Hum pyar mein jitne kadam chale – Daku Ki ladki
(17) Yeh sitaare yeh chaand yeh raaten jawan – Dankaa
(18) Pal bhar mein gaye toot … Ban banke bigadti hai taqdeer gareebon ki – Guzaaraa
(19) Tujhe aawaaz deti hai tadapkar zindagi meri – Haar Jeet
(20) Mere pyar mein tujhe kya mila – Maan
(21) Guzra hua ulfat ka zamana yaad karke royenge – Maan
(22) Keh do ki mohabbat se na takraaye zamana – Maan
(23) Allah bhi hai Mallah bhi hai kashti hai ki doobi jaati hai – Maan
(24) Dil-e-betaab dhadakta hai … Barbaad mohabbat ko kab tak – Meenaar
(25) Mukhtasar si hai meri kahani – Mehbooba
(26) Aa ki ab aati nahin dil ko qaraar – Mehbooba
(27) Ae dil dukhda kise sunaaen – Naaz
(28) Main hoon ujda aashiyaan – Naaz
(29) Aansuon ki chhaon mein bhi hans le O dil waale – Parichay
(30) Shatranji chaal hai chaahat ki baazi – Parichay
(31) O rone waale aansoo chhipa le – Pehli Tarikh
(32) Dil ki duniya lootkar O jaane waale laut aa – Pensioner
(33) Jab tumhi humen barbaad karo – Pilpili Saheb
(34) Naina bhanwar ke beech thi … Jinhen hum yaad karte hain – Pilpili Saheb
(35) Jo apna kaam hai … Jaoon main kahan daata – Pilpili Saheb
(36) Bata de ae dil dil lagaana na raas aaye to kya karoon – Pooja
(37) Bedard zamaane se shikwa na shikayat hai – Rishta
(38) Kehte hain ki yeh duniya hai … Duniya se kya kare wafa – Samrat
(39) Yeh khamoshiyan yeh sama yeh taaron bhara aasmaan – Samrat
(40) Jab tak jaage chaand gagan mein – Shiv Kanya
(41) Sapna toot gaya aasha ki kaliyan bikhar gayi – Suhagan
(42) Yeh woh duniya … Main jiska sapna saja rahi thi – Suhagan
(43) Khwaab mein humko bulaate ho – Toofan
(44) Bahut din beet gaye baalma – Toofan

From my next mail, I'll start u/loading my 1953 Lata numbers.

Hari

Great u/l's Balaji

kahan the itne din

just missed ur last batch

ur net sue them

loved the SDB-LM rare song from Babla

BTW-its the highest d/l song in this new famine of downloads.

great job sir

pls don't keep it up till I can start downloading

cm2

Help! It appears that I have irritated someone somewhere ... the downloads of my requests have stopped! I hope I've not offended Balaji, mirsa, or my other well-wishers ...

Anyway, here're some of my pre-1950 numbers of Lata, which I should have u/loaded long back:

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"Tod diya dil mera" was a personal favourite of Dilip Kumar. In fact, he was, initially, not too happy with the Mukesh numbers Naushad created for him in 'Andaz', viz. "Hum aaj kahin dil kho baither", "Toote na dil toote na", "Tu kahe agar" and "Jhoom jhoom ke naacho aaj", thinking them too simplistic. He wanted something, for him, in the vein of "Tod diya dil mera". Naushad, however, as his senior, flatly refused any such accommodation. The result was that "Hum aaj kahin dil kho baither", "Toote na dil toote na", "Tu kahe agar" and "Jhoom jhoom ke naacho aaj", as vocalized by Mukesh, remained. We, of course, have to remain enternally indebted to Naushad for sticking to his guns - these four Mukesh immortals have become part of our music psyche.

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Those who have seen 'Anokha Pyar' would know that the above numbers have been rendered, in the film, by Meena Kapoor, and not by Lata. With Anil Biswas no longer with us, the reason for this, I suppose, will remain unknown ... There is, of course, no comparison between Lata's and Meena Kapoor's renditions. "Ek dil ka lagana" still sends goose-pimples up my skin every time I hear it. Mind you, I'm not decrying Meena Kapoor in any way ... I regard her very highly as a singer, and one who never got her due. In fact, I regard her rendition of "Aayi gori Radhika Brij mein ..." from 'Gopinath' as superior to Lata's "Yashomati maiya se bole Nandlala", which was, obviously, directly inspired from the earlier tune. Similarly, Meena Kapoor's "Kuchh aur zamana kehta hai" - Anil Biswas's swan song on Nadira in "Chhoti Chhoti Baaten" (1965) is, in my view, on par with anything that maestro created for Lata during his career. Anyway, this ia forum dedicated to Lata, not to Meena Kapoor, so I stop at that. Suffice it to say that, after years of listening to music, I have come to the conclusion that most of the singers of that era were equals in their own right, with each commanding his or her own distinct forte.

To continue with my upto-1950 Lata sequence ... Here're her two 'Babul' numbers, with that cute cadence only Naushad could extract from Lata. Of course, it remains a matter to consider whether, once u have heard Shamshad vocalizing "Chhod babul ka ghar", anything else from 'Babul' - almost all the songs in which are classics - can enter your psyche.



"Saajan ki galiyan" from 'Bazar' is, of course, an unforgettable from Shyam Sunder, for Lata. Lata's Shyam Sunder numbers are, I find, uniformly mesmerising in quality, whether it is "Saajan ki galiyan" from 'Bazar', "Sun lo sajan dil ki baat" and "Baharen phir bhi aayengi" from 'Lahore' [of which I would rate "Baheren phir bhi aayengi" as one of the greatest numbers ever in Hindi film music, till date] or "Bahaar aayi khili kaliyan" from 'Alif Laila'. In fact, when Noorjehan visited India in the 1980s, "Sajan ki galiyan" - which was sung in the Noorjehan idiom by Lata - was the number Lata chose to render to honour her ... immediately followed by "Allah tero naam Ishwar tero naam"! Anyway, here's "Saajan ki galiyan" ...



Anil Biswas was one of the composers who got the very very best out of Lata. These four 'Beqasoor' numbers, as filmed on the ethereal Madhubala, are ample testimony.



As in the case of 'Babul', 'Chandni Raat' was another 1949 film in which Shamshad dominated, with one immiortal rendition after another, including those three unforgettable duets with Rafi, "Kaise baje dil ka sitaar", "Khabar kya thi ki gham khana padega" and "Chheen ke dil kyon pher li aankhen". Still, this cute Lata duet with G M Durrani held its own, and still continues to occupy a special place in my heart ...


'Dulari', from Naushad again, saw the scales tilted ... here Lata had 9 numbers, Shamshad 2. I, however, still maintain that Shamshad's "Chandni aayi banke pyar O saajna", even by itself, counterbalanced the 9 Lata numbers in the film. All said and done, however, these 9 Lata numbers remain mesmerising to this day. 7 of them, which I have readily available, are here:

To continue with my upto-1950 Lata sequence ... Here're her two 'Babul' numbers, with that cute cadence only Naushad could extract from Lata. Of course, it remains a matter to consider whether, once u have heard Shamshad vocalizing "Chhod babul ka ghar", anything else from 'Babul' - almost all the songs in which are classics - can enter your psyche.



"Saajan ki galiyan" from 'Bazar' is, of course, an unforgettable from Shyam Sunder, for Lata. Lata's Shyam Sunder numbers are, I find, uniformly mesmerising in quality, whether it is "Saajan ki galiyan" from 'Bazar', "Sun lo sajan dil ki baat" and "Baharen phir bhi aayengi" from 'Lahore' [of which I would rate "Baheren phir bhi aayengi" as one of the greatest numbers ever in Hindi film music, till date] or "Bahaar aayi khili kaliyan" from 'Alif Laila'. In fact, when Noorjehan visited India in the 1980s, "Sajan ki galiyan" - which was sung in the Noorjehan idiom by Lata - was the number Lata chose to render to honour her ... immediately followed by "Allah tero naam Ishwar tero naam"! Anyway, here's "Saajan ki galiyan" ...



Anil Biswas was one of the composers who got the very very best out of Lata. These four 'Beqasoor' numbers, as filmed on the ethereal Madhubala, are ample testimony.



As in the case of 'Babul', 'Chandni Raat' was another 1949 film in which Shamshad dominated, with one immiortal rendition after another, including those three unforgettable duets with Rafi, "Kaise baje dil ka sitaar", "Khabar kya thi ki gham khana padega" and "Chheen ke dil kyon pher li aankhen". Still, this cute Lata duet with G M Durrani held its own, and still continues to occupy a special place in my heart ...


'Dulari', from Naushad again, saw the scales tilted ... here Lata had 9 numbers, Shamshad 2. I, however, still maintain that Shamshad's "Chandni aayi banke pyar O saajna", even by itself, counterbalanced the 9 Lata numbers in the film. All said and done, however, these 9 Lata numbers remain mesmerising to this day. 7 of them, which I have readily available, are here:

To continue with my upto-1950 Lata sequence ... Here're her two 'Babul' numbers, with that cute cadence only Naushad could extract from Lata. Of course, it remains a matter to consider whether, once u have heard Shamshad vocalizing "Chhod babul ka ghar", anything else from 'Babul' - almost all the songs in which are classics - can enter your psyche.



"Saajan ki galiyan" from 'Bazar' is, of course, an unforgettable from Shyam Sunder, for Lata. Lata's Shyam Sunder numbers are, I find, uniformly mesmerising in quality, whether it is "Saajan ki galiyan" from 'Bazar', "Sun lo sajan dil ki baat" and "Baharen phir bhi aayengi" from 'Lahore' [of which I would rate "Baheren phir bhi aayengi" as one of the greatest numbers ever in Hindi film music, till date] or "Bahaar aayi khili kaliyan" from 'Alif Laila'. In fact, when Noorjehan visited India in the 1980s, "Sajan ki galiyan" - which was sung in the Noorjehan idiom by Lata - was the number Lata chose to render to honour her ... immediately followed by "Allah tero naam Ishwar tero naam"! Anyway, here's "Saajan ki galiyan" ...



Anil Biswas was one of the composers who got the very very best out of Lata. These four 'Beqasoor' numbers, as filmed on the ethereal Madhubala, are ample testimony.



As in the case of 'Babul', 'Chandni Raat' was another 1949 film in which Shamshad dominated, with one immiortal rendition after another, including those three unforgettable duets with Rafi, "Kaise baje dil ka sitaar", "Khabar kya thi ki gham khana padega" and "Chheen ke dil kyon pher li aankhen". Still, this cute Lata duet with G M Durrani held its own, and still continues to occupy a special place in my heart ...


'Dulari', from Naushad again, saw the scales tilted ... here Lata had 9 numbers, Shamshad 2. I, however, still maintain that Shamshad's "Chandni aayi banke pyar O saajna", even by itself, counterbalanced the 9 Lata numbers in the film. All said and done, however, these 9 Lata numbers remain mesmerising to this day. Another little known fact is that Naushad settled on Lata and Rafi being his vocalists for the film, not after hearing "Suhani raat dhal chuki" or any of the 9 Lata solos, but on hearing "Mil mil ke gaayenge ho" and "Raat rangeeli mast nazare", in which the quality of their voices has to be heard to be believed. Anyway, 7 of Lata's numbers in the film, which I have readily available, are here:





Hari

To continue with my upto-1950 Lata sequence ... Here're her two 'Babul' numbers, with that cute cadence only Naushad could extract from Lata. Of course, it remains a matter to consider whether, once u have heard Shamshad vocalizing "Chhod babul ka ghar", anything else from 'Babul' - almost all the songs in which are classics - can enter your psyche.

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"Saajan ki galiyan" from 'Bazar' is, of course, an unforgettable from Shyam Sunder, for Lata. Lata's Shyam Sunder numbers are, I find, uniformly mesmerising in quality, whether it is "Saajan ki galiyan" from 'Bazar', "Sun lo sajan dil ki baat" and "Baharen phir bhi aayengi" from 'Lahore' [of which I would rate "Baheren phir bhi aayengi" as one of the greatest numbers ever in Hindi film music, till date] or "Bahaar aayi khili kaliyan" from 'Alif Laila'. In fact, when Noorjehan visited India in the 1980s, "Sajan ki galiyan" - which was sung in the Noorjehan idiom by Lata - was the number Lata chose to render to honour her ... immediately followed by "Allah tero naam Ishwar tero naam"! Anyway, here's "Saajan ki galiyan" ...

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Anil Biswas was one of the composers who got the very very best out of Lata. These four 'Beqasoor' numbers, as filmed on the ethereal Madhubala, are ample testimony.

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As in the case of 'Babul', 'Chandni Raat' was another 1949 film in which Shamshad dominated, with one immiortal rendition after another, including those three unforgettable duets with Rafi, "Kaise baje dil ka sitaar", "Khabar kya thi ki gham khana padega" and "Chheen ke dil kyon pher li aankhen". Still, this cute Lata duet with G M Durrani held its own, and still continues to occupy a special place in my heart ...

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'Dulari', from Naushad again, saw the scales tilted ... here Lata had 9 numbers, Shamshad 2. I, however, still maintain that Shamshad's "Chandni aayi banke pyar O saajna", even by itself, counterbalanced the 9 Lata numbers in the film. All said and done, however, these 9 Lata numbers remain mesmerising to this day. Another little known fact is that Naushad settled on Lata and Rafi being his vocalists for the film, not after hearing "Suhani raat dhal chuki" or any of the 9 Lata solos, but on hearing "Mil mil ke gaayenge ho" and "Raat rangeeli mast nazare", in which the quality of their voices has to be heard to be believed. Anyway, 6 of Lata's numbers in the film, which I have readily available, are here:

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Hari

Thanks 'cine...'ji . (Sorry for cutting it short). Mera bas chale to main saare ke saare (jo kuch mere paas hai) gaane upload kar doon. My passion is listening & collecting and also sharing the old songs with every one. But the kambakht net is letting me down. Right now I can only u/l texts. So hurry up.


--Balaji

Here are your songs Hari;

1)Song : Gul muskura utha...
Singer : Lata
Film : Badshah
Year : 1954
Music : Shankar Jaikishan
Lyrics : Shailendra
Bitrate 128 kbp
Duration : 3:17
2)Song : Jab pal bhar chain...
Singer : Lata
Film : Badshah
Year : 1954
Music : Shankar Jaikishan
Lyrics : Hasrat
Bitrate 128 kbp
Duration : 2:38
3)Song : O piya pyare...
Singer : Lata
Film : Chalis Baba Ek Chor
Year 1954
Music SD Burman
Lyrics : PL Santoshi
Bitrate 128 kbp
Duration : 2:52 (Quality so so)

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--Balaji

Next :

1)Song : Hum pyar men jitne...
Singer : Lata
Film : Daku Ki Ladki
Music : Hemant Kumar
Lyrics : Kaif Irfani
Bitrate 128 kbp
Duration 3:10
2) Song : Mohabbat ke janaaze pe...
Singer : Lata
Film : Daku Ki Ladki
Music : Hemant Kumar
Lyrics : SH Bihari
Bitrate 128 kbp
Duration : 2:53
3) Song : Aa jayen janewale...
Singer : Lata
Film : Chandni Chowk
Music : Roshan
Lyrics : Majrooh Sulatnpuri
Bitrate : 128 kbp
Duration : 3:07

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--Balaji

Next :
Song : Banke bigadti hai...
Singer : Lata
Film : Guzara
Music : Ghulam Md.
Lyrics : Raja Mehdi Ali Khan or Fouq Jamin
Year 1954
Bitrate : 128 kbp
Duration : 2:56

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--Balaji

Next :
Song : Banke bigadti hai...
Singer : Lata
Film : Guzara
Music : Ghulam Md.
Lyrics : Raja Mehdi Ali Khan or Fouq Jamin
Year 1954
Bitrate : 128 kbp
Duration : 2:56

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--Balaji

To continue my upto-1950 Lata thread:

Everyone remembers "Lara lappa lara lappa". No one, probably, remembers that the song was from 'Ek Thi Ladki' (1949); still less is the song's composer, Vinod, known today. This, though Vinod's numbers have always been of a universally high calibre [to wit, his 'Anmol Rattan' creations which already figure on this forum]. Alongside "lara lappa", 'Ek Thi Ladki' figured two of Lata-Rafi's loveliest duets. Here are the three numbers:


"Tumhi kaho mera man kyon rade udaas nahin" was yet another unforgettable for Lata from Anil Biswas in 'Girls School'. Unfortunately, I don't have it readily available on my system, and I have yet to figure out how to convert from cassette to .mp3 or .rar. Still, here's the equally memorable duet with Shanker Das Gupta from the same film: "Baar baar tum soch rahi ho man mein kaun si baat":



"Hans le gaa le O chand mere" and "Mast pawan hai chanchal dhara" from 'Jeet' were, I felt, overshadowed by the Suraiya unforgettables from the film, headed by "Tum man ki peeda kya samjho". 'Jeet' was, I felt, a Suraiya show all the way. Still, here're the two Lata numbers, which are cute in their own way:


Sajjad Husain recorded a mere 14 numbers for Lata in his entire career. Lata, nevertheless, places him at the very pinnacle of the composers for whom she has sung, and with good reason - Sajjad, as they said, never created a tune, he crafted one. "Bhool ja ae dil mohabbat ka fasana" and "Jaate ho to jaao hum bhi yahan waadon ke sahare jee lenge", from Khel (1949), were two of Sajjad Husain's 14 Lata immortals. Which is better? Your guess is as good as mine. Balaji's already posted "Jaate ho to jaao" on my request; here's "Bhool ja ae dil":


Hansraj Behl was another composer who, despite being a master of his craft, never got his due. None of us can forget the peaks scaled by Lata, for Hansraj Bahl, in "Haaye jiya roye" [Milan - 1946]. An early example of Hansraj Bahl's creativity, when in Lata's company, is to be found in the following 'Khiladi' number:


I'm now getting tired of waxing again and again on the magic of the Lata-Anil Biswas meloduo. Hearing is believing. So, here're "Tumhare bulaane ko ji chahta hai" and "Kaise keh doon bajariya ke beech woh jo kaanon mein kehne waali baat hai":


And here's "Baharen phir bhi aayengi", from Shyam Sunder's 'Lahore'. Words fail description where this number is concerned. Lata rated it as one of her 10 best songs of all time. Suffice it to say that, in my view, it could justifiably have been at the very top of the list. The vibrance in Lata's voice here ... well, just hear it ...


Anil Biswas tuned just as well with Mukesh as with Lata. And when Lata, Mukesh and Anil Biswas got together, you got ... well, this 'Lajawab' number - what more needs to be said?