I always have had a special inclination towards the duet songs. 1949 is the year which had a fairly large catch of the duets to listen to and quite a few have been in the all time favorites of not only my choice but probably of all listeners in general as well. As a result, I have moved along and have generously presented My Top choice duets.
Male – Female Duets
It is no surprise that Male Female duets dominate the overall choice among variants of the duets. However, the domination of duets of Mohammad Rafi and Mukesh is my limitation of taste and choice. In other words, these are the songs that I have been listening to far more frequently than the others. So my choice does reflect that bias.
- Mohammad Rafi + Lata Mangeshkar – Yun To Aapas Mein Bigadate Hain, Khafa Hote Hain – Andaz – Naushad – Majrooh Sultanpuri
- Mohammad Rafi + Lata Mangeshkar – Mil Mil Ke Gayenge Ho Ho Dil Yahan – Dulari – Naushad – Sakeel Badayuni
- Mohammad Rafi + Lata Mangeshkar – Jara Tumne Dekha To Pyaar Aa Gaya – Jaltarag – Husnlal Bhagatram – Kaif Irfani
- Mohammad Rafi + Lata Mangeshkar – Sajan Ki Oat Le Ke, Hathon Mein Hath De Ke – Zevrat – Hansraj Behl – Habib Sarhadi
- Mohammad Rafi + Lata Mangeshkar – Aye Dil Na Mujhe Yaad Dila, Baaten Purani – Sawan Aya Re – Khemchand Prakash – Bharat Vyas
- Mukesh + Lata Mangeshkar – Chhod Gaye Balam Mujhe Haye Akela Chhd Gaye – Barsaat – Shanker Jaikishan – Hasrat Jaipuri
- Mukesh + Lata Mangeshkar – Yeh Duniya Hai…. Yahan Dil Ka Lagana Kisko Aata Hai – Shair – Ghulam Mohammad – Shakeel Badayuni
- Mukesh + Shamshad Begum–Tu Mahalo Mein Rahanewali, Main Kutiya Mein Rahanewala – Shabnam – S D Burman – Qamar Jalalabadi
- Mukesh + Shamshad Begum – Maine Dekhi Jag Ki Reet, Sab Jhuthe Ho Gaye – Sunehare Din – Gyan Dutt – D N Madhok
- Mukesh + Suraiya – Badra Ki Chhaon Tale Nanhi Nanhi Bundiya – Lekh – Krishna Dayal – Raghupat Roy
- Mukesh + Geeta Roy – Kismat Mein Bichchadana Tha, Hui Kyon Unse Mulaqaat Re – Shabnam – S D Burman – Qamar Jalaabadi
- Chitalkar + Shamshad Begum – Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon Kiya Hai Wahan Se Telephoon – Patanga – C Ramchandra – Rajendra Krishna
- Karan Diwan + Lata Mangeshkar – Duniya Hamare Pyaar Ki Yuhin Jawan Rahe, Main Bhi Wahan Rahun Jahan Sajan Mera Rahe – Lahore – ShyamSundar – Rajendra Krishna
- Shyam + Suraiya – Tu Mera Chand Main Teri Chandani, Main Tera Raag Tu Meri Raagini – Dillagi– Naushad – Shakeel Badayuni
- Shankar Dasgupta + Suraiya – Chahe Kitani Kathin Dagar Ho, Hum Kadam Badhayenge Jaayenge – Jeet – Anil Bishwas – Prem Dhawan
Other Duets
The Female – Female duets and the solitary triad + song are more or less automatic choices, at least by application of their overall populariover all these years.
- Lata Mangeshkar + Shamshad Begum – Dar Na Mohabbat Kar Le – Andaz – Naushad – Majrooh Sultanpuri
- Lata Mangeshkar + Premlata – Chup Chup Khade Ho Zaroor Koi Baat Hai – Badi Behan – Husnlal Bhagatram – Qamar Jalalabadi
- Johrabai Ambalewali + Rajkumari – Choon Chhoon Ghunghariya Baje, Ye Raat Phir Na Aayegi, Jawani Beet Jayegi – Mahal– Khemchand Prakash – Nakshab Jarachavi
- Mohammad Rafi, G M Durrani, Lata Mangeshkar – Lara Lappa Lara Lappa Lai Rakhava– Ek Thi Ladki –– Vinod – Aziz Kashmiri
The choice of selecting The Best from these has worked out to be more difficult than I had imagined. So I propose a work around solution. I have picked up one duet each from those of Mohammad Rafi, Mukesh and from the others.
- Mohammad Rafi + Lata Mangeshkar – Jara Tumne Dekha To Pyaar Aa Gaya – Jaltarag – Husnlal Bhagatram – Kaif Irfani
- Mukesh + Shamshad Begum – Maine Dekhi Jag Ki Reet, Sab Jhuthe Ho Gaye – Sunehare Din – Gyan Dutt – D N Madhok
- Karan Diwan + Lata Mangeshkar – Duniya Hamare Pyaar Ki Yuhin Jawan Rahe, Main Bhi Wahan Rahun Jahan Sajan Mera Rahe – Lahore – ShyamSundar – Rajendra Krishna
We will conclude The Micro View of the Best Songs of 1949 @ SoY in our next episode.
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