When I look back at all the female solo songs for 1948, what I note is that all most each of the major female singers has at least one song that has stood equal appeal to me. In these years, I may have had opportunity to listen to some songs more than the other, but at this stage I do not really feel any major difference in the appeal of these songs on account of that.
So, here are the songs that would call for TOP slot for the female solo songs for 1948, in no particular order:
Lata Mangeshkar – Chanda Re Ja Re Ja Re Piya Se Sandesha Mora Kahiyo Ja – Ziddi – Khemchand Prakash – Prem Dhawan
Lata Mangeshkar – Kab Aaoge Balama… Baras Baras Badali Bhi Bhikhar Gayee – Gajare – Anil Biswas – G S Nepali
Lata Mangeshkar – Ek Dil Ka Lagana Baaqi Tha To Dil Ko Laga Ke Dekh Liya – Anokha Pyar – Anil Biswas – Zia Sarhadi.
Lata Mangeshkar – Yaad Rakhana Chand Taron Ye Suhani Raat Ko – Anokha Pyar – Anil Biswas – Zia Sarhadi
Surinder Kaur – Badnam Na Ho Jaaye Muhabbat Ka Fasana – Shaheed – Ghulam Haider – Qamar Jalalabadi
Meena Kapoor – Ek Dil Ka Lagana Baaqi Tha To Dil Ko Laga Ke Dekh Liya – Anokha Pyar – Anil Biswas – Zia Sarhadi.
Meena Kapoor –Yaad Rakhana Chand Taron Ye Suhani Raat Ko – Anokha Pyar – Anil Biswas – Zia Sarhadi
Shamshad Begum – Dharati Ko Aakash Pukare Aa Ja Aa Ja Prem Dware – Mela – Naushad – Shakeel Badayuni
Shamshad Begum – Kahe Koyal Shor Machaye Re, Mohe Apna Koi Yaad Aaye Re – Aag – Ram Ganguly – Bahzad Laukhanavi
Geeta Roy – Nandiya Maare Boli Ke Baan, Balam Main Tumse Na Bolun – Gunsundari – Avinash Vyas – Pt. Indra
Suraiya – O Door Jaanewale Vaada Na Bhool Na Jaana – Pyar Ki Jeet – Husnlal Bhagarram – Qamar Jalalabadi
Suraiya – Tere Naino Ne Chori Kiya Mera Naha Sa Jiya – Pyar Ki Jeet – Husnlal Bhagatram – Rajinder Krishna
Suraiya – Kinare Kinare Chale Jaayenge Jivan Ki Naiya Ko Khete Hue – Vidya – S D Burman – Y N Joshi
Of these top female solo songs for 1948 MY (each one as equal) choice for The TOP female solo songs would be:
Suraiya – Tere Naino Ne Chori Kiya Mera Naha Sa Jiya – Pyar Ki Jeet – Husnlal Bhagatram – Rajinder Krishna
Shamshad Begum – Kahe Koyal Shor Machaye Re, Mohe Apna Koi Yaad Aaye Re – Aag – Ram Ganguly – Bahzad Laukhanavi
Meena Kapoor –Yaad Rakhana Chand Taron Ye Suhani Raat Ko – Anokha Pyar – Anil Biswas – Zia Sarhadi
Surinder Kaur – Badnam Na Ho Jaaye Muhabbat Ka Fasana – Shaheed – Ghulam Haider – Qamar Jalalabadi
Lata Mangeshkar – Chanda Re Ja Re Ja Re Piya Se Sandesha Mora Kahiyo Ja – Ziddi – Khemchand Prakash – Prem Dhawan
We also note that SoY have awarded the Best Female Playback Singer jointly goes to Lata Mangeshkar and Shamshad Begum for Chanda re ja re ja re and Kaahe koyal shor machaaye re respectively.
We will now over to the The Micro View of the Songs of 1948 @ SoY – Duet Songs from the next episode.
P.S. All the posts on Female Solo Songs of The Micro View of the Songs of 1948 are aggregated here.
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