The Micro View of Songs of 1943 – The Duets – Female – Female Duets(+) and Triads(+)

Female – Female Duets⁽⁺⁾

Unidentified singers – Tu Ek Suahan Sapana Kismatwala Jis ko Dekhe – Mazaq – Abdul Gulrez – Zahoor Raja

Parul Ghosh, Mumtaz – Bhala Kyun O Bhala Kyun Magar Kyun Kahegi Aisi Baat – Najma – Anjum Pilibhiti – Rafiq Gazanavi  B A

Parul Ghosh, Sitara – Fasle Bahar Gaae Ja Dil Mein Gam Rulae Ja– Najma – Anjum Pilibhiti – Rafiq Gazanavi  B A

Amirbai Karanataki, Mumtaz – Sajan Ke Nain Jadu Baan, Haye Main Vaari Jaaun– Najma – Anjum Pilibhiti – Rafiq Gazanavi  B A

Noor Jehan, Rajkumari – Jhoom… Aye Dil Gul-e-Naubahar Jhoom – Nauker – ? – Rafiq Gazanavi

Rajkumari, Unidentified singer – Panghat Ko Chali Panihari Re – Panghat – Pt. Indra – S N Tripathi

Rajkumari, Unidentified singer –Amma Mori Ho, Mohe Kisan Kunavr Var Deejo – Panghat – Pt. Indra – S N Tripathi

Baby Tara, Rajkumari Shukla – Chachi Ji Mori Chuha Kothe Ke  Beech – Panghat – Ramesh Gupta – S N Tripathi

Amirbai Karanataki, Veenakumari – Ham Kidhar Chale Ri Sakhi – Pratigya – Dr. Sardar ‘Aah’ – Indravadan Bhatt

Triads (+)

Zeenat Begum and Unidentified male and female singer – Main To Lahenga NahiN Pahenungi Laa De Malmal Ki Salwar – Sahara – Nazim Panipati – Pt. Govindram

Amirbai Karanataki, Pahari Sanyal, Unidentied person – Aai Re Aai Re Malin Singapur Se – ? – Ashok Ghosh

The Micro View of Best Songs of 1944 @ SoY : The Duets – Female – Female Duets | Male – Male Duets | Triads (+)

Female – Female Duets (+)

Parul Ghosh, Amirbai Karanatai, Chorus – Prabhu Charan Mein Dep Jalao, Man Mandir Ujiyala Ho – Jwar Bhata – Narendra Shrama – Anil Biswas

Leela Sawant, Lalita Parulkar – GaiyaN Ghar Laye Girdhari – Kaliyan – Kedar Sharma – G A Chisti

Leela Sawant, Lalita Parulkar – Sakhi Ri Ab Ke Sawan Aaye – Kaliyan – Kedar Sharma – G A Chisti

Amirbai, Rajkumari – O I See, Ye Dekho Duniya Ke Rang – Maa Baap – Roopbani – Alla Rakha

Sheela, Rajkumari – Aao Chalein Us Paar Sajani, Kah KaruN Man Mane NahiN – Pattharon Ka Saudagar – Gaafil Haryanvi – Mir Sahab

Male-Male Duets

Shyam Kumar, Mohammad Rafi – Tum Dilli main Aagre mere dil se nikle haye  – Pahle Aap, covered in Memorable Songs of 1944 list is considered as Naushad’s extended test case in so far as Mohammad Rafi is concerned.

Rewashankar, Chitalkar – Dheere Dheere Chal Tangewale, Baithi Tere Tange Mein Bulbul Ek – Lalkar – Pt. Madhur – C Ramchandra

Triads (+)

Shyam Kumar, Mohamamd Rafi, Allauddin Naved, BM Vyas etc. – Hindostan hain hum hain hindostan hamara – Pahle Aap, covered in Memorable Songs of 1944 list is considered as Naushad’s breakthrough to Mohammad Rafi, more perhaps as a test case.

G M Durrani, Amirbai, Hamida – Ham Aage Badhate Jaein, Duniya Peechhe Peechhe Jae Re – Anaban – Pt. Madhur – Gyan Dutt

Songs of 1945 @ SoY :: Duets – Female – Female Duets (+)

Female- Female Duets present an opportunity to listen to many of the voices that we listed to in the female solo songs, with a different perspective of – in terms of the subjects as well as style of singing these types of songs.

Barring an exception, I have picked up only those FF songs for which HFGK has identified the singers.

Minaxi, Lata Mangeshkar, chorus – Janani Janmabhoomi…Tum MaaN Ho Badi MaaN Ho – Badi Maa – Datta Koregaonkar – Anjum Panipati

Unidentified female voices – Begum Janiya Ki God Bhari, Hamari Lado Rani   – Bhaijaan – Shyam Sundar – Padtau Lakhnavi

Zeenat Begum   Munnavar Sultana – Doriye Ki Odhani Maim Mal Mal DhouNgi – Champa – –Lachhiram

Amirbai Karanataki + Zoharabai Amabalewali – Piya Ki BasuriyaHui Kaleje Paar – Chhamia – Gyan Dutt – Pt. Indra / Qabil Amrutsari

Naseem + Ratan Bai – Chali Pawan…. – Dharma – Sajjad Hussain

Zoharabai Ambalewali + Naseem Akhtar + Shamshad Begum + Chorus – Holi Ka Tyauhar, Aaj Rang Holi Ka – Hamara Sansar – Govind Ram – Ramesh Gupta

Shamshad Begum + Rajkumari – Naina Bhar Aaye Neer, Mere Hatheele Raja – Humayun – Ghulam Haider – Anjum Pilibhiti + Kavi Shanti

Suraiya + Hameeda Bano – Bachpan Gaya Jawani Ayee, Dil Mein Kisi ne Li Angadai – Main Kya Karoon  – Neenu Mazumdar – D N Madhok

Suraiya + Hameeda Bano – Aaj Hans Hans Ke Do Do Baatein Ki Hai Sanam Ne Hamare – Main Kya Karoon – Neenu Mazumdar – D N Madhok

This song has a sad solo version by Suraiya.

Rajkumari + Hameeda Bano – May GulguN Hai Jawani Hai, Aur Rut Bh- Suhani Hai – Main Kya Karoon – Neenu Mazumdar – D N Madhok

Zohrabai Ambalewali + Shamshad Begum – RatiyaN GujaruN Kaise Hay Ram – Ratanavali – Govind Ram – Ram Murti Chaturvedi

HFGK mentions only the female singers but the song has a male voice, that of Surendra, in the song

Kalyani + Zohrabai Ambalewali + Noot Jehan – Aahein Na Bhari Shikawe Na Kiye – Zeenat – Hafiz Khan – Nakshab Zarachvi

We will take up Summing Up of Duets for 1945 in the form of MY Top Duets, in the next episode.

The Micro View of Best Songs of 1946 @ SoY – Duets – Female – Female Duets + Male-Male Duets + Triads, Triads+

Female – Female Duets

Female- Female Duets present an opportunity to listen to many of the voices that we listened to in the female solo songs, with a different prospective of – in terms of the subjects as well as style of singing these types of songs.

Far More number of songs that we could locate on HFGK do not have YT links established till now.

Popular Female-Female Duet

Zohrabai Ambalewali, Shamshad Begum – Udan Khatole Pe Ud Jaoon, Tere Haath Na AauN – Anmol Ghadi – Naushad Ali – Tanvir Naqvi

Other Female-Female Duets

Hamida Banu, Krishna Ganguly – Ik Chand WahaN Ik Chand YahaN Jiya NA Lage Mora – Amar Raj – Feroz Nizami – Ishwar Chandra Kapoor

Amirbai Karanataki, Zohrabai Ambalewali – Meri Aai Hai Teen BhabhiyaN – Haum Ek Hain = Husnlal Bhagatram – P L Santoshi

Zeenat Begum, Hameeda Bano – Alla Duhai Hai … Ye Duniya Garibo Ki Kyun Jeene NahiN Deti – Nek Parveen – Feroz Nizami – Wahid Qureshi

Mohantara Talpade, Hameeda Bano – Oonchi Haveli Bana Do Munimji, Hawli Ko Sheeshe Laga Do Muimji – Phoolwari – Hansraj Behl – Pt. Indra

Shanta Apte, Lata Mangeshkar – Main Khili Khili Phoolwari Kya….. Chand Haath Mein Aaya – Subhadra – Vasant Desai – Moti B A

Male-Male Duet Song

I have been able to locate only one male-male duet from HFGK for the year 1946.

S D Burman, S L Puri – Baabu.. Re Dil Ko Bachan, Tere Dil Ko Bachana – Eight Dyas- S D Burman –

Triads, Triads+

Except one song, all other songs are more in the genre of chorus songs  this year, where no one singer plays a major role in the song.

Beenapani Mukherjee, Lalita Deulkar, Mangala Tipnis, Chorus – Apni Gori Ki Nagari Mein Jaana – Eight Days – S D Burman – Qamar Jalalabadi

Chorus – Utho Ke Hamein Waqt Ki Gardish Ne Pukara – Neecha Nagar – Pt. Ravi Shankar

Chorus – Ham Rookenge Nahin – Neecha Nagar – Pt. Ravi Shankar

Chorus – Aao SahelioN BannI Ko Mahendi Lagao – Nek Parveen – Feroz Nizami – Waid Quereshi

We will take up the concluding part of the Duet Songs of 1946 in our next episode.

The Micro View of Best Songs of 1946 @ SoY – Duets – Male-Female Duets [2]

We listened to Male-female duets of Mohammad Rafi and G M Durrani in the 1st part.

Duets of Mukesh

In these male-female duets, Mukesh can be seen in both the colors – under-the vintage era Saigal-shadow singing style and his more familiar golden-era style sinnging.

Kya Jadu Hai Tere Paas Piya, Surat Dekhi Dil Haar Diya – Chehra – with Shamshad  Begum – M A Mukhtar – Ishwar Chandra Kapoor

Main Nagan Hu, Badi Zaharili, Badi Katili – Durban – with Beenapani Mukherjee – Gulshan Sufi – Tanvir Naqvi

Lagat Nazar Tori Chhaliya More Gore Badan Ko – Gvalan – with Susheela Rani – Hansraj Behl – Pt. Indra

Ja Parwane Ja Kahi Shama Jal Rahi Hai – Rajputani – With Hamida Bano – Bulo C Rani – Pt. Indra

Duets of Chitalkar

Except for one song that Chitalkar singsa for S D Burman, all his other duets for 1946 were composed by himself.

Ek Nai Kali, Sasural Chali, Dubali Si Dulhan – Eight Days –with Meena Kapoor–  S D Burman – G S Nepali

Kanhi Yaad Kar Ke, Gali Paar Kar Ke, Chali Aana Hamare Angana – Safar – with Beenapani Mukhrjee – C Ramchandra – G S Nepali

Nazar Bachana Babuji Nazar Bachana – Safar – with Beenapani Mukhrjee – C Ramchandra – G S Nepali

Chhoti Sethani Ji Tere Firaq Mein Ham To Gaye Badnam – Safar – with Beenapani Mukhrjee – C Ramchandra – G S Nepali

Duets of Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar does pleasurable justce to the difficult part of these duets.

Jagamag Hai Aasman, Dagamag Hai Mere Pran, Dol Rahi Naiya Meri – Shikari – with Paro Devi – S D Burman –

This song has a twin solo too, in the voice of Ashok Kumar

Har Din Hai Naya, Har Raat Nirali Hai – Shikari – With Amirbai Karnataki – S D Burman – G S Nepali

Duets of Surendra

Surendra is usual vintage singing-self along with, one veteran and the other a relatively fresh, female singers in these two duets.

Awaz De Kahan Hai, Duniya Mera Jwan Hai -Anmol Ghadi – with Noor Jehan – Naushad Ali – Tanvir Naqvi

Teri Nazar Mein Main RahooN, Meri Nazae Mein Tu – 1857 – with Suraiya – Sajjad Hussain – Shewan Rizvi

We will  take up first part of Male-Female Duets of Other Male Singers in the next episode in this four part  Micro View of Best Songs of 1946 @ SoY – Duets.

The Micro View of Best Songs of 1947 : The Female – Female Duets :

Like the ‘other’ male-female duets, the female-female duets for the year 1947 too present a wide variety in terms of singer combinations as well as the range of music directors. The numbers could have been far more in the present post if

• All the female-female duets listed in HFGK were available on Yout Ube, and
• If more films would have identifiable recorded songs on HFGK.

Barring two or three female-female duets, I got to listen all other duets for the first time during the present Micro View. It would not be a coincidence that the duets that I have heard, and heard them often enough, are the ones composed by the music directors who have had a fairly noticeable presence in the later Golden Era. It would be redundant to state that this is the limitation of my knowledge of the pre-1950 songs.

Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum – Sunau Hal-e-DilKaise – Andhon Ki Duniya – Vasant Desai – Diwan Sharar

Amirbai, Rajkumari – Milane Ki Rut Aai Sakhi Ri, Khilane Ki Rut Aai Ri – Bhakta Dhruva – Sahnkar Rao Vyas –

Lalita Deulkar, Krishna Ganguli, Chorus – Zulana Zulo More Pyare Lala Re – Bhakta Dhruva – Shankar Rao Vyas

Geeta Roy, Shamshad Begum – Ye Hasino Ke Mele Albele.. – Bhookh – Anil Biswas – Dr. Safdar ‘Aah’

Uma Devi, Suraiya – Betab Hai Dil Dard E Muhabbat Ke Asar Se – Dard – Naushad Ali – Shakeel Badayuni

Zoharabai, Rajkumari – Na Ghar Apna…Kis Ko Sunaun Gam Ka Fasana – Doosri Shadi – Govind Ram – Ishwar Chandra Kapoor

Zohrabai, Meena Kumari – Cheen Li Hamari Hansi, De Gaye Rona Ham Ko – Duniya Ek Sarai – Hans Rah Behl – Kedar Sharma

ZOharbai, Rajkumari – Phir Badal Ghir Ghir AAye Re Mera Jiya Dolata Jaye Re – Gaon – Khemchand Prakash – D N Madhok

Geeta Roy, Binapani Mukherji – Meri Ankein Cham Cham ….Kya Isi Ka Naam Hai Preet – Leela – C Ramchandra  – Qamar Jalalabadi

Geeta Roy, Rajkumari – Bol Bol Balam Bedardi Kya Teri Marzi Hai – Neel Kamal – B Vasudev – Kedar Sharama

Geeta Roy, Rajkumari – Jawani Agar Hook Dil Ki Dabaye – Neel Kamal – B Vasudev – Kedar Sharama

Geeta Roy, Rajkumari –Maa Ne Bheja Dhor Charane Dhor Le Gayi Ban Mein– Neel Kamal – B Vasudev – Kedar Sharama

Baby Vimla, Baby Shaila – Bachpan Hai Ek Khel Suhana – Renuka – Sardar Malik – Qamar Jalalabadi

Amirbai, Shamshad Begum – Hamare Angana Ho Hamare Anagana Aaj Baaje Baje Shehnai – Shehhnai – C Ramchandra – P L Santoshi

We will take up Micro View of one Male-Male Duet and  that of Triads /Triads+ songs for the year 1947 in our next episode.

“The Micro View of the Songs of 1948 @ SoY – My Top Duets

I do seem to have a predominant bias for liking the Duets. Considering the motivation that such a bias would generate, I did try hard to look beyond the obvious choices of the duets for including them in this list. It seems the proximity that too frequent listening of some of the songs all these years across all the media playing platforms like radio, records, tapes, CDs or internet was too deeply etched to overcome the force of this motivation.

Given this bias, I present the choice of MY TOP duet songs for 1948, in no particular order:

Mukesh + Lata Mangeshkar – Ab Yaad Na Kar Bhool Ja Aye Dil Wo Fasana – Anokha Pyar – Anil Biswas – Shums Azimabadi

OR its other version, as well:

Mukesh + Meena Kapoor – Ab Yaad Na Kar Bhool Ja Aye Dil Wo Fasana – Anokha Pyar – Anil Biswas – Shums Azimabadi

Mukesh + Shamshad Begum – Dharati Ko Akash Pukare Aaja Aaja Prem Dware – Mela – Naushad – Shakeel Badayuni

Mukesh + Suraiya  –Laayee Khushi Ki Duniya Hansati Hui Jawani – Vidya – S D Burman – Anjum Pilibhiti

Mohammad Rafi + Lalita Deulkar  – More Raja Ho Le Chal Nadiya Ke Paar – Nadiya Ke Paar – C Ramchandra – Moti B A

Shamshad Begum + Surendra – Kyun Unhe Dil Diya, Haye Ye Kya Kiya – Anokhi Ada – Naushad – Shakeel Badayuni

Shamshad Begum + Shailesh – Kahi Ka Deepak KAhin Ki Baati, AAj Mile Hai Jeevan Saathi – Aag – Ram Ganguli – Saraswati Kumar Deepak

Shamshad + Geeta Roy – Meri Dhadakano Mein Sakhi Kaun Samaya – Suhag Raat – Snehal – Kedar Sharma

Mohammad Rafi, Khan Mastana, Chorus – Watan Ki Raah Mein Watan Ke Naujawan Shaheed Ho – Shaheed – Ghulam Haider – Raja Mahendi Ali Khan

Mohammad Rafi, Chitalkar, G M Sajan, Chorus – Aji Khushiyan Manae Na Kyon Hum , Ham Kise Se Kyun Dare, Kismat Hamare Sath Hai, Jalanewale Jalanewale Jala Kare – Khidki – C Ramchandra – P L Santoshi,  and  its equally popular all-female version – by Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar, and Mohan Tara, too

If do not make a little conscious effort to go beyond the obvious, MY THE TOP DUET song for 1948 would easily be:

Watan Ki Raah Mein Watan Ke Naujawan Shaheed Ho (Shaheed – Mohammad Rafi, Khan Mastana, Chorus  – Ghulam Haider – Raja Mahendi Ali Khan).

If I add a Male-Female Duet too, here then that would be:

Kyun Unhe Dil Diya, Haye Ye Kya Kiya  (Anokhi Ada – Shamshad Begum + Surendra – Naushad – Shakeel Badayuni)

SoY has also voted for Kyun Unhe Dil Diya, Haye Ye Kya Kiya as the Best Duet of 1948 in the sum post Best songs of 1948: Wrap Up 3.

We will sum up our Micro View of the Songs of 1948 @SoY in our next episode with the post MY TOP Music Director.

P.S.:

All the duet songs presented through different posts on Micro View of the Duet Songs of 1948 @SoY are available @ “Duet Songs” .

The Micro View of the Songs of 1948 @ SoY – The Duets – Female Female Duets

When I sort-listed female-female duets for 1948 from HFGK, the number worked out to be reasonably large. However, I could not find digital soft version on the net for almost half of them. Therefore, the songs that I could find YT link can be taken as fairly well-known to those who have good knowledge and interest of vintage era songs. From the perspective of my limited knowledge and interest of the songs of that era, I also found listening to these songs quite interesting.

Shamshad Begum + Geeta Roy – Oh Gori Tera Banka Chhaiya Jeet Ke Aaya Jang – Actress – Shyam Sundar – Raja Mahendi Ali Khan

Shamshad Begum + Geeta Roy – Ankhon Ankhon Mein Dil Se Dil Ki Baat Kah Gaye – Actress – Shyam Sundar –

Amirbai Karanataki + Rajkumari – Basant Chhaya Charon Aur, Ho Chhaya Charon Aur – Amar Prem – Datta Thakor – Mohan Mishra, M A

Shamshad Begum + Geeta Roy – Pyari Tera Mera Mera Tera Pyar – Anjuman – Bulo C Rani – Majrooh Sultanpuri

Lata Mangeshkar + Ira Nagarath – Aye Dil Meri Wafa Mein Koi Kasar Nahi Hai – Anokha Pyra – Anil Biswas – Shams Azimabadi

Geeta Roy  + Sulochana Kadam – Chanda Ki Chandani Hai  Mauj Hai Bahar Mein – Chanda Ki Chandani – Gyan Dutt – D N Madhok

Shamshad Begum  + Johrabai Ambalewali – Baag Mein Koyaliya Yahi Gaye Re – Ghar Ki Izzat – Pt. Govind Ram – Ishwar Chandra Kapoor

Shamshad Begum + Hamida – O Motorwali Chhori, Dil Leja Chori Chori – Grihasthi – Gulam Mohammad – Shakeel Badayuni

Shamshad Begum + Surinder Kaur– Meri Phool Bagiya Mein Aayee Hai, Lo Aayee Hai – Lal Dupatta – Gyan Dutt – Manohar Khanna

Lata Mangeshkar + Geeta Roy – Gori Sakhiyon Se Akhiyan Churay Rahi Hai – Majboor – Gulam Haider – Najim Panipat

Geeta Roy + Rajkumari – Room Zoom Matwale Kale Badal Chhaa Gaye, Balam Ji Teri Yaad Dila Gaye – Suhag Raat – Snehal – Kedar Sharma

Geeta Roy + Rajkumari – Baaji Mori Payal Thunnak Thunnak Suno Ye Sandeshva – Suhag Raat – Snehal – Kedar Sharma

Geeta Roy + Rajkumari – Kis Paapi Sang Ulazi Akhiyan Haye Akhiyan Maine Ro Ro Gavayee – Suhag Raat – Snehal – Kedar Sharma

Shamshad + Geeta Roy – Mere Dil Ki Dhadakano Mein Sakhi Kaun Aa Samaya – Suhag Raat – Snehal – Kedar Sharma

We will take up male-male duets and triads & triads+ in our next episode.

The Micro View of the Best Songs of 1949 @ SoY – MY Top Duet Songs

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.

The Micro View of the Best Songs of 1949 @ SoY – Duets – Male-Male Duet Songs AND Triads & Triads+

Male-Male Duet Songs

While remaining an essential variant of the duets, male-male duets has neither been a popular format nor been an easy one to compose. In that respect 1949 has perhaps a very unique distinction of having a male-male and a female-female duet version in the same film.

Duniya Walo Mujhe Batao Kya Hai Sachcha Pyar – Balam 1949 – Mohammad Rafi with S D Batish – Husnlal Bhagatram – Qamar Jalalabadi

We have already taken note of the Female- Female Duet version of Lata Mangeshkar and Suraiya

Quite unusually, we have one more duet of Mohammad Rafi and S D Batish this year.

Har Aish Hai Duniya Mein Ameeron Ki – Kaneez – Mohammad Rafi, S D Batish – Ghulam Haider – Hasrat Lakhanavi

1949 has another distinction too in that it has two duets of Mohammad Rafi and Mukesh in the same year.

Jale Jalanewale Humko Jaise Mombatti – Chilman – Mohammed Rafi and Mukesh – Hanuman Prasad – P L Santoshi

Baat To Kuchch Bhi Nahin, Dil Hai Ke Bhar Aaya – Thes – Mohammad Rafi, Mukesh – Snehal (V G Bhatkar) – Kidar Sharma

Here are two more male-male duet songs for which the internet has not been to establish a digital link.

Dil Ki Basti Ajib Basti Hai – Bhool Bhulaiya – A R Ojha, Bhola – Bulo C Rani – Pandit Indra

Teri Juruva Lagegi Bholi,Ho Raja – Shoharat – Mohammad Rafi, Khan Mastana – Aziz (Hindavi) – Gulshan Jaman

Triads, Triads+

1949 has quite a large selection of triads or triad+ songs. It is generally seen that at least one of such songs also turns out to be a chart-buster. 1949 is no exception in this aspect.

Chhala De Teri Nishani Teri Maherbani– Bazaar – Mohammad Rafi, Satish Batra, Shamshad Begum – Shyam Sundar – Qamar Jalalabadi

Sharmane Haseeno Ko Aaya Hai Shabab Unka – Bholi – S D Batish, Chandu Shivdasani, Shamshad Begum – Govind Ram – Ishwar Chandra Kapoor

(Soft link to the song has not been able to link it to the audio file.)

Haseeno Ki Adaye Bhi.. Yah Bhloi Suratwale – Char Din – Mohammad Rafi, S  D Batsih, Rajkumari – Shyam Sundar – Shakeel Badayuni

This song has another version too.

Haseeno Ki Adaye Bhi .. Yah Bholi Suratwale – Char Din – Iqbal, Johrabai Ambalewali, Lata Mangeshkar – Shyam Sundar – Shakeel Badayuni

Lara Lappa Lara Lappa Lai Rakhava- Ek Thi Ladki – Mohammad Rafi, G M Durrani, Lata Mangeshkar – Vinod – Aziz Kashmiri

Hum Chale Door, Hum Chale Door, Dil Hua Choor.. Haiya Ho – Ek Thi Ladki – Mohammad Rafi, Satish Batra, Lata Mangeshkar, one unidentified singer – Vinod – Aziz Kashmiri

Namasteji (2) Hamara Tumara Jeevan Beete Hansate Hansate Ji – Naach – Mohammad Rafi, Johrabai Ambalewali, Shamshad Begum – Husnalal Bhagatram – Nazim Panipati

Lab Pe Fariyaad Hai, Dil Barbaad Hai – Naach – Mohammad Rafi, Geeta Roy, Lata Mangeshkar – Husnlal Bhagatram – Mulkraj Bhakari

Kyun Karata Maan Jawani Ka, Tu Ek Bulbula – Naach – Mohammad Rafi, Geeta Roy, Lata Mangeshkar – Husnlal Bhagatram – Mulkraj Bhakari

Namamste (4) Pahale To Ho Gai Namaste – Patanga- Chitalkar, Mohammad Rafi, Mohantara, Shamshad Begum – C Ramchandra – Rajendra Krishna

Mere Ghar Aage Hai Do Do Galiya – Rimjhim –Kishore Kumar, Shamshad Begum – Khemchand Prakash – P L Santoshi

Mere Paas Aao Mere Bhole Sajanji – Roshni – Chitalkar, Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Shamshad Begum – C Ramchandra – P L Santoshi

Kaliyon Mein Jawani Aayee Kaliyan Lagi Phoolane,Chikbam, Chikbam, Chikbam – Roshni – Mohammad Rafi, Chitalkar, Sshamshad Begum – C Ramchandra – P L Santoshi

Hum Mast Dilon Ko Lekar Chali Masti Mein Chali Motor – Sunehare Din – Khan Mastana, GM Durrani, Shamshad Begum, Kalayani – Gyan Dutt – Shekhar M A

In the next episodes we will conclude the duets with My Top Choices.