The Micro View of Best Songs of 1944 @ SoY : Female Solo Songs – Nirmala Devi and Other female singers

Solo Songs of Nirmala Devi

‘Gaali’ has two solo songs credited to Nirmala (we presume it is Nirmala Devi), but YT does not have these songs. ‘Geet’ has four solo songs of which – Main akeli raja aa ja aa ja re  – is included in Memorable Songs of 1944.  One solo song – Hua Savera Preetam Mera, Yaad Teri Ne Gher – is not available on YT. Here are the other ones, as available on YT –

Main To Piya Ki Joganiya HuN – Geet – D N Madhok – Naushad Ali

Chaand Khila Taare Muskae, Meri Hansi Udae – Geet – Mahar-Ul-Kadri – Naushad Ali

Jaao Ji Jaao Dekhenge KahaN Jaoge – Geet – D N Madhok – Naushad Ali

AkhiyaN Mila Ke Bhagna Na – Jeewan – D N Madhok – Naushad Ali

Aae Ho Abhi Baitho To Sahi Do Pyar Ki Baatein Ho Jaein – Jeewan – D N Madhok – Naushad Ali

Solo Songs of Naseem Akhtar

Of the two songs listed, for the film Bhai, to Naseem Akhtar’s credit in HFGK, one – Kuchh Yaad Dilati Hai Hamein Biti Hui Baatein – does not seem to be available on net.

Is Dil Ki Haalat Kya Kahiye – Bhai – Khan Shatir Gazanvi- Ghulam Haider

Solo Songs of Manju

Memorable Songs of 1944 has Manju’s one song Do dilon ko ye duniya milne hi nahin deti from ‘Chand’, Holi main khelungi un sang dat ke and  Pardesi ho ab humse rakhiya bandhao  from Gaali and Angadai teri hai bahana and Jhoothe hai sab sapne suhane from Rattan. ‘Gaali’ has 3 more songs, for neither YT or other audio links are available on the internet

Here is one more –

Aayi…Musibat Aai, Musafir Bhag Chalo.. – Chand – Qamar Jalalbadi – Husnlal Bhagatram

Solo Songs of Kalyani

Badmash (Music: Khan Mastana / Datta Korgaonkar has two solo songs of Kalyani., but these do not seem to be available on YT.

Misal-e-Khayal Aye The – Aina- Pt. Fani = Gulshan Sufi

HFGK also mentions second version of the song in the voice of Shama, but YT does not have this version.

Solo Songs of Husn Banu

Khushi Ke Tarane Sunata Chala Ja – Aina – Tanvir Naqvi – Gulshan Sufi

The Micro View of Best Songs of 1946 @ SoY – Female Solo Songs – Other Singers – 1

In the next couple of episodes, we ill take up micro-view of solo songs of those female singers who have got one, or at best two, films in in 1946. Even from these very limited number of songs, the actual number of songs that we would get to listen to has further reduced, because the digital versions of these songs do not seem to be available on net.

Solo Songs of Dilshad Begum

Sajan Sang Na Chalo – Kahan Gaye – Lachhiram Tomar

Singer is not identified in the HFGK.

Duniyawalon Nadaron Ki Madad Karo – Rehana – Qadir Faridi – Tufail Hoshiyarpuri

Bhar Layi Hun Jawani Saaagar Mein, Jannat Se Chal Kar Aayee Hun – Rehana – Qadir Faridi – Tufail Hoshiyarpuri

Ada Ada Teri Mast-e-Sharab Ho Rahi Hai – Rehana – Qadir Faridi   – Aziz Kashmiri

Solo Songs of Kalyani Das

Chand Paas Hai, Raat Andgeri Kyun – Bindiya – Kamal Dasgupta – Pt. Madhur

Badal Garaj Garaj Ke Paigam Suna De – Bindiya – Kamal Dasgupta – Pt. Madhur

Jeevan Saragam Pe Gae Ja Geet Suhane – Bindiya – Kamal Dasgupta      Pt. Ram Murti

Nazarein Bata Rahi Hai Tum Door Jaa Rahe Ho – Zamin Asmaan – Kamal Dasgupta – Faiyaz Hashmi

Rone Ka Rog Lag Gaya, Tadape Hansi Hansi Mein Hum, Lut Gaye Gaye Khel Mein Mit Gaye Ham Dillagi Mein  – Zamin Asmaan – Kamal Dasgupta – Faiyaz Hashmi

Solo Songs of Meena Kapoor

This the debut year for Meena Kapoor, in the film Eight Days. We have one more solo form ‘Door Chalen’ (Music: K C Dey), but the digital copy does not seem to be available.

Kisi Se Meri Preet Lagi, Ab Kya Karoon – Aath Din – S D Burman – G S Nepali

Solo Songs of Neena

Neena was the lead actress against Prithvi Raj Kapoor in this film – a name that I hear from the first time, because of my very limited knowledge of the films and songs of this era of the Hindi film songs.

Bigadi Meri Bana De, Man Ko Daranewale – Prithviraj-Samyukta – S K Pal – Josh Malihabadi

Kya Jaane Man Kya Kaheta Hai – Prithviraj-Samyukta – S K Pal – Josh Malihabadi

YT shows Sitara Kanpuri as the singer.

Sundar Sapna Ban Ke Aali Nayanan Mein Kaun Samaya – Prithviraj-Samyukta – S K Pal – Akhtar Ul Imaan

We will take up Micro View of some more Other Female Singers – like Beenapani Mukherjee, Shushila Rani, Jayshree, Parul Ghosh, Geeta Roy – for the year 1946 in our next episode.