The Micro View of Songs of 1943 – Female Solo Songs – Jayshree, Baby Madhuri, Vishni Lal, Vasanti, Gauhar Sultana, and Other Singers

Solo Songs of Jayshree

Jeevan ki naao na dole, haan ye hai tere hawale and Mere baba ne baat meri maan li are covered in Memorable Songs of 1943.

Kamal Hai Mare Samne , Kamal Hai Mere Saath – Shakuntala – Dewan Sharar – Vasant Desai

Jhoolongi Jhoolingi Jeevan Bhar Yah Jeevan Jhoola – Shakuntala – Ratan Piya- Vasant Desai

Solo Songs of Baby Madhuri

Aurat Ek Kahani – Vishwas – Pt. Indra – Phiroze Nizami

Bhojan Ke Nazare Hai – Vishwas – Munshi Sham Jilani – Phiroze Nizami

Solo Songs of Vishni Lal

Barbad Hai Hum, Ye Kismat Hamari – Chirag – Pt. Indra – Khemchand Prakash

Jogan Teri Nagari Kahaan, Tu Kaun Si GaliyaN Chali – Kurabani – Wali Sahab –  Khemchand Prakash

Solo Songs of Vasanti

Kahan Kala Kala, Main Tera Matwala, Bansariwala – Bhakta Raj – D N Madhok – C Ramchandra

HFGK notes that this song was finally removed from the film.

Kaisa Sundar Samaa Suhana, Ahaa Ahaa – Bhakta Raj – D N Madhok – C Ramchandra

Solo Songs of Gauhar Sultana

Shabnam kyun neer bahaye (Ishara) is covered in Memorable Songs of 1943.

Hamein Gam De Ke Na Jao Sajan, More Aao Sajan – Ishara – D N Madhok – Khursheed Anwar

Solo Songs of Meenaxi – Aankh Milate Hi Muhabat Ho Gai, Pyar Karane Ke Taiyar Ho Gai and Bjiali Chamkane Lagi, Lagi Rama Bjiali Chamkan Lagi  (Ankh Ki Sharm – Pt. Indra – Vasant Desai) are covered in Memorable Songs of 1943.

Now we have the long tail of the Micro view of the Solo Songs of Female Singers for the year 1943.

Here are some instances wherein only solo song of the respective solo singer was available on YT.

One solo song of K Sundarama –  Ek bewafa se pyar kiya, haye kya kiya – Duniya Diwani – Arshad Gujarati – K Narayana Rao is covered in Memorable Songs of 1943. Another song from this film – Ummid Nahi Vasl Se Dilshad Karenge  –  could not be located on YT.

Vrujmala – Saanware Sata Naa, Bansari Bajaa Naa – Gauri – Kedar Sharma – Khemchand Prakash 1 song

Anjali Devi – Ye Kaisa Hai Dharm Tumhara, Ye Kaisa Insaan – Age Kadam – Kailash Matwala – Master Madahv Lal / Ramchandra Pal (?)

Kalyani – KyoN Dil Mila Hamara Tumara Jawaab Do – Kaushish – ? – Basheer Dehalavi

These solo songs  –Manua kaahe phir tadapaye – Binota Roy (lyrics Akhtar Chugtai), Albela mastana ek hans ka joda – Suprova Sarkar (lyrics Pt. Bhushan). Jeevan hai bekar bina tumhare – Unidentified female singer (Wapas, Music: RC Boral) are covered in Memorable Songs of 1943.

For several female singers, like Mumtaj Shanti (Badalti Duniya  – 3 songs), Shanta Apte (Duhai – 2 songs), Gauhar Sultana (Ishara – 3 songs), Ramola (Manchali 3 songs), Aarti Bose and Dina Gandhi – 1 solo each and one song with chorus that of Dina Gandhi (Paraya Dhan), are could not be traced.

And, there could be even some more which in spite of being known and being available on YT, may not have been noticed by me during this Micro Analysis of Solo Songs of 1943., mainly because of inadequate knowledge of the vintage era Hindi film songs.

The Micro View of the Songs of 1948 @ SoY – Female Solo Songs – Other Female Singers

We have so far covered Suraiya, Geeta Roy, Shamshad Begum, Raajkumari and Surinder Kaur in our Micro-View of Female Solo Songs of 1948. These are the female playback singers who had fairly extended tenure during the (so-called) Golden Era of the HFM – the period from’50s till ’60s (or some cover even mid’70s.).

We have observed that even as these singers had quite a remarkable quantitative share of the songs, the songs which did remain well-known even in the Golden Period were really very few.

With this disclaimer of my personal bias, I decided to curtail songs of other female playback singers into one post. Hence, I have chosen one song of these ‘other’ female singer each. Even the, the list is fairly large. Most of these singers have had three to more than 10 songs in their account of 1948. So collectively they form what statisticians would call a very dominant tail of normal distribution curve.

Ameerbaii Karnataki – Taqdeer Ne Hansa Ke Hamein Phir Ruladiya – Shehnaz – Ameerbai Karnataki – Dukhi Premnagari

Dilshad Begum – Jawani Pukare Jivan Ke Sathi – Birhan – Lachchhi Ram –

Hameeda Bano – Koochch Bhi Na Kaha Ho.. Aur Keh Bhi Gaye – Parai Aag – Ghulam Mohammad – Tanveer Naqvi

Husn Bano – Pee Ansoo Pee, Aahein Bhar Ji – Pardesi Mehman – Hansraj Behl – Pandit Indra

Johrabai Ambalewali – Bus Mein Kar Ke Wo Bas Kar Gaye – Padmini – Ghulam Haider – Tanveer Naqvi

Khursheed – Pacchataynge Jo Hamein Barbad Karenge – Aap Biti – Hari Bhai – Hasrat Lakhanavi

Lalita Deulkar – Jai Bolo Mahatma Gandhi Ki – Khidki – C Ramchandra – P L Santoshi

Meena Kapoor – Boot Polish Karwa Le Babu Boot Ploish Karwa Le – Ghar Ki Izzat – Pt. Govindram – Ishwar Chandra Kapoor

Meena Kumari – Aata Hai Dil Mein Pyar Kyon Chhede Hai Bar Bar Kyon – Bichchade Balam – Bulo C Rani – Narendra Sharma

Munnavar Sultana – Mera Nanha Balam Na Bole – Patjhad – Ghulam Haider – D N Madhok

Parvez Kapadia – Hum To Motor Khareed Ke Le Aayenge – Hum Bhi Insaan Hai – H P Das + Manna Dey – G S Nepali

Sulochana Kadam – Jahan Koi Na Ho Wahan Chalenge Hum – Lal Dupatta – Gyan Dutt – D N Madhok

Sitara (Kanpuri) – Dil Ki Jaban Par Aaye To Kya Karoon – Pugree – Ghulam Mohammad – Shakeel Badayuni

Uma Devi – Kahi Jiya Dole Ho Ho Kaha Nahi Jaaye – Anokhi Ada – Naushad – Shakeel Badayuni

Mrs. Vishnilal – Kisi Tarah Dil Hi Na Jab Chain Paaye – Anjuman – Bulo C Rani – Majrooh Sultanpuri

It may also please be noted that I have not included those female singers who, to the best of my knowledge, did sing some songs in 1948, but that was in the capacity of an actress in the respective film.

In the next episodes(s) we will take up solo songs of Lata Mangeshkar for Micro-View of Songs of 1948