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The 60 most popular/ significant Hindi-Urdu songs of 1955

A note about pronunciation

The word parbat was pronounced in the folk manner in the song Basti-basti, parbat-parbat gaata jaye banjara in the film Railway Platform, though some authorities (Prof. Anil Bhargava, Hindi Geet Mala) have spelt it in the classical manner (i.e. as parvat).

The next rung

The Geetmala ki Chhaon Mein CDs have 10 ‘songs in the shade’ (chhaoñ songs) from this year. Prof Bhargava has compiled a list of 23 runners-up. The two lists have four songs in common. Thus, in all there are 29 unique songs in the ‘next rung from these two sources.’

GC: Geetmala ki Chhaon Mein is a set of 50 CDs issued by Saregama in instalments that continued into 2012-13. The set concentrated on songs that had ‘remained in the shadow’ (chhaoñ) of the main annual list of Binaca and its successor Geet Malas. These, thus, were the ‘next rung’ of songs, which were popular but did not make it to the main annual list.

AB: Bhargava, Anil, Binaca Geetmala ka Sureela Safar (Hindi; 2007; Rs.1,200), Vangmaya Prakashan, Jaipur-302015. vangmaya_jpr@yahoo.com)

Indpaedia’s compilation of songs from 1931-49 threw up a Saigal song (Panchhi re kãhé hot udas) that was released in the 1955 film Amar Saigal.

AD: Ashok Da Ranade, "Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries"

IP: What Indpaedia’s volunteers found during their research

Raags in songs

Few film songs that have a root in Indian classical music remain faithful to a raag throughout their length. Indpaedia volunteers have sometimes mentioned raags even when there is merely a hint of that raag in a song. (Raag is also spelt raga.)

The songs included were suggested, inter alia, by

Ranade, Ashok Da, "Hindi Film Somg: Music Beyond Boundaries" (2006, Promilla & Company, New Delhi, Chicago; 2013 edition: Rs.695)

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Binaca Geetmala’s Top 16 songs of 1955

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Mera joota hai Japani ye patloon Inglistani (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Keherwã)

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Shree 420

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Shankar Jaikishan

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Shailendra

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Mukesh

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2

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Mera salaam le ja, dil kaa payaam le ja

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Uran Khatola

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Naushad

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Shakeel Badayuni

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Lata Mangeshkar

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3

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Man dolé mera tan dolé

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Nagin (1954)

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Hemant Kumar

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Rajinder Krishan

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Lata Mangeshkar

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4

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O door ke musafir

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Uran Khatola

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Naushad

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Shakeel Badayuni

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Mohammed Rafi

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5

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Eechak dana beechak dana

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Shree 420

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Shankar Jaikishan

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Hasrat Jaipuri

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Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar

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6

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Dekh tere sansaar ki haalat kyaa ho gai bhagvan

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Nastik (1954)

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Chitalkar Ramchandra

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Kavi Pradeep

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Kavi Pradeep

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7

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Mera dil ye pukare aa jaa (Raag KîrwãNi/ Taal Keherwã)

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Nagin (1954)

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Hemant Kumar

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Rajinder Krishan

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Lata Mangeshkar

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8

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De di hameiñ aazadi bina kharhag bina dhaal

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Jagriti (1954)

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Hemant Kumar

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Kavi Pradeep

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Asha Bhosle

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9

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Jeevan ke safar mein raahi

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Munimji

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Sachin Dev Burman

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Sahir Ludhianvi

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Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar

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10

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Chalo chaleiñ maañ sapnon ke gaon me

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Jagriti (1954)

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Hemant Kumar

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Kavi Pradeep

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Asha Bhosle

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Moré saiyaañ-ji utareinge paar, nadiya dheerey baho

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Uran Khatola

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Naushad

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Shakeel Badayuni

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Lata Mangeshkar

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<span
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  class=SpellE>ishaare</span> <span class=SpellE>meiñ</span> <span
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Mirza Ghalib (1954)

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Ghulam Mohammad

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Mirza Ghalib

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Mohammed Rafi

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13

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Barkha ki raat meiñ hé ho haa

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Sardar

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Jagmohan Sursagar

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Uddhav Kumar

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Geeta Dutt

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Mat bhool arey insaan teri neki

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Mastana (1954)

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Madan Mohan

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Rajinder Krishan

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Mohammed Rafi

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15

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Gul muskara utha bulbul ye ga utha, baghoñ mein aa gayi bahar

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Badshah (1954)

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Shankar Jaikishan

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Shailendra

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Lata Mangeshkar

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16

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Udhar tum haseeñ ho idhar dil javaañ haiñ

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Mr. & Mrs. 55

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O P Nayyar

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Majrooh Sultanpuri

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Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt

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33 songs in the ‘next rung’

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Song	Film	Music Director	Lyricist	Singer(s)	GC	AB
Main gharibon ka dil hooñ, vatan ki zubãñ (Raag Bhîm Palãsi/ Taal Keherwã)	Aab é Hayaat	Sardar Mallik	Qamar Jalalabadi	Hemant Kumar
Jabsé mili toh-sé ankhiyañ	Amanat	Salil Chowdhury	Shailendra	Hemant Kumar, Geeta Dutt	GC
Panchhi re kãhé hot udas	Amar Saigal	?	?	K.L. Saigal		[IP]
Aplam chaplam	Azad	C. Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Lata & Usha Mangeshkar		AB
Dekho ji bahaar aai	Azad	C. Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Jaa ri jaa O kaari badariya	Azad	C. Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Kitna haseen hai mausam (Raag Darbãri Kãnarhã/ Taal Keherwã)	Azad	C. Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar, Chitalkar	GC	AB
Radha na boley (Raag Bageshree/ Taal Dadra)	Azad	C. Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Aa neeley gagan taley pyar	Badshah	Shankar-Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Hemant Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Rula kar chal diye ik din hañsi ban kar jo aaye thay	Badshah	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Hemant Kumar		AB
Bhula naheeñ dena	Baradari	Naushad	Khumâr Bârâbañkvi	Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Tasveer bsnata hoon (Pahãrhi/ Taal Keherwã)	Baradari	Naushad	Khumâr Bârâbañkvi	Talat Mehmood	GC	AB
Jise tu qubool kar lay	Devdas	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Woh na aayenge palat kar (Raag Khammãj/ Taal Keherwã)	Devdas	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Mubarak Begum	GC
Phaili hui hain sapno ki bahen	House no. 44	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Lata Mangeshkar	GC
Teri duniya mein jeeney say to	House no. 44	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Hemant Kumar		AB
Apni chhaya mein bhagwan	Insaniyat	C. Ramchandra	Rajinder Krishan	Mohammed Rafi	GC	AB
Ao bachcho tumhein dikhayeiñ jhâñki Hindustan ki	Jagriti	Hemant Kumar	Pradeep	Pradeep etc.		AB
Hum layeiñ hain toofan se kishti nikal ke	Jagriti	Hemant Kumar	Pradeep	Mohammed Rafi		AB
Aah ko chãhiyé ik umr	Mirza Ghalib	Ghulam Mohammed	Mirza Ghalib	Suraiya		[AD]
Dil é naadaañ tujhé huâ kyâ hai?	Mirza Ghalib	Ghulam Mohammed	Mirza Ghalib	Talat Mehmood, Suraiya		AB
Yeh na thi hamãri qismat	Mirza Ghalib	Ghulam Mohammed	Mirza Ghalib	Suraiya		[AD]
Janey kahaan mera jigar gaya	Mr. and Mrs. 55	O P Nayyar	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Geeta Dutt, Mohammed Rafi		AB
Thandi hawa kali ghata	Mr. and Mrs. 55	O P Nayyar	Majrooh Sultanpuri	Geeta Dutt, chorus	GC
Ghayal hiraniyan	Munimji	Sachin Dev Burman	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar	GC
Oonchi oonchi duniya kee	Nagin	Hemant Kumar	Rajinder Krishan	Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Daulat kay jhoothey nashey mein ho	Oonchi Haveli	Shiv Ram	Bharat Vyas	Mohammed Rafi		AB
Basti-basti, parbat-parbat gaata jaye banjara (Raag Darbãri Kãnarhã/ Taal Keherwã)	Railway Platform	Madan Mohan	Sahir Ludhianvi	Mohammed Rafi		AB
Chand madham hai	Railway Platform	Madan Mohan	Sahir Ludhianvi	Lata Mangeshkar	GC
Dil ka haal sune dilwala	Shree 420	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Manna Dey, chorus	GC	AB
Pyar hua iqraar hua (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Keherwã)	Shree 420	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar		AB
Muhabbat ki rahon mein chalna	Udan Khatola	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Mohammed Rafi		AB
Na toofâñ sé khelo	Udan Khatola	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Mohammed Rafi		AB
Panchhi re kãhé hot udas	Amar Saigal	Apresh Lahiri	?	K.L. Saigal	---	---

Eleven songs with a classical background

Song	Film	Music Director	Lyricist	Singer(s)
Jhulo jhulo re, jhulna jhulaoon (Raag Gaur Sarang/ Teen Taal, Keherwã)	Ekadashi	Avinash Vyas	Pt. B.C. Madhur	Lata Mangeshkar
Jaa din té nain lage…hum sañg naina kahe ko lagaye (Raag Pîloo/ Taal Punjabi Theka (Sitarkhani)	Joru Ka Bhai	Jaidev	Narendra Sharma	Asha Bhosle
Nuqtacheeñ hai gham-e-dil (Raag Kalyãn/ Taal Keherwã)	Mirza Ghalib	Ghulam Mohammad	Mirza Ghalib	Suraiyya
Sajan bina neend na aayé (Raag Kedar/ Taal Dãdrã)	Munimji	Sachin Dev Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Lata Mangeshkar
Manmohana bade jhoothe (Raag Jaijaiwanti/ Ék Taal)	Seema	Shankar Jaikishan	Shailendra	Lata Mangeshkar
Suno chhoti si gudiya ki lambi kahaani (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Dãdrã)	Seema	Shankar Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri	Lata Mangeshkar
Tû pyãr kã sãgar hai (Raag Darbari Kanarha/ Taal Keherwã)	Seema	Shankar Jaikishan	Shailendra	Manna Dey
Ramaiya vastavaiya (Raag Bhairavi/ Taal Dãdrã Hinch)	Shree 420	Shankar-Jaikishan	Shailendra	Mohammed Rafi, (Mukesh?), Lata Mangeshkar
Lehron mein jhooluñ, taroñ ko chhoo looñ (Raag Gaur Sarang/ Taal Punjabi Theka Sitarkhani)	Society	S.D. Burman	Sahir Ludhianvi	Asha Bhosle
Haiya ré haiya: Moré saiñyãñ ji utarenge paar (Raag Pîlu)	Udan Khatola	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Lata Mangeshkar
Hamare dil se na jana, dhokha na khana, duniya barhi beimaan (Raag Bihãg/ Taal Dãdrã)	Udan Khatola	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Lata Mangeshkar
O door ke musafir hum ko bhi sãth le le (Chale aaj tum jahañ sé) (Pahãrhi/ Taal Keherwã)	Udan Khatola	Naushad	Shakeel Badayuni	Mohammed Rafi

Binaca Geet Mala 1955: greatest hits

Contents

The 60 most popular/ significant Hindi-Urdu songs of 1955

A note about pronunciation

The next rung

Raags in songs

Binaca Geetmala’s Top 16 songs of 1955

33 songs in the ‘next rung’

Eleven songs with a classical background

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