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Lata Mangeshkar – Madan Mohan Collaboration
____________________ Back to Legends – Lata Mangeshkar ____________________ Lata on Madan Mohan Nasreen Munni Kabir: I know you were very close to Madan Mohanji. Could you say something about how your friendship started? Lata Mangeshkar: When Ghulam Haider Sahib wanted me to sing in Shaheed, and it hadn’t worked out, he still went ahead and ...
Talat Mahmood – Lata Mangeshkar Duets
____________________ Back to Legends – Talat Mahmood | Back to Legends – Lata Mangeshkar ____________________ Talat Mahmood on Lata I first met Lataji around 1950. I happened to arrive in Bombay from Calcutta. And I was already fairly well known and had heard her name too. I liked her singing. In 1950, there was talk ...
Shamshad Begum – O.P. Nayyar collaboration
____________________ Back to Legends – Shamshad Begum ____________________ In one of his rare T.V. interviews, O.P. Nayyar described Shamshad’s voice as that of a “temple bell” for its clarity of tone. No wonder then, that in the 1950′s, O.P Nayyar gave Shamshad perhaps the most popular songs of her career. Shamshad sang 40 songs for ...
Talat Mahmood – Naushad Collaboration
____________________ Back to Legends – Talat Mahmood ____________________ Babul was the only film in the 1950′s where Talat Mahmood sang for Naushad. Naushad didn’t repeat Talat for the next 18 years, despite the success of Babul. The reason behind not repeating Talat for the next 18 years is mentioned by Subhash K. Jha in “Mohd. ...
Lata – Suraiya Duets
____________________ Back to Legends – Suraiya | Back to Legends – Lata Mangeshkar ____________________ Lata and Suraiya sang five duets together. Details are provided below :- Song Year Film Music Director O~ Pardesi Musafir 1949 Balam Husnlal Bhagatram Duniya waloun 1949 Balam Husnlal Bhagatram Door desh sai aaja re 1951 Shokhiyan Jamal Sen Bedard shikari ...
Noor Jehan – Suraiya Duets
____________________ Back to Legends – Suraiya | Back to Legends – Noor Jehan ____________________ Noor Jehan and Suraiya – both were major singing stars of the 40s and 50s. Although they never sang any duet together, they did act together in the Blockbuster film of the 40s Anmol Ghadi (1946). Suraiya on Noor Jehan “Noor ...
Suraiya – Naushad Collaboration
____________________ Back to Legends – Suraiya ____________________ Naushad was Suraiya’s mentor and Suraiya sang some of the best songs of her career under Naushad’s baton. It was Naushad who introduced Suraiya as a playback singer for Mehtaab in Sharda (1942) and then later gave hits after hits when Suraiya became full fledged singing star in ...
Suraiya – Asha Bhosle Duets
____________________ Back to Legends – Suraiya ____________________ Asha Bhosle on Suraiya Suraiya and Asha sang only 1 duet together. It was composed by Husnlal Bhagatram for Shama Parwana (1954). It is a very lively duet where lovers are waiting for their loved ones. Asha has an interesting tidbit to tell about how this duet was ...
C. Ramchandra – Shamshad Begum Collaboration
____________________ Back to Legends – Shamshad Begum ____________________ Shamshad Begum sang approximately 62 songs for C. Ramchandra in 25 films. Their most famous songs together were Mere piya gayey rangoon from Patanga (1949) and Meri Jaan meri jaan Sunday kai Sunday from Shehnai (1947). C. Ramchandra and Shamshad shared great chemistry together and she was ...
Khaiyyam – Shamshad Begum Collaboration
____________________ Back to Legends – Shamshad Begum ____________________ “I didn’t do much work with her though I did record some songs which didn’t see the light of day for various reasons. But I knew her. Her voice was one of its kind and her enunciation was wonderfully clear. She commanded a lot of respect both ...
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