Lata’s solo’s title was clichéd

When I read the first three words of the title of the subject of this post (Tum Kya Jaano), I could only recall the song from Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977).

But there was a song from a film that released 25 years before that.

While Tum Kya Jaano was the common half of the songs’ titles, the next three words of the subject of this post were Teri Yaad Mein.

That song was from Shin Shinaki Boobla Boo, which released in 1952.

P L Santoshi wrote the Lata Mangeshkar solo, which C Ramchandra composed.

Rafi's solo was Todi(e) for

Before I added the subject of this post to my collection, it had eight tracks from Baiju Bawra, which released in 1952.

The ninth song from the film in my collection was, in fact, the most succinctly-put message in the history of Hindi film music – Insaan Bano (translated to, “Be a human”).

It was a solo. Aptly, the man who lent his voice to it was the one and only Mohammed Rafi.

It was based on Raga Todi.

No prizes for guessing that the song, which was penned by Shakeel Badayuni, was composed by Naushad.

Talat sang this one too

The year was 1952.

The crooner was Talat Mahmood.

And the title of the film began with the first letter of the English alphabet and the second letter of the Hindi one.

The film I am referring to was Aashiana, and the only song from it in my collection was Main Pagal Mera Manwa Pagal.

With both his names having five letters, beginning with M, and ending with an, it wouldn’t be incorrect to state that it was apt that the song was composed by Madan Mohan.

The man who penned it was Rajinder Krishan.

The palindromically-named crooner rendered it

There were a couple of male singers in the Hindi film music industry whose names were palindromes.

The older of them was the one and only Talat Mahmood.

He sang a song titled Main Dil Hoon Ek Armaan Bhara.

It happened to be the only song from the 1952 film Anhonee in my collection.

The man who wrote the song was Satyendra Athaiya.

And the person who composed it was Roshanlal Nagrath.

Incidentally, both the songwriter and the music director were mononymously credited – while the former was known as Satyendra, the latter went by Roshan.

This was another Geeta solo

The title of a film that released in 1952 was what the man who composed its songs wanted to touch.

The film in question was Aasmaan (sky).

And the only song from the film in my collection was Dekho Jadoo Bhare More Naina.

By the way, the music director was Omkar Prasad Nayyar, better known as O P Nayyar.

The lady who lent her voice to the song was none other than Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhury (for whom the song should have been rechristened Suno Jadoo Bhari Meri Aawaz).

Dhawan who penned it was Prem.