Dey sang this title track

Toofan Aur Deeya released in 1956.

The only song from the film in my collection happened to be its title track.

It had a couple of titles.

One was Yeh Kahani Hai Deeye Aur Toofan Ki (which means, “This is the story of a lamp and a storm”).

And the other was Nirbal Se Ladaai Balwaan Ki (which could be translated to, “The fight between the weak and the strong”).

It was the only contribution to Manna Dey to the soundtrack of the film.

The song V(y)as written by Bharat, and composed by Vasant Desai.

Rafi’s wishlist’s relevance never diminished

The subject of this post was as much a commentary on poverty as it was one on hope.

And though the film it was from released in 1956, both those things continue to be relevant.

I am talking about Gareebon Ka Paseena Beh Raha Hai, the only song from Naya Aadmi in my collection.

The two other similarities it had with the previous song were the lyricist (Rajinder Krishan) and the composer (Madan Mohan).

But there was a massive difference between the two tracks – this one was rendered by the one and only Mohammed Rafi.

It was a unique (Kisho)rendition

It is well known that Kishore Kumar was a singing star in the 1950s and 1960s.

And that was the reason I was surprised when I found out that the male version of Dil Se Dil Milakar Dekho* was his only contribution to the soundtrack of Mem Sahib, which released in 1956, and starred him.

The song, which was written by Rajinder Krishan, was composesd by Madan Mohan.

(*Note: The female version of the song was sung by Asha Bhosle. I haven’t included that version, or any other song from the film, in my collection.)

Balbir was in (Ra)fine form

Prior to the addition of this song to my collection, it contained a couple of songs from the 1956 film Jagte Raho.

If the subject of this post were arranged in the alphabetical order, Main Koi Jhooth Boleyan (Punjabi for, “Am I lying?”) would be the second.

And as odd as that would appear, it was a duet sandwiched between a couple of solos.

Two men lent their voices to the track – one was the legendary Mohammed Rafi, and the other was S Balbir.

Prem Dhawan wrote the song, which was composed by Salil Chowdhury.

Asha (Bhos)lent it her voice

Hum Sub Chor Hain released in 1995.

And 39 years before that, a film of the same name, albeit with a slightly different spelling – Hum Sab Chor Hain – released.

The subject of this post was the Asha Bhosle solo from the film, Antam Fantam Chhod De Babu.

It was on Binaca Geetmala's annual playlist in 1957 (on which it bagged the eighth spot).

I excluded another song from the film, O Mr Benjo (which was 27^th on said countdown, and was sung by Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi).

Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote the O P Nayyar composition.

Lata sang this one too

If one put 1956 and The Magnificent Seven – with respect to the soundtracks of Hindi films – in the same sentence, it could just as well sum up the songs from Chori Chori in my collection.

That, of course, when I decided to add the subject of this post to my collection.

The track in question was Us Paar Saajan.

Its alternative title was Le Chal O Majhi Kinare.

It was the fifth consecutive Lata Mangeshkar solo in this playlist.

Hasrat Jaipuri wrote the song, which Shankar Singh Ram Singh Raghuvanshi and Jaikisham Dayabhai Panchal composed.

It was another Mangeshkar solo

Bhai-Bhai released in 1956.

Lata Mangeshkar’s voice was the main one on the soundtrack of the film.

And by no means would it be incorrect to state that that was a big deal, given the fact that Kishore Kumar was one of the titular protagonists in the film.

By the way, he sang just a couple of tracks in the film.

Coming back to the Mangeshkar solo in question, its title had three words that many people would relate to – Kadar Jaane Na.

The song was written by Rajinder Krishan, and composed by Madan Mohan.

This was Ms Mangeshkar’s hat-trick

Basant Bahar released in 1956.

As far as my collection was concerned, there is no two ways about the fact that the soundtrack of the film was ‘The Magnificent Seven’.

A couple of those were sung by Lata Mangeshkar, but they were duets.

And the third of her contributions to the soundtrack – the subject of this post – happened to be a solo.

It was titled Ja Ja Re Ja Balamwa.

The song happened to be the only female solo from the film in my collection.

Shailendra wrote the song, which was composed by Shankar Jaikishan.