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        Song: Upar Gagan Vishal (2), Niche Gehara Paatal
                Waah Re Malik Tune Kiya Kamaal, Aaha (2),  Aa~~~~
....

        Film:   Mashal (1950)
        Music:  Sachin Dev Barman
        Lyrics: Saraswati Kumar Deepak
        Singer: Manna De
        *ing:   Ashok Kumar, ?

This is how Manna-da recalls this song: 'I was assistant to  Dada
Burman.  He  was  music  director  of Mashal. One day Burman-dada
called me -- `Manna,  tere  liye  ek  gana  banaaya  hai,  ye  tu
gaayega!`  Main  bola, Arre! Main! Main kahan achchha gaata hun ?
He didn't listen to me. .....' And he sung, perhaps Manna  didn't
know  what  was he singing ? He sung this beautiful song, written
by one of the few true Hindi poets in the industry -- Deepak, and
made it immortal.

Song, gave Manaa his first hit. He had sung for Ram Rajya  (1943)
[MD Shankarrao Vyas], Gaon (1948) [MD Hansraj Behal], Geet Govind
(1947) [MD Pt. Govind Ram] Valmiki (1947) [MD ?] etc., but  never
made  it  big  (with proper credit to "Zan(4) Payaliyaa Baaje' of
Geet Govind - a good song). This first hit is a terrific song. It
gives  listener  an  immediate  idea  of singer's rich voice, his
amazing control over it, flawless delivery of notes at all ranges
etc. etc.

Film also had one good solo by Arun Kumar: Jab Tum The Hamare Aur
Ham The Tumhare

And finally a song by queen of  the  female  singers  Geeta  Roy:
Kitni Such Hai Ye Baat Re, Koi Maane Na Maane




 
Author: Snehal B. Oza