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Published: 20 March 2018

Last Updated: 24 March 2018

So, what was the first dream sequence in Hindi films? Most people will tell you it is the one in Awara (1951). In fact, it is hard to know because we do not have all the talkies to watch. But, what about the ones we have. has anybody watched them carefully? Well, I have and I found two examples before 1951. And, lest you say that the Awara dream sequence has a song, my examples also have songs. One is song number 2 from Bawre Nain (1950). The other is from 1941 Padosi! If you have the film, watch it, it is after song 10, uTh meree pyaaree.

Listen to padosi-10a-dream-seq-music

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Bharat 52 Lata Sudhir Phadke

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Published: 19 March 2018

Last Updated: 19 March 2018

If you think women are westernized now, have a read at  the 'Modern Girl' of the 20s in Bombay. And then, as now, men did not like that.

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Bharat 51 Lata Snehal Bhatkar

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Published: 18 March 2018

Last Updated: 18 March 2018

Since the film Jhoola (1941) is available, everybody knows that this song by Ashok Kumar inspired the one in Padosan. But very few probably know that the original was actually by Muhammad Hussain HMV P 426 Jan 1916.

Listen to 1941_jhoolaa_14_ik-chatur-naar.mp3

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Bharat 50 Lata Snehal Bhatkar