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Published: 11 September 2017

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Listen to the song 2 from Lal Chitthi from Girdharilal Vishwakrama collection

http://hindi-films-songs.com/main/glv-159.html

Soon after she sings kookatee hai Daalee Dalee, I hear a bird-like sound. She continues koyaliyaa kaalee. I believe it is just somebody whistling. In any case, this is the earliest song to have a bird sound.

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 Listen to Nag Mohini (1963)

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Published: 10 September 2017

Last Updated: 22 September 2017

I always wondered what kind of problems were faced by Anglo-Indian and other non-Hindi speaking stars when talkies came. I read that they could not speak Hindi well, but no examples, until now. Here is Fearless Nadia explaining how she mis-pronounced the word 'chhoD' meaning to leave alone, in an interview with Rosie Thomas in  Feb 1986.

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 Listen to Mulzim (1963)

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Published: 09 September 2017

Last Updated: 09 September 2017

Listen to this Meera Bhajan. I can hear Kartaal (or KhaDtaal), an instrument used in Bhajans from the ancient times. This is the earliest song in which I have heard it.

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 Listen to Kan Kan Men Bhagwan (1963)