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Published: 10 October 2017

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This is the earliest song in which I can hear temple bells clearly. Of course, it is a pooja scene. The song is number 3a from here

Rajput Ramani song

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 Listen to Toofan Men Pyar Kahan (1966)

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Published: 09 October 2017

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Even though the British rulers allowed kissing and nudity in films, the society at large was not in favor of mingling of boys and girls and thought that it would be fatal! A news item from the Indian Express, Madras Edition, 1933

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 Listen to Thakur Jarnail Singh (1966)

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Published: 08 October 2017

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Earliest song in which I hear both the singers laughing. The song is sung by Anil Biswas and Sardar Akhtar. Although both are in the cast of the film, HFGK says that the male on-screen is Pramod Chandra. I am sure it is Anil Biswas himself doing the laughing here, because the song is from the 78 record. The words are 'saaqee ho, sahan-e-baaGh ho, abr-e-bahaar ho, pahaloo men tum'. Obviously an Urdu translation of the famous rubaayi by tentmaker (and poet) Omar Khayyaam! I know one more song with a slightly different translation from the original Persian. I will point it out when we reach 1964 :)

1936 Piya Ki Jogan Song

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Listen to Shera Daku (1966)