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Madhubala had problems with the press early in her career (1949-50). It is relatively rare to find interviews by her or anything written by her. I found this write-up by her in which she expresses her thankfulness to people who helped her in times of great difficulty. It si from Filmfare.

 

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Narsingh Misc 679 

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Here is a copyright case from 1995, Gramophone Company of India Ltd vs Super Cassettes.  Guess who won? BTW you can see the whole case on the internet.

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RMIM WestCoast 2017 07

 

 

 

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Listen to song 3 of Chhaya (1936) from Jodhpurwale Girdharilal Vashwakarma here

rakhiyaa bandhaavo bhaiyaa

Not sure if this is the first ever, but surely the earliest rakhi song that I have heard.

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Jay's recent BCSP songs 4 

 

  1. Musing 189: Bandar-Bandariya Khel, Bharat 27 Lata Nashad
  2. Musing 406: Manto in Eight Days, Rafi 111
  3. Musing 220: Dilip about Madhu, Bharat 58 Lata Vinod
  4. Musing 67: Wood pipe, Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati (1969)
  5. Musing 47: Sitar in song, Tarzan and King Kong (1965)
  6. Musing 21: taal in songs, Durga Pooja
  7. Musing 321: Kismet runs and runs, Rafi 58
  8. Musing 91: Jal Tarang, Narsingh 694 Tunes
  9. Musing 37: Two overlapping melodies, Hum Diwane (1965)
  10. Musing 246: So ja rajkumar, Rafi 04
  11. Musing 1456. Life in IPTA late 40s. N 785.
  12. Musing 38: Narendra Shrimali 'Kamal', Mujrim Kaun Khooni Kaun (!965)
  13. Musing 242: Another early parody, Roberto 92
  14. Musing 13: Film Tricks and Narsingh songs
  15. Musing 42: Kamlabai Gokhale, Purnima (1965)