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Published: 28 April 2023

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From an article by Kalpana Sahni, daughter of Bhisham Sahni. Bhisham has been sent to Bombay by his father to find out how his brother [Balraj Sahni] is doing and try to persuade him to return and take over their father's business. Dammo receives him.

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 Narsingh 785.

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Published: 31 October 2017

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This is the earliest song in my collection in which I am able to hear Sarangi.

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 Listen to Amar Prem (1971)

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Published: 18 October 2017

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Another interesting song. Here is a guy from the theater auditioning for a role in a talkie in 1934. He names all the plays he has acted in (all famous ones) and sings a song that has the lines,

may bhee ho, mahafil bhee ho, saaGar bhee ho jo paas men,

paas jo dilbar na ho, to ye mazaa kuchh bhee naheen

This is clearly an allusion to the famous rubaaee of Omar Khayyam

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 Listen To Baharon Ki Manzil (1968)