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Published: 25 June 2018

Last Updated: 25 June 2018

Here is waht the then Director, National Film Archives of India, Pune, had to say in the Foreword to the very first volume of the Hindi Film Geet Kosh. The 'artwork' on the page is by my 1.5 year old son, Prof Jaideep Singh, now at the Michigan State University. Lansing, Michigan, USA..

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Rafi 44

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Published: 24 September 2017

Last Updated: 10 March 2018

Despite many famous researchers such as Anna Morcom decalring that Saraswati Devi is the first female MD, RMIMers know better. Read about it here

Sound and Music in Hindi Talkies

Unfortunately I do not have any song with her as MD, enjoy this Meera bhajan sung by her

Bhajan by Ishrat Jehan (Bibbo)

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 Listen to Nishan (1965)

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Published: 12 October 2017

Last Updated: 12 October 2017

In this song from Romantic India, sung by Noor Jehan (Sr) who later character-acted in such films as Anarkali (1953), after the dialog I am hearing Piano, the earliest song in which I clearly can recognize it.

Listen to 1936_Romantic-India_sunaa-do-prem-kee-meeThee-taan.mp3 

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 Listen to Chhaila Babu (1967)