http://squarecutsblog.blogspot.com/2008/07...a-geetmala.html

I have discussed music directors in Binaca geetmala finals and then I discussed lyricists in Binaca geetmala finals. To complete the discussion, Now I present the analysis of various singers who have figured in Binaca geetmala finals. As in case of Music directors and Lyricists, I have considered the period when Binaca geetmala was a one hour countdown programme on Radio Ceylon, viz the period from 1954 to 1987.

Just as my analysis on music directors and lyricists gave some surprising and some not so surprising facts, this analysis of singers in Binaca geetmala also reveals some interesting facts.

Geeta Dutt- At 11 songs, she is the third most successful female playback singer in Binaca geetmala. This shows the stranglehold of Lata Mangeshkar on the female playback singer scenarion in Bollywood. Of course, Geeta Dutt's career went into a tailspin because of her personal problems too. But as long as her career was on track, she was an influential singer. She may have sung just 11 songs in Binaca geetmala finals, but she tasted the podium finish too. Her song "Ae dil hai mushkil jeena yahan" from CID was number one in the 1956 Binaca geetmala final.



Apart from the song from CID, what could be the other 10 songs?

Thanks to our genius tech Guru HB, here are the links to the lists of songs

http://squarecutsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06...1955-final.html

http://squarecutsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06...1954-final.html

http://squarecutsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06...1956-final.html

http://squarecutsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06...1957-final.html

http://squarecutsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06...1959-final.html

This is the information about the year 1956

Binaca Geetmala 1956 final

And now here is the final countdown of Binaca geetmala 1956. It was the year in which O P Nayyar made a grand entry into the league of hotshot music directors.Same can be said about Madan Mohan too. In fact,music of both these upcoming music directors sounded similar during this year, before Madan Mohan would carve his own niche in future.

This was a year in which Geeta Dutt dominated, and Manna Dey among male singers had a surprisingly good participation in this year's final countdown with three songs in top 16,something that he would never be able to do again in future Binaca geetmala finals.


16.Udhar tum haseen ho idhar dil jawaan hai (Mr & Mrs 55) Singers-Rafi,Geeta Dutt,Lyrics-Majrooh Sultanpuri,MD-O P Nayyar

13.Barkha ki raat mein(Sardar) Singer-Geeta Dutt,Chorus,Lyrics-Uddhav Kumar,MD-Jagmohan


9.Aankhon hi aankhon mein ishaara ho gaya (C I D) Singers-Rafi,Geeta Dutt,Lyrics-Jaan Nissar Akhtar,MD-O P Nayyar


5.Ai dil mujhe bata de (Bhai Bhai) Singer-Geeta Dutt,Lyrics-Rajinder Krishan,MD-Madan Mohan

1.Ai dil hai mushkil jeena yahaan (C I D)Singers-Rafi & Geeta Dutt,Lyrics-Majrooh Sultanpuri,MD-O P Nayyar

One observation:

The song listing in the year 1955 and 1956 is the same.
http://squarecutsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06...1955-final.html

http://squarecutsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06...1956-final.html

There seems to be some mistake there.

Parag, I see two separate lists at these links.

Aditya

Hi Aditya

Thanks for the correction. So here are the songs of Geeta ji from 1955

16.Udhar tum haseen ho idhar dil jawaan hai (Mr & Mrs 55) Singers-Rafi,Geeta Dutt,Lyrics-Majrooh Sultanpuri,MD-O P Nayyar

13.Barkha ki raat mein(Sardar) Singer-Geeta Dutt,Chorus,Lyrics-Uddhav Kumar,MD-Jagmohan

And these are the songs in 1956

9.Aankhon hi aankhon mein ishaara ho gaya (C I D) Singers-Rafi,Geeta Dutt,Lyrics-Jaan Nissar Akhtar,MD-O P Nayyar


5.Ai dil mujhe bata de (Bhai Bhai) Singer-Geeta Dutt,Lyrics-Rajinder Krishan,MD-Madan Mohan


1.Ai dil hai mushkil jeena yahaan (C I D)Singers-Rafi & Geeta Dutt,Lyrics-Majrooh Sultanpuri,MD-O P Nayyar

Great going Parag. Its interesting to see that only 3/5 are from Guru Dutt films. I am surprised to see Thandi hawa Kali Ghata missing from the list and Udhdar tum haseen ho there. Some of her most famous songs are missing for some reason from the lists.
Maybe due to the nature of format.

Great going Parag. Its interesting to see that only 3/5 are from Guru Dutt films. I am surprised to see Thandi hawa Kali Ghata missing from the list and Udhar tum haseen ho there. Some of her most famous songs are missing for some reason from the lists.
Maybe due to the nature of format.