A legend goes that it was Saigal’s last wish that the song should be played at his funeral! In a few months after the film’s release, he bade final goodbye to this world. When Saigal sang Jab dil hi toot gaya under Naushad’s baton in the 1946-film Shah Jehan, he was fighting a losing battle against alcoholism. KundanLalSaigal’snasal tinged voice was undoubtedly the star voice of that era. It mostly relied on Hindustani classical and folk-tunes had sparse orchestration and had a surplus of sentimental melancholic songs. The early Hindi film-music of the 1930s and 40s had a distinct identity. Jai ho – Film: Slumdog Millionaire, Year: 2009, Singer-Composer: A.R.Roop tera mastana– Film: Aradhana, Year: 1969, Singer: Kishore Kumar, Composer: S.D.Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Composer: Rahul Dev Burman Aaja aaja main hoon pyar tera – Film: TeesriManzil, Year: 1966, Singers: Mohd.Barsaat mein humse mile tum – Film: Barsaat, Year: 1949, Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Composers: Shankar-Jaikishan.Jab dil hi toot gaya – Film: Shahjehan, Year: 1946, Singer: Kundan Lal Saigal, Composer: Naushad.For me, the 5 songs that define Hindi film music are the 5 songs that would encapsulate the entire evolution of Hindi film music,right from the time it began way back in the 1930s to its current status in the post-Millennium era. Some would choose songs that are close to their heart for personal reasons some would pick numbers representing different musical styles and some would just go for the most popular songs that they admire. The song-lists will vary depending on the listener’s age, attitude and aptitude. Now isn’t that an interesting topic to discuss and debate? This is not an issue where we are likely to get a unanimous verdict.
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