(a.k.a. Bhoopeshree, Bhupashri, Bhoopeswari, Bhoopeshwari, Bupeshwari, Bhupkali, Bhoopeshri)
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Ab Ke Hum Bichray
Film - (Non film song)
Year -
Rag - Bhupeshwari
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Mehdi Hassan
Singer(s) - Mehdi Hassan
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Comments – This is a pretty clear example of Bhupeshwari
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Chadta Suraj
Film - (non film-song)
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Rag - Bhupeshwari
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) -
Singer(s) - Aziz Nazaan
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Comments – There are two versions of this; there is the original Aziz Nazaan version and then there is a variation by Udit Narayan. Of these two versions, the Nazaan version adheres to Bhupeshwari, while the Narayan version goes off-rag in several places.
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Malavun Taak Deep
Film - (Not a film song)
Year -
Rag - Bhupeshwari
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - Hridayanath Mangeshkar
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
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Comments – A clear example of Bhupeshwari but the prominent use of the Shuddha Re seems a little inconsistent with contemporary approaches.
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