Film Songs in Rag Alhiya Bilawal

Bhor Ayi, Gaya Andhiyara
Film - Bawarchi
Year - 1972
Rag - Alhiya Bilawal
Tal - Tintal, Punjabi Theka (Sitarkhani), Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Madan Mohan
Singer(s) - Manna Dey, Lakshmi Shankar, Nirmala Devi
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Lyricist - Kaifi Azmi
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Dil Hai Chhotasa, Chhotisi Asha
Film - Roja
Year - 1992
Rag - Alhiya Bilawal
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - A.R. Rahman
Singer(s) - Minmini
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Mani Rathnam
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Jana Gana Mana
Film - (Non-film song)
Year - 1911
Rag - Alhiya Bilawal
Tal - Kaharava
Music Director(s) - Various
Singer(s) - Various
Links - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jana_Gana_Mana
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Rabindranath Tagore
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Comments – This is the Indian National Anthem. It is not a pure Bilawal due to the presence of a tivra Ma.

Sare Ke Sare Ga Ma Ko Lekar Gate Chale
Film - Parichay
Year - 1972
Rag - Alhiya Bilawal
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - R.D. Burman
Singer(s) - Asha Bhosle & Kishore Kumar
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Lyricist - Gulzar
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Zindagi Khwab Hai
Film - Jagte Raho
Year - 1956
Rag - Bilawal
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Salil Choudhury
Singer(s) - Mukesh
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Lyricist - Shailendra Singh, Prem Dhawan
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Comments – I probably should not have placed his song in this list. It is here to differentiate itself from another “Zindagi Khwab Hai”, also performed, by Mukesh, but a decade later. This present “Jagte Raho” version is really in the Western major scale, which roughly corresponds to the Indian Bilawal. The Western approach to the song is amply illustrated by the occasional alternation between the major 3rd (shuddha Ga), and the minor 3rd (komal Ga).