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Film Songs in Rag Pilu (M-Z)

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Main Soya Ankhian Meeche
Film - Phagun
Year - 1958
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - OP Nayyar
Singer(s) - Asha Bhosle, Mohd. Rafi
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Qamar Jalalabadi
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Maine Rang Li Aaj Chunariya Sajana Tore Rang Me
Film - Dulhan Ek Raat Ki
Year - 1966
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Madan Mohan
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Raja Mehdi Ali Khan
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Maine Shayad Tumhen, Pahle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai
Film - Barsaat Ki Raat
Year - 1960
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Roshan
Singer(s) - Mohd. Rafi
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Sahir Ludhianvi
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Mainu Ishq Da Lag Gaya Rog
Film - Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin
Year - 1991
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Nadeem Shravan
Singer(s) - Anuradha Paudwal
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Sameer
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Mat Maro Shyam Pichkari
Film - Durgesh Nandani
Year - 1956
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Hemant Kumar
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Rajinder Krishan
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Mera Pyar Bhi Tu Hai Yeh Bahar Bhi Tu Hai
Film - Saathi
Year - 1968
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Naushad
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Sameer
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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More Kaanha Jo Aaye Palat Ke
Film - Sardari Begum
Year - 1996
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - Vanraj Bhatia
Singer(s) - Asha Bhosle
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Javed Akhtar
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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More Sainya Ji Utarenge Paar Nadiya Dhire Baho (a.k.a. Haya Ho Haya Re Haya)
Film - Udan Khatola
Year - 1955
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - Naushad
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar & chorus
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shakeel Badayuni
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

Comments – Good example of Pilu


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Murali Bairan Bhayi Re Kanhaiya Tori
Film - New Delhi
Year - 1956
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - Shankar, Jaikishan
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Hasrat Jaipuri
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

Comments – This is not a good example of Pilu.  There is just too much other stuff mixed in



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Na Jao Saiyan Chhuda Ke Baiyan
Film - Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam
Year - 1962
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Hemant Kumar
Singer(s) - Geeta Dutt
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shakeel Badayuni
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Na Jhatko Zulf Se Pani
Film - Shehnai
Year - 1964
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Ravi
Singer(s) - Mohd. Rafi
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Rajinder Krishan
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Na Manu Na Manu...Dagabjaaz Tori Batiya Na Manu Re
Film - Ganga Jamuna
Year - 1961
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - Naushad
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shakeel Badayuni
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Nadiya Kinare Harayee Aayee Kangna
Film - Abhimaan
Year - 1973
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - S.D. Burman
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Majrooh Sultanpuri
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Naina Kahe Ko Lagaye (a.k.a. "Ham Sang Naina Ko Lagaye")
Film - Joru Ka Bhai
Year - 1955
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Punjabi Theka (Sitarkhani)
Music Director(s) - Jaidev
Singer(s) - Asha Bhosle
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Pandit Narendra Sharma
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Paa Laagoon Kar Jori Re
Film - Aap Ki Sewa Mein
Year - 1947 (some suggest that it was 1946)
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Solah Dipchandi
Music Director(s) - Datta Davjekar
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Mahipal
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

Comments – This is an excellent example of Pilu.
“Aap Ki Sewa Mein” was Lata Mangeskar’s first Hindi film. This came several years after her first film, which was the Marathi film “Maazhe Baal”


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Pi Ke Ghar Aaj Pyari Dulhaniya Chali (a.k.a. Pyari Dulhaniya)
Film - Mother India
Year - 1957
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Dipchandi (Moghuli)
Music Director(s) - Naushad
Singer(s) - Shamshad Begam
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shakeel Badayuni
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Piya Piya Na Lage Mora Jiya
Film - Phagun
Year - 1958
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - O.P. Nayyar
Singer(s) - Asha Bhosle
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Qamar Jalalabadi
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Prabhuji (a.k.a. "Prabhu Ji Tum Rakho Laaj")
Film - Hospital
Year - 1943
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Kamal Dasgupta
Singer(s) - Kanan Devi
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Pandit Madhur
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Sach Kehti Hai Duniya (a.k.a. Ishq Par Zor Nahin)
Film - Ishq Par Zor Nahin
Year - 1970
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - S.D. Burman
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Anand Bakshi
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Sur Na Saje Kya Gaon Main
Film - Basant Bahar
Year - 1956
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Shankar, Jaikishan
Singer(s) - Manna Dey
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shailendra Singh
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

Comments – This is very mixed, in the middle Manna Dey goes off into other rags.  If you are trying to get a good feel for Pilu this is not a song to look into.


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Surmayi Akhiyon Mein Nanha Munna Ek Sapna De Jaa Re
Film - Sadma
Year - 1983
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Ilayaraja
Singer(s) - Jesudas
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Gulzar
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Tere Pyar Ka
Film - Dhool Ka Phool
Year - 1959
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Fast Kaherava
Music Director(s) - N Dutta
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Sahir Ludhianvi
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

Comments – This is a pretty good example of Pilu.  But the Interludes take liberties with the rag.  This itself is rather interesting, because it seems to me that many of the songs of this period took the opposite approach.  The song itself took liberties, but the the interludes stuck pretty close to the rag.  One example which sticks in my mind is the treatment of Kalavati in “Na To Karavan Ki Talash Hai”


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Thumak Chalat Ramchandra, Baajat Paijaniya
Film - Non Film Song
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - Traditional
Singer(s) - Various
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Tulsidas
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

Comments – This is a traditional bhajan that has been done by many people in many different rags.


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Tu Jo Mere Sur Men
Film - Chit Chor
Year - 1976
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Ravindra Jain
Singer(s) - Yesudas
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Ravindra Jain
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Tumhari Aadaon Pe Main Vaari Vaari
Film - Mangal Pandey
Year - 2005
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Dadra, Tintal (briefly at the end)
Music Director(s) - A. R. Rahman
Singer(s) - Kavita Krishnamurthy
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Javed Akhtar
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

Comments – Decolam (Formica) is shinny and beautiful on the outside, but the moment you scratch down beneath the surface, you realise that there is nothing underneath it of strength or value. A.R. Rahman’s music is decolam music.

A. R. Rahman is one of the most brilliant arrangers on the planet. But there is a difference between a composer and an arranger. When you dig through Rahman’s brilliant and lush arrangements to examine the underlying composition, things usually disappear in a puff of smoke. One finds basic compositions which are disjointed and shallow. There is almost never anything that could be construed to be a rag.

When I first encountered this song, there was initial excitement. I thought that he had finally come up with something that had depth. Unfortunately it very quickly collapsed into a careless pastiche of a kathak performance.


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Tune Humein Kya Diya Ri Zindagi
Film - Zindagi Zindagi
Year - 1972
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaharava
Music Director(s) - S. D. Burman
Singer(s) - Kishore Kumar
Lyricist - Anand Bakshi
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Vikal Mora Manva, Tum Bin Hai
Film - Mamta
Year - 1966
Rag - Pilu
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Roshan
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Majrooh Sultanpuri
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Zindagi Khwab Hai
Film - Choti Choti Baaten
Year - 1965
Rag - Pilu
Tal - (alap)
Music Director(s) - Anil Biswas
Singer(s) - Mukesh
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shailendra Singh
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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