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Film Songs in Rag Hemant

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Balma Anadi Man Bhaye
Film - Bahurani
Year - 1963
Rag - Hemant
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - C. Ramchandra
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
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Ruth Ke Tum To Chal Diye
Film - Jalti Nishani
Year - 1955
Rag - Hemant
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - Anil Biswas
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
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Comments – There is a lot of mixing going on here.  Do not use this as a benchmark for Hemant.


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Sudh Bisar Gai Aja
Film - Sangeet Samrat Tansen
Year - 1962
Rag - Hemant
Tal - Jhaptal
Music Director(s) - S.N. Tripathi
Singer(s) - Mohd. Rafi, Manna Dey
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Tum Bin Jeevan Kaise Jeevan, Phul Khile to Dil Murajhaaye
Film - Bawarchi
Year - 1972
Rag - Hemant
Tal - Punjabi Theka (Sitarkhani)
Music Director(s) - Madan Mohan
Singer(s) - Manna Dey
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Lyrics - https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/songs/isongs/1/184.html
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Comments – This starts of as a pretty clear example of Hemant, but about a third of the way through the song it completely departs from the rag.  Although it does return to the Hemant theme about half way through, from then on it is a typical Bollywood “kichadi“.



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