Monday, March 27, 2017

This was certainly (R)afine duet

Tu Ganga Ki Mauj, Main Jamuna Ka Dhaara (which means, “You are a wave of the River Ganges, and I am the flow of the River Yamuna”) was based on Raga Bhairavi.

The duet from Baiju Bawra, which was sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi, was penned by Shakeel Badayuni.

Mr Ali bagged the inaugural Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for this song in 1954*. (Nau)S(h)adly, it was his only win.

(*Note: In 1954 and 1955, the trophy was awarded to the composer for a particular song and not for the entire soundtrack.)

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