Aaja Re Pardesi, from Madhumati (1958), earned Lata Mangeshkar the first Filmfare Award
for Best Playback Singer* in 1959.
The song, which
was four minutes and 26 seconds long, was penned by Shailendra.
The soundtrack of
the film fetched Choudhury his only Filmfare Award for Best Music Director. It’Sali’l
surprising, not to mention unfair, that it was, incidentally, his only
nomination.
(*Note: Until
1967, the award was common to male and female singers. It was the following
year that the Best Playback Singer category was divided into two, to honour
male and female singers individually.)
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