1957 – Lata Mangeshkar

Let me welcome you all and extend my warm wishes on the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa, Ugadi and Yugadi. Last month I started a new series on Lata Mangeshkar's Hindi film songs and we visited her duets with lesser known male playback singers. But the yearly review of Lata Mangeshkar's Hindi film songs continues. …

Mausam Aaya Hai Rangeen – Rememberng Sulochana Kadam

Sulochana Kadam (Chavan) was a very popular Lawani singer from Maharashtra. She was known as लावणी साम्राज्ञी. She went for heavenly abode on 10th December 2022. Though I wanted to pay a tribute to her, I was unable to do it. So I was eager to grab the opportunity on her birthday. Let's listen to …

Lata Mangeshkar with Lesser Known Male Playback Singers

I can't believe It's been a year! It was a Sunday last year when the sad news of the demise of Lata Mangeshkar hit me. Though she was already hospitalized for a period, it was still a great shock. Of course she's alive in our minds with her immortal songs. I was planning yearly review …

1956 – Lata Mangeshkar

Nowadays I eagerly await the yearly review post of Lata Mangeshkar's songs. Though the series is not getting very much appreciated, I'm not going to be disappointed. The week when I work on these posts proves to be one of the most enjoyable weeks. It's at times physically and mentally exhausting to go through the …

1955 – Lata Mangeshkar

Continuing the yearly review of Lata Mangeshkar's Hindi film songs, I'm presenting today my favourites from the year 1955. Here I want to clarify that the year mentioned corresponds to the year of getting censor board certification. The majority of the books enlist the films as per the year of censor board certification. The film …

Afsana Likh Rahi Hoon – Remembering Umadevi

I wanted to dedicate a post to Umadevi for a long time. But I am not so organized when it comes to the tribute posts. All of you must have noticed I always regret missing the birthday centenary years of the stalwarts of HFM. That's because I just do the post that comes to my …

1954 – Lata Mangeshkar

Continuing the yearly review of Lata Mangeshkar songs, I today present my favourites from the year 1954. Lata Mangeshkar was already ruling the recording rooms of all the major composers of Hindi cinema. She was the Queen of melody and all the composers were in awe of her voice. She was the favourite with the …

1953 – Lata Mangeshkar

Continuing the yearly review of Lata Mangeshkar's songs, let's celebrate today Lata Mangeshkar's 92nd birthday by revisiting a few of my favorite songs sung by her in the year 1953. She sang about 190+ songs in total from 45 films, with around 150 solos and around 40+ other songs including duets (34 with male singers …