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war against China. Composed by C.
Ramchandra, it was first presented on
January 26, 1963, making former Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru shed a tear.
8 Chala Vahi Des – Meera bhajan, 1974
Mangeshkar sang many Meera bhajans,
releasing the albums Meera, Chala
Vahi Des and Meera Soor Kabira. Her
rendition of ‘Chala Vahi Des’, composed by
Hridaynath Mangeshkar, is outstanding.
6 Lag Ja Gale – Woh Kaun Thi, 1964
Mangeshkar’s work with Madan Mohan 9 Dikhayi Diye Yoon – Bazaar, 1982
was exemplary, and this was written by A marvellous rendition of Mir Taqi
Raja Mehdi Ali Khan. It was filmed on Mir’s ghazal, composed by Khayyam.
Sadhna and Manoj Kumar. One of her Mangeshkar’s command over the ghazal
biggest hits, it is used by Saregama India medium is excellent. The song was filmed
(HMV) to promote its digital music player on Supriya Pathak, with Naseeruddin
Carvaan. Shah, Smita Patil, Farooque Shaikh and
others in the audience.
7 Ek Pyaar Ka Naghma Hai – Shor, 1972
Another outstanding song, sung by her and 10 Allah Janta Hai – ghazal, 1991
Mukesh. It was composed by Laxmikant- One of the highlights of the 1991 album
Pyarelal and written by Santosh Anand. Sajda, this was a duet with ghazal maestro
The songs were filmed on Nanda and Jagjit Singh. It was written by Akhtar Azad,
Manoj Kumar. and talked about honesty and conscience.
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