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I am so moved by this song every time I hear it, I could have very easily put it at No. Shakeel Badayuni’s lyrics Oonche gagan se koi bulaye/Ayee hain pariyan dola sajayen create a magic world, and who else but Hemant Kumar to transport you there. Aside from Saigal’s which is a class apart, lullaby never reached greater heights than Naushad’s Chandan ka palna, even surpassing C Ramchandra’s Dheere se aa ja ri ankhiyan meinfrom Albela (1951). Starting with KL Saigal’s So ja rajkumari so ja from the film President (1940) composed by Pankaj Mallik, lullaby has been attracting composers. Chandan ka palna resham ki dori, film Shabab (1954) Naushad Hemant Kumar-Lata sing Aa neele gagan tale pyar hum kareinĢ. Le baandh le daman ke kinaron se ye anchal Tu maang ka sindur hai aankhon ka hai kajal The heavenly romance of this song mesmerises you.īaithe rahen hum tum yun hi bahon ke sahareĭo jaan hain hum aise mile ek hi ho jayenĭhhoonda kare duniya humein hum pyar mein kho jayen Finally Lata sums up again in the upper octave with Tu maang ka sindur hai aankhon ka hai kaajal, concluding with Saamne baithe raho shringar hum karein.

Hemant Kumar enters in the second stanza in the lower octave Do jaan hain hum aise mile ek hi ho jayen to give a beautiful contrast. The beautiful lyric, the opening prelude, Lata creating magical environment with the opening mukhada, then her first stanza at high pitch Ye shaam ki bela ye madhur mast nazaare transport you to a surreal world. After listening very closely I give this honour to Shankar Jaikishan’s Aa neele gagan tale pyar hum karein. There are two other very close contenders for the top spot – Ye raat ye chandni phir kahan and Chandan ka palna resham ki dori.

Aa neele gagan tale pyar hum karein, film Badshah (1954) Shankar Jaikishan Here is my selection of their best duets.ġ. As for Lata, she surpasses any superlative. With his deep resonant voice he could be nothing but melody personified. One can also safely say no song of Hemant Kumar was pedestrian.

Easily the best duets of Hindi films are of Hemant-Lata. When he joined with Lata Mangeshkar the effect was magical. Hemant Kumar in his voice brought the beauty of Bengal and melody of Rabindra Sangeet.