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Music: Anil Biswas

Lyrics: Prem Dhawan, D.N. Madhok, Kaif Irfani

Label: Saregama HMV

Director: Ram Daryani

Prem Dhawan, D.N. Madhok and Kaif Irfani penned this Anil Biswas classic that came out in 1951. By the time, Lata Mangeshkar was already a force to be reckoned with and Biswas – one of the earliest composers to use Lata's voice extensively in his soundtracks, one she reportedly even considers among her mentors – featured the singer in 8 of the film's 9 songs. The only track that did not have her was a poignant solo act by Talat Mahmood, another of the composer's mentees and one of Dilip Kumar's default voices during the period.

Best Song of Tarana: Written by D N Madhok, Beimaan Tore Nainwa had a beautiful, nuanced tune that was delivered with absolute flawlessness by Lata. Bringing her expressiveness to life in the movie was the gorgeous Madhubala.

On a related note: For the Talat-Lata duet Seene Mein Sulagte Hai, the composer drew inspiration from one of his earlier compositions, Ghar Yahaan Basaane Se from the 1948 movie Gajre.

1. Yun Chhup Chhup Ke (Singers: Lata Mangeshkar | Lyrics: D.N. Madhok)
2. Beimaan Tore Nainwa (Singer: Lata Mangeshkar | Lyrics: D.N. Madhok)
3. Wapas Le Le Yeh Jawani (Singer: Lata Mangeshkar | Lyrics: Kaif Irfani)
4. Mose Ruth Gayo (Singer: Lata Mangeshkar | Lyrics: D.N. Madhok)
5. Woh Din Kahan Gaye Bata (Singer: Lata Mangeshkar | Lyrics: D.N. Madhok)
6. Nain Miley (Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mahmood | Lyrics: Prem Dhawan)
7. Ek Main Hoon Ek Meri (Singer: Talat Mahmood | Lyrics: Kaif Irfani)
8. Bol Papihe Bol (Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Sandhya Mukherjee | Lyrics: Prem Dhawan)
9. Seene Mein Sulagate Hai (Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mahmood | Lyrics: Prem Dhawan)

Listen to the entire album of Tarana here:

(With contributions by Praveen VR, co-founder of musicaloud.com; Trivia sourced from myswar.com)

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