July 17th, 2010

Lata Mangeshkar – Shamshad Begum Duets

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Lata Mangeshkar & Shamshad Begum

Lata Mangeshkar & Shamshad Begum

Shamshad Begum was reigning playback queen when Lata joined the film industry. Therefore, it is not surprising that in their first song together [along with Mohantara Talapade], Lata sang with other chorus girls while Shamshad was the main singer! Their first popular duet together was Darna mohabbat karle from Andaz (1949) composed by Naushad.

Considering that Shamshad and Lata were Naushad’s favorite female playback singers, it isn’t surprising that Naushad composed the maximum number of Shamshad-Lata duets and most of these duets remain popular even today.

Lata on Shamshad Begum

“Shamshad Bai and Zohra Bai were always very sweet to me and we shared a great sense of camaraderie and understanding between us”. (Source:- Lata in her own Voice by Nasreen Munni Kabir)

Lata Mangeshkar once told Shamshad, “No one has seen the kind of stardom and respect that you did!” (Source:- Shamshad Begum’s interview conducted by Lata Khubchandani)

Following is the list of Shamshad-Lata duets provided by my friend Mahesh (Source :- Hindi Film Geet Kosh compiled by Har Mandir Singh ‘Hamraaz’)

Lata-Shamshad Duets

Lata and Shamshad sang approximately 30 duets together. Details are provided below :-

Song Year Film Singers Music Director
Khushin manyen 1948 Khidki Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohantara C. Ramchandra
Darna mohabbat karle 1949 Andaz Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Naushad
Jiya laga piya apne 1949 Char din Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar, Premlata Shyam Sunder
Pyar ke jahan ki 1949 Patanga Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar C. Ramchandra
Mere paas 1949 Roshani Shamshad Begum, Mohd Rafi, C. Ramchandra, Lata Mangeshkar C. Ramchandra
Kisi ke dil men 1950 Babul Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Naushad
Kahin keh de na 1950 Pyar ki manzil Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Husnlal Bhagatram
Panghat pe na jaiyo 1950 Raj mukat Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Pandit Gobindram
Kas ke qamar ho ja tayyar 1950 Sangram Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar C. Ramchandra
Jab teri gali mein hum aaye 1950 Sartaj Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Husnlal Bhagatram
Dil ki kadar nehin jani 1950 Sartaj Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Husnlal Bhagatram
Maza mila hai jise dil mera dukhane mein 1950 Sartaj Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Husnlal Bhagatram
Bachpan ke din 1951 Deedar Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Naushad
O ladke dil dhadke 1951 Shabistan Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar C. Ramchandra
Khelo rang hamare sang 1952 Aan Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Naushad
Gao tarane 1952 Aan Shamshad Begum, Mohd Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Shyam Naushad
Door koi gaye 1952 Baiju Bawra Shamshad Begum, Mohd Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar Naushad
Jhukti hui nazar ka ada naam 1953 Farmaish Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Husnlal Bhagatram
Yeh tirchhi nazar 1953 Lehren Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar C. Ramchandra
Jhukti hui nazar ka 1953 Manchala Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Chitragupta
Har baat poochiey 1954 Chandi chowk Shamshad Begum, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar Roshan Lal Nagrath
Chhodo chhodo ji baiyaan 1955 Baradari Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Shaukat Dehlvi Nashad
Yeh tirchhi nazar 1955 Duniya gol hai Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar C. Ramchandra
Matwale~ nainon ke teer 1955 Kundan Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Ghulam Mohammad
Dhadke dhadke 1955 Naata Shamshad Begum, Mohd Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Balbir S. Mohinder
Kahe ko pardesia se 1956 Jai Shree Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Chitragupta
Chup chup ke na dekho 1956 Zindagi ke mele Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Chitragupta
Karli ri solah singaar 1956 Zindagi ke mele Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Chitragupta
Holi aayi re kanhai 1957 Mother India Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Naushad
Chala na jae dil hathon se 1958 Raj Singhasan Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Chitragupta
Teri mehfil kismat 1960 Mughal-e-Azam Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar Naushad
Husn ki baraat 1960 Mughal-e-Azam Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar, Mubarak Begum Naushad

Note :- Song list provided above only gives approximate number of duets Lata and Shamshad sang together and it only includes songs sung in Hindi Films (doesn’t include songs sung in regional languages).

yeh tirchi nazar aur teekhi ada composed by C. Ramchandra was used twice – first in Lehrein in 1953 and then in Duniya Gol Hai in 1955.

According to the Book “Lata Mangeshkar… in her own voice”, Lata mentions another duet with Shamshad Begum, “… But I believe a greater number of playback singers sang together in a qawali for composer Shyam Sunder. There was Zohra Bai, Rajkumari, Shamshad Begum, Kalyani, Hamida [Bano], her brother, Iqbal and me. These artists were well known in their time. I don’t remember the title of the qawali or the name of the film.”

Listen!

Listen to Shamshad-Asha-Lata troika from Chandni Chowk (1954) composed by Roshan.

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