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Talat Mahmood – Naushad Collaboration

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Talat Mahmood & Naushad

Babul was the only film in the 1950′s where Talat Mahmood sang for Naushad. Naushad didn’t repeat Talat for the next 18 years, despite the success of Babul. The reason behind not repeating Talat for the next 18 years is mentioned by Subhash K. Jha in “Mohd. Rafi – The Virtuoso”. “Angered with Talat Mahmood, whom he found smoking during a recording, the perfectionist composer, hired Rafi on a whim and decided that he would sing all the songs of Baiju Bawra.”.

However, Naushad had high opinion of Talat Mahmood’s singing abilities. According to Indian Express dated 20th September 1981, Naushad said, “I have a very high opinion of Talat Mahmood. He has a fine style. When he sings ghazals, it is in his own unique inimitable sweet style.  Sweetness is indispensable to a proper singing of the ghazal. Besides, he has mastery over the language. He knows which words to emphasize and which not to. You will never hear any lines misread from Talat Mahmood’s lips!”.

Talat sang 8 songs for Naushad listed below:-

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