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Shyam and Naseem in Shabistan (1951)

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Shabistan (1951) songs were composed by two music directors – Madan Mohan and C. Ramchandra. This particular song was composed by C. Ramchandra and sung by Geeta Dutt and Talat Mahmood. C. Ramchandra used Geeta’s voice sparingly, but this film has 3 Talat-Geeta duets!.

Shabistan (1951) is famous for his hero Shyam because he fell from horseback during the shooting of this film and died young. He is the father of Sahira Kazmi – a highly talented producer who has made several teleplays and serials for Pakistan Television Corporation.

Shyam

Rahat and Sahira Kazmi

Waris (1954)

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Talat Mahmood, Suraiya and Nadira in Waris (1954)

An inheritance melodrama about Kunwar (Mahmood), the son of zamindar Rana Himmat Singh (Sethi). Kunwar marries Shobha (Suraiya) and is disinherited, forcing him to join the army during WW2. When he is reported lost and presumed dead, a repentant Rana invites Shobha to stay with him. However, it is Kanta (Nadira), a young woman betrayed by Rana’s villainous secretary Kailash (Yakub), who arrives at the house and is mistaken for Shobha. Masquerading as Shobha, who lives nearby in absolute poverty, Kanta moves in, causing a moral dilemma and generating suspense since she could be caught out any moment. Starring singing stars Talat Mahmood and Suraiya, the film includes several solos by each of them as well as some duets: Rahi matwale, Ghar sera apna ghar laage.

Cast and Production Credits

Year - 1954, Genre – Drama, Country - India, Language – Hindi, Producer(s) – Minerva Movietone, Director - Nitin Bose, Music Director - Anil Biswas, Cast - Suraiya, Talat Mahmood, Nadira, Yakub, Roopmala

Shamshad Begum – Talat Mahmood

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Talat Mahmood & Shamshad begum

Talat Mahmood and Shamshad approximately sang 10 duets together. Details are provided below :-

Song	Co- Singer	Film	Music Director	Year
Dekho baras rahi barsaat		Titli	Vinod	?
Nadiya mein uth raha hai	Rafi	Babul	Naushad	1950
Milte hi ankhen		Babul	Naushad	1950
Duniya badal gaee		Babul	Naushad	1950
Jawani ke zamaane mein		Madhubala	Lachiram	1950
Tu mignaini		Mr. Sampat	Shanker Shastri	1952
Hey bhagwaan		Mr. Sampat	Shanker Shastri	1952
Hazaron chal kapat dhoke	Asha & Rafi	Laadla	Vinod	1954
Mohabbat dil ke bas		Mangu	Mohd. Shafi	1954
Khena mera maan	Balbir	Shaan-e-Hatim	A.R. Qureshi	1958

Observations

Talat-Shamshad best known and most popular duets were with music director Naushad from the film Babul (1950). Nadi kinare saath hamare with Rafi, Duniya badal gayi and Milte hi aankhein dil hua picturized on Dilip Kumar and Munawwar Sultana remain popular even today. Ironically, Babul was the only film where Talat Mahmood lent his vocals for Naushad. Naushad never repeated Talat, despite the success of Babul. The reason behind not repeating Talat again 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.”