


I have heard just 50% of these and this list is quite dominated by songs composed by Anil Biswas ( Arzoo, Lajawab, Beqasoor), C. If you don't, what does it matter? They're personal favourites after all Jġ950: Lata Mangeshkar sang 152 Hindi film songs this year. Have a peak at my attempt and see if I have been able to do justice to this onerous task. So you can imagine what a tough task it was for me to pick one song per year in the 50s. Of course, she greatly benefited from a whole galaxy of master composers who composed gems after delightful gem for her to vocalize. And as the 50s progressed she perfected this art to emerge as the one and only reference point for perfect pronunciation in songs.

There was a distinct change in her tallaffuz, especially when it came to emphasis on key words and clarity of pronunciation. From the rawness that was evident in her voice, she quickly mastered the art of playback singing in the 50s under the tutelage of great music composers like Anil Biswas, Naushad, C. If in the last few years of the 40s Lata Mangeshkar gained foothold into the Hindi film music industry, it was the 50s that she really grew to dominate the industry. In my last post I had listed my favourite Lata Mangeshkar songs from the 1940s.
