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In mid-1920, BD Sharma of Lahore sent a film story to an American company and they bought it. He was paid $50. This must be the first such example! Rest of his interview follows.

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Rafi 129
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As the dedicated user of this website, Shalin Bhatt, pointed out, the hichakee song posted yesterday was missing the first portion. And it is the first part that had hichakee in it, most likely. The film version of the song is not available, and the three copies of the song I have in my collection are all missing this part. The earliest hichakee song I have in my collection is
Listen to 1949_rimajhim_mohe-phir-se-hichakee.mp3
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Rafi 29
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In the beginiing of this osng, the singer seems to be drunk. Later in the song I hear sticks being hit together, probably garba-like sticks. Have a listen
Listen to 1934_Actress_06_saKhtee-men-yah-faulaad.mp3
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Listen to Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969)
- Musing 599: Panjabi Vanjara 1954. M R Acharekar
- Musing 423: Rafi 128. chhor chhachhoraa
- Musing 198: Leads do not talk, Bharat 36 Lata Roshan
- Musing 223: Raghupati, Roberto 74
- Musing 319: Gulab drugged, Rafi 57
- Musing 142: Overlapping melodies, RMIM 05
- Musing 368: Tapakaa, Rafi 81
- Musing 504: Rafi 208. PEPSU Bhangra 1954
- Musing 145: Dilip and Mridula review, RMIM 08
- Musing 195: Hindi from Panjabi, Bharat 33 Lata Roshan
- Musing 497: Rafi 201. Mehtab bathing
- Musing 59: Drums not Tabla, Bhakta Prahlad (1967)
- Musing 110: chooDiyaN painjaniyaaN, Narsingh 712
- Musing 224: Lala Yaqub, Roberto 75
- Musing 361: Ghazals 1, Rafi MDs


