| Chandu | |
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| Directed by | Majnu |
| Produced by | Roop K. Shorey |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Bipin Babul Raja Mehdi Ali Khan Raj Baldev Raj (Lyrics) |
Production company | N. R. Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Chandu is a 1958 film directed by Majnu. It stars Mehmood, Om Prakash, Pran Krishan Sikand, Shashikala Om Prakash Saigal and Gope. [1] The film's music was composed by Bipin Babul and the lyrics were by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Kaifi Azmi and Raj Baldev Raj. [2]
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| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gore Gore Galon Pe Kala Yeh Teel" [4] | Geeta Dutt, Mohammed Rafi |
| 2 | "Dhol Dhappa Dhayi Dhappa" [4] | Mohammed Rafi |
| 3 | "Babuji Mujhe Dil Mein Chhupa Lo" [4] | Asha Bhosle |
| 4 | "Bheegi Bheegi Channi Hain" [4] | Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi |
| 5 | "Do Nain Milakar Matwale" [4] [5] | Asha Bhosle, Agha Sarwar |
| 6 | "Nina Bina Natkhat Mina" [4] | Shamshad Begum |
Kundan Lal Saigal, often abbreviated as K. L. Saigal, was an Indian singer and actor who worked in Hindi cinema, which was centred in Calcutta (Kolkata) during Saigal's time, but is currently based in Bombay (Mumbai). Saigal's unique voice quality which was a mixture of baritone and soft tenor was the benchmark for most of the singers who followed him. In fact it remains the gold standard even today shining through very early and practically primitive recording technology. He did not sing songs on which other actors would lip-sync for the camera. It was only towards the very last stages of his career, during 1945 to 1947, that he sang to make studio recordings, and these were for himself as the actor on the screen. Thus, while other singers in Hindi Cinema are playback singers, he was not a playback singer.
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