Binaca Geetmala 1954 final

Though Binaca geetmala started in 1953, it became a countdown show only in 1954, and it was only in this year that songs began to be ranked according to their popularity.Earlier it was just a half an hour song based programme, where Ameen Sayani played songs of his choice and listeners tried to guess the songs played.One of the listeners guessing the songs correctly used to get a cash award of Rs 100 ( a huge sum in those days).

Here are the songs played in the annual Binaca Geetmala programme of 1954:

16.Na milta gham to barbaadi ke afsaane kahan jaate(Amar) Singer-Lata,Lyrics-Shakeel Badayuni,Music-Naushad

15.Main pee ke nahin aaya(Kavi) Singers-Talat Mahmood,Lyrics-Rajinder Krishan,MD-C Ramchandra

14.jaadugar sainya chhodo meri bainya(Nagin) singers-Lata,Lyrics-Rajinder Krishan,MD-Hemant Kumar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF3zHvryCHo

13.Bolo re bolo zameen bolo aasmaan(Chakradhaari) Singer-Rafi,Lyrics-Pradeep,MD-Avinash Vyas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRfgKRy-W7E

12.Kabhi aar kabhi paar laga teere nazar(Aar Paar) Singer-Shamshad Begum,Lyrics-Majrooh Sultanpuri,MD-O P Nayyar

11.Gayaa andhera hua ujaara (Subah Ka Taara) singers-Lata,Talat Mahmood,Lyrics-Noor Lucknowi,MD-C Ramchandra

10.Na ye chand hoga na taare rahenge magar ham hamesha tumhaare rahenge (Shart) Singers-Geeta Dutt/Hemant Kumar,Lyrics-S H Bihari,MD-Hemant Kumar


9.Chhota sa ghar hoga baadalon ki chhaon mein(Naukri) Singer-Kishore Kumar,Shaila Belle,Lyrics-Shailendra,MD-Salil Chaudhary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRfgKRy-W7E


8.Kaise koi jiye zehar hai zindagi (Baadbaan)Singer-Geeta Dutt& Hemant Kumar,Lyrics-Indeevar, MD-Timir Baran,S K Paul

7.Man ki been matawaari baaje (Shabab) Singers-Rafi,Lata,Lyrics-Shakeel Badayuni,MD-Naushad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1hQF1B9iuY

6.chanda mama door ke (Vachan, 1955)Singer-Asha, Lyrics-Prem Dhawan,MD-Ravi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJtk-NWaiA8

5.Raahi matwaale tu chhed ik baar (Waris) Singers-Talat Mahmood,Suraiya,Lyrics-Qamar Jalalabadi,MD- Anil Biswas

4.Insaaf kaa mandir hai ye (Amar) Singer-Rafi,Lyrics-Shakeel Badayuni,Music-Naushad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgn11j-Uplk

3.Ye lo main haari piya (AarPaar) Singer-Geeta Dutt,Lyrics-Majrooh Sultanpuri,MD-O P Nayyar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK7K1gv7V64

2.Man dole meraa tan dole (Nagin) Singer-Lata,Lyrics-Rajinder Krishan,MD-Hemant Kumar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQRtsyNq1lU

1.jaayen to jaayen kahaan (Taxi Driver) Singer-Talat Mahmood, Lata,Lyrics-Sahir Ludhianvi,MD-S D Burman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpgXjZqAsCU