Hemant Kumar & Lata - Jaag Dard-e-Ishq Jaag - Anarkali [1953]

Anarkali" (Hindi:, Urdu: ) is a 1953 film based on the historical legend of the Mughal emperor Jehangir. Starring Pradeep Kuma and Bina Rai. As per the legend Jehangir revolted against his father Akbar over his love for a common girl called Anarkali. It was the top grossing Hindi film in the year of its release, and one of the biggest Hindi film hits in its decade [1]. Another film on the same theme was Mughal-E-Azam, made in 1960, which was again a major commercial and critical hit.

The movie today is mainly remembered for its outstanding musical score. C.Ramachandra came up with what was perhaps the best musical score of his career. The movie has many famous songs, songs that became part of the collective psyche of Indian music lovers. Lata Mangeshkar, the queen of Indian melody, who was already a phenomenon, reached even greater heights with her songs for this movie which can only be described angelic. Most memorable among the movie's songs are "Yeh Zindagi usiki hai(Lata),Mohabbt aise dhadkan hai(Lata),Mujhse mat pooch meri ishq main(Lata),Jaag dard-e-ishq jaag(Lata-Hemant),O aasmanwale(Lata) etc..

Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay (Bangla:Hemonto Kumar Mukhopaddhae) also known as Hemanta Mukherjee (June 16, 1920 - September 26, 1989) was an Indian singer, composer and producer. He sang in Hindi films under the name Hemant Kumar.
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....In September 1989, Hemanta travelled to Dhaka, Bangladesh to receive the Michael Madhusudan Award. He performed a concert in Dhaka as well. Immediately after returning from this trip, Hemanta suffered a major cardiac arrest on September 26th and breathed his last at 11:15 pm in a nursing home in South Calcutta. Interestingly, even 15 years after Hemanta's death, Gramophone Company of India releases at least one album by Hemanta every year, repackaging his older songs, because of the commercial viability of his songs. Hemanta's legacy still lives on through the numerous songs he has recorded, music he has composed and through many male singers in Bengal and the rest of India who continue to imitate his singing style...

Lata Mangeshkar ( born September 28, 1929) is a highly known playback singer in the Indian Hindi movie industry. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over 980 Bollywood movies, and has sung songs in over twenty Indian languages. She is the elder sister of the equally accomplished singer, Asha Bhosle....
Awards and recognitions;
Lata Mangeshkar has won several awards and honors, including Padma Bhushan (1969), Padma Vibhushan (1999), Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1989), Bharat Ratna (2001), three National Film Awards, and 12 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards. She has also won four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards. In 1969, she made the unusual gesture of giving up Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, in order to promote fresh talent. She was later awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.
In 1984, the State Government of Madhya Pradesh instituted the Lata Mangeshkar Award in honor of Lata Mangeshkar. The State Government of Maharashtra also instituted a Lata Mangeshkar Award in 1992.
In 1974, The Guinness Book of Records listed Lata Mangeshkar as the most recorded artist in the history, stating that she had reportedly recorded "not less than 25,000 solo, duet and chorus backed songs in 20 Indian languages" between 1948 and 1974.
Although the entry has not been printed in Guinness editions since 1991, reputable sources claim that she has recorded thousands of songs, with estimates ranging up to figures as large as 50,000.
Lata is the second vocalist to receive "Bharat Ratna", India's highest civilian honour......
[Wikipedia & IMDb]
Category: Music

Hemant Kumar Lata Mangeshkar Jaag Dard-e-Ishq Anarkali Pradeep Bina Rai C. Ramachandra Hindi Old Song