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Published: 24 October 2017

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If you have listened to very early recordings from 1905 or so by Gauhar Jan and others, you couldn't have missed how they say, My name is Gauhar Jan etc. Looks like it was done in filmi songs (and perhaps in the theater songs) too. Here is the earliest example I could find

  Listen to faulaadee-mukkaa_01_duniyaa-kee-karanee-bharanee-hai.mp3

THe singer clears says the name of the production company, the film name and the name of the character.

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Listen to Tamanna (1969) 

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Published: 24 February 2018

Last Updated: 24 February 2018

This is the earliest boat song I have heard in which the words, 'hai haiyaaa' are heard.

Listen to 1941_beTee_02_hai-haiyaa-hee-jaa-ree-badariyaa.mp3

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Bharat 29 Lata Pt Amarnath

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Published: 22 January 2019

Last Updated: 22 January 2019

I first read about him on Greta's blog. He seemed to be quite knowledgeable about Indian and Pakistani films. Later I learned about his expertise in VHS/VCD restoration. I saw a few samples that he used to distribute as multi-part ISO files. The difference between the quality of the original VHS tapes and his final DVD-quality videos was magical. We became friends and, later, I also contributed a lot of videos that I had from my own collection and the collections of Dr Manohar Lal Kapur and late Amarjit Singh Anand. 

Also I would like to mention here that although I ended up writing the book on Edwina, Tom is the one who actually interviewed her and graciously allowed me to use his material in the book. Thanks Tom!

He posts his videos on YouTube, focussing on early films, for which the copyright has expired.

Thomas Daniel: Video Restorer and a Great Friend

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