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The First Decade: summing up
   

           The Thirties - The first decade

The first decade can be summed up as the decade of the big
studios and their popular stars. And they did practically every-
thing that could be done. I will try to bring in some of the
things I failed to mention in the previous ten posts.

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Although the word Soorat has been used before, but as a city, the first time.

Namoona 1949

Now you know!

Rafi 110

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The earliest raakhee song

Listen to 1943_sahaaraa_raakhee-kaa-din-aayaa.mp3

Now you know!

Rafi 31

  1. Musing 92: Gossip in 1949, Narsingh 695
  2. Musing 121: R C Boral, Narsingh 723
  3. Musing 135: First song on screen, Roberto 71
  4. Musing 302: Rafi in Trinidad, Rafi 40
  5. Musing 237: Abbas and Censorship, Roberto 87
  6. Musing 585: Narsingh 760. 50s-60s. V Shantaram and Vimalabai
  7. Musing 386: taraanaa, Rafi 91
  8. Musing 53: Laughter in song, Shera Daku (1966)
  9. Musing 319: Gulab drugged, Rafi 57
  10. Musing 103: C H Atma as Saigal, Narsingh 705
  11. Musing 240: Parody song, Roberto 90
  12. Musing 84: Sahir Rupee 1 more, Narsingh 687 Tunes
  13. Musing 425: Rafi 130. Tim Tim
  14. Musing 531: Rafi 235. baraatee
  15. Musing 250: Piracy fears 1922, Rafi 08