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Naushad: Composer of the century
Naushad somehow always identified the raag as Kedara, never as Kedar. It was befitting, therefore, that Lata handpicked the 1960 Mughal-e-Azam (left) track, Bekas pe karam kijiye Sarkar-e-Madeena, set in Kedara, among her '10 Best Ever' on the occasion of her silver jubilee in 1967.
Naushad made Suraiya stand on a stool for the 12-year-old schoolgirl's voice to be able to reach the microphone on her debut, Boot karoon main paalish baaboo (from A R Kardar's Nai Duniya in 1942). It was under him, likewise, in another A R Kardar songathon, Dastan (1950), that Suraiya vocally peaked with Mohabbat badhakar jooda ho gaye.
"It was as if the girl next door was singing in the case of Suraiya," pointed out Naushad. "This girl-next-door voice, her unique strength, is what I exploited in numbers like Chaar din kee chaandni thhee (Dillagi) and Nainon mein preeta hai (Dastan)."
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