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Chhaaya · 1961

Ansu Samajh Ke Kyun Mujhe

Hindi-film eligibility matched; song credits may still need checking

Singer: Talat Mahmood

Music: Salil Chowdhury

Recording: original

Reported raag

Yaman

Not yet reviewed by a musician

A named writer on music analysed the song in this raag. This records what the source says; a musician has not checked the recording note by note.

Evidence: Named musician's analysis · Amrita Dutta, doctoral thesis (University of Delhi, 2018), ch.2, printed p.103 (PDF p.56), composer discussion / prose example

Source wording: “इसी फ़िल्म का और एक अति सुन्दर मेलोडी भरा गीत ‘आँसू समझ के क्यूँ हमें’ में कोई शास्त्रीय आधार ना होते हुए भी सलिल चौधरी ने राग यमन कल्याण का सुंदर प्रयोग इस गीत में किया है।”

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