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Amar Prem · 1972

Bada Natkhat Hai Re Krishna Kanhaiya

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

Singer: Lata Mangeshkar

Music: R. D. Burman

Recording: original

Metadata references

Release and credit references do not establish a raag or taal attribution.

Sources differ: Khamaj and Bhairavi influence are separately reported. RagaPedia has not resolved this difference or verified a multi-raag treatment of the recording.

Reported raag

Khamaj

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 · Rajan Parrikar, Hindustani raag articles, In the Khamaj Orchard — https://www.parrikar.org/hindustani/khamaj/ — Raga Khamaj; paragraph opening: “Hindi film numbers in Khamaj are legion but this one is a”

Source wording: “From AMAR PREM (1971): bada natkhat hai re.”

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Recording cues

No phrase-level timestamp has been expert-reviewed for this attribution yet.

Reported raag

Bhairavi

Not yet reviewed by a musician

A named writer on music analysed the song in this raag as an influence rather than a strict identity. This records what the source says; a musician has not checked the recording note by note.

Evidence: Named musician's analysis · Neetu Gautam, doctoral thesis on R.D. Burman (Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, 2025), ch.3, printed p.48 (PDF p.2)

Source wording: “उदाहरण के लिए ‘बड़ा नटखट है ये’ गीत राग खमाज की रचना है। ठुमरी का रंग लिए हुए भैरवी की छाया के साथ यह गीत आम जन के बीच अत्यंत लोकप्रिय हुआ।” · Applies to: influence

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