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Woh Kaun Thi? · 1964

Lag Jaa Gale

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

Singer: Lata Mangeshkar

Music: Madan Mohan

Recording: original

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

Reported raag

Pahadi

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. The source quotes Sushil Kumar Lohat, Chitrapat Sangeet Ke Bahuaayami Sangeetkar Madan Mohan.

Evidence: Named musician's analysis · Suneel Kumar Gupta, doctoral thesis on Madan Mohan (Banaras Hindu University, 2015), ch.5, printed p.192 (PDF p.19)

Source wording: “पहाड़ी के सुरों को क्या खूब परिमार्जित किया है मदन ने!”

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Reported raag

Yaman

Not yet reviewed by a musician

The record label's notes name 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: Record label documentation · Published composer, musician and record-label statements (collected 7 Oct 2026), Saregama Blog; 3 years ago (as printed); https://www.saregama.com/blog/from-raag-to-fusion-navigating-the-complex-terrain-of-indian-music-scales/; paragraph opens: One of the most popular and versatile Ragas

Source wording: “melodic nuances of Raag Yaman.” · Applies to: influence

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Recording cues

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