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Aawaaz (1956)

A remarkable soundtrack—ten songs composed, but half removed from the final film, leaving behind priceless rarities.

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Film Information

Language: Hindi

Lyricists: Zia Sarhadi, Vishwamitra Adil, Shailendra, Prem Dhawan

Out of ten songs, five were deleted in the final film—tragically, because some of Salil’s most exquisite melodies belong to this soundtrack.

Songs

Nr Song Singer(s) HndMalTamTelKanBngOth
AW1 Lo bhor hui panchhi niklay * Mohammed Rafi, Chorus ✔------
AW2 O ji o ji, teri muTThi mei.n hai jo Khazaana *** Khurshid Bawra ✔------
AW3 Dil deewaana dil mastaana maane na Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mahmood ✔----KB3-
AW4 Aaraarum taaraaum, duniya ke kaise kaise Kishore Kumar ✔------
AW5 Majboor-e-mohabbat ne phir humko *** Lata Mangeshkar ✔------
AW6 Aayee baaraat baaje gaaje se * Rafi, Balbir ✔------
AW7 Dhitaang dhitaang bolay, dil tere liye Dolay ** Lata, Chorus ✔-NP1--HM8-
AW8 Jhun jhunjhunaa jhun jhunjhunaa *** Lata Mangeshkar ✔------
AW9 Hasrat-o-yaas… ulfat ke kaam niraale Lata Mangeshkar ✔------
AW10 Baba teri sone chiraaiya Lata Mangeshkar ✔------

* Shailendra    ** Prem Dhawan    *** Vishwamitra Adil    Rest by Zia Sarhadi

Notes & Background

Aawaaz (1956) is one of the most fascinating yet tragic cases in Salil’s Hindi work: although ten magnificent songs were composed, five were cut from the final release.

Songs like AW5, AW7, AW8, and AW9 are among Salil’s finest creations—lush, melodic, and sophisticated.

“Ulfat ke kaam niraale” (AW9) shares its structure and cello-driven orchestration with “Jab tumne mohabbat chheen li” from Amaanat. Both survive primarily on rare 78 rpm discs.

The charming “Jhun jhunjhunaa” traces back to the Bengali classic “Ghoom Aay Re Aay”, first recorded by Protima Bandopadhyay in 1955. Salil reused portions of this melody across multiple works, including Do Bigha Zameen.

Despite the loss of half its songs in the released version, Aawaaz stands as a testament to Salil’s most exploratory and musically adventurous period.