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*Ai Dil Beqarar Jhum Film - Shahjehan Year - 1946 Rag - Bihag Tal - Dadra Music Director(s) - Naushad Singer(s) - K.L. Saigal Links - Audio - http://www.sawf.org/audio/bihag/saigal_aidile.ram Video - Comments - This is a pretty good example of Bihag

*Banke Chakori Gori, Jhum Jhum Nachegi Film - Hum Matwale Naujahan Year - 1961 Rag - Bihag Tal - Kaherava Music Director(s) - Chitragupta Singer(s) - Mukesh Links - Audio - www.sawf.org/audio/bihag/mukesh_banke.ram Video - Comments -

*Boliye Surili Boliyan Film - Grih Pravesh Year - 1980 Rag - Bihag Tal - Kaherava Music Director(s) - Kanu Roy Singer(s) - Bhupinder, Sulakshana Pandit Links - Audio - http://www.sawf.org/audio/bihag/bhupindersulu_boliye.ram Video - Comments - This is generaly a pretty good example of Bhihag.  It does occasionally go out of rag but the basic chaiya of Bihag is fairly well displayed.

*Chalenge Tir Jab Dil Par Film - Kohinoor Year - 1960 Rag - Bihag Tal - Kaherava Music Director(s) - Naushad Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi Links - Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1v2XWtfMnA Video - Comments - Although this is a nice song, it is possibly not the best example of Bihag.  The basic chaiya is not really displayed clearly.  Furthermore there is a lot of mixing of non-bihag elements.  However the basic Pakad of Pa Má Ga Ma Ga is displayed enough that we can consider this song to be Bihag-ish

*Hamare Dil Se Na Jana, Dhokha Na Khana Film - Udan Khatola Year - 1955 Rag - Bihag Tal - Dadra Music Director(s) - Naushad Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar Links - Video - Comments - Not the best example of Bihag

*Koi Gata, Main So Jata Film - Alaap Year - 1977 Rag - Bihag Tal - Kaherava Music Director(s) - Jaidev Singer(s) - Yesudas Links - Audio - www.sawf.org/audio/bihag/yesudas_koigata.ram Video - Comments - This is NOT a good example of Bihag.

*Meri Ladli Re, Meri Ladli Film - Andaaz Year - 1949 Rag - Bihag Tal - Music Director(s) - Naushad Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar and Chorus Links - Video - Comments -

*Suhani Beriya Beeti Jay Film - Milan Year - 1946 Rag - Bihag Tal - Kaherava Music Director(s) - Anil Biswas Singer(s) - Parul Ghosh Links - Audio - http://www.sawf.org/audio/bihag/parulghosh_suhani.ram Video - Comments - This is actually a mixture of Hamir and Bihag.  One might almost think of this as Hamir with the "Pa Mà Ga Ma Ga" quality of Bihag thrown in.  One certainly would not want to use this as an exercise in teaching either Hamir or Bihag, but it is really quite nice to listen to.

*Tere Pyar Mein Dildar Film - Mere Mehboob Year - 1963 Rag - Bihag Tal - Kaherava Singer(s) - Music Director(s) - Naushad Lata Mangeshkar Links - Lyrics - http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/songs/isongs/7/752.html Video - Comments - This is a pretty good example of Bihag.  True, it does take some "liberties" here and there, but by Bollywood standards it does not stray far from Bihag

*Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet Film - Goonj Uthi Shahanai Year - 1959 Rag - Bihag Tal - Dadra Music Director(s) - Vasant Desai Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar Links - Lyrics - http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/songs/isongs/7/725.html Audio - http://www.sawf.org/audio/bihag/lata_teresur.ram Video - Comments - This is a fairly good example of Bihag.

*Yeh Kya Jagah Hai Doston Film - Umrao Jaan Year - 1981 Rag - Bihag Tal - Kaherava Music Director(s) - Khaiyam Singer(s) - Asha Bhosle Links - Lyrics - http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/songs/isongs/9/969.html Video - Comments - Don't use this to try and figure out the structure of Bihag.  It is a nice song, but not a particularly good example of Bihag.  It just barely has enough element of Bihag to be included in this list.

*Zindagi Ke Safar Men Guzar Jate Hain Jo Makam Film - Aap Ki Kasam Year - 1974 Rag - Bihag Tal - Kaherava Music Director(s) - R.D. Burman Singer(s) - Kishore Kumar Links - Lyrics - http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/songs/isongs/2/248.html Video - Comments - If you are seriously trying to get a handle on Bihag, look elsewhere.

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