"Favorite" Poll - Results (Details)
Amit N. Agarwal
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There were about 25 responses. (Surprisingly, not one from members of the fairer sex)
I ignored one response where one person had listed his 50 favorite songs.
Sometimes, it is debatable whether a particular song should fall into which
subcategory. I have made no attempts to judge whether the subcategories people
chose were right or not. (Only when then was a conflict, did I use my own
judgement).
Many people did not choose one song as their favorite one and that's why the
number of votes in that category are low.
When people had two songs in each sub-category, i gave the weight of 0.5 to each song.
Similarly when people had 3 or 4 or more , each song got a weight of only 0.33 or 0.25
or less.
In most of the sub-categories, the song with the highest points had only 2 or 3 points
and so their lead over the others is very small and so the winners are debatable.
Exception : "Lakdi ki Kathi" which had more than 8 votes (The only song to get more than 4 votes).
Songs listed under "Others" had less than 1 vote.
Lata Mangeshkar got the most votes and that was expected. However, Kishore Kumar got more than
twice the number of votes than Mohd. Rafi (With all the discussion on the net, i had
expected them to be approx. equal).
In the best musical category, the lead is very small and so saying that BOBBY is the
winner is arguable.
Finally, I think I should have asked every person to just list his 10 favorite songs.
FAVORITE SONG
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Votes Song Singer Film
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2 kahii.n duur jab din Dhal jaye Mukesh Anand
1.2 Kabhie Kabhie Mukesh, Lata Kabhie Kabhie
1 Do Naina Aur Ek Kahani Chayya Ganguli Masoom
1 Jaane Wo Kaise Log The Jinke Pyar Ko Pyar Mila Hemant Kumar Pyaasa
1 Kahan se aye badira Yesudas, Hemanti Shukla Chashme Buddoor
1 Koi Hota Jisco Apna Hum Apna Keh Lete Yaron Kishore Kumar Mere Apne
1 Madhuban Khushboo deta hai, sagar sawan deta hai Yesudas Sajan Bina Suhagan
1 Nazron se keh do pyaar main milne ka mausam aagaya Kishore, Lata Doosra Aadmi
1 Saanjh dhale, gagan tale Utsav
a) HAPPY/GENERAL
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3.2 Rimjhim gire saavan, sulagh sulagh jaae man Kishore Kumar Manzil
1 Cham Cham bhaje re payaliyan Manna Dey
1 Dilbar mere Satte Pe Satta
1 Deewana mastana hua dil Bombai ka Babu
1 Inteha ho gai intejar ki Kishore Kumar Sharabi
1 Jab koi baat bigad jaaye Jurm
1 Jeewan se bhari teri ankhen
1 Khaike Paan Banaras Wala Don
1 Kisiki muskhorahaton pe ho nisaar Mukesh Anari
1 Likha hai tere Ankhon mein Teen Deviyan
1 Ye Jeevan Hai, Iis Jeevan Ka, Yahi Hai, Yahi Ha Kishore Kumar
1 Zindagi Kaisi Hai Pehali, Kabhi to Rulaye Manna Dey Anand
Others:
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Aati Rahengi Bahaaren Kishore,Asha &Shailendra Kasme Vade
Aawaz di hai aaj ik nazar ne Aitbaar
Ane wala pal jane wala hai Golmaal
Chaudhavi ka chaand ho
Chota sa ghar hoga, baadlon ki chaon mein Kishore Kumar
Dil Dhoondta Hai Phir Wohi Bhupinder,Lata Mausam
Ees jamane mai, ees mahobbat ne kitne dil tode Mehboob ki Mehndi
Jane kahan mera jigar gaya ji
Je hum tum chori se bandhe ek dori se
Jo waada kiya woh nibhana
Kahin aaj kisise muhabbat na ho jae
Mausam mastana, rasta anjaana Satte Pe Satta
Nain hamaare saanjh sakaare Mukesh
Ni sa ga ma pa ni Yesudas
Pankh hote to uad aati re rasiya o jalima Sehra
Pehla nasha pehla khumar naya pyar hai
Pukarata chala hun main
Pyaar zindagi hai, o pyaar bandagi hai Mukaddar Ka Sikander
So gaya yes jahan, so gaya aasmaan Tezaab
Yeh hansata hua karwaan zindagi ka Hemant Kumar Piya Ka Ghar
b) SAD
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2.2 Badi sooni sooni hai Mili
2 Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaye to kya hai Mohd. Rafi Pyaasa
2 Tu jahan jahan chalega mera saaya saath Mera Saaya
1.45 Zindagi ka safar, hai ye kaisa safar
1 Aaye Tum Yaad Mujhe, Gane Lagi Har Dharkan Kishore Kumar Mili
1 Babul ki dooaei leti jaa
1 Jab bhi yeh dil udaas hota hai Mohd. Rafi
1 Kabhi Khud Pe Kabhi Haalat Pe Rona Aaya Mohd. Rafi
1 Kahan se aye badira Yesudas,Hemanti Shukla Chashme Buddoor
1 Koi humdum na raha Kishore Kumar
1 Mere naina Mehbooba
1 Mera jiven kora kagaz kora hi rahe gaya
1 Raina Beeti Jaaye Lata Mangeshkar Amar Prem
Others:
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Chitthi aayi hai Pankaj Udhas Naam
Dil todne vale tuje dil dhundh raha hai
Do no ne kiya tha pyar; magar muje yaad raha
Dost dost na rahaa Mukesh Sangam
Fazan bhi jawan jawan, hawa bhi hai rawan rawan Salma Agha Nikaah
Game hasti se bas begana hota, khuda ya kash main (Shammi Kapoor)
Ganga aaye kahan se Hemant Kumar Hum Dono
Karoge yaad to har baat yaad aayegi
Koi hota
Kyoon zindagi ki raah mein majboor Chitra Singh Saath Saath
Manzilen apani jagah hain, raaste apni jagah Kishore Kumar Sharaabi
Mujhko is raat ki tanhaai mein awaaz na do Mukesh
Tere bin soone nain hamare Lata/Rafi
Teri yaad to ban gayi ek bahana
Tujhse naaraz nahin Anup Ghosal
Tum muje u bhula na paaogi, han tum muju Pagla kahin ka
Zindagi dene waale sun
c) LOVE/ROMANTIC
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1.25 Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Ye, Kahan Shuroo Kahan Khatam Lata Mangeshkar Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayee
1 Abhi naa jao chood kar ki dil abhi bhara nahin Mohd. Rafi Hum Dono
1 Akele hain to kya gam haiN Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
1 Aayega aayega Lata Mangeshkar
1 Baharon phool barsao, mera mehaboob aaya hai Mohd. Rafi
1 Bhavre ki gunjan Kal Aaj aur Kal
1 Dil hi Virah ko Lata, Hemant Kumar
1 Ek pyar ka nagma hai Mukesh, Lata
1 Har Kisi Ko Nahin Milta Pyar Jindagi Main Jaanbaz
1 Mere saajan hai us paar Hemant Kumar
1 Pal pal dil ke paas, tum rahatii ho Kishore Kumar Blackmail
1 Phoolon ke rang se Prem Pujari
Others:
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Ae Mere Humsafar Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
Bahut shukriya, badi meharbani Ek Musafir, Ek Hasina
Chehra hai ya chand khila hai Saagar
Dil hai ki manta nahin Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahin
Dil laga kar ham ye samjhe K 3
Gum hai kisi ke pyaar mein dil subah shaam Kisore/Lata
Gori Tera Gaon Bada Pyaara Yesudas Chitchor
Huzoor is kadar bhi, na itra ke chaliye Masoom
Jogi jabse tu aaya mere dware
Kabootar ja ja ja Lata Mangeshkar Maine Pyaar Kiya
Kanchi re kanchi re prit meri sachi
Main aur meri tanhaai aksar ye baaten karte hain Amitabh & Silsila
Mere pyaar ki umar ho itni sanam, tere naam se shuru
Neele neele ambar par chand jab aaye to Kishore Kumar
O Saathi re Muqaddar ka Sikandar
Pyar chahiye muje jine ke liye, tumhara pyar chahiye
Sagar kinare dil yeh pukare Sagar
Tera mera pyar amar Asli naqli
Tera jalwa jisne dekha, wo tera ho gaya
Ye tera ghar, ye mera ghar Jagjit & Chitra Singh Saath-Saath
Yun hi tum mujhse baat karti ho Lata/Rafi
d) SEXY/EROTIC
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4 Roop Tera Mastana, Pyar Mera Deewana Kishore Kumar Aradhana
1 Aao huzzor aao, sittaron mein ley chaloon Asha Bhosle
1 Babu ji Dheere chalna Aar Paar
1 Chala Jaata hoin kiisi ki dhun mein Kishore Kumar
1 Galon peh yeh kaise nishaan Masterji
1 Kate nahin katte yeh din yeh raat Mr. India
1 Lag ja gale ki phir ye hansi raat ho na ho Lata Mangeshkar
1 Jalti jawaani hai Ghayal
1 Man kyon bahka re bahka aadhi raat ko Utsav
1 morey aNg lag jaa baalma Asha Bhosle Mera naam joker
1 Tum aur main aur ye bekhudi Asha Bhosle Aitbaar
1 Tumne kisi ki jaan ko Rajkumar
Others:
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Bhul gaya sab kuch Joolie
Churaa liya hai tumne jo dil ko Yaadon ki barat
Jawani janeman hasin dil ruba Namakhalal
Tu mere saamne hai
Ye nayan dare dare, do jaam bhare bhare Hemant Kumar
e) PATRIOTIC
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2.58 Ai Mere Pyare Vatan, Ai Mere Bichade Chaman Manna Dey Kabuliwala
2 Chchodo kal ki baaten Mukesh Hum Hindustani
2 Jahan daal daal par sone ki chidyan Mohd. Rafi
1.5 Ae mere vatan ke logo, jara aankh Lata Mangeshkar
1.33 Mera Rang de Basanti chola maaye Mohd. Rafi Shaheed
1.25 Hai preet jahan ki reet Poorab aur paschim
1 Apni aazadi ko hum Leader
1 Hothon pe sacchai rehti hai Mukesh Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
1 Kya maar sakegi maot use jo auron ke liye Manna Dey
1 Mere desh ki dharati sona ugale, ugle heremoti
1 Vande Matram
Others:
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Aao bachho tumhe dikayen zaanki hindustan ki
Ab tumhaare hawale vatan saathiyo
De di hame azadi, bina khadag, bina dhal
Mat ro maata, laal tere bahutere Bandini
f) CHILDREN
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8.33 Lakdi ki kaathi Masoom
2.33 Nani teri morni ko mor le gaye, baki jo
2 Mere paas aao mere doston Amitabh Bachhan
1 Hai naa bolo bolo Andaaz
1 Nanna munna rahi hoin desh kaa sipahi hoin Son of India
1 Rona kabhi Nahin Rona, Chahe Tote Jaye Koi Khilona Kishore Kumar Apna Desh
1 Sun lo sunata hoon tumka kahani (Re mama re mama re)
Others:
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Dadi amma dadi amma maan jao
2. FAVORITE SINGER
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10.5 Kishore Kumar
4.33 Mohammed Rafi
2.33 Mukesh
2.17 Yesudas
0.33 Manna Dey
0.33 Manhar
11.33 Lata Mangeshkar
5.83 Asha Bhosle
2 Geeta Dutt
1 Anuradha Paudwal
0.5 Chitra Subramaiyam
0.33 Alka Yagnik
3. FAVORITE MUSICAL MOVIE
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2.2 Bobby
2 Abhiman
2 Kabhie Kabhie
1 Anand
1 Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahin
1 Ek Musafir, Ek Hasina
1 Hum Dono
1 Hum Kisise Kam Nahin
1 Kashmir Ki Kali
1 Kati Patang
1 Mera Naam Joker
1 Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
1 Teen Deviyan
Others:
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Aandhi
Aashiqui
Anari
Aradhana
Baiju Bawra
Barsaat Ki Raat
Chitchor
CID
Haqeeqat
Jab Pyaar Kissi Se Hota Hai
Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikander
Joolie
Madhumati
Maine Pyaar Kiya
Mehbob Ki Mehndi
Mr and Mrs. 55
Mugl-e-azam
Nikaah
Paying Guest
Pyaasa
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
Saath-Saath
Sharabi
Shri 420
Tere Ghar Ke Saamne
Yaadon Ki Baarat
Participants
1 Achal Agarwal 133...@netnews.upenn.edu
2 Baiju Bawara Shah gt8...@prism.gatech.edu
3 Dinesh Makhija din...@merlin.dev.cdx.mot.com
4 Dinkar Bhat C9G4n...@cs.columbia.edu
5 Ekkad, Srinath Varadarajan zeus.tamu.edu
6 Himanshu S Gupta 20q9nn...@kazoo.cis.ohio-state.edu
7 Punkaj Jain ja...@nova.enet.dec.com
8 Kayeeda Johar jo...@eggo.csee.usf.edu
9 Kumara Thirumalai kthi...@ic.sunysb.edu
10 Kunal Handa han...@gaia.ecs.csus.edu
11 Manish S Prabhu 20valk$a...@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
12 Nachiketa Sharma na...@ruacad.ac.runet.edu
13 Pradeep Dubey pra...@watson.ibm.com
14 Prashant Saxena C9Gxp...@sparc0a.cs.uiuc.edu
15 Rajan Sikander rm87...@longs.lance.colostate.edu
16 Ramesh Hariharan phoenix.princeton.edu
17 r...@pandora.cs.wayne.edu
18 Sandeep S Bajwa ssb...@pitt.edu
19 Sukanta Mishra tu...@iastate.edu
20 Suresh Subramanian subr...@rodan.acs.syr.edu
21 Venkat Gopalakrishnan gop...@cs.wisc.edu
22 Vikas Mittal mit...@cs.uq.oz.au
23 Vikas Awasthi vi...@dworkin.wustl.edu
24 Zaheer Mahmood eb139.741454313@Streatham
25 Amit Agarwal aga...@jans.stanford.edu
Thank you all.
It was fun for me. I hope you have some too.
Amit