lakeshore wrote:
Well here I go again,these trivia's might require some research but who know's there's a genius among Zulmies who might know it all;
1) Name the longest song recorded for a bollywood flick.
2) Name the shortest song recorded for a bollywood flick.
3) Name the first two female music director's who got breaks with which bollywood movies. (Hint their breaks were at least 10 years apart).
4) Name at least 2 actresses who regularly playbacked for their movies.There are more actresses who sang atleast 1 or 2 songs.
5) Rafi,Asha,Kishore sang three different versions of this song. Name the film and the song. Hint this song was huge and still remembered after 30 years.
6) Lata mangeshkar never playbacked for this music director but she did for his assistant on his break. Name both music directors.
7) Runa laila's first Bollywood recording. Hint song a big hit and it was the title song from a movie.

The only music director team provided score for this english movie from 1970's. Hint several bollywood stars were in this one.
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Lakeshore
Here are the answers to the music trivia #1:
1) Longest recorded song for a Bollywood movie, 1970's
Rootha Na karo (Shashi Kapoor,Nanda),the track Mere saqia
clocks at 13 minutes 20 seconds with no breaks by C.Ramchandra.
2) Shortest recorded song Dum Maro Dum from 1971's Hare Rama Hare krishna by R.D.Burman runs under 2 minutes 40 seconds.
3) For Bollywood Hindi movies first female music director Usha
Khanna with 1961's Dil deke Dekho and Sharda in 1970's with Ma Bahen or Bibi. Sharda began her singing career for Shanker Jaikishan in 1965's Gumnaam,she mostly playbacked for this duo and her career as music director was very short lived limited to D grade movies.
Those who answered Lata mangeshkar are also correct,Lata provided score for some marathi movies in 50's.
4) Suraiyya and Sulakshna Pandit did playback for their movies. Out of two Sulakshna had to struggle to do her own playbacks and most of the times she lost to Lata or Asha. Other's who have playbacked for 1 or 2 songs for their movies include Mala Sinha in Lalkar and Hema Malini in Haath Ki Safai among others.
5) Zindagi ek safar from Andaz done by kishore,Asha and Rafi.
6) Lata never playbacked for Nayyar but did for his assistant G.S.Kohli for his first big break in Shikari (1962). Following his hit score in Shikari, Kohli did score for some movies but never hit it big again and remained nayyar assistant. Those who wish to verify this see crerdits of nayyar's movies from late 50's including tumsa nahin dekha (1958).
Some of you have answered Jaidev to be Nayyar's assistant. I did try to research but did not find any movies as jaidev being his assistant. if S.K. or others could list some names of these movies it will be helpful and those answers will also be correct.
7) Runa Laila's first break by Kalyanji Anandji in 1975 for Ek Se Badhkar Ek (Raj Kumar,Sharmila,Helen). Runa did the title track for Helen which was a bit hit. Although very talented but she never made it big in Bollywood and was ignored by all the A list music directors as they did not wish to piss of Mangeshkar sisters.THAT'S A FACT.

Shanker jaikishan scored for merchant/ivory's Bombay Talkie
in 1970. Movie starred Shashi Kapoor,Arpana Sen,Jennifer kendell,Utpal Dutt & Helen. although movie was in English it had 2 hindi tracks and 3 tracks by Usha Iyer.
Thanks to those who answered and to those who browsed.
lakeshore
p.s per Muz, Swarasati Devi provided score for movies in 1930's. correction noted.
Edited By lakeshore on Dec. 30 2001 at 03:19