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(1930 - 1972)
 
Kalyanji - Anandji
 

Kalyanaji Veerji Shah began his with Samrat Chandragupta (1959) produced by the late Subhash Desai. The first film where his younger brother Anandji joined him was Satta Bazar the same year. With the super success of songs from this debut film, the composer duo too was Lata loyalists

Still there are about ten odd songs composed by Kalyanaji Anandaji for Geeta ji. She sang duets with Manna Dey (Baabu bol kaisa roka - Pyase Panchhi) and Subir Sen (Kya kaha zara phir kaho - Gangu). Her duets with Mohd. Rafi (“Oonchi edi walon ne” and “Yeh gora gora mukhda”) are foot tapping numbers, another must listen for music lovers.

Passport (1960) is probably a standout film where she sang as many as three solos (all club songs) for Kalyanaji Anandji. It is a rather odd album by them, it does not have any Mukesh song (an early favorite of theirs), and has all the three solos by Geeta Dutt, though the only duet and it is a beautiful composition (Saaze dil ched de) was given to Lata and Mohd. Rafi. Interesting that the director of the film was Pramod Chakravorthy, who had directed 12 O'Clock(1958). Fresh from the success

of the 12O'Clock/OPNayyar/Geeta Dutt combination, he might have had a hand in getting the female solos for Geeta Dutt. Moreover the solos seem like club numbers that were sort of clubbed with Geeta Dutt. It was to Geeta Dutt's credit that she breathes life and sensuousness into each of these numbers...

In spite of hits like "Majnu ke chhilke" and "Sambhalo dil zara", we do not see any more songs coming from this rare combination. By 1962-1963 onwards, it was Lata ji all the way for the composer duo till late in their career when they discovered new talents like Alka Yagnik, Sadhna Saragam and Sonali Bajpeyi.
 
List of songs sung by Geeta Dutt
Please note that this list may not be complete
 
Year Song Film Co-Singer
1959
Sabko bhagawan
Ghar ghar ki baat
Suman Kalyanpur
1959
Majnu ke chhilake
Oh Tera Kya Kehana
-
1959
Oonchi edi walon ne
Bedard Zamana Kya Jane
Mohd Rafi
1960
Sambhalo dil zara
Dil bhi tera Hum bhi tere
Mahendra Kapoor
1961
Tauba tauba tauba
Passport
-
1961
Nazar ka jhuk jaana
Passport
-
1961
Jaa raha kyon deewaane
Passport
-
1961
Baabu bol kaisa roka
Pyase Panchhi
Manna dey
1962
Kya kaha zara phir kaho
Gangu
Subir Sen
1962
Yeh gora gora mukhada
Gangu
Mohd Rafi
1962
Mehfil hain aaj
Gangu
Suman Kalyanpur
 
 
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