ID this Indian video?
May 27, 2009 7:05 PM   Subscribe

GangesFilter: Tell me about this video. Who is it singing? The song's title is either "Har Har Gange" or "Ganga Maa". And how old is it?

Last summer in Haridwar (which is where the video was made) this was inescapable, playing everywhere, so I doubt that it's new.

Bonus points for an mp3 link.
posted by Rash to Media & Arts (3 answers total)
 
It looks like it might be from the film Suhaag Raat, which was released in 1968. If YouTube is to be trusted, the song title is "Ganga Maiya Mein Jab Tak" and the singer is Lata Mangeshkar
posted by nobodyyouknow at 7:49 PM on May 27, 2009


To be a little clearer, in case it wasn't obvious, the song sounds like it is from the film Suhaag Raat, but the video that you linked to in your question appears to be more recent.
posted by nobodyyouknow at 7:57 PM on May 27, 2009


Best answer: The singer is Anuradha Paudhwal.

Album on eMusic. The song you want is the second one.

Now, for some bonus points:

T-Series is the label that made the album and video. It was started by Gulshan Kumar who was assassinated due to his Bollywood links (allegedly). The label started by selling really cheap cassettes, and re-recording old songs using lesser known artists. That is how the singer got her big break, and apparently she only sings devotional songs for T-Series now.
posted by hariya at 11:42 PM on May 27, 2009


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