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          Song:   ne pehluu mein dil hai na muunh mein zabaan hai
                  mohabbat ki kuchh aur hi daastaan hai

          Film:   Paapi (1953)
          Singer: Asha Bhosle
          Music:  S Mohinder
          Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan (?)
          *ing:   Raj Kapoor, Nargis

  Though mostly popular for one specific Rafi solo ("teraa kaam hai jalnaa
  parwaane") this movie contains quite an array of marquee songs, mostly
  Asha solos. This one is my absolute favorite from this movie. A briskly
  paced, innately melodious tune, which Asha has more than done justice to.

  I have to mention the other two Asha solos that compete closely with
  this one : "kaun kahey unse jaake ae huzoor, hamaaraa kya qusoor" and
  "ae jazbaa-e-mohabbat itnaa asar dikhaa de". Totally charming tunes. And
  hearing S Mohinder sing "guzraa huaa zamaana" with his distinctly Punjabi
  inflection at the RMIMehfil last year, I can well imagine him singing
  this one, which has got an even stronger Punjabi folk influence than the
  Shirin-Farhad track.

  Aside: Goofy movie... I can see why it bombed.