Cinema Qawwali Archive

Nigaah-e-naaz ke, Barsaat Ki Raat, 1960, Asha Bhosle.

Na to kaarvaan ki talaash hai, Barsaat Ki Raat, 1960, Manna Dey, Asha, M. Rafi.

Pehchanta hoon tumhari nazar ko, Barsaat Ki Raat, 1960, Asha, Sudha, Bande Hasan.

Teri mehfil mein qismat, Mughal-e Azam, 1960, Lata Mangeshkar, chorus.

Mera yaar bana hai dulha, Chaudhvin ka Chand, 1960, Mohd. Rafi, chorus.
Featuring Johny Walker, wedding song, but sung like qawwali

Sharma ke ye kyun sab parda nasheen, Chaudhvin ka Chand, 1960, Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum.

Yeh dunya gol hai, Chaudhvin ka Chand, 1960, Mohd. Rafi.
Johny Walker, singing as a faqir, ends into a devotional qawwali.

Haseenon ke jalwe pareshaan rahte, Babar, 1960, Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey, Asha Bhonsle, Sudha Malhotra.
Watch a different-quality video of this song on youtube.

Hum ne unke saamne pehle to khanjar, Basant, 1960, M.Rafi, Asha, O.P.Nayyar.

Lag jaa gale, Diler Hasina, 1960, Jani Babu.

Bade shokh hote hain yeh husn wale, Black Tiger, 1960, Yusuf Azad.
Dancing qawwali

Jawaani badi cheez hai husnwaalo, Pedro, 1960, Ismail Azad.

kya shaan hai tumhaari haaji malang doola, Aalam Ara Ki Beti, 1960, Ismail Azad.

Muhabbat ki duniya badi, Aalam Ara Ki Beti, 1960, Ismail Azad.

Naazneenon se haseenon se tum uljha na karo, Sharif Daku, 1960, Ismail Azad.

Ham salaamat rahen dildaar bahut milte hain, Choron ki Barat, 1961, Jani Babu, Shakila Bano Bhopali.
Recording not available

Raste mein bairada, Choron ki Barat, 1961, Jani Babu, Sudha Malhotra.
Recording not available

Jab talak jal rahe hain parwaane, Sanjog, 1961, Mohd. Rafi, Asha Bhonsle.
Mehmood in double role (man-woman) in qawwali competition.

Mere banne ki baat na poochho, Gharana, 1961, Asha Bhosle, Shamshad Begum.

Mere dilbar mujhpar khafaa naa ho, Dharmputra, 1961, Mohd. Rafi, Sahir Ludhyanvi.

Zinda hai zinda hum se wafa ka naam, Ramu Dada, 1961, Suman Kalyanpur and chorus.
Features Shakila Bano Bhopali.

Yeh masjid hai wo butkhana chahe yeh mano, Dharmputra, 1961, Jaani Babu Qawwal, Rafi, Sahir.

Deewana hoon mein tere pyar ka, Gypsy Girl, 1961, Yusuf Azad.
Recording not available

Kabhi hum se kabhi ghairon se, Arab ka Sitara, 1961, Ismail Azad & Shamshad Begum.

Dil ka fasaana koi na jaanaa, Umar Qaid, 1961, Asha Bhonsle, Mahendra Kapoor.

Nazar parda vafa parda muhabbat sar basar parda, Black Shadow, 1961, Jani Babu,
Recording not available

Bewafa tune qayamat ki ada pai hai, Miss Chalbaaz, 1961, Ismail Azad.

Chhinte pade hain khoon ke, Room No. 17, 1961, Ismail Azad.
Recording not available

Husn ki shaan gai, Room No. 17, 1961, Ismail Azad.

Sab ko maalum hai mein sharabi, Room No. 17, 1961, Ismail Azad.

Aye mere pyare watan, Kabuliwalla, 1961, Manna Dey.
Not a qawwali but a Afghan singing about his home.

O saba kehna mere dildar ko, Kabuliwalla, 1961, Mohd. Rafi.
Afghans sing a qawwali.

Muhabbat ke fasane ko koi, Elephant Queen, 1961, Mahendar Kapoor, Asha Bhonsle. Features Shakila Bano Bhopali

Pyar insan ko insan bana deta hai, Shola jo Bhadke, 1961, Yusuf Azad.
Recording not available

Ham to ae hai zamaane mein haseenon ke liye, Night Bird, 1961, Ismail Azad.
Recording not available

Kisne chilman se maara, Baat Ek Raat Ki, 1962, Manna Dey.

Meri tasveer lekar kya, Kala Samunder, 1962, Mohd. Rafi, Asha Bhonsle.

Iran humne dekha, Ek Musafir Ek Hasina, 1962, Mohd. Rafi, Asha Bhonsle.
Musically a qawwali, but visually a solo song

Hum diwane tere dar se, Naqli Nawab, 1962, Mohd. Rafi, Asha Bhonsle.
Walking/dancing qawwali on Eid (men/women competition -staircases (dances like holi revelry)

Denewaale ne di zindagi aur haseenon ne, Jadoo Mahal, 1962, Ismail Azad.

Dil hoga to mil jayenge dildar hazaron, Madam Zorro, 1962, Ismail Azad.

Nigahen milane ko jee chahta, Hai Dil Hi To Hai, 1963, Asha Bhonsle.

Parda uthe salaam ho jaaye, Dil Hi To Hai, 1963, Manna Dey, Asha.

Tumhe husn deke Khuda ne, Jabse Tumhe Dekha Hai, 1963, Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle.

Chali chali kaisi hawa, Bluff Master, 1963, Shamshad Begum. Shammi Kapoor in disguise.

Kehte hain jisko ishq tabiyat ki baat hai, Aaj aur Kal, 1963, Shamshad Begum.
Shakila Bano in appearance

Yeh husn mera yeh ishq tera, Bahurani, 1963, Asha Bhosle, chorus
 

Chandi ka badan, Taj Mahal, 1963, Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle, Meena Kapoor.
qawwal from Barsat ki raat on screen

Allah bachaye naujawanon se, Mere Mehboob, 1963, Lata Mangeshkar, chorus.
Dance on stage with a group - in mujra style - can't be a qawwali.

Mere mehboob mein kya nahin, Mere Mehboob, 1963, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle.
Dance, 2 women, no instruments, but clapping and dholak sound - can be called a qawwali.

Jane man ek nazar dekhle, Mere Mehboob, 1963, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle.
Women sing and dance, no instruments, can be considered a qawwali (some gestures of group clapping)

Jidhar ji mein aaya, Ghar Basake Dekho, 1963, Suman, Usha Mangeshkar.
Women's qawwali, dance etc.

Milte hi nazar tumse hum ho gaye deewane, Ustadon Ke Ustad, 1963, Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi and Manna Dey, Shakila Bano Bhopali

Raaz ki baat ko raaz hi rehne do, Rocket Tarzan, 1963, Suman Kalyanpur, Shakila Bano Bhopali.

Husn waale husn ka anjaam dekh, Qawwali ki Raat, 1964, Mohd. Rafi, Asha Bhonsle.

Jaate jaate ek nazar bhar dekh lo, Qawwali ki Raat, 1964, Mohd. Rafi, Shamshad Begum.

Meri bhi laaj rakh le, Qawwali Ki Raat, 1964, Asha Bhonsle, Na't.

Kehne wale tu bhi kehle, Qawwali ki Raat, 1964, M. Rafi, Asha, Manna Dey, S.Balbir
Qawwali competition.

Unse nazarein milin aur hijab, Ghazal, 1964, Lata Mangeshkar.
Women sing and dance in kathak/mujra style, a lot of clapping and strange gestures.

Tere karam ki dhoom, Char Dervesh, 1964, Jani Babu, Mohd. Rafi.
Watch a different-quality video of this song on youtube.

Poochon na hame ishq mein kya nazar aaya, Samson, 1964, Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey, Mahendra Kapoor, Shakila Bano Bhopali.
Watch a different-quality video of this song here and here.

Muhabbat mein agar daman kisi ka, Badshah, 1964, Asha Bhonsle, Shakila Bano Bhopali.

Ek din ka badshah yun be sahara hogaya, Ek Din Ka Badshah, 1964, S Balbir, Surender Kohli, Mahendra Kapoor, Kishor Varma.
Group song at home

Koi jane na dil ki baat, Marvel Man, 1964, Suman Kalyanpur, Ganga Prasad, Shakila Bano Bhopali

Husn walon se na milna yeh dagha, Magic Carpet, 1964, Mubarak Begum, Jani Babu.

Arre yaron amiron ki sharafat, Birju Ustad, 1964, Usha Timothy, Jani Bahu.

Aaj unke paaye naaz se sajda karenge, Captain Azad, 1964, Kabban Mirza.

Husnwaalon ki kya baat hai, Rustom-e-Rome, 1964, Ismail Azad, Jani Babu.

Aye meri zohra jabeen, Waqt, 1965, Manna Dey.

Chhalke teri aankhon se sharab, Arzoo, 1965, Mohd. Rafi.
Song, but may pass as qawwali

Haseenon ke dhoke mein, Tarzan and King Kong, 1965, Suman Kalyanpur, Shakila Bano Bhopali

Nadan hain samajhte nahi samjhana, Fauladi Mukka, 1965, Suman Kalyanpur, Shakila Bano Bhopali.

Jo ishqe haqiqi rakhta ho, Son of Hatimtai, 1965, Jani Babu, Rafi.

Phirte ho maare maare, Noor Mahal, 1965, Jani Babu.

Aaja sunle meri sada jhoom uthi hai yeh fiza, Accident, 1965, Jani Babu.
Recording not available

Nazar aate ho tum, Black Arrow, 1965, Jani babu, Mubarak Begum.
Recording not available

Humne jalwa dikhaya to, Dil Ne Phir Yad Kiya, 1966, Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey.

Mere dil ke andar chalati hai khanjar, Phool aur Patthar, 1966, Mohd. Rafi, chorus.
 

Saqi ne meri pyas to kucchch aur, Jadoo, 1966, Yusuf Azad.

Kabhi ae haqeeqat-e-muntazar, Dulhan Ek Raat Ki, 1966, Lata Mangeshkar, chorus
Poetry by Mohammad Iqbal.

Mehfil mein hamare saamne hi, Tarzan aur Jadui Chiragh, 1966, Shakila Bano Bhopali and Jani Babu.
Recording not available

Mausam hai bada mastana, Tarzan aur Herculas, 1966, Krishna Kalle, Shakila Bano Bhopali.

Jab aap salamat hain, Alibaba and Forty Thieves, 1966, Asha Bhonsle and Usha Mangeshkar.
Clapping, dance and duff by girls
Watch a different-quality video of this song on youtube.

Main idhar jaoon ya udhar jaoon, Palki, 1967, M. Rafi, Asha, Manna Dey, Naushad.

Waqif hoon khoob ishq ke tarz-e, Bahu Begum, 1967, Manna Dey, M.Rafi.
No sacrality - a romantic qawwali at a shrine.
Watch a different-quality video of this song on youtube. Or this version.

Ab jaan balab hun shiddate, Bahu Begum, 1967, Manna Dey, M. Rafi.
This is a continuation of the previous qawwali at the shrine, playing a different role in story.
Watch a different-quality version of this song here.

Bhari Mehfil mein hum, CID Agent 302, 1968, Shakila Bano Bhopali.
Recording not available

Meethi baaton mein inki na aana kabhi, Sakhi Lutera, 1969, Jani Babu. Shakila Bano Bhopali.

Nazar ne uthate hi kuchh, Gunda, 1969, Lata Mangeshkar. Featuring Shakila Bano Bhopali.

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