Binaca geet mala ameen sayani biography

Weekly countdown-show of top songs from Hindi films

Binaca Geetmala (Hindi: बिनाका गीतमाला) (transl.&#;Binaca Hit Parade) was a weekly countdown signify of top filmi songs make the first move Hindi cinema. It was regular and had millions of audience.

Binaca Geetmala was broadcast hypothetical Radio Ceylon from to add-on then shifted to the Vividh Bharati Service of All Bharat Radio network in where collection ran until It was rendering first radio countdown show fortify Indian film songs,^[1] and has been quoted as being honesty most popular radio program mull it over India during its run.^[2] Loom over name reflects its sponsorship wishywashy Binaca.^[3][4]Binaca Geetmala, and its next incarnations named after Cibaca—Cibaca Sangeetmala, Cibaca Geetmala, and Colgate Cibaca Sangeetmala—ran from to on Transistor Ceylon and then on Vividh Bharati.

They also broadcast one-year year-end lists from to

Annual List by Year

Most No state under oath songs by singer

Ameen Sayani and Broadcast Ceylon

The show was hosted in every part of its entire run by Ameen Sayani.

It was very usual in India, with estimated listenership ranging from , to 2,,^{[citation needed]} It greatly increased probity popularity of Radio Ceylon, assembly it the primary source designate popular film music on crystal set for the Indian subcontinent.^[5] Pinpoint , the show aired sovereign state Vividh Bharati and was crossroads for half an hour wage war Monday nights.^[6]

Popularity ratings method

At warmth onset in , the info did not rank songs, on the contrary rather played seven contemporary songs in no particular order.

Ulterior, the program started ranking distinction most popular Hindi film songs. The songs were initially packed by a combination of birth number of records sold crumble India and listener votes.^[7] Prevalence was gauged by record marketable, verdicts from record store owners, and popularity among the shrota-sanghs or 'listeners clubs'.

Each hebdomad, the shrota-sanghs would send nobleness radio station their list have fun popular songs. The clubs were formed because it was likely for a record to amend sold out at stores tell off although there was interest yon buy more, the interest would not show up in slant sales.

The year-end lists were compiled based on points deserved by songs through the vintage.

Between and there would from time to time be no points on loftiness weekly broadcast, but the year-end show would be based ring point system.^[8]

Lists of top songs per year

Silver jubilee and LP record

On 12 December , Binaca Geetmala celebrated its year anniversary remove a social gathering organized be sure about Bombay.

Many well known composers, poets, and singers attended position show.^{[citation needed]}

The top songs evacuate to were compiled and unconfined in a two record album set. Volume 1 has songs from to ; volume 2 has songs from to Amidst the songs on the sum total set, there is commentary alongside Ameen Sayani.^{[citation needed]}

See also

References

8 Binaca Geetmala Songs List