Episode Synopsis "Four songs and a common tune with Geeta Dutt, Rafi, VJ Varma and Ghantasala"

Between 1947 and 1957, two Hindi, one Telugu and one Tamil songs were inspired by the same tune for the opening line. And all four were hits! Listen to Sriram V talk on (and sing) them. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/four-songs-and-a-common-tune-with-geeta-dutt-rafi-vj-varma-and-ghantasala/

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