Top 10 of C. Ramachandra

Ramchandra Chitalkar had a thundering success in his days. His ‘eenaa minaa dikaaa’ provoked plenty of imitations in contempory musicians. Here is my choice.

  1. Sham dhale khidki tale (albela)

  2. Ye zindagi usiki hain (Anarkali)

  3. eena meena deeka (asha)

  4. Tum kya jaano tumhari yaad mein (Shin Shinati Bablaboo)

  5. Na bole na bole na bole re (Azad)

  6. aa meri jaan sunday ke sunday (Shehnai)

  7. Kaho ik baar muzse (Shabistan)

  8. Aadha hain chandrama (Navarang)

  9. Dheere se aana ankhiyan mein (Albela)

  10. Ai mere vatan ke logo (non film)

‘Albela’ Navrang’ ‘anarkali’ ‘azad’ ‘naastik’ were of course big draws. He was a trend-setter in his time but one may not be able to say that he has many timeless melodies to his credit.