Ramchandra Chitalkar had a thundering success in his days. His ‘eenaa minaa dikaaa’ provoked plenty of imitations in contempory musicians. Here is my choice.
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Sham dhale khidki tale (albela)
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Ye zindagi usiki hain (Anarkali)
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eena meena deeka (asha)
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Tum kya jaano tumhari yaad mein (Shin Shinati Bablaboo)
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Na bole na bole na bole re (Azad)
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aa meri jaan sunday ke sunday (Shehnai)
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Kaho ik baar muzse (Shabistan)
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Aadha hain chandrama (Navarang)
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Dheere se aana ankhiyan mein (Albela)
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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.