In short
Lag Ja Gale is from the film Woh Kaun Thi? (1964). Sung by Lata Mangeshkar, music by Madan Mohan, lyrics by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan. This is the original soundtrack recording, not a remix or a cover.
Set in Raag Pahari, sung by a ghost, and picked by Lata Mangeshkar herself as one of her six favourites out of thousands. On its fiftieth anniversary she said it still did not feel old. It does not.
- FilmWoh Kaun Thi? (1964)
- VoiceLata Mangeshkar
- MusicMadan Mohan
- LyricsRaja Mehdi Ali Khan
- StationsBela Ke Phool · Mehfil
- MoodHeartbreak · Ghazal
Questions
Who sang Lag Ja Gale?
Lag Ja Gale was sung by Lata Mangeshkar for the film Woh Kaun Thi? (1964).
Which film is Lag Ja Gale from?
Lag Ja Gale is from Woh Kaun Thi? (1964), with music by Madan Mohan.
Who wrote the lyrics of Lag Ja Gale?
The lyrics of Lag Ja Gale were written by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, set to music by Madan Mohan.
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Stories about this song
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