US-based Penn Masala—the " world’s first and premier South Asian a cappella group"— covered and compressed eight decades of film music in their 5:09 mt music video earlier in the year, and it is the turn of Shweta Subram, an Indo-Canadian vocalist to cover the period from 1950s to now in a 5:17 mt video: from Saiyan Dil Mein Aana Re [1951] To Baby Doll [2014].
Shweta Subram hosted the Drive Home show on HumDesi Radio, the largest radio station in North America, prior to which she was the host and reporter of the television program "Sounds of India" on Rogers Channel 22 in Canada, and RJ for CKCU 97.9 FM (CHIN FM).
She is a recipient of multiple awards including the North American Best Singer award from Sangam Kala Group, and Best Singer Award from Shankar Mahadevan Academy's talent hunt.
But a look at the songlist makes the claims collapse, as there seems to be a preponderance of recent songs, and those too of the item no type:
- Babuji Dheere Chalna
- Saiyaan dil meN aanaa re
- Kajraa Mohabbat waalaa
- Ajeeb dastaan hai ye
- Dum Maaro Dum
- Chura Liyaa hai tumne jo dil ko
- Aap Jaisa Koii merii Zindagii
- Choli ke piichhe kyaa hai
- Mehndi lagaa ke rakhnaa
- Ho jaa rangiilaa re
- Race Saanson Kii
- Kajraa re
- BiiRii jaalaaii re
- Paanii daa rang dekh wekh ke
- Baby Doll
Penn Masala had clearly managed to compress far many more songs in their shorter video:
- "Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki" - Dulari
- "Mera Joota Hai Japani" - Shree 420
- "Eeena Meena Deeka" - Aasha
- "Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh" - Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai
- "Aaja Aaja Main Hoon Pyaar Tera" - Teesri Manzil
- "Roop Tera Mastana" - Aradhana
- "Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Band Hon" - Bobby
- "Yeh Dosti" - Sholay
- "Bachna Ae Haseeno" - Hum Kisise Kum Naheen
- "Khaike Pan Banaraswala" - Don
- "Om Shanti Om" - Karz
- "Inteha Ho Gayi Intezaar Ki" - Sharaabi
- "Pehla Nasha" - Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
- "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna" - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
- "Muqabla" - Humse Hai Muqabla
- "Dil To Pagal Hai" - Dil To Pagal Hai
- "Chaiyya Chaiyya" - Dil Se
- "Meri Mehbooba" - Pardes
- "Koi Mil Gaya" - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- "Tunak Tunak Tun" - Daler Mehndi
- "Dhol Baaje" - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- "Kahin Aag Lage" - Taal
- "Na Tum Jaano Na Hum" - Kaho Na Pyaar Hai
- "Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe" - Dil Chahta Hai
- "You Are My Soniya" - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
- "Mitwa" - Lagaan
- "Pretty Woman" - Kal Ho Na Ho
- "Kajra Re" - Bunty Aur Babli
- "Dhoom" - Dhoom
- "Where's the Party Tonight" - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
- "Mauja Hi Mauja" - Jab We Met
- "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
- "Deewangi Deewangi" - Om Shanti Om
- "Munni Badnaam Hui" - Dabangg
- "Sheila" - Tees Maar Khan
- "Ooh La La" - The Dirty Picture
- "Jiya Re" - Jab Tak Hai Jaan
- "Dilli Walli Girflriend" - Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
- "Badtameez Dil" - Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Tell us which compilation you liked more and what you would have liked to see included/excluded.
Anil Arora, Mr. Bookworm, R.I.P.
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