Cinemaazi remembers Vidyanath Seth on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Vidyanath Seth on the occasion of his death anniversary—a prominent singer, he had passed away on 18 June, 2015. He was 99, and perhaps the oldest surviving singer of the gramophone era. Seth’s style of singing was influenced by that of the maestro K L Saigal, though he also attempted to carve his own identity. He rendered just five songs for Hindi cinema, for the Samar Ghose directed film Roop Rekha (1948); he even composed one of the songs, O gori kahe preet kare. Seth rendered several non-film songs including ghazals, geets and bhajans. Often, he also set them to tune. He sang songs in Hindi and Punjabi, making several records for HMV and Columbia in the 1940s. A regular for All India Radio Lahore, and later AIR Delhi, his bhajans such as Man phoole phoole phire jagat mein were often heard on Vividh Bharati in the 50s and 60s. His other popular songs include Duniya ka darshan hai mela, and Woh hamein tadpa rahein hai. Interestingly, Vidya Nath Seth was highlighted by Mohammed Rafi as being among the three singers who were a major influence on his singing.

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