Weekly countdown-show of top songs from Hindi films
Binaca Geetmala (Hindi: बिनाका गीतमाला) (transl. Binaca Hit Parade) was a weekly countdown show of top filmi songs from Hindi cinema. It was popular and had millions of listeners. Binaca Geetmala was broadcast on Radio Ceylon from 1952 to 1988 and then shifted to the Vividh Bharati Service of All India Radio network in 1989 where it ran until 1994. It was the first radio countdown show of Indian film songs,[1] and has been quoted as being the most popular radio program in India during its run.[2] Its name reflects its sponsorship by Binaca.[3][4]Binaca Geetmala, and its subsequent incarnations named after Cibaca—Cibaca Sangeetmala, Cibaca Geetmala, and Colgate Cibaca Sangeetmala—ran from 1954 to 1994 on Radio Ceylon and then on Vividh Bharati. They also broadcast annual year-end lists from 1954 to 1993.
^Back on air with Geetmala. Bella Jaisinghani. The Financial Express (India), Sunday, 11 March 2001. Transcript available online at "Ameen Sayani/Press Reviews". Archived from the original on 26 April 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-29., accessed online on 29 July 2006
^"Comeback for radio countdown show". The Music Magazine. October 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2006.
^Mitra, Ananda (1993). Television and popular culture in India: a study of the Mahabharat. Sage Publications. pp. 83. ISBN 0803991347.
^"It's all in the name". The Hindu. 8 September 2002. Archived from the original on 24 March 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
BinacaGeetmala (Hindi: बिनाका गीतमाला) (transl. Binaca Hit Parade) was a weekly countdown show of top filmi songs from Hindi cinema. It was popular and...
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