Editing Filmi (section)

==Popularity ratings==
[[Binaca Geetmala]], [[Ameen Sayani]]'s popular [[Hindi language]] radio show before [[satellite television]] took over in India sometime in the 1990s, gave weekly popularity ratings of Hindi film songs (akin to the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] list of songs). It ran in various incarnations from 1952 to 1993, and annual lists of the most popular songs were played at year-end. The list was compiled on the basis of record sales in [[India]].<ref name=Screen>Reliving the Geetmala lore. ''S.K. Screen'', Friday, 22 September 2000, transcript at {{cite web |url=http://www.ameensayani.com/reviews/review_4.htm |title=Ameen Sayani/Press Reviews |access-date=31 July 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050905081633/http://www.ameensayani.com/reviews/review_4.htm |archive-date=5 September 2005 }}, accessed 29 July 2006</ref> Currently, Hindi filmi songs are sold on tape and CD compilations, played as promos and in programs on various television channels and radio stations, with different popularity ratings claiming different songs as being on the top. In an annual exercise, a net-based effort [http://awards.giitaayan.com/ RMIM Puraskaar] lists all important Hindi film songs of the year, in addition to awarding songs for various categories.