गोरी तोरे बँगले में सौदागर क्यों आया

Among the most frequently cited songs of Barat (1942), 'Gori Tore Bangle Mein Saudagar Kyon Aaya' is a teasing, narrative-style lyric whose questioning refrain ('why did the merchant come to your mansion?') points to a folk-storytelling register. The film was directed by Gunjal for Kirti Pictures with music by Master Ratanlal and Khemraj and lyrics by Raghunath Brahmbhatt. The number is listed in early-1940s gramophone catalogues for the film.

Composed by Master Ratanlal and Khemraj, the number works in a folk-narrative idiom — a repeated questioning phrase over a steady dholak-and-harmonium accompaniment, the staple texture of the 1942 Bombay studio sound. The teasing refrain structure favours a conversational melodic line rather than a sustained classical raga treatment.