Aziz sang this one too

My collection contains a couple of songs from the 1986 film Nagina, including the subject of this post.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the ascending order of their durations, Aaj Kal Yaad Kuchh Aur Rehta Nahin would be the first – it was half-a-dozen minutes and 28 seconds long.

This song and the subject of the previous post had three things in common.

Firstly, they were written by Anand Bakshi.

Secondly, they were composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

And thirdly, Mohammed Aziz sang it too.

Only Aziz’s solo was included

Amrit – which released in 1986 – was the second Mohan Kumar film on this playlist [after Avtaar (1983)].

My collection contained just one song from the film.

Or, to be precise, one version of one song.

The track in question was the male version of Duniya Mein Kitna Gham Hai.

The next line of the song, which was rendered by Mohammed Aziz, went, “Mera gham kitna kum hai”.

Anand Bakshi wrote the song, which was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

While Anuradha Paudwal rendered the female version, the third – sung by Paudwal and Aziz – lent it their voices.

This tracK (Anurad)had both tenses

Teri Meherbaniyan released in 1985.

There were a couple of songs from the film in my collection.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, the subject of this post would be the first.

The song’s title had a phrase in both the past and the present tense – it was Dil Beqaraar Tha Dil Beqaraar Hai.

Two people lent their voices to it.

One of them was Shabbir Kumar, the voice of the soundtrack.

And the other was Anuradha Paudwal.

S H Bihari wrote the song, which Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma composed.  

Runa rendered this popular number

When I was compiling this playlist, I chanced upon a song that I had heard, but I did not know the title of the film it was from.

The song was Mera Babu Chhail Chhabila.

Before I added it to my collection, I looked it up online.

And that was when I found out that it was from Ghar Dwaar (1985).

Anjaan wrote the Chitragupta composition, which was the only song from the film in my collection.

The song, which could be translated to, “My lover is a handsome youth”, was sung by Runa Laila.

Kumar did not accept (Kisho)remuneration

I wrote this post on December 29, 2023, which happened to be the 81^st birth anniversary of Rajesh Khanna, the producer and leading man in Alag Alag, which released in 1985.

Since the film marked his debut as producer, his playback voice since his breakthrough hit Aradhana (1969) – the one and only Kishore Kumar – did not charge him a fee for rendering the songs of the film.

The second song from the film in my collection – alphabetically too – was Kabhi Bekasi Ne Maara.

Anand Bakshi wrote the song, which was composed by R D Burman.

Alisha (Chi)nailed this title track

When Tarzan pops into the heads of people of my vintage, they remember Taarzan: The Wonder Car, which released in 2004.

But in 1985, a then newbie named Hemant Birje played the ape-like man in Adventures of Tarzan, with Kimi Katkar playing the desi Jane. Her character’s name in the film was Ruby Shetty.

My collection contained just one version of a song from the film – its title track, Tarzan My Tarzan.

By the way, both the versions were sung by Alisha Chinai.

The song was written by Anjaan.

It was composed by Bappi Lahiri.

This trAcK celebrated Shammi Kapoor

Wanted: Dead Or Alive released in 1984.

The only song from the film – sung by Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar – was Tumsa Nahin Dekha.

It referenced Shammi Kapoor’s popular films and began with Yahoo!, from his 1961 hit Junglee (whose title was among those mentioned in it).

Even the title of the song was inspired by the actor’s breakthrough hit, which released in 1957.

How he must have missed his voice, Mohammed Rafi.

But Kishore Kumar (Bhos)lent his voice to the song, as did Asha.

It was penned by Anjaan, and composed by Bappi Lahiri.

The sAD version was excluded

Sohni Mahiwal – the 1984 film – was based on the tale of the star-crossed pair of lovers from the Punjab.

My collection contained two songs from the film, including this one.

They could be called the Sohni Duology, because the subject of this post was the happy version of Sohni Chenab De Kinare.

Anupama Deshpande, who sang both the versions, won the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Award for it in 1985.

Anand Bakshi and Anu Malik were nominated in the Best Lyricist and the Best Music Director category for it at the same ceremony, respectively.

Ms Bhosle was the Sing(h)er

Manzil Manzil released in 1984.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that it was one of the weakest Nasir Hussain soundtracks in my collection – there were just a couple of tracks from the film in my collection, including the subject of this post.

It was titled Lut Gaye Hum Toh Raahon Mein.

If the songs from that film were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the first.

The two people who (Bhos)lent it their voices were Asha and Shailendra Singh.

Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote the song, which R D Burman composed.

Benedict sang this title track

The second song from Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki on this playlist was its title track.

It was the second song from the film on this playlist, and the third in my collection overall.

Speaking of third, that was the position of the track vis-à-vis the others from the film if they were arranged in the alphabetical order.

And it was the only one that wasn’t sung by either Salma Agha or Bappi Lahiri (who, incidentally, composed it).

The man who lent his voice to the track was Vijay Benedict.

It was written by Anjaan.

Bappi’s MJ-inspired track wasn’t (Sal)marvellous

Thriller, Michael Jackson’s sixth studio album, released in 1982.

The video accompanying the eponymous track featured ghoulish characters dancing in sync in a graveyard.

That inspired Jeena Bhi Kya Hai Jeena, one of the two songs from Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki (1984) on this playlist.

The song was composed by Bappi Lahiri, who was inspired by Billie Jean, another track on the aforementioned album by the King of Pop.

Lahiri was also one of the two people who lent their voices to it.

The other was Salma Agha.

The track was penned by Anjaan.

It was (Kisho)rendered by Asha

Die-hard Amitabh Bachchan fans know his parents were considering christening him Inquilaab Srivastava.

Forty-two years after the actor’s birth (i.e., in 1984), he starred in a film that happened to share its title with the first of those names.

My collection contained just one song from the film.

It was titled Bichhoo Lad Gaya.

Mr Kumar, Bachchan’s primary singing voice in the 1970s and the 1980s, was one of the two people who (Kisho)rendered it.

He was joined behind the microphone for the song by Asha Bhosle.

Anand Bakshi wrote the song, which Laxmikant-Pyarelal composed.

Only one version WaS included

There were a couple of versions of the subject of this post in the film.

But my collection contained just one.

I am referring to the happy version of Humko Toh Yaari Se Matlab Hai, from Andar Baahar, which released in 1984*.

The song was a male duet – it was sung by Shailendra Singh and Suresh Wadkar.

By the way, this was the second song from the film in my collection.

This song – which was also an R D Burman composition – was penned by Gulshan Bawra.

(*Note: The sad version was a Shailendra Singh solo.)

It mArKed Mr Bhattacharya’s debut

I first came across the subject of this post – Waadon Ki Shaam Aayee – while listening to the radio.

It was referenced by Abhijeet Bhattacharya during an interview, when he was talking about the first Hindi film song he lent his voice to.

It was the only song from Anand Aur Anand (1984) in my collection.

The evergreen Dev Anand produced, directed and starred in the film, which marked his son’s (Suneil Anand) debut.

He joined a pair of (Bhos)legends behind the microphone for it – Asha and Kishore Kumar.

Anjaan wrote the R D Burman composition.

It was rendered by Lata

I did not know the subject of this song before I added it to my collection.

But it made it to the playlist thanks to a glance at Binaca Geetmala’s Annual List for 1983.

The song was titled Sajna Sun Sun Meri Chaabi.

And it was the only song from Rishta Kagaz Ka in my collection.

The repeated word in the song’s title could be translated to, “Listen”.

And that was precisely what Hindi film music enthusiasts did, because the person singing it was Lata Mangeshkar.

Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote the song, which Rajesh Roshan composed.

Class made way for KrAss

If there was one thing that defined Hindi film songs in the early 1980s, it had to be the songs from Jeetendra-starrers which were remakes of Telugu films.

And there were three ways to identify them.

Firstly, they crossed the limits of decency.

Secondly, each of those were written by Indeevar.

And thirdly, they were composed by Bappi Lahiri.

One of those was Mawaali, which released in 1983.

The only song from the film in my collection was Jhopdi Mein Charpai.

The two people who (Bhos)lent their voices to it were Asha and Kishore Kumar.

(Am)It was sung by Lata

Lovers was a 1983 film, starring Kumar Gaurav.

My collection contained just one song from it.

It was titled Zamane Mein Sabse Purani.

Amit Kumar was chosen to be Kumar Gaurav’s voice in the latter’s debut (Love Story, which released in 1981).

He was, however, one of the two people who lent their voices to the song from Lovers.

The other was the one and only Lata Mangeshkar.

The song, which Anand Bakshi penned, was composed by R D Burman.

But that team was unable to recreate the magic the songs of that film created.

Asha and Kishore sang it

While the making of Jaane Jaan kicked off in 1976, the film saw the light of day in 1983.

There was just one song from the film in my collection.

It was titled Tere Bina Main Kuchh Bhi Nahin.

No prizes for guessing that it was (Kisho)rendered by Asha Bhosle and Mr Kumar.

Gulshan Bawra penned the R D Burman composition.

By the way, the film starred Randhir Kapoor and his sister-in-law, Neetu Kapoor (nee Singh) in the lead roles.

Randhir’s daughter, Kareena Kapoor Khan, starred in an unrelated 2023 film of the same name.

Shabbir sang this memorable number

The late Rajiv Kapoor, the youngest son (and child) of ‘The Showman’ Raj Kapoor, continues to be remembered (only) for his 1985 film Ram Teri Ganga Maili.

But the film that marked his debut was Ek Jaan Hain Hum, which released in 1983.

My collection contains just one song from the latter – the appropriately-titled Yaad Teri Aayegi.

It was rendered by Shabbir Kumar.

The man who composed the song was Anu Malik, who was in the midst of a long struggle at that point.

It was written by Akhlaq Mohammad Khan, better known as Shahryar.

This wAs(h)a great devotional traCK

If there was a Hindi film song about Maa Durga (in Her Maa Sherawali avatar), chances of Narendra Chanchal’s name in the credits are quite bright.

True to form, that was indeed the case even with the only song from the 1983 film Avtaar in my collection.

It was titled Chalo Bulaava Aaya Hai.

The two people who joined Chanchal behind the microphone for it were Asha Bhosle and Mahendra Kapoor.

It had two things in common with the previous song – the lyricist (Anand Bakshi) and the composers (Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma).

Kishore’s title track was awesome

Andhaa Kaanoon released in 1983.

And the second song from the film in my collection – if they were arranged in the alphabetical order – was its title track, Yeh Andhaa Kaanoon Hai.

The song was sung by none other than Kishore Kumar.

And that was no reason to be surprised – one he could have done justice to it at that point of time.

Perhaps the only people who couldn’t have heard it were those who were behre (deaf).

The song, which was written by Anand Bakshi, was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

This was another Asha-Kishore duet

With the addition of the subject f this post, my collection contains five songs from Yeh Vaada Raha, which released in 1982.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Ishq Mera Bandagi Hai would be the first.

It happened to be one of the four duets in the film to which Asha and Kishore Kumar (Bhos)lent their voices.

The involvement of Gulshan Bawra in the film was not restricted to writing all the songs in it.

But he played a supporting role in it as well.

The song was composed by R D Burman.

This title track was (Balasubrahmany)amazing

Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya had two As in its title.

And the film, which released in 1982, starred Mr Haasan, whose first name – Kamal – had one A.

The only song from the film was titled Dekho Dekho.

It happened to be its title track (because the five words that followed that phrase were Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya).

The man who lent the song his voice was none other than S P Balasubrahmanyam.

He was, in fact, the voice of the soundtrack.

Anand Bakshi wrote the song, which was composed by R D Burman.

Asha completed ‘the Baba duology’

Ja Jaldi Bhaag Ja and the subject of this post had one thing in common – they comprised what could be called ‘The Baba Duology of 1982’.

This song was titled Udi Baba.

The lady who (Bhos)lent her voice to it was the one and only Asha.

Thanks to the man who penned it, it could also be called ‘Anand Bakshi’s Baba Duology of 1982’.

Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah composed the track.

By the way, this song’s title went on to inspire the tagline of a popular television commercial decades after its release.

The father-son duo (Kisho)rendered (Am)it

Baba is not just a term of endearment, but it is also the Bengali word for ‘father’.

And the latter happened to be the word Amit Kumar used to address his father, the legendary Kishore Kumar.

This inimitable baap-beta jodi collaborated on a song titled Ja Jaldi Bhaag Ja.

The next three words of its opening line went, “Nahin baba na”.

It was the fourth song from Desh Premee in my collection.

The film released in 1982.

The song was penned by Anand Bakshi.

It was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

Kumar (Kisho)rendered it with Asha

The second song from The Burning Train on this playlist – and the fourth overall – was Waada Haan Waada.

Asha was one of the two people who (Bhos)lent their voices to it*.

That was no surprise, because hers was the leading female voice on the soundtrack of the film.

The man who joined her behind the microphone for it was the one and only Kishore Kumar.

The song, which Sahir Ludhianvi penned, was composed by R D Burman.

(*Note: The only song in the film that she didn’t sing was the subject of the previous post.)

It was (Kolhapu)rendered by Shrestha

My collection contains two tracks from The Burning Train, which released in 1980.

By the way, that took the number of songs from the film to four.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Teri Hai Zameen Tera Aasmaan would be the penultimate one.

It was a female duet – the two people who lent their voices to it were Padmini Kolhapure (who was about to transition from a child artiste to a leading lady) and Sushma Shrestha (who would go on to be known as Poornima).

Sahir Ludhianvi wrote the R D Burman composition.

This was a Kishore solo

My collection contained two songs from Abdullah (1980).

And both were male solos.

If the subject of this post was arranged in the alphabetical order, Ae Khuda Har Faisla would be the first.

Mr Kumar (Kisho)rendered it.

In fact, it was his only contribution to the film’s soundtrack.

Anand Bakshi penned the R D Buman composition.

Raj Kapoor played the titular protagonist in the film. It was, in fact, his second song with an Abdullah connection in this playlist [the other being Begaani Shaadi Mein Abdullah Deewana, from Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960)].

This devotional tRaCk became popular

My collection contained a couple of songs from Aasha, which released on March 21, 1980.

That was about four months before Mohammed Rafi passed away.

He was one of the two people who lent their voices to the subject of this post.

Speaking of two, that was the number of titles it went – it was called Tune Mujhe Bulaya, and its alternative title was Jai Mata Di.

The man who joined him behind the microphone for the song was Narendra Chanchal.

Anand Bakshi wrote the song, which Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma composed.

It was rendered by Usha

In the Golden Era of Hindi film music, Usha was the most popular female name, be it in the field of music direction (Usha Khanna) or singing (Usha Timothy and Usha Uthup).

But the best-known singing Usha was Usha Mangeshkar (the younger sister of Lata Mangeshkar, Meena Mangeshkar, and Asha Bhosle, and the older sister of Hridaynath Mangeshkar).

She sang Sultana Sultana Mera Naam Hai Sultana, the only song from Taraana (1979) in my collection.

The song, which was written by Ravinder Rawal, was composed by Raamlaxman.

It was three minutes and 33 seconds long.

Indeed, Rafi did it justice

I wrote this post on December 24, 2023 – the 99^th birth anniversary of the legendary Mohammed Rafi.

He lent his voice to the subject of it, which happened to be the second song from College Girl (1978) in my collection.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Phoolon Ki Tarah Woh Hansti Thi would be the first.

The song was his only contribution to the film’s soundtrack.

Dev Kohli wrote the Bappi Lahiri composition.

I first heard this song in a YouTube clip, in which Sachin Pilgaonkar – on whom it was picturised – mentioned it.

They asKed an age-oLd question

Chhailla Babu released in 1977.

There was just one song from the film in my collection.

It was titled Yaar Dildar Tujhe Kaisa Chahiye?

It wasn’t just the penultimate word in that line that rhymed with the corresponding word of the next line, but the first as well.

Therefore, the next line of the track went Pyaar Chahiye Ya Paisa Chahiye?

Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar lent their voices to the age-old poser about love or money.

The song, which was written by Anand Bakshi, was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.   

Lata (Kisho)rendeeed this popular song

Mehbooba released in 1976.

The addition of this song to my collection took the number of tracks from the film in my collection.

It was titled Parbat Ke Peechhe.

The next three words of the song went Chambe Da Gaon.

And it happened to be the only duet on the soundtrack of the film – it was (Kisho)rendered by Lata Mangeshkar and Mr Kumar.

While the former was the only female singer on it, the latter, unsurprisingly, was the leading male singer.

The song, which was written by Anand Bakshi, was composed by R D Burman.

Kumar (Kisho)rendered this title track

Jaaneman released in 1976.

My collection contained a couple of songs from the film, including the subject of this post.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, the title track of the film – Jaaneman Jaaneman – would be the first.

I remember listening to this song on the radio, which is why I knew the man who (Kisho)rendered it was the one and only Mr Kumar.

But I had to look it up online to know who wrote and composed it.

Anand Bakshi penned the song, which Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma composed.

This was a MemorabLe duet

Sanyasi released in 1975.

My collection contained a couple of songs from the film (including the subject of this post).

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Sun Baal Bramhachari would be the second.

Both the tracks from the film in my collection had a couple of things in common.

Firstly, the two people who sang them were Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh.

And secondly, they were composed by Shankar Singh Ram Singh Raghuvanshi (Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal had died by then).

The only difference between the two was the songwriter – Verma Malik wrote this one.

Shailendra (Bhos)lent it his voice

Zehreela Insaan released in 1974.

There were a couple of songs from the film in my collection (including the subject of this post).

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, the song in question – Mere Dil Se Yeh Nain – would be the first.

And if they were arranged in ascending order of their durations, it would be the second – it was four minutes and 19 seconds long.

The two people who (Bhos)lent their voices to the song were Asha and Shailendra Singh.

Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote the song, which was composed by R D Burman.

This was a Lata-Kishore duet

Prior to the addition of this song, my collection contained a couple of songs from Kasauti, which released in 1974.

The subject of this post was the third.

But if they were arranged it in the alphabetical order, Ho Jaata Hai Pyaar would be the first.

The next four words of the song, which I first heard on the radio, were Pyaar Kiya Nahin Jaaye.

The two people who (Kisho)rendered it were Lata Mangeshkar and Mr Kumar.

The song was penned by Indeevar.

And it was composed by Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah.   

Mukesh and Rafi rendered it

Samjhauta released in 1973.

My collection contained just one song from the film.

It was titled Badi Door Se Aaye Hain.

The next five words of the song were Pyaar Ka Tohfa Laaye Hain.

It would not be incorrect to state that it was one of the finest male duets on the soundtracks of Hindi films that released in the 1970s.

The two men who lent their voices to it were Mukesh and Mohammed Rafi.

The song was written by Indeevar.

The two men who composed it were Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah.

A would-be KoupLe sang this

Manchali released in 1973.

My collection already contained one song from the film.

And the subject of this post was the second.

But if they were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the first – it was titled Gham Ka Fasana.

The film’s leading lady, Leena Chandavarkar, (Kisho)rendered it with her would-be real-life husband*, the inimitable Mr Kumar.

Anand Bakshi penned the song, which Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma composed.

(*Note: The duo tied the knot in 1980. When Manchali released, Chandavarkar wasn’t married, and Kumar was a divorcee and a widower.)

This track wAs(h)a Bhosle solo

Loafer released in 1973.

Prior to the inclusion of this track in my collection, it contained a couple of songs from the film.

And if they were arranged in the alphabetical order, the subject of this post was the third – it was titled Motiyon Ki Ladi Hoon Main.

The lady who lent her voice to that track was the one and only Asha Bhosle.

It was, in fact, her second song from the film in my collection.

The song was written by Anand Bakshi.

It was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

This duo Kept it simpLe

Lyricist Rajinder Krishan wrote a two-line philosophy that could not have been simpler.

The first line went Dal Roti Khao.

And the second went Prabhu Ke Gun Gao.

The song, which Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma composed, was the only song from Jwaar Bhata (1973) in my collection.

The two people who (Kisho)rendered it were Lata Mangeshkar and Mr Kumar.

By the way, that film had nothing to do with Dilip Kumar, who debuted with the 1944 film of the same name (barring the fact that it starred the thespian’s wife, Saira Banu).

Kapoor’s title track was ‘(Dh)un’derrated

Sansaar Ki Har Shae was a song that I did not even have the foggiest idea of before I compiled this playlist.

So, I had to look it up online.

And that was when I read that it was a song from Dhund.

The film, whose title could be translated to fog, released in 1973.

In fact, the song was the title track of the film.

The man who lent his voice to it was none other than Mahendra Kapoor.

It was written by Sahir Ludhianvi.

Ravi Shankar Sharma was the man who composed it.

The ListeneRs definitely loved it

One night, during my ride home from work, I heard a song on the radio.

Although the cabbie had reduced the volume, I could catch a few words of it.

The opening line of the song went, “Tere Dil Mein Thodi Si Jagah”.

All I knew was that Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi lent it their voices.

I looked it up online immediately, and found that it was a song from Anokhi Ada, which released in 1973.

The song, which was penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri, was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

Only Kishore could’ve sung this

Shehzada released in 1972.

There was just one song from the film in my collection.

It was titled Thokar Mein Hai Meri Saara Zamana.

The song was (Kisho)rendered by the one and only Mr Kumar (who, unsurprisingly, happened to be the main male voice on the soundtrack of the film, which starred Rajesh Khanna).

And there is no two ways about the fact that only he could have lent his voice to it.

The song, which was written by Rajinder Krishan, was composed by Rahul Dev Burman.

It was four minutes and 17 seconds long.

Lata’s solo was Geeta’s geet

My collection contained four songs from Seeta Aur Geeta, which released in 1972.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Haan Ji Haan Maine Sharab Pee Hai would be the second.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was five minutes and 26 seconds long.

The track, which was picturised on the fiesty Geeta, was the only female solo in the film – it was rendered by none other than Lata Mangeshkar.

Anand Bakshi penned the song, which was composed by R D Burman.

Lata (Kisho)rendered this one too

While no self-respecting married man would like to be dubbed a Joroo Ka Ghulam (his wife’s slave), it is fair to assume that most people liked the songs of the film of that name, which released in 1972.

The only one from it in my collection was titled Nainon Mein Nindiya Hai.

That song and the previous one had two things in common.

Firstly, Lata Mangeshkar and Mr Kumar (Kisho)rendered them.

And secondly, Anand Bakshi penned them.

The difference between them was a different jodi composed this song – Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah.

Everybody Listened to this tracK

At the outstet, I would like to clarify that the title of this post was not a sweeping statement, but a translation of, “Is gaane ko sab ne suna”.

Aur kaafi pasand kiya.

The subject of this post is Maine Dekha Tune Dekha.

Spread across my playlists, it was the third song from the 1972 film Dushmun in my collection.

It happened to be the only duet in the film – Lata Mangeshkar and Mr Kumar (Kisho)rendered it.

The song was written by Anand Bakshi.

It was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

 

Its title had (Kisho)repeated words

Do (two) was the first word in the title of the film the subject of this post was from.

The second word was Chor.

The film released in 1972.

If the three songs from it in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, this one, which had do pairs of repeated words, would be the last – it was titled Meri Jaan Meri Jaan.

It was a Kishore Kumar solo (unlike the other two tracks from the film, which were duets).

That track was written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

It was composed by R D Burman.

Kumar (Kisho)rendered Apradh’s other solo

If the four songs from Apradh in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, the subject of this post – and the second song from the film on this playlist – would be the third.

It was titled Tum Ho Haseen.

It happened to be the first song in the Tum Duology on the soundtrack of the film.

But unlike Tum Mile Pyaar Se, that song was a solo – it was (Kisho)rendered by the one and only Mr Kumar.

The song was written by Indeevar.

It was composed by Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah. 

Asha’s solo inspired a chartbuster

This playlist contained a couple of songs from Apradh, which released in 1972.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Ae Naujawan Hai Sab Kuchh Yahan would be the first.

The lady who (Bhos)lent her voice to it was none other than Asha.

The song, which was written by Indeevar, was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji.

In 2005, the song became the basis for the chartburster, Don’t Phunk With My Heart (from the American rap group The Black Eyed Peas’ album, Monkey Business).

By the way, that song credited Indeevar and the Shah brothers as songwriters.

This Lata solo was ‘ghazab’

Naya Zamana released in 1971.

But as a writer, I was more delighted when I found out that its protagonist (Dharmendra) was the author of a book in it.

And the title of that book happened to be Naya Zamana.

My collection contained one song from the film.

It was titled Rama Rama Ghazab Hui Gawa Re.

And it was truly the ghazab (wonderful) half of the ‘Rama Rama Duology’ on this playlist.

It was sung by none other than Lata Mangeshkar.

The song, which was pennedby Anand Bakshi, was composed by S D Burman.

Ms Mangeshkar (Kisho)rendered this song

Here is a question.

What do you call a song whose opening lines could render the title of the film it was from ironic?

The answer is Chupke Se Dil De De.

And it was from the 1971 film Maryada.

The film’s title meant ‘limit’, and the song’s next five words were Nahin te shor match jayega.

In other words, Anand Bakshi wrote a song that could be translated to, “Give me your heart surreptitiously, or else there will be a commotion”.

Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar sang the song, which was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji.

Vani Jairam sang this prayer

Vani Jairam was born in Vellore, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Tamil Nadu) on November 30, 1945.

On February 4, 2023, the 77-year-old playback singer died, after a fall, in Chennai, the capital of the aforementioned state in southern India.

She was the voice of soundtrack of Guddi (1971).

While my collection had just one song from the film earlier  I added the second to this playlist.

It was the four-and-a-half-minute prayer, Humko Man Ki Shanti Dena.

A chorus accompanied Vani for the song, which was written by Gulzar, and composed by Vasant Desai.

Kumar composed and (Kisho)rendered (Pand)it

Door Ka Raahi released in 1971.

The involvement of Kishore Kumar in the film wasn’t restricted to singing the songs in it.

But he also wrote, directed, and starred in the film, in addition to composing its songs.

The only song from the film in my collection was Beqaraar Dil Tu Gaaye Ja.

It happened to be the only duet in the film.

The lady who joined him behind the microphone for it was former actor Sulakshana Pandit (the sister of actor-singer Vijayta Pandit and composers Jatin and Lalit).

The song was written by Irshad.

It was (Sum)another Kalyanpur-Mukesh duet

My collection contained three songs from Pehchan, which released in 1970.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Aaya Na Humko Pyaar Jatana would be the first.

It was sung by Mukesh (who lent his voice to all the three songs from the film in my collection).

Moreover, it was the second contribution of Suman Kalyanpur to the soundtrack of the film.

Each of the three tracks from the film in my collection was written by a different lyricist – Indeevar penned this one.

It was composed by Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah.

It was (Kisho)rendered by Asha

As soon as I heard this song, I got the feeling it wasn’t the first time I was listening to it.

The song was titled Yeh Duniyawale Poochhenge [and all I knew was that Asha and Kishore Kumar (Bhos)lent their voices to it].

Before I added it to my collection, I looked the song up online to know which film it was from.

And that was when I found out that it was from Mahal, which released in 1970.

The song, which Anand Bakshi wrote, was composed by Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah.

Only Lata’s solo was included

There were three songs from Gopi in my collection.

All of them happened to be solos.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Akela Hi Akela Chala Hai Kahan would be the first.

It was rendered by the one and only Lata Mangeshkar, who happened to be the only female singer on the soundtrack of the film.

From the point of view of this playlist, it was lyricist Rajinder Krishan’s second consecutive song from a film that released in 1970.

The song was composed by the siblings, Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah.

Rafi’s voice, indeed, was divine

There is no two ways about the fact that the voice of the legendary Mohammed Rafi was aptly described as ‘Khuda ki Awaaz’ (or ‘The Voice of God’).

Even when he was no longer at his peak, he managed to stay relevant with underrated hits like the subject of this post.

It was titled Khuda Bhi Aasmaan Se.

And it happened to be the only song from Dharti (1970) in my collection.

It was written by Rajinder Krishan.

The two men who composed the song were Shankar Singh Ram Singh Raghuvanshi and Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal.

It completed Mangeshkar’s ‘Meternal’ Duology

I would like to start this post with an explanation of the fourth word in its title – it is a portmanteau of the words ‘maternal’ and ‘eternal’.

And I coined it because I believed that that summed up Mai Ri Main Kase Kahoon.

It was the second song from the 1970 film Dastak in my collection.

Lata Mangeshkar lent her voice to the song, which completed her ‘Meternal Duology’ on this playlist.

One of the best expressions of pain in Hindi films, the song was penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

It was composed by Madan Mohan.

Sharda sang it with Rafi

Composer Shankar Singh Ram Singh Raghuvanshi was raised in Hyderabad, so it was fair that he (and Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal) had a ‘Duology with Telugu Phrases’.

While one was Ramaiya Vastavaiya [from Shree 420 (1955)], the other was the subject of this post.

It was titled Badkamma Badkamma Ekkada Potav Ra.

That could be translated to, “Badkamma, where are you going?”

And it happened to be the only song from the 1969 film Shatranj in my collection.

Sharda Rajan Iyengar joined Mohammed Rafi behind the microphone for the song, which was written by Kiran Kalyani.

Kapoor was a surprise package

A number of singers sang songs picturised on Rajesh Khanna during the peak of his superstardom (which began in 1969 and came to an end just two years later).

But the crooner most associated with him was none other than Kishore Kumar.

Therefore, it was quite surprising that Mahendra Kapoor sang the songs of the Kaka-starrer Bandhan, which released in 1969.

However, there was just one song from the film in my collection.

It was titled Aayo Re Aayo Re.

The song was written by Indeevar.

Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah composed it.

It was Su(ma)ng by Mukesh

Saathi released in 1968.

Mukesh Chand Mathur sang the majority of the songs on the soundtrack of the film.

Interestingly, he was the only male singer to lend his voice to them.

However, my collection contained just one of those.

It was titled Mera Pyaar Bhi Tu Hai.

The lady who joined him behind the microphone for the song was Suman Kalyanpur.

It happened to be her only contribution to the soundtrack of the film.

Majrooh Sultanpuri penned the song, which was composed by Naushad Ali.

The song was four minutes and 22 seconds long.