This trAcK received no ‘(Hel)lo’ve

Aakrosh released in 1998.

There was just one song from the film.

And I remembered just a couple of lines of it when I created this playlist.

It was titled Hello Hello Bolke.

Unfortunately, no one really warmed up to the song, to which a couple of singers lent their voices.

While one was Kavita Krishnamurthy, the other was Abhijeet Bhattacharya.

The song was written by Dev Kohli.

Just like the repetitions of the word ‘Hello’ in its title, there were a couple of Anands in the name of the music director – Anand Raaj Anand.

Sanu sang this underrated solo

Uff is an interjection used by Indians to express a rage of emotions, including disgust and relief.

While Uff! Yeh Mohabbat (1997) elicited the former, there was one song from the film that elicited sighs of the latter.

It was an underrated song titled Utra Na Dil Mein Koi.

And that man who lent his voice to it was the one and only Kumar Sanu.

Though he sang four of the songs in the film, only this one was a solo.

It was written by Rani Malik, and composed by Nikhil Kamath and Vinay Tiwari.

This was another Yagnik-Sanu duet

There was just one difference between the subject of the previous post and that of this one.

And that, obviously, was the title of the song – Ishq Mein Mere Rabba.

Now, let us look at the four things those songs have in common.

Firstly, both of them were from Sanam.

Secondly, the lady who lent her voice to this song was the one and only Alka Yagnik, who was joined behind the microphone for it by Kumar Sanu.

Thirdly, it was written by Sameer Anjaan.

And lastly, it was composed by the Srivastava brothers, Anand-Milind.

ThiS(a)number was sung by Yagnik

While Sanam released in 1997, the film’s soundtrack released in 1993.

My collection contained a couple of songs from the film (which, incidentally, made it to Cibaca Geetmala’s Annual List for 1993).

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Aankhon Mein Neendein Na Dil would be the first.

In fact, it was obviously the first song on the soundtrack of the film.

The two people who lent the song their voices were Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu.

The song, which was penned by Sameer Anjaan, was composed by the Srivastava brothers, Anand and Milind.

It was sUNg by Sargam

When I compiled my playlist containing Hindi film songs that referenced birds, I had not heard the subject of this post.

It was titled Dil Junglee Kabootar.

And it was the only song from Qahar (1997) in my collection.

On one hand, I was trying to wrap my head around the reason a person would liken his heart to a wild pigeon.

And on the other, I was looking up the lyricist’s name – by the way, it was Anand Bakshi.

The song, which was written by Anand-Milind, was sung by Sadhana Sargam and Udit Narayan.

Three (Fal)‘guni’ Sing(h)ers San(u)g this

Koyla released in 1997 (and was, in fact, the first Hindi film I went to a cinema hall to watch).

There were four songs from the film in my collection.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the descending order of their durations, Badan Juda Hote Hain would be the first – it was a whopping ten-and-a-half minutes long.

Kumar Sanu as joined behind the microphone for it by ‘The Dandiya Queen’, Falguni Pathak, and Preeti Singh, the daughter of composer Uttam Singh.

Indeevar wrote the song, which Rajesh Roshan composed.

It was S(an)ung by Sargam

Hameshaa released in 1997.

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

It happened to be the title track of the film, Hameshaa Hameshaa.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was half-a-dozen minutes and 54 seconds long.

Sadhana Sargam, the female voice of the soundtrack, lent it her voice.

She was joined behind the microphone for it by Kumar Sanu.

Rahat Indori wrote the song, which Anu Malik composed.

Kumar Sanu sang this trAcK

If the six songs from Gupt: The Hidden Truth in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Yeh Pyaar Kya Hai would be the last.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was half-a-dozen minutes and 34 seconds long.

While Alka Yagnik and Kavita Krishnamurthy were the two ladies who lent their voices to the song, the man who joined them behind the microphone for it was none other than Kumar Sanu.

Anand Bakshi penned the song, which was composed by Viju Shah.

Sargam sang this UNderrated song

This is the second of the three Viju Shah compositions from films that released in 1997 on this playlist.

And it was one of the two songs from Gupt: The Hidden Truth on it.

If the six songs from the film were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the descending order of their durations, Mere Sanam Tujhko would the fourth – it was five minutes and 48 seconds long.

There is no two ways about the fact that that song, which Anand Bakshi penned, was underrated.

Sadhana Sargam and Mr Narayan sang (Ud)it.

It was rendered by Sanu

I remembered the subject of this post when I was compiling the playlist.

I was aware of a couple of things about it.

Firstly, it was from a film that released in the 1990s (but I did not know its title).

And secondly, it was sung by Kumar Sanu.

The song in question was Har Pal Chahe Mera Dil.

And when I added it to my collection, I found out that it was from Gudgudee, which released in 1997.

By the way, the song, which was penned by Yogesh Gaur, was composed by Bappi Lahiri.

 

Sargam sang it with Abhijeet

I concluded the previous post with a statement about three of the 10 songs from films that released in 1997 on this playlist being Viju Shah compositions.

One of them was the third song from Aar Ya Paar in my collection.

It was titled Mann Chahe Sanam.

It happened to be the only contributions of the two people who sang it to the soundtrack of the film.

Sadhana Sargam and Abhijeet were the singers in question.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that this song, which was written by Indeevar, was underrated.

(Ud)It was rendered by Yagnik

Tere Mere Sapne released in 1996.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Mera Dil Gaya would be the third of the four songs from the film in my collection.

It was the only contribution of Alka Yagnik to the soundtrack of the film.

She was joined behind the microphone by none other than Udit Narayan, who happened to be the voice of the soundtrack.

The song was written by Anand Bakshi.

It was composed by Viju Shah, who, incidentally, composed 30% of the tracks from films that released in 1997 on this playlist.

Ms Chauhan joined the Narayans

With the addition of the subject of this post to my collection, there were a couple of songs from Shastra (1996) in it.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Ladki Deewani Ladka Deewana would be the second.

While that was how the song was credited on the film’s soundtrack, the third word of the song was Dekho.

Sunidhi Chauhan, who was barely into her teens at that point, joined the father and son duo of Udit and Aditya Narayan behind the microphone for it.

Shyam Raj wrote the song, which Aadesh Shrivastava composed.

Mr Mishra was the sinGeR

Ek Number is a colloquial phrase, which means ‘excellent’.

If one were to reverse those words, they would be the third and fourth words, respectively, of a song from Saajan Chale Sasural.

It was titled Main Hoon Number Ek Gawaiya.

If the five songs from the film in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the third.

Three men lent it their voices. They were Kunal Ganjawala, Vinod Rathod, and Satyanarayan Mishra.

The song was written by Sameer Anjaan.

And it was composed by Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod.

Good‘bYeS’ did not sound sweeter

The subject of this post was a run-of-the-mill duet titled Bye Bye Miss Good Night.

If the five songs from Saajan Chale Sasural (1996) in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the first.

The two people who lent their voices to the soundtrack were Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu.

By no means would that be a surprise, because they were the female and male voices of the soundtrack respectively.

Sameer Anjaan wrote the song, whose next line went, “See You Again”.

Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod wrote it.

This title track becAMe popular

Like the subject of the previous post, the subject of this one was a song from an Ajay Devgn-starrer that released in 1996.

The film was Jaan.

And the song in question was the title track of the film, Jaan O Meri Jaan.

The lady who lent her voice to it was the one and only Alka Yagnik.

And that was no surprise, because she was the voice of the soundtrack.

She was joined behind the microphone for it by Manhar Udhas.

Anand Bakshi wrote the song, which became popular.

It was composed by Anand-Milind.

Devgn joined Poornima for this

Diljale released in 1996.

My collection contained three songs from the film.

If the subject of this post was arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the third – it was titled Shaam Hai Dhuan Dhuan.

It was the only contribution of Poornima to the soundtrack of the film.

And, interestingly, the man who joined her behind the microphone for it was Ajay Devgn, the film’s lead.

But unlike other actors who sang songs, he merely mouthed a few dialogues in it.

The song, which was penned by Javed Akhtar, was composed by Anu Malik.

It was an Abhijeet solo

My collection contained a couple of songs from Dastak, which released in 1996.

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

Interestingly, this song was one of the two versions of a song, which was titled Tumhe Kaise Main Bataoon (which means, “How do I tell you?”)

The next line of the song went, “Tumhe kaise main kahoon” (which means, “How do I say it to you?”)

Abhijeet rendered both the versions of the song, which was penned by Javed Akhtar, and composed by Rajesh Roshan.

This was an underrated (Sa)number

Chaahat released in 1996.

My collection contained three songs from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the descending order of their durations, the underrated Dil Ki Tanhai Ko would be the third – it was seven minutes and 27 seconds long.

In fact, it was the only song from the film in my collection that wasn’t just a solo, but was also under the eight-minute mark.

That song was rendered by none other than Kumar Sanu.

It was written by Nida Fazli, and was composed by Anu Malik.

Mr Nigam sang this Son(u)g

In 1996, there were two versions of Kinna Sona Tenu Rab Ne Banaya.

I have already included the Hindi translation of the song (Kitna Pyara Tujhe Rab Ne Banaya, from Raja Hindustani).

And the subject of this post is a version that combines Punjabi and Hindi.

It was titled Kinna Sona Tujhe Rab Ne Banaya.

And it was the song from Aisi Bhi Kya Jaldi Hai in my collection.

The man who lent his voice to it was the one and only Sonu Nigam.

The song, which Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote, was composed by Gaurishankar Sharma.

Ms Krishnamurthy sang this S(upriy)ong

Incidentally, both the songs from Agni Sakshi (1996) in my collection – including the subject of this post – began with the letter O.

Moreover, O Piya O Piya had three other things in common with O Yaara Dil Lagana.

Firstly, the lady who lent her voice to it was Kavita Krishnamurthy.

Secondly, it was written by Sameer Anjaan.

And thirdly, it was composed by Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod.

But the first difference was O Piya O Piya was a duet – Babul Supriyo sang it with Krishnamurthy.

Moreover, that track was half-a-dozen minutes long.

Even tAporiS were not impressed

Aye Chhori Tu Tapori was the only song from Taqdeerwala (1995) in my collection.

Though it was a catchy number, it would not be incorrect to state that it did not impress either chhoris (girls) or taporis (vagabonds).

I remembered the song, which Sameer Anjaan wrote, because of the line that went, “Kya mast jeans hai”.

The two people who lent their voices to the song were Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu.

The former was the voice of the soundtrack.

The track, which was composed by Anand-Milind, was five minutes and a dozen seconds long.

Only Yagnik’s version was included

Raja released in 1995.

My collection contained four tracks from the film, including the subject of this post.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, the female version of Tumne Agar Pyaar Se – which was rendered by none other than Alka Yagnik – would be the last.

And if they were arranged in the descending order, it would be the third – it was five minutes and 43 seconds long.

Sameer Anjaan wrote the Nadeem-Shravan composition.

(*Note: The male version of the song was sung by Udit Narayan. It was as long as the female version.)

It was a Lata solo

With the addition of this song to my collection, it contained five songs from Karan Arjun, which released in 1995.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Ek Munda would be the second.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was seven minutes and 38 seconds long.

It was the only female solo in the film – it was the only contribution to the one and only Lata Mangeshkar to its soundtrack.

The song, which was written by Indeevar, was composed by Rajesh Roshan.

It was another AVian song

When I created a playlist of Hindi film songs referencing birds, I hadn’t heard the subject of this post.

It was titled Main Tere Mann Ki Maina Hoti.

The next line of the song went, “Tu Mere Mann Ka Tota”.

If the four songs from Hulchul were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the list.

Alka Yagnik was the lady who lent her voice to it.

And the man who joined her behind the microphone for it was Vinod Rathod.

The song, which was written by Kulwant Jani, was composed by Anu Malik.

This wAS another insipid duet

If the four songs from Hulchul were arranged in the alphabetical order, Pehli Dafaa Is Dil Mein would be the second.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that it was another run-of-the-mill duet.

Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu were the two people who lent their voices to the song.

It was the only contribution of the latter to the soundtrack of the film.

Each of the songs in it was written by a different lyricist.

And the man who penned this one was Faaiz Anwar.

The song was composed by Anu Malik.

 

 

It was no 16-year-old’s fAVourite

Hulchul completed Ajay Devgn’s 1995 hat-trick on this playlist.

And there were four songs from the film in my collection (following the addition of this post and the next three).

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, I Am Sixteen would be the first.

Alisha Chinai was the lady who lent the song her voice.

She was joined behind the microphone for it by Mr Rathod.

Sadly, the song did not earn the (Vi)nod of any 16-year-old Hindi film music enthusiast.

The song, which was written by Zafar Gorakhpuri, was composed by Anu Malik.

Yagnik and Hariharan sang it

Haqeeqat (1995) was the second film of that name on this playlist.

Dil Ne Dil Se Iqraar Kiya was the second song from the film in my collection.

Alka Yagnik was joined behind the microphone for it by Hariharan.

They won the Screen Award for Best Playback Singer (Female) and the Screen Award for Best Playback Singer (Male) for it in 1996.

And Hariharan was nominated for it in the Best Playback Singer (Male) category at the Filmfare Awards that year.

The song, which was written by Nawab Arzoo, was composed by Dilip Sen-Sameen Sen.

Chinai San(u)g this one too

Before I mention the subject of this post, I must point out that it and the subject of the previous one had three similarities.

Firstly, it was from Gundaraj.

Secondly, the lady who lent her voice to it was Alisha Chinai.

And thirdly, it was composed by the one and only Anu Malik.

In the next few lines of this post, I will elaborate on the three differences between them.

Firstly, it was titled Ek Nigah Mein.

Secondly, Kumar Sanu joined Chinai behind the microphone for it.

And thirdly, it was written by Zafar Gorakhpuri.

It was a BAd song

Gundaraj released in 1995.

My collection contained a couple of songs from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Bad Boy would be the first.

In fact, it was the first song on the soundtrack.

The two people who lent it their voices were Alisha Chinai and Bali Brahmbhatt.

Interestingly, the former happened to be the female voice of the soundtrack.

And it was the only contribution of the latter to it.

Putting ‘only contribution to the soundtrack’ and lyricist in the same sentence, Shyam Anuragi wrote the awful Anu Malik composition.  

It wAS a run-of-the-mill duet

Andolan released in 1995.

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

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Aayegi Har Pal Tujhe would be the first.

It would not be incorrect to state that it was a run-of-the-mill duet.

The two people who lent it their voices were Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu.

And that was certainly not a surprise, because the two of them were the voices of the soundtrack.

Sameer Anjaan penned the song, which Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod composed.

 

Suresh Peters’ debut was lifted

Gentleman was a Tamil film that released in 1993.

Its Hindi remake, titled The Gentleman, released in 1994.

Although my collection contained the three A R Rahman compositions from the film, it was a pity that the composer wasn’t credited.

The subject of this post – Chika Pika Rika Boom Bole – was a remake of Chiku Buku Raile, a song from the original.

The Tamil track marked the debut of Suresh Peters, who sang it.

The song, which Rajan Khera wrote, was the longest of the three songs – it was five minutes and 27 seconds long.

Ms Krishnamurthy sang this trAcK

The subject of this post was a song with a personal connection.

It was titled Gilli Bina Aisa Danda, and it was the second song from Mr. Azaad (1994) in my collection.

When I was in the seventh grade, I had an audiotape titled Super Hits ’94, and this happened to be one of the songs on it.

Kavita Krishnamurthy was one of the three people who lent their voices to it.

Kumar Sanu and Arun Bakshi were the others.

The song, which was written by Indeevar, was composed by none other than Bappi Lahiri.

Sanu sang it with Lata

Having referenced a cricket team in the previous post, I would like to point out that Samdhi Samdhan was the number nine for Team HAHK, a.k.a. Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!

While I am still referencing the gentleman’s game, it would not be incorrect to state that as far as contributions to the soundtrack in my collection were concerned, songwriter Ravinder Rawal hit it for a six.

Raamlaxman composed the song, which was rendered by Lata Mangeshkar and Kumar Sanu.

The only contribution of the latter to the soundtrack was five minutes and 51 seconds long.

It was another Lata-SPB duet

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) may have had a sequence in which the film’s cast plays cricket.

But if were a cricket team arranged in the alphabetical order, I just found its number eight – Mujhse Juda Hokar.

By no means would it be surprising to state that the two people who lent their voices to that track were Lata Mangeshkar and S P Balasubrahmanyam.

As far as songwriters are concerned, it was Dev Kohli’s fifth contribution to the soundtrack.

The song was composed by Raamlaxman.

It was half-a-dozen minutes and a couple of seconds long.

ThiS(a)number had too many connectionS

Elaan released in 1994.

The second song from the film – alphabetically the first – was Subah Se Lekar Shaam Tak.

Sadhana Sargam and Kumar Sanu teamed up to sing what could be called the first track in ‘Akshay Kumar’s Subah-Shaam Duology of 1994’.

It also happened to be one of the two songs in Sargam’s ‘Subah-Shaam Duology of 1994’.

By the way, they were the female and male voices of the soundtrack, respectively.

The song was written by Rani Malik.

Incidentally, one of the two people who composed it was Shyam.

And the other was Surender.

 

Alka and Udit rendered it

When I decided to compile a list of Hindi film songs that referenced colours, I hadn’t heard the subject of this post.

It was titled Yeh Neeli Peeli Choodiyan.

It was the second song from Ekka Raja Rani in my collection.

One of the two people who lent their voices to it was the one and only Alka Yagnik.

And the other was Udit Narayan.

They were the leading male and female voice on the film’s soundtrack.

The song, which was written by Sameer Anjaan, was composed by Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod.

It was SUng by Sarika

Ekka Raja Rani released in 1994.

My collection contained a couple of songs from the film.

The first of those was completed Udit Narayan’s ‘Milega Duology of 1994’.

And that was because the title of that track was Ishq Karoge Toh Dard Milega.

He was joined behind the microphone for it by two other singers.

One was Sarika Kapoor.

And the other was the one and only Kumar Sanu.

It could, in fact, be called the second track in the lyricist’s and music directors’ ‘Milega Duology of 1994’ too – Sameer Anjaan wrote the Nadeem-Shravan composition.

(Ud)It was sung by Alka

There were four songs from the 1994 film Dilwale in my collection, including the subject of this post.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Mauka Milega Toh Hum Bata Denge would be the third.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order, it would be the first – it was five minutes and 28 seconds long.

(Ud)it was Mr Narayan’s only contribution to the film’s soundtrack.

Alka Yagnik joined him behind the microphone for it.

The song, which was penned by Sameer Anjaan, was composed by Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod.

Alka (Bhos)lent thiS(a)number her voice

Prior to the addition of the subject of this post to my collection, it had three songs from Andaz, which released in 1994.

The fourth was titled Laila Bechari Kya Karti.

If all the tracks from the film in it were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the third.

Two people from the previous song (Bhos)lent their voices to this one as well.

They were Alka Yagnik and Sudesh.

They were joined behind the microphone for it by none other than Kumar Sanu.

Indeevar wrote the song, which was composed by Bappi Lahiri.

Alka (Bhos)lent it Her voice

I had a vague memory of the subject of this post – Yeh Kanya Kunwari Hai, the second song from Aag in my collection.

But when I read the names of the three people who (Bhos)lent their voices to it, I wondered what on earth they were thinking when they consented to it.

The only female singer was the one and only Alka Yagnik.

Hariharan and Sudesh joined her behind the microphone for the song.

It was written by Sameer Anjaan.

And the two men who composed it were the Sens, uncle Dilip and nephew Sameer.

Yagnik and Sanu rendered it

When I was compiling a list of songs that inspired the titles of films that released later, my collection did not contain the subject of this post.

It was titled Ankhon Mein Tum Ho.

It was one of the two songs from Aag, which released in 1994, in my collection, and it was sung by Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu.

The song was written by Sameer Anjaan

And it was composed by Dilip Sen and the lyricist’s namesake, Sameer Sen.

By the way, the song inspired the title of a film that released in 1997.

This Sanu solo was underrated

With the addition of the subject of this post to my collection, it contained three songs from Sir, which released in 1993.

The subject of this post was Humse Badal Gaya, which would, in fact, be the second of the three tracks if they were arranged in the alphabetical order.

It was rendered by the one and only Kumar Sanu.

By no means was that a surprise, because he happened to be the only male singer on the soundtrack of the film.

The song, which was written by Qateel Shifai, was composed by Anu Malik.

Ms Yagnik San(u)g this song

The second song from Shreemaan Aashique on this playlist – and the third in my collection – was Choom Loon Honth Tere.

If the three songs from the film in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the second.

The man who wrote the song was Noor Kaskar.

Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu were the two people who taught why it is important to inform one’s partner of his intention before proceeding to kiss her on her lips.

The two men who composed the song were Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod.

Mr Mirza rendered this trAcK

My collection contained just one song from the 1993 film Shreemaan Aashique.

I added two other songs from the film to it.

One of those was Abhi Toh Main Jawan Hoon.

The opening line of the song, which Sameer Anjaan wrote, could be translated to, “I am still young” (which is what everyone wants to be).

Ahmed Mirza was one of the two people who lent it their voices.

The other was Anupam Kher, who also played a supporting role in the film.

He was, in fact, the jawan in the song, which Nadeem-Shravan composed.

Ms Krishnamurthy San(u)g this song

Sangram released in 1993.

My collection contained just one song from the film.

It was titled Bheegi Huyee Hai Raat.

That track, and the subject of the previous post, had three things in common.

Firstly, the male singer was the one and only Kumar Sanu.

Secondly, the song was written by Sameer Anjaan.

And thirdly, Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod composed it.

The lady who joined Sanu behind the microphone for the song was Kavita Krishnamurthy.

While he was the voice of the film’s soundtrack, it was the latter’s only contribution to it.

Sanu (Bhos)lent it his voice

If the three tracks from Sainik in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Meri Wafayen would be the second.

It had three things in common with the other two.

Firstly, the man who sang it was the one and only Kumar Sanu.

Secondly, the song was penned by Sameer Anjaan.

And thirdly, it was composed by Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod.

It was a duet – Sanu was joined behind the microphone for it by the one and only Asha Bhosle.

It was her only contribution to the soundtrack of the film.

This was a Sanu solo

Before I added the subject of this post – and the next one – to my collection, it contained just one song from Sainik, which released in 1993.

If the three songs from the film in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Jaam Woh Hai would be the first.

It was the only male solo on the film’s soundtrack – it was rendered by the one and only Kumar Sanu. It wasn’t a surprise, because he was the voice of the soundtrack.

Sameer Anjaan wrote the song, which Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod composed.  

This was the title trAcK

My collection contains a couple of songs from Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, which released in 1993.

They included the subject of this post.

It was one of the two versions of its title track* – Tu Roop Ki Rani Main Choron Ka Raja.

The two people who lent their voices to (Am)it were Kavita Krishnamurthy and Mr Kumar.

Javed Akhtar wrote the song, which Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma composed.

(*Note: The other version was the rap version of Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja. Suneeta Rao and Bali Brahmbhatt sang it.)

It was rendered by Kavita

The second song from Platform on this playlist was Is Baat Ka Bahana Achcha Hai.

If the three songs from the film in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the last.

It was one of the two female solos in the film*.

And it happened to be the only contribution of the one and only Kavita Krishnamurthy to its soundtrack.

The song was written by Sameer Anjaan.

It was composed by the Srivastav siblings, Anand and Milind.

(*Note: It was one of three solos on the soundtrack of the film.)

It was S(an)ung by Sadhana

My collection contains three songs from Platform, which released in 1993.

They include the subject of this post, and that of the next one.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Ek Din Jhagda Ek Din Pyaar would be the second.

That line summed up the life of a couple in love.

It was the only contribution of Kumar Sanu to the soundtrack of the film.

He was joined behind the microphone for the song by Sadhana Sargam.

The song was written by Sameer Anjaan, and composed by the Srivastava brothers, Anand and Milind.

It was (Nig)among Sonu’s earliest

Aaja Meri Jaan released in 1993.

With the addition of this track to my collection, it contains three songs from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, this was the second – it was titled Ishq Mein Hum Tumhe Kya Batayen.

Unlike the other two songs, this was a solo – it was one of the earliest songs recorded by none other than Sonu Nigam.

The song was written by Pakistani musician Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi.

And it is composed by Nikhil-Vinay. While the former’s last name is Kamath, the latter’s last name is Tiwari.

Pramila and Anup Joined Anuradha

Saugandh released in 1991.

It marked the debut of Shantipriya in Hindi films and that of Akshay Kumar as a leading man.

My collection contained just one song from the film.

It was titled Haar Gaya Dil Fariyaad Karke.

Three singers teamed up to sing the song.

Two of them were ladies – Anuradha Paudwal and Pramila.

And the only male singer was one who is usually associated with bhajans.

I am referring to Anup Jalota. 

The song, which was penned by Sameer Anjaan, was composed by Anand-Milind.

It was five minutes and 26 seconds long.

There were two interchangeaBLe words

Before I added this song to my collection, there were a couple of songs from Patthar Ke Phool, which released in 1991.

The subject of this post was the third track from that film.

It was titled Deewana Dil Bin Sajna Ke Maane Na.

The words Deewana and Dil were interchanged from the song from Maine Pyar Kiya (1991).

It had two things in common with the other tracks from Patthar Ke Phool – Raamlaxman composed the song, which was sung by Lata Mangeshkar and S P Balasubrahmanyam.

The difference was Dev Kohli penned the song.

It was rendered by Sukhwinder

There is no two ways about the fact that 1991 marked the turning point in Sukhwinder’s life – the Sing(h)er lent his voice to a few songs from Saudagar, and the subject of this post.

The latter was titled Beqadron Se Kar Ke Pyaar.

It was the only song from Nachnewaale Gaanewaale in my collection.

In the 1980s and the 1990s, there was just one music director credited with composing songs from films whose titles referenced dancing.

The man in question was the one and only Bappi Lahiri.

And that song was written by Mahendra Dehlvi.  

Paudwal rendered this recreated track

Though I knew Mera Laung Gawacha was recreated by Bally Sagoo, I was today years old when I read that it was a recreation of Pakistani singer Musarrat Nazir’s song of the same name.

The song, without which no Punjabi wedding is complete, appeared on the British DJ’s album Star Crazy.

And a Hindi film version of it featured on the soundtrack of Naag Mani.

Both of them released in 1991.

The lady who lent the latter her voice was Anuradha Paudwal.

The song, which was written by Dev Kohli, was composed by Anu Malik.  

This was an Anuradha-SPB duet

The second song from Jeena Teri Gali Mein on this playlist had three things in common with the subject of the previous one.

Firstly, from an alphabetical point of view, it also began with the letter J – it happened to be the title track of the film.

Secondly, the song was written by Ravinder Rawal, and was composed by Babul Bose.

And thirdly, Anuradha Paudwal was one of the two people who lent her voices to the song.

The man who joined her behind the microphone for it was none other than S P Balasubrahmanyam.

Nitin sang it with Anuradha

Before I added the subject of this post, and that of the next one, to my collection, it contained just one song from Jeena Teri Gali Mein (1991).

If the three tracks from the film in it were arranged in the alphabetical order, Jaate Ho Pardes Piya would be the first.

All the songs in the film were duets.

And Anuradha Paudwal happened to lend her voice to each of those.

For that track, she was joined behind the microphone by Nitin Mukesh.

It was written by Ravinder Rawal, and was composed by Babul Bose.

This was another Lata-SPB duet

When I was compiling my playlist about Birds in Hindi Film Songs, I included Kabootar Ja Ja Ja, which was from the 1989 film Maine Pyar Kiya, and was rendered by Lata Mangeshkar and S P Balasubrahmanyam.

They lent their voices to another song that referenced a bird and was from a film that released a couple of years later.

It was titled Tota Tota Sajan Se Kehna.

And it happened to be the second song from First Love Letter in my collection.

The track, which was written by Anjaan, was composed by Bappi Lahiri.

Lata and SPB rendered it

First Love Letter, which starred Manisha Koirala and Vivek Mushran, released just over a month after Saudagar, the 1991 film that marked the pair’s debut.

My collection contained a couple of songs from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Deewani Deewani would be the first.

The two people who lent the song their voices were Lata Mangeshkar and S P Balasubrahmanyam.

The latter was the only male singer to feature on the soundtrack of the film.

While the song was penned by Anjaan, the man who composed it was Bappi Lahiri.

Alka’s title track became popular

Banjaran released in 1991.

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

And that was its title track, Teri Banjaran Rasta Dekhe.

That line could be translated to, “A female gypsy is waiting for you”.

The song was sung by the one and only Alka Yagnik.

It wouldn’t be incorrect to call her the voice of the soundtrack, because she lent her voice to three songs (of which a couple were duets).

It was penned by Anand Bakshi.

The two men who composed it were Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Kudalkar.

Anuradha (Mun)nailed this title track

My collection contained one song from Aayee Milan Ki Raat, which released in 1991.

And it happened to be the title track of the film.

The first six words of the line went, “Kitne Dinon Ke Baad Hai Aayee”.

While they were followed by the word Sajna, the three that followed it were Milan Ki Raat.

The two people who lent their voices to the song were Anuradha Paudwal and Mohammed Aziz (popularly known as Munna).

It was written by Sameer Anjaan.

The two men who composed the song were the Srivastavs, Anand and Milind.

(Am)It was rendered by Anuradha

Yaadon Ke Mausam released in 1990.

The film was produced and directed by Salahuddin Parvez.

He also wrote the screenplay and the songs.

Speaking of the latter, my collection contained just one of them.

It was titled Ik Chand Ko Hum Bhi Dekhenge.

Two people lent their voices to the song.

One was Anuradha Paudwal.

And the other was Amit Kumar.

While on two, it must be mentioned that that was the number of men who composed the song.

And they happened to be brothers.

The siblings in question are the Srivastavs, Anand and Milind.

It wA(zi)z rendered by Salma

Pati Patni Aur Tawaif released in 1990.

My collection contained just one song from the film.

It was titled Kehna Na Tum Yeh Kisi Se.

Two people lent their voices to the song.

One was Salma Agha, the lady who rendered the majority of the tracks in the film.

And the other was Mohammed Aziz.

Not only did he sing most of the songs in the film, but he also happened to be the only male singer on its soundtrack.

Anand Bakshi wrote the Laxmikant-Pyarelal composition.

The song was half-a-dozen minutes and five seconds long.

(Am)It was sung by Sapna

Aika and Suno are Marathi and Hindi for ‘listen’, respectively.

A portmanteau of those words was Aiko.

It was the first of the two words in the only song from Muqaddar Ka Badshaah (1990) in my collection.

The other was Haina, which is Hindi for ‘Isn’t it?’

The version of the song, which was five minutes long, was a duet – (Am)it was rendered by Sapna Mukherjee and Mr Kumar.

Sameer Anjaan wrote the song, which was composed by Viju Shah.

The other version – which was sung by Kumar – was a minute and 50 seconds long.  

Nitin sang it with Lata

Kishen Kanhaiya released in 1990.

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

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Krishna Krishna Aaye Krishna would the second.

Two people lent their voices to that song, whose next four words went, “Jagmag Hua Re Angna”.

One of them was the one and only Lata Mangeshkar.

And the other was Nitin Mukesh.

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

The song, which was penned by Indeevar, was composed by Rajesh Roshan.

This wA(zi)z the title tracKK

Jeevan Ek Sanghursh (1990), directed by Rahul Rawail, was a tribute to Sunghursh, which released in 1968, and was directed by his father, H S Rawail.

My collection contained just one song from the film.

Or, to be precise, one version of one song – the film’s title track.

It was rendered by Kavita Krishnamurthy and Mohammed Aziz.

Javed Akhtar penned the song, which Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma composed.

It was three minutes and 13 seconds long.

The other version of the song – on which the aforementioned quintet collaborated – was half-a-dozen minutes long.

Puri joined Yagnik and Deshpande

Haatim Tai – a film whose plot was based on the real-life story of the noted Arab poet Haatim al-Tai – released in 1990.

My collection contained just one song from the film.

It was titled Aaj Bachna Hai Mushkil.

Baddie Amrish Puri, who played a magician in the film, was one of the three people who lent their voices to the song.

While it was one of Alka Yagnik’s two contributions to the film’s soundtrack, it was Anupama Deshpande’s contribution to it.

Hasan Kamal wrote the song, which Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma composed.

Aziz (Paudw)also rendered this one

Doodh Ka Karz released in 1990.

The only song from the film in my collection was Tumhe Dil Se Kaise.

The next three words of the song was Juda Hum Karenge.

The two people who lent their voices to the song were Anuradha Paudwal and Mohammed Aziz.

While the former happened to be the only female playback singer on the soundtrack of the film, the latter sang the majority of the songs in it.

The song was written by the legendary Anand Bakshi.

And the man who composed it was none other than Anu Malik.

It was S(an)ung by Yagnik

C.I.D. released in 1956.

Thirty-four years later, a lesser-known namesake – which, incidentally, had nothing in common with it – released.

While the soundtrack of the former continues to be popular, my collection contained just one song from the latter.

It was titled Teri Na Na Na.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that the repeated word in the song’s title was the listeners’ reaction to it.

The duo who lent the track their voices were Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu.

Anjaan wrote the song, which Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah composed.

This song became quite PoPUlar

Bahaar Aane Tak released in 1990.

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

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the second –the title of the song was Mohabbat Inayat Karam Dekhte Hain.

Anuradha Paudwal, the only female singer on the soundtrack of the film, lent her voice to the song – a duet, for which she was joined behind the microphone by Pankaj Udhas.

It was penned by Indeevar, composed by Rajesh Roshan, and was quite a popular song in the 1990s.

PerhAPs Aziz’s popularity started waning

The subject of this post was from a film in whose title the word Numbri appeared twice.

And there were two numbers from it in my collection.

I am referring to Haan Pehli Baar Hua Hai [which would be the second if the songs from Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri (1990) in it were arranged in the alphabetical order].

By that point, the popularity of Mohammed Aziz – one of the two people who sang the song – had begun to decline.

Anuradha Paudwal joined him behind the microphone for the Nadeem-Shravan composition, which Sameer Anjaan penned.

Kumar (Kisho)rendered this title song

If the subject of the previous post was the title track of Jaadugar (1989), the subject of this one was that of another Amitabh Bachchan-starrer that released the same year.

I am, of course, referring to Toofan.

The song, titled Aaya Aaya Toofan, was the last song sung by the one and only Kishore Kumar for Bachchan (who, incidentally, played magicians in both the aforementioned films).

By the way, Prakash Mehra’s arch-rival, Manmohan Desai, produced the film, which his son, Ketan Desai, helmed.

The song, which was penned by Indeevar, was composed by Anu Malik.

Jolly sang Sanu’s breakthrough song

My collection contains a couple of songs from Jaadugar, which released in 1989.

The subject of this post was the first of those (if they were arranged in the alphabetical order).

It was the title track of the film – Main Jaadugar Mera Naam Goga.

It would not be incorrect to state that it was the breakthrough song of Kumar Sanu, who went on to rule the Hindi film playback scene in the 1990s.

Jolly Mukherjee joined him behind the microphone for it.

Anjaan and Prakash Mehra, the film’s director, wrote the song, which Kalyanji-Anandji composed.

Laxmikant parodied various L-P trAcKs

The parody song from Do Qaidi (1989) was a Laxmikant-Pyarelal composition that Laxmikant, Amit Kumar and Mohammed Aziz sang.

Sameer wrote the song, which parodied 10 L-P compositions.

They were Ding Dong [from Hero (1983)], the title track of Mr India (1987), Maar Diya Jaaye [from Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971)], Taiyab Ali from Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Chalo Chalein Kahin Door [from Sindoor (1987)], Main Teri Dushman [from Nagina (1986)], the title tracks of Amar Akbar Anthony and Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981), and Achcha Toh Hum Chalte Hain [from Aan Milo Sajna (1970)].

Rathod (Bhos)lent it his voice

Chandni released in 1989.

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

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Parbat Se Kaali Ghata Takrayi would be the last.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the penultimate one – it was four minutes and 22 seconds long.

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

Anand Bakshi wrote the song, which was composed by Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma and Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia (a.k.a. Shiv-Hari).

Aziz sang it with Lata

Ram-Avtar released in 1988.

My collection contained just one version of a song from the film.

Or, to be precise, one version of it.

The track in question was Angooli Mein Angoothi.

It was sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Aziz, who, incidentally, sang another version of it, titled Part 1.

While Mangeshkar lent her voice to Part 2, Aziz sang Part 3.

It would not be incorrect to state that the latter was the voice of the soundtrack.

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

It wA(zi)z rendered by Paudwal

Khatron Ke Khiladi, for folks my age, is a stunt-based reality show on television.

But its big-screen namesake released in 1988.

My collection contained just one song from the film.

It was titled Teri Meri Pyaar Bhari Baaton Mein.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that it was the first song in lyricist Anand Bakshi’s ‘Fire in the Water’ Duology – the next line of the song went ‘Aag Lag Gayi Barsaaton Mein’.

Anuradha Paudwal and Mohammed Aziz lent their voices to the song, which Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma composed.

Malik didn’t just compose it

The subject of this post was the second song from Jeete Hain Shaan Se (1988) in my collection.

In fact, even if they were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the second – it was titled Salaam Seth Salaam Seth.

I first heard it in a YouTube video, in which a comedian spoke about the song.

And I once contemplated writing content about Hindi film songs inspired by food and beverages – this song, written by the legendary songwriter Shailendra’s son Shaily Shailendra, referenced murgh musallam and rice plate.

Anu Malik composed and sang it.

It was rendered by Lata

The subject of this post was the second song from Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988) in my collection.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Saajan Mera Us Paar Hai would be the second.

It could be translated to, “My lover is on the other side”.

The question was, “Of which of the titular rivers?”

Jokes apart, Lata Mangeshkar rendered it.

She wasn’t just the best in the business, but she was also the female lead on the soundtrack of the film.

The song was written by Indeevar.

And it was composed by Anu Malik.

This was another Paudwal-Aziz duet

Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988) marked the big-screen debut of Salman Khan (who played a supporting role in it).

My collection contained just one song from the film.

It was titled Phool Gulaab Ka.

By the way, that track had a couple of other things in common with the subject of the previous post.

Firstly, the two people who lent it their voices were Anuradha Paudwal and Mohammed Aziz.

And secondly, it was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

Sameer Anjaan wrote the song, which was half-a-dozen minutes and nine seconds long.

 

The ‘PyAr Karenge’ Duology concluded

A film title Bees Saal Baad released in 1962.

Chhabees saal baad (i.e., in 1988), an unrelated film of the same name released.

The only song from the film in my collection was a word that had three things in common with the subject of the previous post.

Firstly, the last two words in its title were Pyar Karenge.

Therefore, the ‘Pyar Karenge’ Duology concluded.

By the way, it was preceded by Hum Tumhe Itna.

Secondly, Anand Bakshi wrote the song.

And thirdly, it was a Laxmikant-Pyarelal composition.

Anuradha Paudwal and Mohammed Aziz sang it.

 

 

Shabbir sang this title tracKK

Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge released in 1986 (and was, incidentally, helmed by B Vijay Reddy, who directed Teri Meherbaniyan).

The only song from the film in my collection was its title track.

It was the only contribution of Kavita Krishnamurthy to the soundtrack of the film.

And the man who joined him behind the microphone for it was Shabbir Kumar.

The latter happened to be the main voice on the soundtrack.

The song was written by Shamsul Huda Bihari (a.k.a. S H Bihari).

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