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.