Rekha Bhardwaj rendered this version

I don’t add remixed versions of songs to my collection.

But I decided to make an exception for the subject of this post, because that was the only version I had heard.

The song in question was Phoonk De (Club Mix).

It appeared during the closing credits of No Smoking (2007), and was the only song from the film in my collection.

Rekha Bhardwaj sang that track, which was five minutes and 15 seconds long.

It was composed by Vishal Bhardwaj, who was also one of the film’s producers.

The song was penned by Gulzar.  

Himesh didn’t just compose it

The second song from Namastey London in this playlist, and the fifth overall, was Viraaniya.

If the were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the penultimate one – it was five minutes and 43 seconds long.

The involvement of Himesh Reshammiya in the song was not restricted to composing it.

But he lent his voice to it as well.

Interestingly, the song happened to be just a couple of seconds shorter than the other Reshammiya solo in the film, Chakna Chakna.

It was penned by the one and only Javed Akhtar.

 

Mr Gandhi sang this trAcK

Namastey London released in 2007.

There were five songs from the film in my collection.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Aanan Faanan – one of the two tracks from it in this playlist – would be the first.

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

Akriti Kakkar and Jayesh Gandhi were the two people who lent their voices to the song.

Javed Akhtar wrote the song, which was composed by Himesh Reshammiya.

Sonu sang this title soNG

Apne released in 2007.

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

It happened to be the title track of the film – Apne Toh Apne Hote Hain.

The opening line of the song translated to, “Our own people are our own”.

Of the three people lent their voices to it, one was a lady.

I am talking about Jaspinder Narula.

The men who joined her behind the microphone for the song were Sonu Nigam and Jayesh Gandhi.

It was written by Sameer Anjaan.

The man who composed the song was Himesh Reshammiya.