Mr Kher sang this SoNg

If the four songs from Krazzy 4 in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, O Re Lakad would be the last.

In fact, that was the only song from the film that was picturised on the titular quartet – Arshad Warsi, Irrfan, Rajpal Yadav, and Suresh Menon.

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

Her name was Sowmya Raoh.

The men who joined her behind the microphone for it were Kailash Kher and Neeraj Shridhar.

Javed Akhtar penned the song, which was composed by Rajesh Roshan.

It was sung by Dadlani

Z – the last letter of the English alphabet – is pronounced Zed in India and Zee in the United States.

But one song did not just have that pronunciation, but also a deliberate misspelling.

The track in question was Krazzy 4, which released in 2008.

Speaking of the alphabet, if the four songs from the film were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the penultimate one.

The song was picturised on Hrithik Roshan, and composed by Rajesh Roshan.

It was written by Javed Akhtar.

Vishal Dadlani was the man who lent it his voice.

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.

(Ud)It was rendered by Narayan

Manisha Koirala starred in the 1995 film Akele Hum Akele Tum, whose soundtrack featured a song titled Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya.

It inspired the title of a film, which released in 2000 and starred her and her Bombay (1995) co-star, Arvind Swamy.

My collection contained just one song from that film.

It was titled Dil Chura Ke Chal Di.

The man who lent his voice to (Ud)it was the one and only Mr Narayan.

Javed Akhtar wrote the song, which was composed by Jatin-Lalit, and was five minutes and 24 seconds long.

Alka lent (Ud)it her voice

When I sat down to write this post, the 2024 film Merry Christmas had released.

That is what a person would wish a friend on Bada Din.

That, by the way, was the title of a film that released in 1998.

The subject of this post – Meri Aankhon Mein – is one of the two tracks from that film in my collection.

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

(Ud)It was sung by Alka Yagnik and Mr Narayan.

(Pand)It was written by Javed Akhtar, and composed by the siblings, Jatin-Lalit

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 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.)

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.