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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I only included Mukesh’s version

Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh Chand Mathur lent their voices to the majority of the songs on the soundtrack of Dulha Dulhan, which released in 1964.

My collection, however, contained just one song from the film.

Or, to be precise, one of the two versions of it.

The track in question was the male version of Humne Tumko Pyaar Kiya Hai Jitna.

No prizes for guessing who sang it.

The song was penned by Indeevar.

It was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji.

Music directors Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma assisted the brothers on the film’s soundtrack.

This duet became quite popuLaR

Bluff Master released in 1963.

With the addition to this song to my collection, there were a couple of songs from the film in it.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, the track in question – Husn Chal Kuchh Aisi Chaal – would be the second.

It was the only female-male duet on the soundtrack of the film.

The two people who lent it their voices were Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi.

The song was written by Rajinder Krishan, who also penned the dialogues of the film.

It was composed by the Shah brothers, Kalyanji-Anandji.

  

Lata rendered this (Ku)marvellous number

In 1959, Anandji Virji Shah officially joined his older brother, Kalyanji Virji Shah, to form the composer jodi Kalyanji-Anandji. Hitherto, Kalyanji had made a mark as a musician and a solo music director.

They made a fine debut as a debut in Satta Bazaar (1959).

The only song from the film in my collection was Tumhe Yaad Hoga Kabhi Hum Mile The.

Lata Mangeshkar and Hemant Kumar were the two people who lent their voices to the song.

Gulshan Bawra penned a third of the songs on the soundtrack of the film, including this one.