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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

It was rendered by Lata

I did not know the subject of this song before I added it to my collection.

But it made it to the playlist thanks to a glance at Binaca Geetmala’s Annual List for 1983.

The song was titled Sajna Sun Sun Meri Chaabi.

And it was the only song from Rishta Kagaz Ka in my collection.

The repeated word in the song’s title could be translated to, “Listen”.

And that was precisely what Hindi film music enthusiasts did, because the person singing it was Lata Mangeshkar.

Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote the song, which Rajesh Roshan composed.

(Am)It was sung by Lata

Lovers was a 1983 film, starring Kumar Gaurav.

My collection contained just one song from it.

It was titled Zamane Mein Sabse Purani.

Amit Kumar was chosen to be Kumar Gaurav’s voice in the latter’s debut (Love Story, which released in 1981).

He was, however, one of the two people who lent their voices to the song from Lovers.

The other was the one and only Lata Mangeshkar.

The song, which Anand Bakshi penned, was composed by R D Burman.

But that team was unable to recreate the magic the songs of that film created.

They asKed an age-oLd question

Chhailla Babu released in 1977.

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

It was titled Yaar Dildar Tujhe Kaisa Chahiye?

It wasn’t just the penultimate word in that line that rhymed with the corresponding word of the next line, but the first as well.

Therefore, the next line of the track went Pyaar Chahiye Ya Paisa Chahiye?

Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar lent their voices to the age-old poser about love or money.

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

Lata (Kisho)rendeeed this popular song

Mehbooba released in 1976.

The addition of this song to my collection took the number of tracks from the film in my collection.

It was titled Parbat Ke Peechhe.

The next three words of the song went Chambe Da Gaon.

And it happened to be the only duet on the soundtrack of the film – it was (Kisho)rendered by Lata Mangeshkar and Mr Kumar.

While the former was the only female singer on it, the latter, unsurprisingly, was the leading male singer.

The song, which was written by Anand Bakshi, was composed by R D Burman.

This was a MemorabLe duet

Sanyasi released in 1975.

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

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Sun Baal Bramhachari would be the second.

Both the tracks from the film in my collection had a couple of things in common.

Firstly, the two people who sang them were Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh.

And secondly, they were composed by Shankar Singh Ram Singh Raghuvanshi (Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal had died by then).

The only difference between the two was the songwriter – Verma Malik wrote this one.

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.   

This duo Kept it simpLe

Lyricist Rajinder Krishan wrote a two-line philosophy that could not have been simpler.

The first line went Dal Roti Khao.

And the second went Prabhu Ke Gun Gao.

The song, which Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma composed, was the only song from Jwaar Bhata (1973) in my collection.

The two people who (Kisho)rendered it were Lata Mangeshkar and Mr Kumar.

By the way, that film had nothing to do with Dilip Kumar, who debuted with the 1944 film of the same name (barring the fact that it starred the thespian’s wife, Saira Banu).

The ListeneRs definitely loved it

One night, during my ride home from work, I heard a song on the radio.

Although the cabbie had reduced the volume, I could catch a few words of it.

The opening line of the song went, “Tere Dil Mein Thodi Si Jagah”.

All I knew was that Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi lent it their voices.

I looked it up online immediately, and found that it was a song from Anokhi Ada, which released in 1973.

The song, which was penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri, was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

Lata’s solo was Geeta’s geet

My collection contained four songs from Seeta Aur Geeta, which released in 1972.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Haan Ji Haan Maine Sharab Pee Hai would be the second.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was five minutes and 26 seconds long.

The track, which was picturised on the fiesty Geeta, was the only female solo in the film – it was rendered by none other than Lata Mangeshkar.

Anand Bakshi penned the song, which was composed by R D Burman.

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.

Everybody Listened to this tracK

At the outstet, I would like to clarify that the title of this post was not a sweeping statement, but a translation of, “Is gaane ko sab ne suna”.

Aur kaafi pasand kiya.

The subject of this post is Maine Dekha Tune Dekha.

Spread across my playlists, it was the third song from the 1972 film Dushmun in my collection.

It happened to be the only duet in the film – Lata Mangeshkar and Mr Kumar (Kisho)rendered it.

The song was written by Anand Bakshi.

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