Mr Narayan did (Ud)it justice

Bewafaa released in 2005.

And, as were the majority of my film-viewing experiences, this one happened to take place aboard a bus as well.

My collection now contains three songs from the film, including the two on this blog.

One of those was the subject of this post.

It was titled Ek Dilruba Hai.

Only Mr Narayan could have done justice to the song.

(Ud)It happened to be his only contribution to the soundtrack of the film.

The song was penned by Sameer Anjaan.

It was composed by Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod.

(Ud)It was An inspired inspiration

My collection contained six songs from Hum Tum (2004).

These included the two on this playlist.

One of those was Yaara Yaara.

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

Prasoon Joshi sang the song, which was composed by Jatin-Lalit, and was four minutes and 44 seconds long.

Incidentally, that song was deleted from the film.

But it was used in Chanda Chamke, a song from Kunal Kohli’s (the director of the film) next film, Fanaa (which released in 2006).

It was inspired by Samra We Betha, a song by the Iraqi band Miami. 

Preeti Uttam Singh sang (Ud)it

Gadar: Ek Prem Katha completed the trilogy of 2001 films whose titles were followed by a tagline on this playlist.

There were three songs from the film in my collection.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Musafir Jaane Wale 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 47 seconds long.

Preeti Uttam Singh and Mr Narayan lent their voices to (Ud)it.

The former’s father, Uttam Singh, composed the song, which was penned by Anand Bakshi.

It wasn’t An (Ud)‘item’ number

Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya – which released in 2001 – was a film a friend and I ‘accidentally’ watched at a cinema hall.

There were a couple of songs from the film in my collection, including the subject of this post.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical number, Chori Chori Tera Chalna would be the second.

The two people who lent their voices to (Ud)it were Alka Yagnik and Mr Narayan.

Sudhakar Sharma wrote the song, which was composed by Himesh Reshammiya.

Inexplicably, it described everything about the pair on whom it was picturised as ‘items’.

(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.

ThiS track wAS qUite diSAPpointing

Mela released in 2000.

If the two tracks from the film in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, its title track – Mela Dilon Ka – 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 28 seconds long.

(Ud)It was sung by three ladies (Alka Yagnik, Poonam, and Sadhana Sargam), and four men (Abhijeet, Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Nigam, and Mr Narayan).

Dev Kohli and Dharmesh Darshan, the film’s director, wrote the Anu Malik composition, which was quite disappointing.

NFAK composed and sang (Ud)it

My collection contained a couple of songs from Kartoos, which released in 1999.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, the subject of this post – Teri Yaad – would be the second.

The involvement of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he also happened to be one of the two people who lent their voices to it.

Udit Narayan was the other.

Interestingly, the latter was the voice of the soundtrack (and this was the second contribution of the former to it).

Majrooh Sultanpuri penned the song.

Jaspinder and Sukhwinder sang (Ud)it

My collection contained just one song from Hindustan Ki Kasam, which released in 1999.

It was titled Jalwa Jalwa.

Three singers lent their voices to the song.

One of them were Jaspinder Narula. It happened to be her only contribution to the soundtrack of the film.

The involvement of Sukhwinder in the song wasn’t restricted to Sing(h)ing it, but he composed it too.

The man who joined them behind the microphone for (Ud)it was the one and only Mr Narayan.

The song, which was written by Anand Bakshi, was five minutes and 52 seconds long. 

(Ud)It wasn’t a Praiseworthy track

Qila – which was released in 1998 – marked the final film appearance of Dilip Kumar, whose career spanned 54 years.

My collection contained just one song from the film.

It was the ironically-titled Wah Bhai Wah, a phrase even the most die-hard fans of the film’s cast would not utter upon listening to the song.

While it was Poornima’s only contribution to the soundtrack, the man who lent his voice to (Ud)it was the one and only Mr Narayan.

Dev Kohli wrote the Anand Raaj Anand composition.

The song was five minutes and 24 seconds long.

(Ud)It was out of ‘Line’

A film titled Hum Se Badkar Kaun released in 1981.

Seventeen years later, an unrelated film released.

Its title combined the words Hum and Se, and added the letter ‘h’ to the word Badkar.

There was just one song from the film.

It was titled Line Maarle (Mumbai slang for flirting).

(Ud)It happened to be the only solo on the soundtrack of the film – the man who lent it his voice was none other than Mr Narayan (who was, in fact, the voice of the soundtrack).

Faaiz Anwar wrote the song, which Viju Shah composed.

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

It was sUNg by Sargam

When I compiled my playlist containing Hindi film songs that referenced birds, I had not heard the subject of this post.

It was titled Dil Junglee Kabootar.

And it was the only song from Qahar (1997) in my collection.

On one hand, I was trying to wrap my head around the reason a person would liken his heart to a wild pigeon.

And on the other, I was looking up the lyricist’s name – by the way, it was Anand Bakshi.

The song, which was written by Anand-Milind, was sung by Sadhana Sargam and Udit Narayan.

Sargam sang this UNderrated song

This is the second of the three Viju Shah compositions from films that released in 1997 on this playlist.

And it was one of the two songs from Gupt: The Hidden Truth on it.

If the six songs from the film were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the descending order of their durations, Mere Sanam Tujhko would the fourth – it was five minutes and 48 seconds long.

There is no two ways about the fact that that song, which Anand Bakshi penned, was underrated.

Sadhana Sargam and Mr Narayan sang (Ud)it.

(Ud)It was rendered by Yagnik

Tere Mere Sapne released in 1996.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Mera Dil Gaya would be the third of the four songs from the film in my collection.

It was the only contribution of Alka Yagnik to the soundtrack of the film.

She was joined behind the microphone by none other than Udit Narayan, who happened to be the voice of the soundtrack.

The song was written by Anand Bakshi.

It was composed by Viju Shah, who, incidentally, composed 30% of the tracks from films that released in 1997 on this playlist.

Ms Chauhan joined the Narayans

With the addition of the subject of this post to my collection, there were a couple of songs from Shastra (1996) in it.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Ladki Deewani Ladka Deewana would be the second.

While that was how the song was credited on the film’s soundtrack, the third word of the song was Dekho.

Sunidhi Chauhan, who was barely into her teens at that point, joined the father and son duo of Udit and Aditya Narayan behind the microphone for it.

Shyam Raj wrote the song, which Aadesh Shrivastava composed.

Alka and Udit rendered it

When I decided to compile a list of Hindi film songs that referenced colours, I hadn’t heard the subject of this post.

It was titled Yeh Neeli Peeli Choodiyan.

It was the second song from Ekka Raja Rani in my collection.

One of the two people who lent their voices to it was the one and only Alka Yagnik.

And the other was Udit Narayan.

They were the leading male and female voice on the film’s soundtrack.

The song, which was written by Sameer Anjaan, was composed by Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod.

It was SUng by Sarika

Ekka Raja Rani released in 1994.

My collection contained a couple of songs from the film.

The first of those was completed Udit Narayan’s ‘Milega Duology of 1994’.

And that was because the title of that track was Ishq Karoge Toh Dard Milega.

He was joined behind the microphone for it by two other singers.

One was Sarika Kapoor.

And the other was the one and only Kumar Sanu.

It could, in fact, be called the second track in the lyricist’s and music directors’ ‘Milega Duology of 1994’ too – Sameer Anjaan wrote the Nadeem-Shravan composition.

(Ud)It was sung by Alka

There were four songs from the 1994 film Dilwale in my collection, including the subject of this post.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Mauka Milega Toh Hum Bata Denge would be the third.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order, it would be the first – it was five minutes and 28 seconds long.

(Ud)it was Mr Narayan’s only contribution to the film’s soundtrack.

Alka Yagnik joined him behind the microphone for it.

The song, which was penned by Sameer Anjaan, was composed by Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod.