Monday, January 30, 2023

Bhardwaj sang his own composition

It was shortly after I listened to the songs of Kuttey (2023) that I was reminded of the subject of this post.

The song in question was the title track of Kaminey, which released in 2009.

Spread across my blogs, it was the fifth track from the film in my collection.

The involvement of Vishal Bhardwaj in the song wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he sang it as well.

Gulzar wrote it.

By the way, it was the longest song from the film in my collection – it was five minutes and 58 seconds long.

Monteiro rendered this short track

Rock On!! released in 2008.

Before I wrote this post, my collection contained seven tracks from the film.

Phir Dekhiye – the subject of this post – was the eighth.

Although the song could be translated to, “Watch it again”, it should’ve actually been called, “Phir Suniye” (which means, “Listen to it again”).

It was the only contribution of Caralisa Monteiro to the soundtrack of the film.

Javed Akhtar wrote the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy composition.

I recently heard that song, which was the shortest song on the soundtrack of the film – it was three minutes and 27 seconds long.

Shreya sang this short solo

Saawariya released in 2007.

Spread across my blogs, the subject of this post was the fifth song from the film in my collection.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the descending order of their durations, Thode Badmaash Ho Tum would be the fourth – it was three minutes and 19 seconds long.

The song was rendered by Shreya Ghoshal, who was the female voice of the film’s soundtrack.

It was written by Nusrat Badr (who died, following a prolonged illness, on January 24, 2020).

It was composed by Monty Sharma.

It was sung by Sami

Khosla Ka Ghosla! released in 2006.

With the inclusion of the subject of this post to my collection, the number of songs from the film in it has increased to a couple.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, and in the ascending order of their durations, Ab Kya Karenge Bhaiya would be the first – it was four minutes and 24 seconds long.

It was sung by Adnan Sami.

The song, which was written by Jaideep Sahni, was composed by Bapi-Tutul. In fact, it was their only contribution to the soundtrack of the film.

Shaan did a fine (Cere)job

In 2005, I was pursuing my diploma in journalism, and staying in an apartment as a paying guest.

That was when I stated listening to the radio.

And one of the tracks that played on it regularly was Dil Jo Bhi Kahey, the title track of the film of that name (which released that year).

Shaan was one of the two people who sang it.

He was (Cere)joined behind the microphone for it by Dominique.

The song, which was four minutes and 40 seconds long, was written by Javed Akhtar.

It was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.

This was an Iyer solo

A film titled Charas released in 1976.

An unrelated film of the same name released in 2004.

The tagline of the latter was A Joint Effort.

I remember watching the film once, but I did not recall anything about it.

But when I was writing this blog, I suddenly remembered one song from the film.

It was titled Yeh Dhuaan.

And there’s no two ways about the fact that it was an appropriate title, because it could be translated to, “This smoke”.

Mahalakshmi Iyer sang it.

Javed Akhtar wrote the song, which Raju Singh composed.

Sunidhi S(ha)ang this vocal duel

There are two things about the subject of this post.

Firstly, there is an age-old debate between boys and girls about who is the best.

And secondly, it is unlikely to show any signs of ending.

But spread across my blogs, Boys Are Best was the second song from the 2003 film Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne in my collection.

It was as much a vocal duel as it was a duet – the two people who lent it their voices were Sunidhi Chauhan and Shaan.

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

Saturday, January 28, 2023

Yagnik and Sanu rendered it

Yeh Dil Aashiqana released in 2002.

My collection contained just one song from the film.

And it happened to be its title track.

The two people who lent their voices to it was Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu.

By on means was it a surprise, because they were the female and male voice of the film’s soundtrack, respectively.

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

Jividha Sharma, the leading lady of the film, was joined behind the microphone for the remixed version of the song.

Alka sang it with Mahalakshmi

During my undergraduate days, I came across an audiotape in a friend’s room.

One of the songs on it was the subject of this post.

It was titled Chalti Hai Purvai, and it happened to be the only song from the 2001 film Rahul in my collection.

I remembered that song recently, when I was compiling this playlist.

The two ladies who lent it their voices were Alka Yagnik and Mahalakshmi Iyer.

It was one of the former’s two contributions, and the latter’s contribution to the film’s soundtrack.

Anand Bakshi wrote the Anu Malik composition.

It left the listeners APpalled

Ghaath released in 2000.

My collection contained just one song from the film.

It was titled Baba Meri Yeh Jawani.

The two ladies who lent their voices to the track were Falguni Pathak (the dandiya queen) and Sapna Awasthi.

It was written by Sameer Anjaan, and was composed by the one and only Anu Malik.

Although the film was a Tabu-starrer, the song was picturised on Raveena Tandon.

I first heard it on television at a restaurant years ago, but I did not add it to my collection initially, because it was a run-of-the-mill song.

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