Mishra sang Song Number (Shambha)VI

The shorter of the two duets on the soundtrack of Bhavai was Siyapati Ramchandra – it was four minutes and 29 seconds long.

In fact, it was the only duet in the film that was shorter than five minutes.

And with the Ramayana – and folk music – as the film’s backdrop, it was an apt track.

It was the only contribution of the duo who rendered it – Amit Mishra and Shambhavi Raj – to the soundtrack of the film.

The involvement of Shabbir Ahmed in it was not restricted to penning it, but he composed it as well.

 

 

‘Mom’ would certainly (Trik)have approved

The mom in the title of this post was the English word, which, of course, was pronounced differently.

I do agree it was a poor attempt at punning on mom, which also happens to be the Hindi word for wax.

So, Mom Ki Gudiya – which could be translated to, “A doll made of wax” – was a song from Bhavai.

And it was five minutes and 17 seconds long.

The song was Aaman Trikha’s second contribution to the film’s soundtrack.

Shabbir Ahmed’s involvement in it wasn’t restricted to penning it, but he composed it as well.

Mr Narayan SanG this duet

The second contribution of Shreya Ghoshal to the soundtrack of Bhavai was Mohe Ram Rang Rang De.

But unlike Kahe Muskay Re, it was a duet.

She was joined behind the microphone by the one and only Mr Narayan.

By the way, (Ud)it was his only contribution to the soundtrack of the film.

The track happened to be the longest song on the soundtrack of the film – it was half-a-dozen minutes and 44 seconds long.

The involvement of Shabbir Ahmed in the song was not restricted to penned it, but he composed it as well.

Ms Ghoshal rendered this solo

Kahe Muskay Re was perhaps a misspelling – shouldn’t the song have been called Kahe Muskaye Re?

But then, to paraphrase the Shakespearean quote, what’s in a title, right?

Perhaps, but after you are done smiling at my attempt to transliterate the song, please note that it was the only female solo on the soundtrack of Bhavai – it was rendered by the one and only Shreya Ghoshal.

And it was four minutes and 44 seconds long.

The involvement of Shabbir Ahmed in the track was not restricted to penning it, but he composed it as well.

 

(Moh)It was the shortest solo

Of the three solos on the soundtrack of Bhavai, a couple were rendered by male singers.

The shortest of those was Ishq Fitoori. In fact, it was happened to be the shortest song in the film – it was four minutes and 13 seconds long.

The track – which could be translated to, “Crazy love (or obsession)” – was rendered by the one and only Mohit Chauhan.

By the way, it was his only contribution to the soundtrack.

The involvement of Shabbir Ahmed in the track was not restricted to penning it, but he composed it as well.

 

ThIS trAcK was mind-‘blow’ing

My blog contains half-a-dozen songs from Bhavai, which released in 2021.

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

It was five minutes and as many seconds long.

The song, whose title could be translated to, “Flute”, should have actually been called “(A)Ik(k)a” (which is the Marathi word for, “Listen”), given the fact that its rap portion was credited to Ikka.

Aaman Trikha, Karsan Sagathiya and Swati Sharma were the others who rendered it.

Shabbir Ahmed’s involvement in the track wasn’t restricted to penning it, but he composed it as well.

As always, Sonu was (Nig)amazing

If the subject of the previous post was the longest song on the soundtrack of Bekhudi, the track I will be talking about in this one (Mere Zehen Mein) was at the other end of the spectrum as far as their durations were conceded – it was three minutes and 41 seconds long.

Having grown up in the 1990s, it is always great when someone from that decade gets involved with a song – so it was always a pleasant surprise to read Sonu Nigam’s name in the credits.

It was written and composed by Swaransh Mishra.

Jubin’s solo was the longest

The longest of the five songs on the soundtrack of Bekhudi was Meherwan – the Jubin Nautiyal solo was four minutes and 33 seconds long.

It was written by Rajesh Dheeraj.

But being his only contribution to the film’s soundtrack, it seemed that Rahul Nair wanted to make the most of it.

Therefore, his involvement in the song was not restricted to composing it.

He was also credited as one of the two backing vocalists (the other being Shivam Katoch).

And clearly that wasn’t enough – he shared the credits for mastering the track with Pradeep Kotnala.

This wAS the only duet

Of the five songs on the soundtrack of Bekhudi, only one was a duet.

And it was titled Kuch Pal Saath.

It happened to be the second-longest track in the film – it was four minutes and 31 seconds long.

By the way, Shivam Katoch rendered the male portion of this song.

In other words, it took him all of two seconds to transition from back-up vocalist to singer.

And he was joined behind the microphone by Avanie Joshi.

The involvement of Amit Kasaria wasn’t restricted to composing the song, but he penned it as well.

Indeed, Mr Mehndi was Talented

Bekhudi was directed by Amit Kasaria, who also wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues of the film.

And obviously those weren’t enough, so he also composed a couple of songs in the film.

The shorter of those was Jab Se Hui Sagai – it was three minutes and 50 seconds long.

It was rendered by Daler Mehndi, and featured a rap portion, which was credited to the interestingly-named Abhishek Talented.

By the way, the track was written by that man Kasaria again.

And the man who was credited with contributing the rap lyrics was Swaransh Mishra

Negi sang the title track

I did not have a great deal of access to information about the soundtrack of the 2021 film Bekhudi, which contains five tracks.

So, this information is based on my gleanings from a YouTube jukebox featuring the entire album.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order of their durations, Bekhudi – the title track of the film – would be the first.

The song was three minutes and 57 seconds long, and was rendered by Dev Negi.

The involvement of Swaransh Mishra in the song wasn’t restricted to penning it, but he composed it as well. 

This Singh solo was long

The subject of this post – which was titled Tum Ho – was similar to the previous one in a couple of ways (apart from the fact that were both from Babloo Bachelor).

Firstly, both were rendered by Arijit Singh.

And secondly, they were solos.

But that was where the similarities end.

This song was written by Ashish Pandit, and was composed by Indraadip Dasgupta [whose previous foray into Hindi films was as the background score composer of Begum Jaan (2017)].

It was the longest song in the film – it was six minutes and 17 seconds long. 

(Arij)It was Singh’s shorter solo

By no means would it be incorrect to state that more often than not, a song sung by Arijit Singh can make even a run-of-the-mill soundtrack sound a tad better.

And his contributions to the soundtrack of Babloo Bachelor were a couple of solos.

The shorter of those was Kasam – it was four minutes and 36 seconds long.

The track was written by Rashmi Singh and Virag Mishra.

And it was music director Jeet Gannguli’s sixth – and final – collaboration to the soundtrack of the film [but the fifth on this blog (as I mentioned earlier)].

Akanksha rendered Jeet’s second duet

The soundtrack of Babloo Bachelor contained a couple of duets that were under the four-minute mark.

And Jiya Nahin Lagta was the second.

Those three words could be translated to, “My heart is not in it”, and make no mistake, that is most people’s reaction to most of today’s Hindi film songs.

The male portion of the track – which was three minutes and 33 seconds long – was rendered by Jeet Gannguli (who composed it as well).

He was joined behind the microphone by Akanksha Sharma.

The song was penned by Rashmi Singh and Virag Mishra.

Jeet rendereD this song too

The subject of this post was the only male duet on the soundtrack of Babloo Bachelor.

It was titled Jealous (which, to be honest, is certainly not what the listeners felt of anyone associated with the soundtrack).

And it happened to be the shortest song in the film – it was three minutes and a second long.

Jeet Gannguli’s involvement in it wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he was also one of the two people who sang it.

The other was Dev Negi.

It was lyricist Kumaar’s only contribution to the soundtrack of the film.

Bappi SanG this ‘Ban(n)a’l song

The soundtrack of Babloo Bachelor had three duets overall.

Of those, there were a couple of tracks, of which one part was rendered by a male singer, and the other by a female singer.

The longer of those was Banna Banni (which was four minutes and 24 seconds long).

In fact, it was the longest duet in the film.

The male portion of the track was rendered by the one and only Bappi Lahiri.

And its female portion was sung by Shreya Ghoshal.

Rashmi Singh and Virag Mishra wrote the song, which Jeet Gannguli composed.

Only Papon’s version was picked

Although there were seven tracks on the soundtrack of the 2021 film Babloo Bachelor, my blog contains just six of them*.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Aye Meri Zindagi would be the first.

My blog contains only the male version of the song (which was rendered by Papon).

It was five minutes and a couple of versions long.

The track, which was penned by Rashmi Virag, was composed by Jeet Gannguli.

(*Note: The missing track was the female version, which was sung by Payal Dev. Incidentally, it was long as Papon’s version.)

Prakash himself rendered this ‘piece’

G V Prakash Kumar’s familial ties go way beyond his wife, Saindhavi Prakash.

But his best-known relative is his mama (maternal uncle), the legendary A R Rahman.

Of course, Kumar did both of them proud as the composer of the songs from Thalaivii in general, and his only solo – as a singer – in particular*.

It was titled Tukuda Tukuda, and it was three minutes and 54 seconds long.

The track was penned by Irshad Kamil.

(*Note: While he also sang one track in the Tamil version, he didn’t sing any in the Telugu dubbed version).

Shukre took to the M(al)ik(e)

I am afraid I don’t know much about Prajakta Shukre as a playback singer.

In fact, everything I know about her dates back to the day she was a finalist on the inaugural season of Indian Idol (in 2004).

But she was one of the two people who rendered Teri Aankhon Mein.

The other was Armaan Malik.

The song happened to be the shorter of the two duets on the soundtrack of Thalaivii – it was three minutes and 28 seconds long.

It was written by Irshad Kamil, and was composed by G V Prakash Kumar.  

This was Saindhavi’s longer solo

As I stated in my post about Chali Chali, the soundtrack of Thalaivii featured a couple of solos rendered by Saindhavi Prakash*.

The other was titled Nain Bandhe Nainon Se.

In fact, it was the longer of her two contributions to the soundtrack of the film – it was exactly four minutes long.

The track, which was written by Irshad Kamil, was composed by G V Prakash Kumar.

(*Note: She also rendered a couple of solos each in the Tamil version and the Telugu dubbed version of the film. Incidentally, those were also composed by Kumar.)

(Mahadev)Another Mishra rendered this track

The soundtrack of Thalaivii had a couple of duets.

The longer of those was Hai Kamaal – it was five minutes and three seconds long.

In other words, it was the second-longest track in the film, and one of the two songs in the film that crossed the five-minute mark (the other, of course, being Aa Thalaivii).

The last name of one of the two people who sang it was Mishra. Her name was Parul.

She Sh(ank)ared singing credits with Mahadevan.

The track, which was written by Irshad Kamil, was composed by G V Prakash Kumar.

This Saindhavi solo was short

Saindhavi Prakash is not just a singer, but also the better half of G V Prakash Kumar, who composed the songs of Thalaivii.

But, it must be clarified that pure talent – and ‘knot’ the fact that she married him in 2013 – was the only reason she bagged a couple of solos in the film.

The shorter of those was Chali Chali.

In fact, it was the shortest of the six tracks on the soundtrack of the Hindi version of the film – it was three minutes and 22 seconds long.

It was penned by Irshad Kamil.

  

(Am)It was the title track

Thalaivii – which released in 2021 – was based on the life of the late J Jayalalithaa, the former chief minster of Tamil Nadu (and also a former actress).

It was bilingual* – the title track of the Hindi version of the film was Aa Thalaivii.

If the six songs on the film’s soundtrack were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was five minutes and 48 seconds long.

Irshad Kamil wrote the G V Prakash Kumar composition, which was rendered by Amit Mishra.

(*Note: The other was the Tamil version.)

Ms Dev’s composition wasn’t (Ku)marvellous

Here’s a question: What is common to Maa Ka Phone (from the 2014 film Khoobsurat) and Mata Ka E-mail (from the 2015 film Guddu Rangeela)?

And the answer is the subject of this post, which was titled Wallpaper Maiyya Ka. 

It was exactly three minutes long, and was from Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai?

The involvement of Payal Dev in the song – which was written by Manoj Muntashir – wasn’t restricted to composing it, but she was one of the two people who rendered it too.

She was joined behind the microphone by Divya Kumar.

Gill rendered yet (Simr)another recreation

Is the recreated version of Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar the final nail in the coffin of Hindi film music?

I certainly hope so, because that is a trend that would flummox even the most seasoned investigator in the C.I.D. (which, incidentally, was the 1956 film on whose soundtrack the aforementioned track originally was).

The recreated version of the track was the shortest of the six songs from Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai? – it was two minutes and 54 seconds long.

Jassie Gill and Simran Kaur sang the Avvy Sra composition, which Happi Raikoti penned.

Jubin sang this Mishra composition

There’s no two ways about Rahul Mishra walked away with the lion’s share of the credit for most of the songs on the soundtrack of Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai?

But it featured one song in which his involvement was restricted to the composition.

It was titled Kuch Paas Mere, and happened to be the shortest of the Mishra quartet, if it could be called that – it was three minutes and 23 seconds long.

The man who lent it his voice was none other than Jubin Nautiyal.

The track was written by Manoj Muntashir.

  

This was Mishra’s crooning hat-trick

Having touched upon the durations of lyricist Manoj Muntashir’s four contributions to the soundtrack of Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai? in my previous post, I must mention that Dil Pe Phod Doon was the longest of those – it was three minutes and 37 seconds long.

In other words, it was just one second longer than Bewafa Aashiq.

The involvement of Rahul Mishra in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he rendered it too.

In fact, this was his third – and final – contribution to the soundtrack of the film as a singer.

Mishra Rendered this song (Pay)also

Four of the six songs on the soundtrack of Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai? were written by Manoj Muntashir.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Besharam Aashiq was the first.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would the first of Muntashir’s contributions to the soundtrack (and the fourth overall) – it was three minutes and 36 seconds long.

Rahul Mishra’s involvement in the track wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he rendered it as well.

He was joined behind the microphone by Payal Dev and Romi.

Mishra composed and sang it

Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai? released in 2021.

In the Hindi film music industry, recreations are the worst form of beimaani (dishonesty).

But ironically, the soundtrack of the aforementioned film featured the recreated version of a track from the 1987 film Imaandaar (which was titled Aur Is Dil Mein).

It happened to be the longest of the six songs in the film – it was four minutes and 39 seconds long.

Kunaal Vermaa penned that version of the song.

The involvement of Rahul Mishra was not restricted to composing it, but he rendered it too.   

Shubham’s solo was a (Shiru)let-down

If the five songs on the soundtrack of Helmet were arranged in the alphabetical order, Mauka Mauka would be the last.

A phrase Indian cricket fans would associate with the national cricket team during its winning streak in ODIs inspired Shloke Lal to use it in the song, which was his lone contribution to the aforementioned soundtrack as a lyricist.

The track, which was three minutes and 13 seconds long, was composed by JAM8, and rendered by Shubham Shirule.

And by no means would it be incorrect to state that it was a disappointing song.

Shandilya let the ‘(Do)li’steners down

By no means would it be incorrect to state that Doli – from Helmet – was a disappointing song.

It was just a couple of minutes and 46 seconds long, and was rendered by Brijesh Shandilya.

The contribution of Vayu Shrivastav – who was known mononymously as Vayu – to the track was not restricted to writing it, but he was one of the two men who composed it as well.

But, given what the title of the song could be translated to, could it be called the (palan)quintessential Tanishk Bagchi number? Probably, but he was the other composer.

Goldboy’s solo was the longest

And the subject of this post is the male version of Barbaad, from Helmet.

As far as the durations of the two versions of the track were concerned, it was at the other end of the spectrum – it was four minutes and 25 seconds long, and was, therefore, the longest song in the film.

Nirmaan was aptly named, because it is a Hindi word which could be translated to, “Creation”.

And his involvement in the song was not restricted to writing it, but he composed it as well.

It was a solo – Goldboy rendered it.

 

(Gold)Boy, this SonG was short!

The soundtrack of Helmet had a couple of versions of Barbaad.

The subject of this post was the duet version of the song, which was the shorter of the two.

In fact, it also happened to be the shortest of the five tracks in the film – it was just a couple of minutes and 25 seconds long.

The involvement of Nirmaan in the track was not restricted to penning it, but he composed it as well.

The male portion of the song was sung by Goldboy.

He was joined behind the microphone by Shipra Goyal.

Tony and Vibhor weren’t wrong

“Band baj jaana” is a Hindi phrase, which could literally be translated to, “Beating drums”.

But it is also a colloquial phrase that is used to express what goes through a person’s mind when he/she is in an embarrassing situation.

The latter could be also used to describe the current state of the Hindi film music industry.

Band Baj Gaya also happened to be a song from the 2021 film Helmet, and was two minutes and 33 seconds long.

The song was written and composed by Tony Kakkar, who also sang it (with Vibhor Parashar).

Indeed, Mr Mohanty was grateful

If the three songs from Haathi Mere Saathi were arranged in the alphabetical order, Shukriya would be the last.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order (or the descending order, for that matter) of their durations, it would be the second – it was four minutes and 53 seconds long.

Rituraj Mohanty – who won the first (and so far, only) season of India’s Raw Star, a reality show that aired in 2014 – rendered it. Needless to say, he had a lot to be thankful for.

Shantanu Moitra composed the song, which Swanand Kirkire penned.

Indeed, a star had (Ad)rizen!

If the three tracks from Haathi Mere Saathi were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, Dheeme Dheeme would be the first – it was four minutes and 26 minutes long.

Appropriately, it was assigned to a man who is taking baby steps into the world of playback singing – Adriz Ghosh.

He hails from Murshidabad, West Bengal (which also happens to be the hometown of singer Arijit Singh), and was the fourth runner-up in the 11^th season of Indian Idol, which took place in 2019.

The (Moi)track, which Swanand Kirkire penned, was composed by Shantanu.

This track was worth Alisten

Haathi Mere Saathi was among the biggest hits of 1971, and its soundtrack was credited to Laxmikant-Pyarelal, and their frequent collaborator, lyricist Anand Bakshi.

A film of the same name released in 2021.

Composer Shantanu and lyricist Swanand Kirkire collaborated on the film’s soundtrack, which contained three (Moi)tracks.

Incidentally, all of them were male solos.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, and in the descending order of their durations, Ae Hawa would be the first – it was five minutes and half-a-dozen seconds long.

This track was rendered by none other than Javed Ali.

Dadlani rendered this trAcK too

If the third song on the soundtrack of Bhoot Police was arranged in the alphabetical order, this track would be the last.

And if it was arranged in the ascending order of its duration, it would be the first.

The song in question was titled Raat Gayi So Baat Gayi, and it was three minutes and 35 seconds long.

Kumaar wrote the Sachin-Jigar composition, which could literally be translated to, “The night has passed, and so has what happened”.

It was Vishal Dadlani’s second contribution to the soundtrack.

Asees Kaur joined him behind the microphone.

This SonG certainly wasn’t (Ma)liked

If the three songs on the soundtrack of Bhoot Police were arranged in the alphabetical order, Mujhe Pyaar Pyaar Hai would be the first.

And it happened to be the longest of them all – it was five minutes and 11 seconds long.

The song was the only contribution of lyricist Priya Saraiya to the film’s soundtrack.

And it was composed by her husband, Jigar Saraiya, with Sachin Sanghvi.

There’s no two ways about the fact that the song gave the fans of Shreya Ghoshal and Armaan Malik – who sang it – a reason to be disappointed.

It certainly VaSn’t Mellow Dious

Some people are phasmophobic (that is, they have a fear of ghosts).

And most people are capiophobic (that is, they fear the police, or getting arrested).

But there was absolutely no fear in stating that Aayi Aayi Bhoot Police – the title track of the 2021 film Bhoot Police – wasn’t a great track.

Rakesh Kumar (a.k.a. Kumaar) penned the song, which was four minutes and 46 seconds long.

It was composed by Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya.

The song was rendered by Vishal Dadlani and Sunidhi Chauhan, who were joined behind the microphone by Mellow D.   

Royal rendered it with Praak

The second duet on the soundtrack of Shershaah was Ranjha.

It was the shorter of the two duets in the film – it was three minutes and 48 seconds long.

The song was written by Anvita Dutt (who was formerly credited as Anvita Dutt Guptan).

Jasleen Royal was not just the music director, but she was one of the two people who rendered it as well.

That track actually happened to be the second contribution of B Praak to the soundtrack of the film – but his involvement in it was restricted to rendering the male portion.

Asees re‘Kaur’ded it with Nautiyal

Now that I have written about the solos on the soundtrack of Shershaah, the subject of this post, and that of the next one, are the duets.

They have two things in common – both begin with R, and their durations are longer than three minutes but under four minutes.

Raataan Lambiyan – the song I’m writing about in this post – was the longer of the two – it was three minutes and 50 seconds long.

Jubin Nautiyal sang it with Asees Kaur.

Tanishk Bagchi’s involvement in it wasn’t restricted to writing it, but he composed it too.

B Praak sang it again

The trouble with singles is that once they are adapted by those involved in the soundtracks of Hindi films, they do not remain singles.

And that was precisely what happened to Mann Bharrya, a Punjabi song that released in 2017.

It featured – as Mann Bharrya 2.0 – on the soundtrack of Shershaah.

In fact, so prominently that that version was the longest song in the film – it was four minutes and 26 seconds long.

The involvement of B Praak in the song wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he rendered it as well.

Jaani wrote it.

Raval rendered the longer version

Darshan Raval rendered the male version of Kabhii Tumhhe from Shershaah.

It was the longer of the two versions of the song in the film – it was three minutes and 50 seconds long.

When I thought of the Hindi proverb, “Ek se bhale do” in my previous post, I realised I had forgotten a word – it should have been, “Ek se bhale do duos” (which could be translated to, “Two duos are better than one”).

The song was written by Rashmi Singh and Virag Mishra.

And it was composed by Javed Khan and Mohsin Shaikh.

Ms Muchhal’s version was shorter

The soundtrack of Shershaah featured a couple of versions of Kabhii Tumhhe (which, obviously for numerological reasons, was spelled with an extra ‘h’ in the first word, and an extra ‘i’ in the second).

The female version of the song was rendered by Palak Muchhal.

It was the shorter of the two – it was three minutes and 38 seconds long.

Keeping in mind the fact that ek se bhale do (which could be translated to, “Two is better than one”), the song was, interestingly, penned by one pair (Rashmi Virag) and composed by another (Javed-Mohsin).  

Vikram (Mont)rose to the occasion

If the six songs on the soundtrack of Shershaah – the 2021 biopic of Vikram Batra, the Indian Army captain and Param Vir Chakra awardee – were arranged in the alphabetical order, and in the ascending order of their durations, Jai Hind Ki Senaa would be the first – it was just two minutes and 31 seconds long.

It was lyricist Manoj Muntashir’s only contribution to the film’s soundtrack.

Vikram Montrose’s involvement in the track wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he rendered it too.

The film released on August 16 – the day after India’s 75^th Independence Day.  

Only Desai’s version was included

My collection contains one version each of both the songs on the soundtrack of Chehre (2021).

But, having included one of them in my playlist dedicated to Vishal-Shekhar’s compositions, here’s the other – Yasser Desai’s version of Rang Dariya, which was four minutes and 56 seconds long.

Farhan Memon wrote the Gourov Dasgupta composition.

As I’m clearly not a fan of the trend of reprisals in any form whatsoever, I had to exclude Raj Barman’s version of the track, which was called the Reprise version, and was, in fact, just a second longer than Desai’s version.

This SonG was a remake

A remake invariably lacks what the original had.

But thankfully, Tanishk Bagchi’s second contribution to the soundtrack of Bhuj: The Pride of India – which was titled Zaalima Coca Cola – didn’t ‘fizz’le out.

And that was because Shreya Ghoshal rendered it.

Vayu wrote the song, which was three minutes and 28 seconds long.

And now, here’s some trivia about the original – it was titled Zalima Coca Cola Piya De, and was from a Pakistani Punjabi film titled Chan Te Soorma, which released in 1986.

Khawaja Pervaiz wrote the Taafu composition, which was sung by Noor Jehan.

UNdoubtedly, the listeners weren’t disaPpoiNted

More often than not, repeated words in the title of a song are a guarantee of its popularity (because of the instant recall).

And it wouldn’t be incorrect to state that Rammo Rammo – a song from Bhuj: The Pride of India – succeeded too.

But, the main reason for the increase in the number of listeners was the fact that it was rendered by none other than Udit Narayan, who was joined behind the microphone by Neeti Mohan and Palak Muchhal.

Manoj Muntashir wrote the Tanishk Bagchi composition, which was three minutes and 39 seconds long.

Pratibha’s solo was ‘two’ short

Manoj Muntashir penned one of the songs on the soundtrack of Kabir Singh, which released in 2019.

But if you put their first names together, what you get is Manoj Kabir, who wrote a song on the soundtrack of Bhuj: The Pride of India.

The track was titled Ishq Mera.

And it happened to be the shortest song on the soundtrack of the film – it was exactly a couple of minutes long.

That, clearly, was not enough for Pratibha Singh Baghel – who rendered it – to showcase her ‘pratibha’.

The song was composed by Vipin Patwa.

It was a Nautiyal solo

One cannot be blamed for not knowing the meaning of a word, because I was in the same boat not too long ago.

And the word in question happened to be the title of the subject of this post – Hanjugam (a track from Bhuj: The Pride of India).

I later learnt that it could be translated to, “Tears and sadness”.

The track, which was three minutes and 45 seconds long, was written by Devshi Khanduri, and composed by Gourov Dasgupta.

It was the only contribution of crooner Jubin Nautiyal to the soundtrack of the film.

This Sing(h)er couldn’t be ignored

Of the three contributions of lyricist Manoj Muntashir to the soundtrack of Bhuj: The Pride of India, Desh Mere was the shortest – it was three minutes and 23 seconds long.

With the best singers in the Hindi film music industry coming together for the album, it wouldn’t have been fair to deny one Sing(h)er his share of the credit.

And that was none other than Arijit.

In a way, the man who composed it was the musical antithesis of Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (because he actually trained as a doctor, before spreading joy) – Arko Pravo Mukherjee.

Shikha sang the theme song

When I read the word ‘theme’ in front of a song, I usually avoid it, because theme songs are usually instrumental.

And, by force of habit, I mistook Bhuj Theme – which, as the name suggests, is a track from Bhuj: The Pride of India – for an instrumental piece.

Then I listened to it, and was surprised because it was a song (rendered by Shikha Joshi).

The track, which was three minutes and 57 seconds long, was the second contribution of composer Amar Mohile to the soundtrack of the film.

It was written by Anil Verma.

Only Mika could’ve sung it

When I read the list of songs on the soundtrack of Bhuj: The Pride of India, I came across one titled Bhai Bhai, and exclaimed, “What are the odds of me opining that only Mika Singh could have done this song justice, and it turning out to be the case?”

Of the three contributions of lyricist Manoj Muntashir to the soundtrack of the film, it was the longest – it was three minutes and 40 seconds long.

The track was composed by Lijo George and DJ Chetas (who uses his first name as his screen name).

Shankar sang a PiouS Song

Not only was the subject of this post a long song*, but it was also symbolic of an auspicious start, because it would be the first if the eight songs from Bhuj: The Pride of India (2021) were arranged in the alphabetical order.

The song in question was titled Aarti.

It was written by Abhilash, and composed by Amar Mohile.

Shankar Mahadevan – who was an apt choice, given the piety in the track – was joined behind the microphone by Priya Malik, Sonali Chandratre, and Surabhi Singh.

(*Note: It was half-a-dozen minutes and 19 seconds long.)

This track wasn’t particularly (Ma)likable

This is case of saving the longest (if not the best) for last.

Tum Aaogey – from Bell Bottom – was four minutes and 44 seconds long.

In fact, it was the only song in the film whose duration was over four minutes.

Even if one is an ardent fan of soulful numbers, it is unlikely that he/she will appreciate the track, which was the only contribution of lyricists Rashmi Singh and Virag Mishra (popularly known as Rashmi Virag) to the soundtrack.

Bhai the way, it was rendered by Armaan Malik, and was composed by Amaal Mallik.

 

This recreation wasn’t (Kh)any Buttar

My views on recreations will always be the same – they are no patch on the originals.

And Sakhiyan2.0 – from Bell Bottom – was no different.

It was a remake of Sakhiyan, a Punjabi single that was written by Babbu Maan, composed by MixSingh (a.k.a. Harmeet Singh Khanna), and released in 2018.

The version in the film was just a couple of minutes and 57 seconds long.

Maninder Buttar (who sang both the songs) and Maan collaborated on this version’s lyrics with Tanishk Bagchi (who also composed it with Buttar).

Zara Khan joined Buttar behind the microphone.

This trAcK was Gurnazar’s contribution

As far as Hindi films songs are concerned, and in keeping with the prevalent trend of Punjabi lyrics in them, it was certainly not a surprise to note that one of the songs on the soundtrack of Bell Bottom was Marjaavaan.

It was three minutes and 45 seconds long.

The involvement of Gurnazar in the track wasn’t restricted to Sing(h)ing it.

But he also happened to be the person who penned and composed it.

In fact, it was one of the two duets in the film – he was joined behind the microphone by Asees Kaur.

This version was (Rav)alittle shorter

It is obvious from the previous post – and the title of this one – that the soundtrack of Bell Bottom contained a couple of versions of Khair Mangde.

And the subject of this post was the male version, which was rendered by Darshan Raval.

It was three minutes and 48 seconds long – i.e., just one second shorter than the female version.

And the following are the two things both the versions have in common.

Firstly, they were written by Seema Saini.

And secondly, they were composed by Shantanu Dutta (who could have actually been rechristened Shanta‘New’).

The listeners were definitely (Bagh)elated

The female version of Khair Mangde, from Bell Bottom, was three minutes and 49 seconds long.

Seema Saini wrote the song, which was composed by Shantanu Dutta.

And now, I must explain each of the three names of the singer.

Pratibha is Hindi for talent.

Her middle name is Singh (i.e., Sing with an ‘h’).

And the first four letters of her last name (Baghel) spell Bagh, which is Hindi for garden.

It is apt, because when you listen to this talented singer, dil bagh bagh ho jaayega (which means, “Your heart will be happy”).

Zara’s T(a)rack did machao Dhoom

My blog contains half-a-dozen songs from Bell Bottom, which released in 2021.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the ascending order of their durations, the theme song of the film (which was titled Dhoom Tara) would be the first – it was just a couple of minutes and five seconds long.

The involvement of Tanishk Bagchi in the song wasn’t restricted to penning it, but he composed it too.

Since we briefly touched upon rhyming in this post, the first name of Ms Khan, who rendered the track, was Zara.

 

Rapper D’Evil wrote it too

D’Evil is the stage name of Dhaval Parab, a rapper who was credited with a couple of tracks from Toofaan.

The shorter of those was Todun Taak* – it was three minutes and seven seconds long.

His involvement in it wasn’t restricted to singing it, but he wrote it as well.

It was the only contribution of composer Dub Sharma (a.k.a. Siddharth Sharma) to the soundtrack of the film.

(*Note: Todun Taak is a Marathi phrase, which could be translated to, “Break”. Incidentally, the song happened to be his first break in the Hindi film industry.)

Mr Singh sang this one

Jo Tum Aa Gaye Ho was the shorter of Arijit Singh’s two contributions to the soundtrack of Toofaan – it was three minutes and 59 seconds long.

And by no means would it be incorrect to state that he was the right man to render the song – which was composed by Samuel-Akanksha* – because it was right up his alley.

It was credited to a pair of lyricists.

One was Javed Akhtar.

And the other was the third in the troika of songwriters named Manoj (Manoj Kumar Nath).

(*Note: The duo comprises Samuel Shetty and Akanksha Nandrekar.)

Vishal rendered this short track

If the three songs from Toofaan (2021) that weren’t composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the ascending order of their durations, Gehre Andhere would be the first.

It was a couple of minutes and nine seconds long.

Therefore, it was the shortest of the nine songs on the soundtrack of the film (spread across both my blogs).

Javed Akhtar penned the track, which was rendered by Vishal Dadlani.

It was the only contribution of British composer Daniel Lozinski* to the film’s soundtrack.

(*Note: He is based in Newcastle.)

Dayal rendered the lone solo

The fifth – and final – song on the soundtrack of Hungama 2 happened to be the only solo in the film.

It was titled Pehli Baar, and it was four minutes and 15 seconds long.

The track, which Anu Malik composed, was rendered by the one and only Benny Dayal.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that Sameer Anjaan wrote the cheesiest pair of opening lines – “Pehli baar hum tum mile, pehli baar chhaya hai nasha” (which could be translated to, “The first time I met you, the first time I felt intoxiated”).

Anmol sang it with Singh

Having stepped into the massive shoes of Alka Yagnik (but obviously not filled them), Anmol Malik was far from satisfied.

And the desire to render another track was fulfilled by Anu Malik, who gave her yet another opportunity on the same soundtrack (i.e., that of Hungama).

It was titled Hungama Ho Gaya (which, obviously, was the title track of the film).

And the song – which was penned by Sameer Anjaan – was four minutes and 25 seconds long.

The person who joined her behind the microphone for that track was the one and only Mika Singh.

 

Benny and Malik’s beti disappointed

No folks, my reaction to Chura Ke Dil Mera 2.0 – the song from Hungama 2 – is not yet another remake.

It is like, “Dear Anu Malik, why on earth did you have to remake your own song (which was originally on the soundtrack of the 1994 film Main Khiladi Tu Anari)? And more importantly, why was it such a poor recreation?”

Like the original, this version was also written by the composer’s namesake, Rani Malik.

The track – which was four minutes and 45 seconds long – was rendered by Mr Malik’s daughter, Anmol, and Benny Dayal.

Nakash sang this NuMber too

The second contribution of Nakash Aziz to the soundtrack of Hungama 2 was Chinta Na Kar.

The title of the song was ironic [because good Hindi film music was already on its chita (pyre), with its last rites being performed every single day for over a decade].

But its duration was not a reason to worry – at three minutes and 38 seconds, it was the shortest of the five tracks in the film.

The lady who joined him behind the microphone was Neeti Mohan.

Sameer Anjaan wrote the song, which was composed by Anu Malik.

NA, it was not AMazing!

Hungama 2 released in 2021, and was the spiritual sequel of Hungama, which released 18 years ealier.

My collection contains five songs from the former, but only a couple of them were shorter than four minutes.

One of those was Aao Chalen Hum (which was three minutes and 50 seconds long).

That must have been the phrase used by a majority of the listeners to describe their disappointment upon listening to the track, which was composed by Anu Malik.

It was sung by Antara Mitra and Nakash Aziz.

The track was written by Sameer Anjaan.

Shrivastava certainly didn’t slip up

The longest song on the soundtrack of Haseen Dillruba was Phisal Jaa Tu – it was four minutes and a second long.

And it happened to be the only solo on the soundtrack – it was rendered by Abhijeet Shrivastava.

Although the song could literally be translated to, “Slip”, there’s no two ways about the fact that neither Srivastava nor any of the other two men that collaborated on it slipped up.

It was the second contribution of lyricist Kshitij Patwardhan to the soundtrack of the film.

And the composer was the one and only Amit Trivedi.

ActuallY, one version was excluded

If the four songs from Haseen Dillruba were arranged in the alphabetical order, Milaa Yun would the third.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, the normal version of the song would also be the third – it was three minutes and 41 seconds long.

The duration of its slow version (which wasn’t included in my collection) could be obtained by reversing the three aforementioned digits – it was just a minute and 43 seconds long.

Kshitij Patwardhan wrote the Amit Trivedi composition, which was rendered by Yashita Sharma and Abhay Jodhpurkar.

Singh sang it with Kaur

If the four songs from Haseen Dillruba were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, Lakeeran would the first – it was three minutes and 32 seconds long.

The title of the song literally means the lines on one’s palm. Hence, it is a track about fate.

And the man who was destined to sing it was Devenderpal Singh.

Asees Kaur joined him behind the microphone.

The song was penned by Sidhant Mago. In fact, it was his only contribution to the soundtrack of the film.

(Am)It was composed by the one and only Trivedi.

This soNG wasn’t the leNgtHiest

Haseen Dillruba released in 2021.

If the four songs from the film on this blog were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the ascending order of their durations, Dil Melt Karda would be the first – it was three minutes and 21 seconds long.

Ironically, the track was contrary to what its title translated to – it certainly did not melt the hearts of anyone who listened to it.

It was the only contribution of lyricist Varun Grover to the soundtrack of the film.

Navraj Hans and Nikhita Gandhi rendered the Amit Trivedi composition.

This waS Bhalla’s LaSt contribution

If I used Rajeev V Bhalla’s name and the phrase three minutes and 19 seconds long in the same sentence, I wouldn’t blame you if only Ghodi Chadhke came to your mind – after all, it was the soundtrack of 14 Phere that I was talking about.

But his sixth – and final – contribution to the film (as a composer and a singer) was Shor Sharaba, which happened to be as long as the aforementioned track.

Shloke did not just write the song, but (L)also joined him behind the microphone, as did Brijesh Shandilya and Rajnigandha Shekhawat.