Y‘AAR’on, this song was long!

If the seven songs on the soundtrack of Velle were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the ascending order of their durations, Yaaron Ka Bulaava would be the last – it was four minutes and 19 seconds long.

The involvement of Rochak Kohli in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he was one of the three people who rendered it as well.

The others were Armaan Malik and Asees Kaur.

Vayu wrote the song, which had a line that parodied Chalo Bulaava Aaya Hai from Avtaar, which released in 1983.

Mishra sang Song Number Do

“Do” has two meanings in Hindi.

One of them is the number two.

And the other – in the context of the song from Velle – could be translated to, “Let me fly” (Uddne Do).

It was the shorter of the two songs in the film that began with the word Udd – it was just a couple of minutes and 55 seconds long.

Siddharth Singh and Garima Wahal were two of the three people who wrote it.

The third was Bipin Das.

The track, which was rendered by Amit Mishra, was composed by Kaushik-Akash-Guddu (KAG) for JAM8.

Indeed, Jasleen’s track was aweSoMe!

The soundtrack of Velle contained a couple of tracks that began with the letter U.

And, incidentally, both their titles contained forms of the verb to fly [the Hindi word for which is, “Uddna” (with an extra ‘d’)].

The longer of those was Udd Chaliyan – it was three minutes and 13 seconds long.

The involvement of Jasleen in the track was not restricted in composing it, but she (Roy)also happened to be one of the two people who rendered it.

She was joined behind the microphone was Shahid Mallya.

It was written by Aditya Sharma.

Armaan took to the M(al)ike

Every young musician works extremely hard, and seeks a break.

And there’s no two ways about the fact that it seemed that a ‘Yug’ of effort had finally paid off for Mr Bhusal, the composer whose first name could be translated to, “Age”.

And he literally had every reason to be grateful, because his only contribution to the soundtrack of Velle was titled Shukar Manavaan.

The track, which was written by Siddharth Singh and Garima Wahal, was just a couple of minutes and 34 seconds long.

It was rendered by none other than Armaan Malik. 

It wasn’t a MaRVellous song

One of the songs on the soundtrack of Velle had a Hinglish title containing two words – Raja Boy.

That phrase could literally be translated to, “King Boy”, which implies a pampered man-child.

Therefore, it wasn’t surpriSing(h) that Mika was one of the three men who rendered it.

The others were Rochak Kohli and Vayu.

While the former was also credited with composing the track, the latter wrote it as well.

It was the shorter of the two contributions of the duo to the soundtrack of the film – it was three minutes and 34 seconds long.

Divya didn’t leave the listenerSenthtralled

With his powerful vocals, Divya Kumar gives almost every song he renders a lift.

But his contribution to the soundtrack of Velle – which was titled Raakh Ka Dariya – was underwhelming.

The involvement of Sohail Sen in the song (which could be translated to, “A sea of ashes”) wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he also happened to be the man who shared singing credits with Kumar.

It was the longest of the four contributions of lyricists Siddharth Singh and Garima Wahal to the soundtrack of the film – it was three minutes and nine seconds long.

(Moh)It was the shortest song

Velle is Punjabi for, “Youngsters who do nothing but roam free all day”.

It was also the title of a film that released in 2021.

My blog contains seven tracks from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the ascending order of their durations, Khayali Ishq was the first – it was just a couple of minutes and 28 seconds long.

The song, which could be translated to, “Imaginary love”, was written by Siddharth Singh and Garima Wahal.

Sohail Sen composed it, and shared singing credits with Mohit Chauhan.

Sukhwinder lent it his voice

I just read that Tumbe Te Zumba – from Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui – was a song whose title is two-thirds Spanish and a third English.

The first two words, Tumbe Te, are Spanish for, “Too much”.

And Zumba, obviously, is the fitness program.

Therefore, fitness instructors across India would be looking forward to the song, which was a couple of minutes and 50 seconds long.

It was rendered by Sukhwinder Singh, whose rendition was definitely a refreshing change vis-à-vis those of the current crop of singers.

I P Singh wrote the song, which was composed by Sachin-Jigar.

 

Khurrana sang the longest track

If the six songs on the soundtrack of Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui on this blog were arranged in the alphabetical order, Maafi would be the fifth.

But the lad who hails from the aforementioned city, Ayushmann Khurrana didn’t have to apologise for the fact that he didn’t just play the lead in the film, but rendered the song as well.

It was the longest of the lot – it was four minutes and 20 seconds long.

Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya composed the song, which was lyricist Priya Saraiya’s third contribution to the soundtrack of the film.

The singers oBViouSly lifted it

The title of this post implies that song was below average, and required salvaging, but that is not really the case.

While Kheench Te Nach – from Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui – is clearly not one of those tracks that will stick in the listeners’ memories for a long time, it wasn’t a run-of-the-mill song.

Yet, four heavyweight names are associated with it – the composers Sachin-Jigar, and two of the three people who rendered it (viz., Vishal Dadlani and Shalmali Kholgade).

The third was Brijesh Shandilya.

Vayu wrote the song, which was three minutes and 10 seconds long.

Priya wrote and Sa(raiya)ng it

Hindi film music buffs of a certain vintage (read: the Golden Era) would remember the late playback singer Krishna Kalle (whose songs I don’t know).

But Kalle Kalle – a song from Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui – was not a tribute to her (even if its title were a mere repetition of her last name).

The involvement of Priya Saraiya in the song – which was three minutes and 47 seconds long – was not restricted to writing it, but she was the one who rendered it as well.

It was composed by her husband Jigar Saraiya and Sachin Sanghvi.

Sachin JoIned the original (Jas)singer

The remake has struck back!

And, this time, it was the title track of Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui.

It was the recreated version of the song of the same name, which was on Jassi Sidhu’s album, which was titled Aashiqui, and released in 2004

The Birmingham-born singer of Punjabi descent was joined behind the microphone by I P Singh (who was also credited with penning this version), Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya. 

The film version of the song was the shortest song in the film – it was just a couple of minutes and 33 seconds long.

ThiS Song didn’t attract anyone

If the six songs from Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui – which released in 2021 – were arranged in the alphabetical order, Attraction would be the first.

That was apt, because love begins with attraction.

And it was ironic as well, because the song failed to attract the listeners (as most songs these days do).

The involvement of Priya Saraiya in the song – which was three minutes and nine seconds long – wasn’t restricted to writing it, but she was one of the two people who rendered it too.

The other was Mika Singh.

The track was composed by Sachin-Jigar.

 

 

Indeed, Mr Kapoor found Yash

Teeja is the Hindi word for third.

And, appropriately, if the three songs from Bob Biswas on this blog were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the third*.

What was even more apt was the duration of the song – it was three minutes and as many seconds long.

That makes it the longer of the two contributions of composers Clinton Cerejo and Bianca Gomes to the soundtrack of the film.

It was rendered by Yash Kapoor.

(*Note: Even if Vishal-Shekhar’s composition from the film were in the list, it would be the third.)

 

 

KK ne soundtrack ko bachaya

By no means would it be incorrect to assume that when Anupam Roy composed Mujhe Mujhse Kaun Bachayega (from Bob Biswas), he must have exclaimed, “Mujhe run-of-the-mill music se KK hi bachayega” (which could be translated to, “Only (the underrated singer) KK can save me from run-of-the-mill music”).

Because a song by him is invariably a guarantee of a treat to the ears.

And that was precisely what that track – which was written by Siddhant Kaushal – was.

The longest of the four songs on the film’s soundtrack, it was three minutes and 14 seconds long.

 

Bianca composed and rendered it

My blog dedicated to the music of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani contains one song from Bob Biswas (2021).

It was the shortest song in the film, and was rendered by Bianca Gomes.

She also rendered the subject of this post – Jaanoon Na.

And clearly, that weren’t enough – she was one of the two people who composed it.

The other was Clinton Cerejo.

It happened to be the shortest of the three contributions of lyricist Siddhant Kaushal to the soundtrack of the aforementioned film – it was just a couple of minutes and 54 seconds long.  

And (Mon)soon, there was another

It is not for nothing that the seasons of life are talked about.

And if the four songs on the soundtrack of Squad were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as the descending order of their durations, Zindagi was the last – it was two minutes and 55 seconds long.

That’s what ‘life’ translates to.

As for seasons, one was the last name of the singer (Monsoon), but his first name was Samar (which shouldn’t be confused with Summer).

Sonal Pradhan’s involvement in the track wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he penned it too.

Aptly, Monsoon rendered this track

Petrichor is the smell most Indians await every year – it is the pleasant smell of the first rain after a long spell of warm weather.

But you can’t ignore the sound.

Because Mitti – which could be translated either to, “Soil” or “Mud” – also happened to be the title of a song from Squad.

And, appropriately, it was sung by Samar Monsoon (whose first name is pronounced, “Summer”).

The involvement of Sonal Pradhan in the song – which was three minutes and 46 seconds long – was not restricted to composing it, but she penned it as well.   

Sukriti sang song number three

The number three can be associated with the subject of this post – Main Toh Tere Nashe Mein – for a couple of reasons.

Firstly, if the songs of Squad in my collection were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the third – it was exactly three minutes long.

And secondly, it was rendered by Sukriti, who is one of the three Kakar siblings*.

The involvement of Amjad Nadeem Aamir in the track was not restricted to composing it, but he penned it too.

(*Note: She is Akriti’s younger sister and Prakriti’s twin.)

Bhandari’s solo was the longest

If the four songs on the soundtrack of the 2021 film Squad were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the descending order of their durations, Baras Ja Tu [which could be translated to, “Fall (like the rain)”] would be the longest – it was four minutes and 45 seconds long.

The involvement of Amjad Nadeem Aamir in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he penned it as well.

In fact, it happened to be one of his two contributions to the soundtrack of the film.

Srishti Bhandari rendered the track.

Another chArtbUster was tampered with

As a kid growing up in the 1990s, I was extremely disappointed – to say the least – when I read that the soundtrack of Sooryavanshi was going to feature a recreated version of Tip Tip Barsa Paani (from the 1994 film Mohra).

Tanishk Bagchi’s name appeared in the credits as the lyricist (alongside that of Anand Bakshi, who wrote the original) and the composer.

Needless to say, fans of Viju Shah – who composed the original – were appalled.

Four minutes and 10 seconds long, (Ud)it was sung by Narayan and Alka Yagnik (who rendered the original too).

Pav saNG it yet again

Seventy-five per cent of the songs on the soundtrack of Sooryavanshi had come from what I call the recreation quota.

And one of them was Najaa, which was a recreated version of a Punjabi song of the same name, which released in 2017.

It was originally rendered by Pav Dharia.

He was joined behind the microphone by Nikhita Gandhi for the film version, which was three minutes and 11 seconds long.

No prizes for guessing that the involvement of Tanishk Bagchi in that version wasn’t restricted to writing it, but he composed it as well.

ThANkfully, this was an original

Frankly, the fact that the recreation factory workers never go on strike is extremely annoying.

Hence, the original on the soundtrack of Sooryavanshi – Mere Yaaraa – was definitely a breath of fresh air.

It happened to be the longest of the four tracks from the film in my collection – it was four minutes and 45 seconds long.

The track was primarily rendered by Arijit Singh, but it was Neeti Mohan who joined him behind the microphone.

Rashmi Singh and Virag Mishra wrote the song, which was composed by JAM8’s Kaushik-Akash-Guddu (also known by their initials, KAG).

Aillaa! Daler sang it again

Remember Aila Re Aila, the Pritam composition from the 2010 film Khatta Meetha?

Well, the recreated version of the song was christened Aila Re Aillaa, and happened to be the shortest of the four tracks from the 2021 film Sooryavanshi in my collection – it was just a couple of minutes and 36 seconds long.

It was rendered by Bhangra king Daler Mehndi, who had appealed to Maharashtrians when he sang the original.

Shabbir Ahmed stepped into the shoes of Nitin Raikwar (who penned the original) for this version, which was credited to composer Tanishk Bagchi.

It was Jass another recreation

Fans of Punjabi pop music would recall a song titled Lehanga, which released in 2019.

It was composed by the interestingly-named Sharry Nexus, and rendered by Jass Manak. 

The latter teamed up with Tanishk Bagchi, to write and compose the film version of the track, which was titled Tenu Lehenga, and featured on the soundtrack of Satyameva Jayate 2.

Manak’s involvement in it wasn’t restricted to the two aforementioned responsibilities, but he sang it as well.

He was joined behind the microphone by Zahrah S Khan.

This version was four minutes and seven seconds long.

Nautiyal rendered yet (Moh)another remake

With the soundtrack of Satyameva Jayate 2 containing two tracks by the Raja of Recreations (Tanishk Bagchi), it was not shocking, but definitely a bit surprising to read that he wasn’t involved in any way in the remaking of Meri Zindagi Hai Tu (which was originally written by Nasir Kazmi and sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan).

The song was four minutes and 44 seconds long, and was, in fact, the only contribution of composer Rochak Kohli to the film’s soundtrack.

Manoj Muntashir wrote this version, which was rendered by Jubin Nautiyal and Neeti Mohan.

Dev rendered her own compoSiTion

Goddess Durga – as Maa Sherawali – has always fascinated composers in the Hindi film music industry.

And the latest iteration of this invocation of the deity was credited to Payal Dev, who didn’t just compose the song of that italicised name, but was also one of the two people who rendered it.

The other was Sachet Tandon, and the track in question featured on the soundtrack of Satyameva Jayate 2.

It happened to be the shortest of the three contributions of lyricist Manoj Muntashir to the film’s soundtrack – it was four minutes and 13 seconds long.

Khan’s item number was DisappointiNg

There’s no two ways about the fact that most Hindi film soundtracks nowadays are incomplete without item numbers.

And there was one on the soundtrack of Satyameva Jayate 2 as well.

It was titled Kusu Kusu, and it was rendered by Zahrah S Khan and Dev Negi.

Three minutes and 15 seconds long, it was the shortest of the five songs from the film in my collection. However, short does not necessarily mean sweet!

The involvement of Tanishk Bagchi in the track was not restricted to writing it, but he was the composer as well.

Only Praak’s version was included

Satyameva Jayate 2 released in 2021, and was the spiritual sequel to the 2018 film Satyameva Jayate.

My collection contains five songs from the film.

The longest of those was B Praak’s version of Jann Gann Mann – it was four minutes and 51 seconds long.

It was composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee (who was, in fact, credited with rendering the Reprise version of the track, which happened to be the shortest song on the soundtrack of the film – it was just a couple of minutes and 12 seconds long).

Manoj Muntashir wrote both the versions.

It was short and spiRiteD

If the five songs from Meenakshi Sundareshwar in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Vaada Machaney would be the last.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was three minutes and 23 seconds long.

This was one of the two contributions of Romy to the soundtrack of the film.

He was joined behind the microphone by Benny Dayal.

Raj Shekhar penned the Justin Prabhakaran composition, which was spirited and was worth a listen if you’re a youngster with a group of friends.

The underRAted Madhushree rendered it

By no means would it be incorrect to state that Madhushree is one of the most underrated (or should I say, underutilised) singers in the Hindi film industry.

So, it was great to listen to her after ages.

The song in question was Tu Yahin Hai, and it was from Meenakshi Sundareshwar.

It was four minutes and 10 seconds long, and she was not the only person credited with rendering it – she was joined behind the (Res)microphone by Abhay Jodhpurkar and a singer whose second name is Sateesh.

Raj Shekhar penned the Justin Prabhakaran composition.

MultiPle SinGeRs rendered tHis ComicallY

If the five songs from Meenakshi Sundareshwar on this blog were arranged in the alphabetical order, Tittar Bittar would be the third.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was four minutes and 31 seconds long.

The song, which Justin Prabhakaran composed, was irreverent, and was written by Raj Shekhar.

It was the second contribution of singers Romy and Goldie Sohel to the film’s soundtrack.

They were joined behind the microphone by Chitralekha Sen, Hemambika, Mohana Bhogaraju, Prince Bhatra, Swati Sharma and Yajat Garg.

Mr Jodhpurkar sang this SonG

When a song mentions Shreya’s name in the singing credits, it would not be incorrect to state that more often than not, it is one of the best tracks on the (Ghosh)album.

And that was precisely what Ratti Ratti Reza Reza – from Meenakshi Sundareshwar – was.

She was joined behind the microphone by Abhay Jodhpurkar.

If his two contributions to the soundtrack of the film were arranged in the alphabetical order, this song – which was four minutes and a second long – would be the first.

It was written by Raj Shekhar, and composed by Justin Prabhakaran.

  

Three Sing(h)ers sAnG this song

I had originally planned to include 10 tracks from the 2021 film Meenakshi Sundareshwar, but upon finding out that half of them were instrumental (despite having credits for lyricists and singers), I excluded five of them.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Mann Kesar Kesar was the first of them – it was four minutes and five seconds long.

It was rendered by three Sing(h)ers – Shashwat, Aanandi Joshi and Goldie Sohel.

While the lyrics were credited to Raj Shekhar, the song was composed by Justin Prabhakaran (known primarily for his scores for Tamil films).

Delnaaz sang it with Trivedi

The soundtrack of Dhamaka contains two versions of a song titled Khoya Paaya.

While one was a duet, the other was a female solo.

But my blog contains just one of those – the former (which was the longer of the two – it was exactly four minutes long).

Amit Trivedi’s involvement in the song was restricted to rendering it.

Delnaaz Bunshah joined him behind the microphone.

Puneet Sharma wrote the track, which was composed by Vishal Khurana.

The female solo – which was just a couple of minutes and 19 seconds long – was rendered by Jasleen Royal.

Prateek definitely (Ku)had a ball

Dhamaka released in 2021.

The soundtrack of the film had just a couple of songs.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the ascending order of their durations, Kasoor would be the first – it was three minutes and 17 seconds long.

The acoustic track released as an independent single in July 2020 (during the COVID-19 lockdown).

There’s no two ways about the fact that independent artiste Prateek Kuhad was an all-rounder – his involvement in the song was not restricted to penning and composing it, but he rendered it as well.

 

Ak(t)u(a)lly, Arijit gave it (Kuna)alift

By no means would it be incorrect to state that Tera Hua – from Cash – was an example of saving the best for last.

And that was because it was rendered by the one and only Arijit Singh, who has given each of the songs he has sung a lift.

The involvement of the mononymous debutant Akull in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he was one of the two men who joined Singh behind the microphone.

The other was Kunaal Vermaa, who also happened to be the person who wrote the song.

Benny saNG it with Denny

Interestingly, two of the people who sang Me And U – a track from Cash – went by rhyming names (viz., Benny Dayal and Denny).

The latter also composed the song, and was one of the two people who wrote it (the other being Yash Narvekar, who also joined them behind the microphone with Nikhita Gandhi).

The only song I did not include in my playlist comprising songs from films that released in 2021 was the other version of this track, which was titled Me And U (Lounge Mix). It did not feature the vocals of Dayal.

The purists must’ve (De)said, “GRR”!

I obviously want people of all ages and both genders to read my blog posts.

Therefore, I won’t attempt to translate the phrase, “Lag Gayi”.

It was most Indians’ reaction to the demonetisation of the ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes, and from the point of view of Hindi films, the title of a song from Cash.

The track was written by Rajesh Manthan, and composed by Gourov-Roshin (a duo comprising Gourov Dasgupta and Roshin Balu).

And they were among the quartet who sang it too.

The man who joined them behind the microphone was Yasser Desai.

Sodha (Than)didn’t just compose it

If the five songs on the soundtrack of Cash were arranged in the alphabetical order, Kaale Dhan would be the second.

Its title was followed by the phrase, “Cash Theme”.

The song could be translated to, “Black money” (given the fact that the theme of the film was demonetisation, which the Government of India announced on November 8, 2016).

The involvement of Ketan Sodha in the song was not restricted to penning it, but he composed it too.

Moreover, he was one of the two people who rendered it (the other being Jasbir Singh Thandi).

Vayu wasn’t just Involved Mu‘Sikka’ly

My blog contains five songs from the 2021 film Cash.

It wasn’t related to the 2007 film of the same name (whose songs have already been posted to my blog dedicated to the music of Vishal-Shekhar).

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

The involvement of Vayu in the song wasn't restricted to writing it, but he composed it too.

And clearly those responsibilities weren’t enough, so he was one of the three people who rendered it as well.

The others were I P Singh and Yashika Sikka.

(Gogava)Length-wise, this was number one

If the five songs on the soundtrack of Antim: The Final Truth were arranged in the alphabetical order, Vignaharta would the last.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was half-a-dozen minutes and four seconds long.

The song, which could be translated to, “The remover of obstacles”, and is one of Lord Ganesha’s names.

So, it was appropriate that a Maharashtrian singer (Gogava)lent his voice to it.

The singer in question was Ajay.

It was written by Vaibhav Joshi, and composed by Hitesh Modak.

MUltiPle VoCaliSts reNdered this NumBer

The shortest song on the soundtrack of Antim: The Final Truth was Koi Toh Aayega – it was three minutes and 28 seconds long.

It was written by Shabbir Ahmed.

The involvement of Ravi Basrur in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he was one of the 14 people who sang it as well.

Five of the others also happened to be his namesakes – Sachin, Krishna, Vijay, Krishnamurthy and Ramakrishna.

The others were Santhosh Venky, Mohan Krishna, Puneeth Rudranag, Vyasraj Sosale, Chethan Handattu, Nagaprakash Kota, Umesh Karkada and Nanndhu J K G F.

Jubin’s solo could be skipped

The subject of this post was the second of the two contributions of composer Ravi Basrur to the soundtrack of Antim: The Final Truth.

And it happened to be the longer of those – it was four minutes and 43 seconds long.

The song in question was titled Hone Laga, and it was the second of lyricist Shabbir Ahmed’s contributions to the film’s soundtrack.

Unlike the previous track, it was a solo – it was rendered by Jubin Nautiyal.

But by no means would it be incorrect to state that it was nothing to write home about.

   

Sunidhi’s hubby’s namesake composed it

The only female solo on the soundtrack of Antim: The Final Truth was titled Chingari – it was rendered by the one and only Sunidhi Chauhan.

The song was the shorter of the two contributions of lyricist Vaibhav Joshi to the soundtrack of the film – it was four minutes and 45 seconds long.

And it was the second of the three contributions of a music director who shares his first name with Chauhan’s husband, who also happens to be a music director*.

(*Note: This track was composed by Hitesh Modak. Chauhan married Hitesh Sonik in 2012.)

Sajid sang this birthday song

The tagline of Antim, which released in 2021, was The Final Truth.

But the first song from the film – in alphabetical order – was Bhai Ka Birthday [which is December 27, as every die-hard fan of Salman Khan (one of the film’s leading men) would love to let the world know].

The song, which was four minutes and 20 seconds long, was written by Nitin Raikwar.

Sajid Khan – who was obviously missing his bhai, Wajid – sang the song, which was the shortest of the three contributions of composer Hitesh Modak to the soundtrack of the film.

Bhardwaj rendered the title track

There were a couple of male versions of the title track of Shiddat.

The involvement of Manan Bhardwaj in them wasn’t restricted to penning and composing them, but he rendered them as well.

Incidentally, this blog contains just one of them – it was three minutes and 50 seconds long.

The other version was the Reprise version, which was a couple of minutes and 13 seconds long.

The female version, which was sung by Yohani (the Sri Lankan singer shot to fame with Manike Mage Hithe), was longer – it was three minutes and 55 seconds long.

 

The Tandons joined composers Sachin-Jigar

The shortest song on the soundtrack of Shiddat was Jug Jug Jeeve – it was three minutes and 19 seconds long.

That could literally be translated to, “Live for ages”. It was the wish for a long life.

And there’s no two ways about the fact that that was what the fans of Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya wished them.

After all, their contribution to the song was not restricted to composing it, but they were among the quartet who rendered it as well.

The others were the Tandons (Sachet and Parampara).

Kausar Munir wrote it.

(Ank)It was a HumD(r)um song

Hum Dum was the longest of the six songs on the soundtrack of Shiddat – it was five minutes and as many seconds long.

(Ank)It was the only contribution of all the three people involved in the song to the soundtrack of the film.

The man was rendered it was the one and only Mr Tiwari.

The track, which was penned by Kunwar Juneja, was composed by Gourov Dasgupta.

I added the letter r to the song’s name in this title of this post to describe the track. The adjective was humdrum (a synonym of boring).

(Man)Another Bhardwaj was the all-rounder

If the six songs on the soundtrack of Shiddat were arranged in the alphabetical order, Chitta would be the third.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it was the shortest – it was three minutes and 48 seconds long*.

The song happened to be a combination of traditional lyrics and additional lyrics credited to Manan Bhardwaj (who composed and rendered the song too).

(*Note: It was, coincidentally, the third of the six tracks in the film in the alphabetical order, and happened to be the fifth-shortest in the descending order.)

Sachin-Jigar SanG and coMposed it

My blog on the music of Hindi films that released between 2010 and 2019 contains a song titled Barbaadiyan, which was from Aurangzeb, which released in 2013.

And the subject of this post was an unrelated track of the same name, which was from Shiddat.

The track, which was three minutes and 50 seconds long, was written by Priya Saraiya.

The involvement of Sachin-Jigar in the song was not restricted to composed it, but they were among the five people who rendered it as well.

The others were Sachet Tandon, Madhubanti Bagchi and Nikhita Gandhi.

 

Saleem sang yet (Kh)another recreation

The late Pakistani qawwal Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan sang Akhiyan Udeek Diyan, which released in 1993, and went on to be an iconic number.

So iconic that 28 years later, a recreated version of the song released. It was on the soundtrack of Shiddat.

The involvement of Manan Bhardwaj was not restricted to penning it, but he composed it as well.

But unlike the original, this version of the track – which was four minutes and 33 seconds long – did not feature the vocals of the aforementioned legend, but those of Saleem Shahzada (a.k.a. Master Saleem).

  

Jubin’s version was the shortest

If the four songs on the soundtrack of Sanak were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the descending order their durations, the male version of Suna Hai (which, appropriately, could be translated to, “Have you listened to it?”) would be the last – it was three minutes and 13 seconds long.

It was rendered by Jubin Nautiyal.

As was the case with the male version of the song, this track was penned by Rashmi Virag.

And it was the second contribution of composer Jeet Gannguli’s two contributions to the soundtrack of the film.

Shreya rendered the longer version

I rarely write posts about multiple versions of a song, but on this occasion, I was compelled by the fact that while the female singer was the best in the business, the male singer – who sang the subject of the next post – is one of today’s leading vocalists.

More on him later. For now, here’s the post about Shreya Ghoshal’s version of Suna Hai.

It was three minutes and 15 seconds long.

Rashmi Singh and Virag Mishra penned the song, which was one of composer Jeet Gannguli’s two contributions to the soundtrack of the film.

This recreateD song held nobody’S(teb)interest

My blog on the music of Hindi films that released in the 1990s contained just one track from the 1996 film Agni Sakshi – O Yaara Dil Lagana.

An appalling recreated version of the song was composed by Chirantan Bhatt, and featured on the soundtrack of Sanak.

The original (which was composed by Nadeem-Shravan, and rendered by Kavita Krishnamurthy) was penned by Sameer Anjaan.

He was one of the two men who penned this version too – the other being Manoj Yadav.

It was rendered by Stebin Ben (who I watched live in Dubai) and Deeksha Toor.

Barman didn’t raise the bar

Sanak wasn’t just a 2021 film, but also a word that could translated to, “Insanity”.

And it is that obsession that makes you do pointless things, like writing blog posts about the four songs of that film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the ascending order of their durations, Aankhen Mili would be the first – it was four minutes and six seconds long.

The track was written by Raj Barman.

It was written by Manoj Yadav, and was one of composer Chirantan Bhatt’s two contributions to the film’s soundtrack.

Mr Trivedi rendered it too

When I was about to start writing a post on Zindagi Tere Naam (from Rashmi Rocket), I wish I wasn’t short of words (yes, even the 100-word posts I usually write in each post).

And that wasn’t simply because it wasn’t a run-of-the-mill track, but more importantly, it was because of the two-dimensional involvement of the one and only Amit Trivedi in the song.

He did not just compose the track (which was three minutes and 37 seconds long), but he rendered it as well.

As for the lyrics, they were credited to Kausar Munir.

Indeed, Ms Gandhi was determined

Zidd was the longest song on the soundtrack of Rashmi Rocket – it was four minutes and eight seconds long (and the only song in the film that crossed the four-minute mark).

It could be translated to, “Determination”.

And there’s no two ways about the fact that that seems to be missing (or is needed, to put it positively) in the Hindi film music industry nowadays.

But thankfully, the same could not said about Nikhita Gandhi, who rendered it.

The song, which was penned by Kausar Munir, was composed by the one and only Amit Trivedi.

 

This gave folk MuSic a boost

Rann Ma Kutch gave the soundtrack of Rashmi Rocket a geographical context.

It was three minutes and 47 seconds long.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that being a folk number, it was a refreshing change from the prevalent trend of recreations and other forgettable songs.

The only duet in the film, it was rendered by Swaroop Khan and Sufi folk artiste Moorawala Marwada (who, incidentally, hails from the district in Gujarat which inspired the title of the song).

It was written by Kausar Munir, and was composed by Amit Trivedi.

Bhoomi’s solo was ghana short

Rashmi Rocket released in 2021.

And the soundtrack of the film featured four tracks (pun intended, because it was based on the life of an athlete).

My blog contains posts on all of them.

The shortest of the four was Ghani Cool Chhori (which could be translated to, “A very cool girl”) – it was three minutes and 35 seconds long.

The song was written by Kausar Munir, and happened to be one of the two female solos in the film – it was rendered by Bhoomi Trivedi.

It was composed by the latter’s namesake, Amit Trivedi.

(Var)Undoubtedly, Rekha lifted Sachin-Jigar’s composition

There’s no two ways about the fact that if a song is sung by Rekha Bhardwaj, it is almost always guaranteed to stick in the listeners’ minds, even if the rest of the soundtrack is run-of-the-mill.

And that was exactly what happened in the case of Vedha Sajjeyaa, from Hum Do Hamare Do.

She was the only female singer of the song, and was joined behind the microphone by Varun Jain and the duo who also composed it (Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya).

It was three minutes and 42 seconds long, and written by Shellee.

Mehndi did this Song Justice

As far as the soundtrack of Hum Do Hamare Do was concerned, the subject of this post was the fourth song that had a namesake in a previous song*.

The song was Raula Pae Gayaa, which could be translated to, “The chaos that heralds the arrival of a king”.

And it was apt, because the king in question was Daler Mehndi.

He was joined behind the microphone by Sachin-Jigar, who composed the track, which was penned by Shellee.

(*Note: The other song of the same was Rola Pe Gaya, from the 2011 film Patiala House.)

The TandonSJoined the music directors

I do not recall having ever listened to a song titled Mauj-E-Karam before I listened to the soundtrack of Hum Do Hamare Do, which featured a song by the same name.

The track was written by Shellee, and was three minutes and 53 seconds long.

Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya’s involvement in the track was not restricted to composing it, but they were among the quartet who rendered it as well.

The others were Sachet Tandon and Parampara Tandon (whose maiden name was Thakur). The couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary on November 27, 2021.

Sachin-Jigar completed their ‘Namesake hat-tricK’

The only commandment of Hindi film music is, “Thou shalt not compare two (or more) songs with the same name”.

Hence, Kamli from Hum Do Hamare Do was vastly different from the track of the same name from the 2013 film Dhoom 3 [and Kamlee from Happy New Year (2014)].

The involvement of Sachin-Jigar in the track – which was three minutes and 11 seconds long – wasn’t restricted to composing it, but they were among the quartet who rendered it as well.

The others were Jubin Nautiyal and Divya Kumar.

The track was written by Shellee.

Sachin-Jigar SpareD us the horror

When I read the list of songs on the soundtrack of Hum Do Hamare Do, I was surprised to read that one of them was Dum Gutkoon.

And I obviously wondered whether it was a recreated version of the Punjabi folk song of the same name (which was also called Jugni).

But thankfully, it was not.

However, it was the longest track in the film – it was five minutes and 15 seconds long.

Sachin-Jigar didn’t just compose, but also sang the song.

Master Saleem and Divya Kumar shared singing credits with them.

Shellee wrote it.

  

The namesake’s MAJIk was missed

My blog contains half-a-dozen songs from Hum Do Hamare Do, which released in 2021.

Interestingly, one of the songs in the film was titled Bansuri [but it was different from its namesake from Bhavai, which also released the same month (viz, October)].

A couple of minutes and 47 seconds long, this insipid track was written by Shellee.

The involvement of Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya wasn’t restricted to composing it, but they were among the six people who rendered it as well.

The others were Asees Kaur, Dev Negi, I P Singh and Madhubanti Bagchi.