Did another Singh inspire Arijit?

“Main aashiq toh nahin, magar ae haseen, jab se dekha maine tujhko, mujhko aashiqui aa gayi”.

This was one of the verses of Main Shayar Toh Nahin, from the 1973 film Bobby.

Shialendra Singh sang that Laxmikant-Pyarelal composition.

The last three words of the aforementioned line – i.e., Aashiqui Aa Gayi – probably inspired the title of a song from Radhe Shyam (2022).

Incidentally, it was rendered by yet another man whose last name is Singh – Arijit.

That song – which was four minutes and 20 seconds long – wasn’t just written, but also composed by Pyarelal’s nephew Mithoon.