UnFortunately, it waS a flop

Tip Top is a phrase used to describe something of the highest class. 

Sadly, that could not be said of the song of that name, which was from Mere Desh Ki Dharti.

It was the only song on the soundtrack of the film that was a duet – it was rendered by Supriyaa Pathak (not to be confused with actress Supriya Pathak) and Farhad Bhiwandiwala.

The song, which was written by Azeem Shirazi, was composed by Vikram Montrose.

Mercifully, it was quite a short track – it was just a couple of minutes and 23 seconds long.

Singh was the saving grace

Upkar released in 1967. 

And Mere Desh Ki Dharti – a song from that film – is one of the most popular patriotic songs of all time.

That track also happened to inspire the title of a 2022 film.

The title track of that film was no patch on the Mahendra Kapoor classic from Upkar, which was written by Gulshan Bawra and composed by Kalyanji-Anandji.

Yet, it would certainly not be incorrect to state that Sukhwinder Singh’s rendition was the saving grace.

Azeem Shirazi wrote the Vikram Montrose composition, which was three minutes and 23 seconds long.

The song wasn’t worth Alisten

If the four songs from Mere Desh Ki Dharti on my blog were arranged in the alphabetical order, Khudaya Re would be the second. 

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the second – it was two minutes and 37 seconds long.

“Oh God” wasn’t just what the track could be translated to, but presumably the listeners’ reaction to it as well.

There’s no two ways about the fact that the Ali Aslam Shah solo was a run-of-the-mill song.

Azeem Shirazi wrote the song, which Vikram Montrose composed.

Aziz said, “Hang in there!”

Jallad is a Hindi word that could be translated to, “Hangman”.

Therefore, Jallad Zindagi – the first song from Mere Desh Ki Dharti (2022) – meant, “Life is like a hangman”.

Obviously, one wouldn’t expect it to ask you, “Koi aakhri khwahish?” (“What is your last wish?”)

But one thing is for sure – nobody’s last wish would be to listen to that song.

Vikram Montrose’s contribution to it wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he was one of the two men who wrote it too.

The other was Azeem Shirazi.

The song was written by Nakash Aziz.?

Sunidhi sang it with Hariharan

Although the subject of this post was titled So Ja Re, no one would comply with that instruction. 

And it was with good reason – the song was Sunidhi Chauhan’s second contribution to the soundtrack of Dhaakad, and she was joined behind the microphone for it by the one and only Hariharan.

If the six songs from the film – spread across my blogs – were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would, interestingly, be the last.

It was five minutes and 13 seconds long.

The song, which was written by Ishitta Arun, was composed by Dhruv Ghanekar.

 

Badshah wasn’t just the siNGer

Be it as an actor or as a forthright commenter, Kangana Ranaut has always been Dhaakad (which could be translated to, “Formidable”). 

So, by no means was it a surprise when she starred in a film of that name.

And, aptly, the title of a song on its soundtrack was She’s On Fire.

Badshah did not just write the song, but was one of the two people who lent it their voices as well.

The other was Nikhita Gandhi.

Hiten Kumar composed the song, which was just a couple of minutes and 56 seconds long.

Vee sang the title track

Dhaakad was the title track of the film of the same name. 

And it happened to be the longest song (overall) on the soundtrack of the film – it was five minutes and 40 seconds long.

It has always been great to listen to artistes other than those we’ve been accustomed to.

And the lady who sang this song was one such singer – Vasundhara Vee, who happens to be quite popular on the indie music scene.

The song was written by Ishitta Arun, singer Ila Arun’s daughter, and the wife of Dhruv Ghanekar (who composed it).

Richa sang this traditional song

Dhaakad released in 2022. 

Of the six songs from the film (spread across my blog), four of them are in this blog.

The first of them (overall) was titled Babul.

It was the second-shortest song (overall) on the soundtrack of the film, and the shortest of the three contributions of composer Dhruv Ghanekar to it – it was three minutes and 43 seconds long.

The lady who lent her powerful vocals to it was the one and only Richa Sharma.

The song was not credited to a particular lyricist. In fact, it was a traditional song.

This song completed Abhyankar’s hat-trick

The subject of this post is the song that completed the hat-trick of Nakul Abhyankar solos on the soundtrack of Dehati Disco.

Of course, Uparwale – the song in question – was not his first track as a playback singer in a Hindi film.

But, there is no two ways about the fact that an opportunity to sing a song composed by a musician of the calibre of Drums Sivamani must have been a massive honour for the crooner.

The song was just a couple of minutes and 10 seconds long.

It was written by Pranav Vatsa.

It was another Abhyankar solo

Nakul Abhyankar was the voice of the soundtrack of Dehati Disco. 

In fact, all his three contributions to it were solos.

The subject of this post contained a couple of words that began with the letter M – Matth Maila.

If the five songs from the film were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the penultimate track.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was seven minutes and 35 seconds long.

The track, which was written by Pranav Vatsa, was composed by Sivamani.

(Pand)It was sung by Bhanu

If the five songs on the soundtrack of Dehati Disco were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the descending order of their durations, Gat Gat Gataa would be the third – it was just a couple of minutes and 47 seconds long.

It was rendered by Bhanu Pandit.

And it happened to be an onomatopoeic song (in other words, a word formed from a sound associated with it), because it was inspired by the sound one makes while gulping water.

The song was written by Pranav Vatsa, and was composed by Drums Sivamani.

Unsurprisingly, Divya did it justice

If the five songs from Dehati Disco in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, its title track would be the first.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was just two minutes and as many seconds long.

The song was rendered by the one and only Divya Kumar.

And there’s no two ways about the fact that only he could have done it justice.

Pranav Vatsa wrote the song, which was composed by percussionist Sivamani (whose stage name, appropriately, is Drums Sivamani).

 

This track began Abhyankar’s hat-trick

My collection contains five songs from the 2022 film Dehati Disco. 

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

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the second – it was seven minutes and 11 seconds long.

It was one of singer Nakul Abhyankar’s three contributions to the film’s soundtrack.

I hadn’t heard of him.

So when I looked his name up online, the results showed that he was a well-known playback singer in South Indian films.

Pranav Vatsa wrote the Sivamani composition.

This popular NuMBer was recreated

Bhool Bhulaiyaa released in 2007.

And its standalone sequel – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 – released in 2022.

They had one track in common – the title track (which was recreated for the latter).

In fact, that version was called Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 – Title Track.

No prizes for guess that it was credited to Tanishk Bagchi.

But Pritam, who composed the original, shared composing credits with him.

Neeraj Shridhar, who sang the original, was one of the three men who lent this version his voice too.

Mellow D and Bob were the others.

Sameer and Mandy Gill wrote it.

Ms Chauhan’s Voice wAS apt

Anek released in 2022.

My collection contains just one song from the film (which was released as a single).

It was titled Voice of Anek, and it was three minutes and 48 seconds long.

The involvement of Anurag Saikia in the song was restricted to composing it, but he also happened to be one of the three people who lent it their voices.

The others were Vivek Hariharan, and the lady whose voice was apt for the renditions of such kinds of songs – the one and only Sunidhi Chauhan.

It was written by Shakeel Azmi.