Armaan’s solo completed the album

If the four tracks from Vikram Vedha – spread across my blogs – were arranged in the alphabetical order, Yaara would be the last.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it was the second – it was three minutes and 52 seconds long.

It was rendered by the one and only Armaan Malik.

But that was not a surprise – he is one of the singers without whom most Hindi film soundtracks have been incomplete.

The track was written by Manoj Muntashir.

It was composer Sam C S’ second contribution to the soundtrack.

This solo certainly wasn’t (Siv)amazing

My collection contains four songs from Vikram Vedha (including this one).

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Bande would be the second.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was three minutes and 13 seconds long.

The banda who lent his voice to that track was Sivam.

It was written by Manoj Muntashir.

And the man who composed it was Sam C S.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that the song was not really worth a second listen.

Mr Singh Joined the compoZeRS

The seventh – and final – song from Saroj Ka Rishta in my collection should have been accompanied by the disclaimer, “Don’t even think of singing this to anyone”.

It was titled Pyaar Chaida.

And it was three minutes and 36 seconds long.

Jyotica Tangri and Mika were two of the five people who shared Sing(h)ing credits for it.

The others were Raees and Zain-Sam, who also happened to be the three men who composed the song.

Sonu was the first name of the person who wrote it.

But his last name wasn’t Nigam – it was Saggu.

 

The compoZeRS saNg it too

Jai Ram Ji Ki was a song on the soundtrack of Saroj Ka Rishta.

The track, which was four minutes and 19 seconds long, didn’t just reflect the fact that the titular character had a connection with the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, but also gave those with a religious bent of mind a reason to smile.

Liaqat Jafri wrote the song, to which the one and only Neeti Mohan lent her voice.

The trio who shared singing credits with her for it were Raees and Zain-Sam, who also happened to be the composers.

 

The (Nig)amazing Sonu rendered it

Haazri Lagaye Dil could be translated to, “The heart is here to give attendance”.

And so were the listeners’ ears, because the singer was none other than Sonu Nigam.

The song was from Saroj Ka Rishta.

And it happened to be the third of the seven songs in the film that had a couple of versions.

The other version was sung by Rahul Jain, who also composed them (with Sanjeev-Ajay).

They were written by Sanjeev Chaturvedi.

While Nigam’s version was three minutes and 52 seconds long, Jain’s version was three minutes and 39 seconds long.

Only Mishra’s version was included

The subject of this post was the third song from Saroj Ka Rishta that began with the letter B – Beiman Si Lage.

I must mention here that that track left me confused.

I thought I had included the version of the song that was sung by Rahul Jain.

But the one I actually included was the other version, which was sung by Jay Mishra.

However, Jain was one of the three people who composed them. The others were Sanjeev-Ajay.

While Mishra’s version was four minutes and 48 seconds long, Jain’s version was five minutes long.

Mr Kumar did it justice

The soundtrack of Saroj Ka Rishta had a song titled Bandi Yeh Off Beat Hai.

There is no two ways about the fact that the only man who could justice to it was Divya Kumar.

Therefore, his fans were undoubtedly delighted that he rendered it.

His namesake, Pawan Kumar, was one of the two people who wrote it.

The other was Mukesh Singh.

It was the second song on the film’s soundtrack that began with the letter B, and composer Vickky Agarwal’s second contribution to it.

The song was three minutes and 42 seconds long.

Pandey wrote and S(onik)ang it

The soundtrack of Saroj Ka Rishta contained three songs that began with the letter B.

The shortest of those was Banarasiya – it was three minutes and eight seconds long.

In fact, it was the shortest of the seven songs from the film in my collection.

The involvement of Dheeraj Pandey in the song was not restricted to writing it, but he happened to be one of the two people who lent their voices to it as well.

The other was Sonika Sharma Agarwal.

The song was composed by a namesake of the latter, Vickky Agarwal.

Obviously, Malik’s version was included

Saroj Ka Rishta released in 2022.

My collection contained seven songs from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Ajnabee Ho Gaye would be the first.

While its soundtrack contained a couple of versions of the song, my collection contained just one – the Armaan Malik solo.

By the way, the Reprise version of it was sung by Soham Naik.

Both the versions of the song were written by Kunaal Vermaa, and composed by Rahul Jain.

While Malik’s version was four minutes and 58 seconds long, Naik’s version was just a second longer.

The Ban(n)kable Sunidhi sang it

The third song on the soundtrack of Plan A Plan B was Talli.

And both its title, and its release were aptly timed – the film was slated to release a few weeks before the end of the year, when people attend parties, and become talli (which is colloquial Hindi for “Drunk”).

It was the second contribution of Bann Chakraborty – as both composer and singer – to the soundtrack of the film.

He was joined behind the microphone for it by none other than Sunidhi Chauhan.

Ginny Diwan wrote the song, which was produced by Abhijit Nalani.

Bann Vas aMong the singers

If the three tracks from Plan A Plan B in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Keh Do Ke would be the second.

Bann Chakraborty didn’t just compose the song, but he was one of the three people who lent their voices to it as well.

Mali and Vivek Hariharan were the others.

Ankur Tewari wrote the song.

It would be unfair if the men behind the song weren’t given their share of the credit – Neil Mukherjee played the guitar on the song, which Aditya Pushkarna produced, and Hanish Taneja mixed and mastered.

Dasong was sung by Saurabh

From the point of view of my music collection, my Plan A is to get to the 5,000-song milestone soon.

And my Plan B is to turn my blogs into books.

By the way, Plan A Plan B also happened to be the title of a film that released in 2022.

My collection contains three tracks from it.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Dil Hoya Jogiya would be the first.

It was sung by Saurabh Das.

Yug Bhusal’s involvement in the song wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he wrote it too.

Himesh comPoseD and sang it

As a synonym for an auto rickshaw, Tuk Tuk wasn’t just a symbol of the middle class in India.

But it was also the title of the last song from Middle Clas Love, if they were arranged in the (Pay)alphabetical order.

Himesh Reshammiya’s involvement in the song wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he sang it too.

The lady who joined him behind the microphone for it was Ms Dev.

By the way, her husband, Aditya Dev, was the music producer on the song, and mixed and mastered it too.

Shabbir Ahmed wrote the song.

Palak and Jubin sang it

The fifth song on the soundtrack of Middle Class Love was Naya Pyaar Naya Ehsaas.

It could be translated to, “New love, and a new feeling”.

And that is precisely what people experience when they fall in love or start a new relationship.

Himesh Reshammiya was obviously the person who composed the song, but he wrote it as well.

Palak Muchhal and Jubin Nautiyal were the two people who rendered it.

The involvement of Aditya Dev in the song wasn’t restricted to producing it, but he was also the one who mixed and mastered it.

Reshammiya composed (Barm)and rendered it

With the addition of the subject of this post, there are two songs titled Manjha in my collection.

But the song from Middle Class Love was as different from the one from Kai Po Che! (2013) as chalk is from cheese.

The involvement of the one and only Himesh Reshammiya in the song wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he was one of the two people who lent their voices to it too.

The other was Raj Barman.

The song also featured an aalaap by Salman Ali.

The man who wrote it was Shakeel Azmi.

This was a Dadlani solo

The second male solo on the soundtrack of Middle Class Love was Kisko Tha Pata.

The title of the song could be translated to, “Who knew?”

The man who lent his voice to the song was the one and only Vishal Dadlani.

Who knew that he would render a track composed by Himesh Reshammiya?

Here is a fun fact: Both the music directors happened to be judges on the last couple of seasons of Indian Idol.

By the way, the track was the second contribution of lyricist Mayur Puri to the soundtrack of the film. 

Dev was among the Sing(h)ers

Just in case the makers of Middle Class Love forgot, it is a Hindi film.

And Indians use British English, in which the verb form of hypnotism is spelled with the letter S.

So, why was the song from the aforementioned film spelled with the letter Z?

Anyway, Hypnotize was one of the two contributions of lyricist Mayur Puri to the soundtrack of the film.

Dev Negi was one of the three people who rendered it.

Akasa and Aasa were the two people who shared Sing(h)ing credits with him for it.

Himesh Reshammiya composed it.

Did Mishra (Nit)inspire the youth?

Many youngsters, who were born into middle-class families, do not love what they do, and aspire to do what they love.

In fact, a lot of people say, “Apna Karenge” when they are asked what they dream of becoming.

That also happened to be the title of the first of the six songs from Middle Class Love (2022) in my collection.

It wasn’t just written, but also performed by Nitin Mishra, who is popularly known by his stage name, Spitfire.

The song is also picturised on him.

The man who composed it was Prasanna Suresh.

Bhasin sang her husbAnD’s composition

Tafriyan is an Urdu word which could literally be translated to, “Sightseeing”.

It also happened to be the title of the third track on the soundtrack of Jogi.

In fact, if the three songs on the film’s soundtrack were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it was three minutes and 51 seconds long.

Devenderpal shared Sing(h)ing credits with Neha Bhasin for the song, which was composed by the latter’s husband, Sameer Uddin.

The aforementioned duo was joined behind the microphone for it by Abhishek Nailwal.

The man who wrote the song was Shellee.

It was rendered by Shadaab

Two of the three songs on the soundtrack of Jogi were fresh compositions for the film (in other words, they were not adaptations of any other songs, traditional or otherwise).

The longer of those was Saiyyaan Ve.

In fact, it was the longest of them all – it was five minutes and 21 seconds long.

Julius Packiam was one of the two people who composed it.

Raj Ranjodh was credited with the additional composition of the song, in addition to writing it.

The man who lent his voice to it was none other than Shadaab Faridi.

Richa lent it her voice

Jogi released in 2022.

My collection contained three songs from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Mittar Pyaare Nu would be the first.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations (or the descending order, if you please), it would be the second – it was four minutes and 18 seconds long.

It was the only female solo in the film – the lady who lent her (Shar)magical voice to it was the one and only Richa.

It was a traditional Punjabi number, but Julius Packiam composed this version.

Singh didn’t have the luck

A line of the subject of this post – What The Luck – went, “Dil seedha saadha”.

That adjective – which could be translated to, “Innocent” – obviously could not be used to describe the heart of Mika [who happened to Sing(h) the song of that name, which was from Jahaan Chaar Yaar].

But even a heart that is not innocent would tell you that although the team behind it could certainly do with some Luck, it was actually a rhyming expletive that was on the mind of the lyricist (Sanjeev Chaturvedi, who also happened to be the composer).

It was sung by Ritu

The title of Jahaan Chaar Yaar (2022) was inspired by the song of that name, which was from Sharabi, which released in 1984.

My collection contained a couple of songs from the former.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Meri Patli Kamar would be the first.

It was sung by Ritu Pathak.

Anand Raaj Anand didn’t just compose the song, but he wrote it too.

The song, which has been released in time for the festive season, was programmed by Vikram Nagi (who is also its mix master), and choreographed by Adil Sheikh.

Desai's solo wasn’t worth playing

If the four songs on the soundtrack of Jahaan Chaar Yaar were arranged in the alphabetical order, Baja Baja would be the second.

Ironically, even if there was a repetition of the word Baja – which could be translated to, “Play” – in its title, nobody reached out for the play button.

The longest song from the film in my collection, it was four minutes and 57 seconds long.

The track, which was written by Shakeel Azmi, and composed by Rashid Khan, was the second male solo on the film’s soundtrack – it was sung by Yasser Desai.

Ms Kaur was the Sing(h)er

If the four songs from Jahaan Chaar Yaar in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Aisi Ki Taisi would be the first.

The title of the song sums up what has happened to the Hindi film music scene over the last decade or so.

If the songs of the film were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was just a couple of minutes and 59 seconds long.

Deedar Kaur shared Sing(h)ing credits with Mika for the song, which Sanjeev Chaturvedi wrote and composed (with Ajay).

Desai lent it his voice

If the five songs on the soundtrack of Ishq Pashmina were arranged in the alphabetical order, Saaye would be the last.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was four minutes and 58 seconds long.

The involvement of Sham Balkar in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he penned it as well.

In fact, the only thing he did not do was lend his voice to the song, which was the only male solo in the film – Yasser Desai rendered it.

This song wAS pretty good

If the five tracks from Ishq Pashmina in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Jogi Ho Gaya would be the fourth.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, would be the third – it was four minutes and 16 seconds long.

Prateeksha Srivastava and Javed Ali lent it their voices

The involvement of Arvind Pandey in the song – which was far from run-of-the-mill – was not restricted to writing it, but he also happened to be one of the two people who composed it.

The other was Shashwat Prakhar Bhardwaj. 

Holkar’s solo wasn’t that long

If at all Ishq Pashmina was notable for anything, it was because it starred Malti Chahar, the sister of Indian fast bowler Deepak Chahar, and the cousin of leg-spinner Rahul Chahar.

If the five songs from the film in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Do Ghante would be the third.

Thankfully, the track was not two hours long – it was just a couple of minutes and 56 seconds long.

Sham Balkar’s involvement in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he wrote it too.

It was sung by Sakshi Holkar.

 

It was a Palak solo

The soundtrack of Ishq Pashmina contained a couple of female solos.

If they were arranged in the (Muchh)alphabetical order, Bekhabar would be the first.

In fact, it would be the second overall.

The song was rendered by none other than Palak.

In fact, if the five songs on the soundtrack of the film were arranged in the ascending order (or the descending order, if you please), it would be the third – it was four minutes and 27 seconds long.

Sham Balkar’s involvement in the film wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he wrote it too.

It (Srivasta)vas sung by Barman

Ishq Pashmina released in 2022.

My collection contains five songs from the film.

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

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the second – it was four minutes and 57 seconds long.

The track happened to be one of the two contributions of Prateeksha Srivastava to the soundtrack of the film.

He was joined behind the microphone for it by Raj Barman.

The song, which was written by Arvind Pandey, was composed by Shashwat Prakhar Bhardwaj.

As (Nautiy)always, the singer rocked!

If the three songs from Dhokha: Round D Corner were arranged in the alphabetical order, Tu Banke Hawa 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 48 seconds long.

The song – which could be translated to, “You, upon becoming the wind” – was written by Devshi Khanduri.

It was composed by Gourov Dasgupta.

The man who sang it was the one and only Jubin Nautiyal.

And by no means would it be incorrect to state that he rocked.

Narvekar sang yet (Kh)another recreation

“Oh my God, another recreated version?”

If that was anybody’s reaction upon listening to Mera Dil Gaaye Ja (Zooby Zooby), I don’t blame them, because I’m no fan of recreated songs myself.

The original was an Alisha Chinai solo from Dance Dance (1987).

And the recreated version, aptly, was from Dhokha: Round D Corner.

While Anjaan’s lyrics and Bappi Lahiri’s tune was retained from the original, the remake – obviously credited to Tanishk Bagchi – featured additional lyrics by Kumaar.

Zahrah S Khan and Yash Narvekar sang the song, which was three minutes and 37 seconds long.

Ms Kumar was the Sing(h)er

Today is September 24, 2022.

And it is the 15^th anniversary of the India’s ICC World T20 triumph in 2007.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose nickname is Mahi, led the team.

Mahi became every India’s heart-throb then.

And incidentally, Mahi Mera Dil happened to be the first of three songs from the 2022 film Dhokha: Round D Corner in my collection.

The song was rendered by Tulsi Kumar, who shared Sing(h)ing credits for it with Arijit.

Kumaar wrote the Tanishk Bagchi composition.

The shortest of the three songs, it was three minutes and a second long.

Naqeebi wrote and sang it

The second contribution of Dr Zeus to the soundtrack of Cuttputtli was Tu Dis De.

And, interestingly, it was at the other end of the spectrum as far as the durations were concerned. Unlike Rabba, it was the longest song on the soundtrack of the film – it was three minutes and 54 seconds long.

But like Rabba, its title was also a Punjabi phrase*.

The involvement of Hamid Ali Naqeebi in the song was not restricted to writing it, but he lent it his voice as well.

(*Note: It could be translated to, “You say”.)

Unfortunately, this song waZN’t catchy

The third single on the soundtrack of Cuttputlli was titled Saathiya.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that it was not catchy enough to listen to alone, let alone in the company of a significant other.

However, it was great to listen to a song sung by Nikhil D’Souza after a long time.

Zahrah Khan joined him behind the microphone for it.

Tanishk Bagchi’s involvement in the song wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he was the one who penned it as well.

The song was three minutes and 32 seconds long.

Sukhwinder sang this short song

Rabba was one of the two contributions of music director Dr Zeus to the soundtrack of Cuttputtli.

The song was written by Omar Malik.

It is always a pleasure to listen to the man who lent his voice to it – the one and only Sukhwinder Singh.

The title of the track is the Punjabi word for God, and it was the perfect gift from the team behind it on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.

In fact, it was the shortest of the four songs on its soundtrack – it was three minutes and 14 seconds long.

‘Dev’ine intervention certainly wasn’t missing

Cuttputlli – an alternative spelling of Kathputli, which could be translated to, “Puppet” – released in 2022.

If the four songs on the soundtrack of the film were arranged in the alphabetical order, Laapata would be the first.

The song was composed by Aditya Dev.

His wife, Payal Dev, was one of the two people who lent their voices to it.

The other was Mr Negi, whose first name happens to be Dev.

The only person involved in the song whose name wasn’t Dev was Rashmi Virag, the lyricist.

It was three minutes and 21 seconds long.

Sneha’s version was not impressive

If you’re a purist, chances are you will not like the recreated version of Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaaye, the song from Pyaasa (1957).

If the three tracks from Chup: Revenge of the Artist in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the last – it was half-a-dozen minutes and 11 seconds long.

The song was sung by Sneha Shankar, and composed by her namesake, Sneha Khanwalkar.

Sahir Ludhianvi wrote the original, which S D Burman composed, and Mohammed Rafi sang.

 

 

Amit (Trive)didn’t just compose it

If the three songs from Chup: Revenge Of The Artist in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the ascending order of their durations, Mera Love Main would be the second – it was three minutes and 29 seconds long.

The involvement of the one and only Amit Trivedi in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he lent his voice to it as well.

If he had his way, he would have written it too.

But he didn’t do that.

The man who penned it was Swanand Kirkire. 

Moghe sang it with Singh

The tagline of Chup, which released in 2022, was Revenge of The Artist.

It can only be hoped that the artist(e) wants to take revenge against mediocre music, and in that case, no one will be Chup, except the critics.

If the three songs from the film in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Gaya Gaya Gaya would be the first.

Shashwat was one of the two Sing(h)ers.

The other was Rupali Moghe.

(Am)It was written by Swanand Kirkire, and composed by Trivedi.

It was a couple of minutes and 36 seconds long. 

This Sethi solo wasn’t satisfactory

If the four songs on the soundtrack of Babli Bouncer were arranged in the alphabetical order, Mann Mein Halchal would be the last.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the third – it was just a couple of minutes and 53 seconds long.

The (Malho)track was the second contribution of the lyricist, Manaswi Mohata, and the music director, Karan, to the soundtrack of the film.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that the song, which was sung by Akanksha Sethi, was a run-of-the-mill number.

It didn’t drive anyone cRAzy

If the songs of Babli Bouncer were arranged in the alphabetical order, Mad Banke would be the third.

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

Even Babli Bouncer couldn’t prevent the inevitable entry of people who wanted to troll that song, because contrary to its title, it didn’t drive anyone mad.

The two people who lent it their voices were Asees Kaur and Romy.

The song, which was written by Shabbir Ahmed, was composed by Tanishk Bagchi.

It was rendered by Altamash

If the four songs from Babli Bouncer in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Le Sajna would be the second.

The first word of it, of course, wasn’t the French article.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was just two minutes and 15 seconds long.

The involvement of Tanishk Bagchi in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he wrote it too.

The only thing he (Fari)didn’t do was lend his voice to it – it was an Altamash solo.

The Sing(h)er didn’t machao shor

Babli Bouncer released in 2022.

My collection contains four tracks from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Babli Shor Machare would be the first.

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

The title of the song was ironic (as if the titular character were being instructed to make some noise, because the song failed to make any).

Mika was the Sing(h)er.

Manaswi Mohata wrote the (Malho)track, which was composed by Karan.

Aditi sang it with Raghav

If the five songs on the soundtrack of Atithi Bhooto Bhava were arranged in the alphabetical order, Udd Raha Hai Dil would be the last.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the penultimate song – it was three minutes and 28 seconds long.

It wasn’t just the only duet in the film, but it was also the only track that was sung by a female singer (Aditi Singh Sharma, who was joined behind the microphone for it by Raghav Chaitanya).

Shakeel Azmi wrote the Prasad S composition.

It was a Dayal solo

The fourth song on the soundtrack of Atithi Bhooto Bhava was Raat Kawari Hai.

In fact, even if the five songs on the soundtrack of the film were arranged in the (Day)alphabetical order, it would be the fourth.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the last – it was three minutes and 24 seconds long.

Like the previous three songs from the film in my collection, it was a male solo – Benny rendered it.

The track, which was written by Mayur Puri, was composed by Prasad S.

Mr Singh was the singer

The second contribution of Priyanka R Bala as a lyricist to the soundtrack of Atithi Bhooto Bhava was Paakhi Hua Re.

But unlike Iss Dil Mein, it was a solo from the lyrical point of view.

Now that I have got the similarity out of the way, the differences are as follows.

Firstly, (Arij)it was rendered by the one and only Singh.

And secondly, the song was composed by Prasad S.

It happened to be the longest of the five songs on the soundtrack of the film – it was five minutes and 38 seconds long.

 

Ankit sang this jointly-written track

If the five tracks on the soundtrack of Atithi Bhooto Bhava were arranged in the alphabetical order, Iss Dil Mein would be the second.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations (or the descending order, if you please), it was the third – it was three minutes and 36 seconds long.

Tiwari rendered (Ank)it.

It was the only song in the film that was written by two people – while it was one of Priyanka R Bala’s comtributions to the film’s soundtrack, the other lyricist was Kunaal Vermaa.

Prasad S composed it.

It was sung by Mallya

Atithi Bhooto Bhava released in 2022.

Its title could be translated to, “A guest is akin to a ghost”, and was a play on the phrase Atithi Devo Bhava (which could be translated to, “A guest is akin to God”).

If the five songs from the film in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Gulmohar would be the first.

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

Shahid Mallya sang the song.

Tanveer Javed wrote the Prasad S composition.

Tauro sang this song too

The letter T is the first letter of Tauro, which is the last name of Nihal, who was one of the two male voices on the soundtrack of Raksha Bandhan.

Coincidentally, it was also the letter with which the last song from the film in my collection began.

It was titled Tu Bichhde Toh, and was the second contribution of the singer to the soundtrack.

The song, which was written by Irshad Kamil, was composed by Himesh Reshammiya (who was also the other voice of the soundtrack).

It was four minutes and 24 seconds long.

Nihal (Tau)rose to the occasion

Alphabetically, the penultimate track from Raksha Bandhan in my collection was Tere Saath Hoon Main [which is, ideally, a brother’s assurance to his sister(s)].

It was sung by Nihal Tauro, who hails from Mangaluru, and was the fourth runner-up on the 12^th season of Indian Idol (which aired on Sony Entertainment Television between 2020 and 2021).

Himesh Reshammiya – one of the three judges on the show – composed the song, which Irshad Kamil penned.

It was the longest of the three songs from the film in my collection – it was five minutes and 45 seconds long.

Ms Ghoshal was the S(teb)inger

The Reprise version of the title track of Raksha Bandhan was the shortest of the three songs in the film that crossed the five-minute mark – it was five minutes and 27 seconds long.

Shreya Ghoshal, the female voice of the film’s soundtrack, happened to be one of the two people who lent their voices to it.

The man who joined behind the microphone was Stebin Ben.

Irshad Kamil wrote the song, which was composed by Himesh Reshammiya.

The other version of the song was a Ghoshal solo.

It was four minutes and 43 seconds long.

It was a Himesh solo

There’s no two ways about the fact that the wrist played an important role in the soundtrack of Raksha Bandhan.

While a rakhi would adorn the wrist of its protagonist (Akshay Kumar), why should he have all the fun?

So, his co-star’s ornament was Kangan Ruby, which also happened to be a song from the film.

My collection contains only one version – the male solo.

Himesh Reshammiya’s involvement in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he sang it too.

Irshad Kamil wrote the song, which was four minutes and three seconds long.  

Hans got the Job done

If the seven songs from Raksha Bandhan in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Done Kar Do would be the third.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, would be the first – it was three minutes and 48 seconds long.

The man who lent his voice to it was Navraj Hans, the scion of a musical family who can be counted on to get the job done.

And he was joined behind the microphone for it by Jyotica Tangri.

Irshad Kamil penned the song, which Himesh Reshammiya composed.

The chosen SinGers were AweSome

If the seven songs from Raksha Bandhan in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Dhaagon Se Baandhaa would be the second.

Shreya Ghoshal was one of the two people who lent the song their voices.

And the person who joined her behind the microphone for (Arij)it was Mr Singh.

Irshad Kamil wrote the song, which Himesh Reshammiya composed.

It was the fourth-longest (or shortest) song from the film in my collection – it was four minutes and 45 seconds long.

And it summed up what the film was about (though its title was self-explanatory).

The Nooran Sisters Rendered it

Raksha Bandhan released on August 11, 2022, which happened to coincide with the festival of the same name, i.e. the day sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists.

And appropriately, the Reprise version of Bidaai – the first of the seven songs from the film in my collection – was sung by the Nooran Sisters, who were joined behind the microphone for it by Romy.

It was five minutes and 44 seconds long.

The version without the singing siblings’ vocals was as long as the Romy solo.

Irshad Kamil wrote the song, which Himesh Reshammiya composed.

Vijay ne waat nahin lagayi

Waat lagana is a phrase used in Mumbai.

It could be translated to, “To be (or put someone) in big trouble” (depending on the context).

If the four songs from the film in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the descending order of their durations, Waat Laga Denge would be the last – it was just a minute and 26 seconds long.

It was sung by Vijay Deverakonda.

And contrary to the title, unki hi waat lag gayi.

Puri Jagannadh, the film’s director, wrote the song, which Sunil Kashyap composed.  

Bhiwandiwala sang this theme song

If the five songs from Liger in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, and in the descending order of their durations, The Liger Hunt Theme would be the fourth – it was a minute and 31 seconds long.

It released on May 9, 2022, which was the birthday of the film’s leading man, Vijay Deverakonda, and almost three months before its release.

Farhad Bhiwandiwala’s involvement wasn’t restricted to singing it, but he was also one of the three men who wrote it.

Another was Vikram Montrose, who composed it too.

Shekhar (Astit)was the third.

This Punjabi SingLe was recreated

It seemed that Coka, a 2018 single that was written by Jaani, and composed and sung by Sukhdeep Singh (a.k.a. Sukh-E or Sukh-E Muzical Doctorz), was catchy enough to be recreated.

And the recreated version happened to one of the five songs on the soundtrack of Liger.

It was titled Coka 2.0.

Jaani and Lijo George wrote the song, and were two of the three people who composed it.

DJ Chetas was the third.

Lisa Mishra joined Sukh-E behind the microphone for it.

The song was just a couple of minutes and 46 seconds long.  

Lijo comPoseD and sang it

Akdi Pakdi was the longest of the five songs on the soundtrack of the Hindi version of Liger– it was three minutes and 50 seconds long.

It was written by two men – Mohsin Shaikh and Azeem Dayani.

Lijo George was one of three men who composed the song.

The others were DJ Chetas and Sunil Kashyap.

In fact, George also happened to be one of the three people who lent it their voices.

Pawni Pandey and Dev Negi were the others.

The song featured (as Akdi Pakdi) on the soundtracks of its South Indian versions.

Bagchi composed (Kh)and sang it

Liger is a cross between a lion and a tigress.

And it was also the title of a bilingual film, which released in 2022.

I do not know the songs of its Telugu version, but the soundtrack of its Hindi version contains four songs.

The first of those was Aafat.

Tanishk Bagchi’s involvement in the song wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he was one of the two people who sang it too.

Zahrah Khan was the other.

The song – which was written by Rashmi Virag – was a couple of minutes and 43 seconds long.

Simran sang it with Singh

Madari was the third song on the soundtrack of Holy Cow in my collection.

But unlike Bulleya and Gaiya Kahaan, it was not a song in Rev Shergill’s discography.

In fact, the involvement of the one and only Sukhwinder in it wasn’t restricted to Sing(h)ing it, but he wrote and composed it too.

However, he was not the only person who lent his voice to the track.

It was, in fact, the only song in the film that featured a female vocalist – the lady who joined him behind the microphone for it was Simran Bhardwaj. 

Rev sang this one too

As the title of the film suggests, Holy Cow is a social satire about the adult female bovine.

And said animal, which is considered sacred in India, inspired one of the three songs from the film in my collection.

It was titled Gaiya Kahaan (which could be translated to, “Where is the cow?”)

It was the second contribution of Rev Shergill to the film's soundtrack.

But unlike Bulleya, it was totally a Shergill show*.

(*Note: Not only was he the person who composed and lent his voice to the song, but he penned it too.)

Mr Shergill was the all-rounder

Holy Cow released in 2022.

My collection contains three songs from the film.

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

Bulleh Shah was one of the two men who wrote the song.

The other was Rev Shergill*.

And clearly, that was not enough for the latter.

He also happened to be the man who composed the song, and lent it his voice.

(*Note: Rev happens to be a contraction of his first name, Revant. It was one of the two tracks in the film that was composed by him.)

 

It was an Armaan solo

By no means would it be incorrect to state that everything goes lost in the jungle of time.

And there’s no two ways about the fact that one of the things that did was melody from Hindi films.

By the way, Waqt Ke Jungle – which is what the aforementioned phrase could be translated to – was the fourth and final song from Dobaaraa in my collection.

It was sung by none other than Armaan Malik.

The song, which was written by Hussain Haidry, was composed by Gaurav Chatterji.

It was three minutes and 14 seconds long.

Fotty Seven sang this song

Fotty Seven is the stage name of a rapper, whose real name is Ankit Gudwani.

His initials also happen to be the chemical symbol of silver, whose atomic number is 47.

While it would certainly be incorrect to state that his only contribution to the soundtrack of Dobaaraa – Veham – was gold, it was the longest of the three contributions of composer Gaurav Chatterji to the soundtrack of the film – it was three minutes and 20 seconds long.

However, the listeners couldn’t help but notice their chemistry with Hussain Haidry, the man who wrote the song.

 

Only Neeti’s version was included

Of the five songs from Dobaaraa in my collection, only one had a couple of versions.

It was titled Pari.

Of course, my collection has just one of those – the female version, which was rendered by none other than Neeti Mohan.

It was the longest song of them all – it was four minutes and 20 seconds long.

The male version was rendered by Gaurav Chatterji, who also composed the track.

Interestingly, it was the second-longest song on the film’s soundtrack (but not in my collection) – it was three-and-a-half minutes long.

Hussain Haidry wrote the song.

Bianca (Cere)joined Clinton for it

Dobaaraa released in 2022.

If the four songs from the film in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Dariya Hai would be the first.

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

It was the only duet on the soundtrack of the film – it was the only contribution of Bianca Gomes and Clinton Cerejo to it.

Hussain Haidry wrote the song, which was composed by Shor Police (who also composed the background score of the film).

Singh pleaded to the listeners

These days, the quality of a majority of Hindi film songs is quite poor (and that is perhaps the kindest word that could be used to describe them).

But Mika Singh actually had to plead with the listeners to listen to his track, which was, in fact, titled Pleaj! (which is a deliberate mispronunciation of, “Please”).

If the three songs from Darlings in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the last.

It was written by Gulzar, and composed by Vishal Bhardwaj.

The song was three minutes and 21 seconds long. 

Bhardwaj joined two other Sing(h)erS

There is no cure for a poor soundtrack – a fact Hindi film music enthusiasts would vouch for.

But the second song from Darlings in my collection was La Ilaaj, which could, in fact, be translated to, “Incurable”.

By the way, it was quite a decent song.

And more importantly, Vishal Bhardwaj’s involvement in the song wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he was one of the three people who sang it.

The others were Arijit Singh (the voice of the soundtrack) and Debarpito Saha.

No prizes for guessing that the song was written by Gulzar.

It wasn’t a Mellow D

My collection contains all the three songs from Darlings, which released in 2022.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, and in the ascending order of their durations, Bhasad would be the first – it was just a couple of minutes and 38 seconds long.

Depending on the context in which it is used, the word has multiple meanings, ranging from an act of utter foolishness to serious trouble.

The contribution of Mellow D to the song was not restricted to lending it his voice, but he also happened to be the lyricist and composer.

 

Sukhwinder sANg this song too

Alphabetically, the sixth – and final – song on the soundtrack of Shamshera was its title track.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was five minutes and 32 seconds long.

As was the case with Parinda, this song was also sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Abhishek Nailwal (who, incidentally, rendered the Telugu version of the song as well*).

The involvement of Mithoon in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he wrote it too.

(*Note: It was as long as the Hindi version.)

Nailwal sang it with Singh

The first thing that comes to mind when one says, “Parinda” is the film that released in 1989.

But 33 years later, a song of that name featured on the soundtrack of Shamshera.

The song was a male duet.

One of the Sing(h)ers was Sukhwinder – in fact, it was one of his three contributions to the film’s soundtrack.

He was joined behind the microphone for it by Abhishek Nailwal.

The (Malho)track, which Karan wrote, was composed by Mithoon.

It was the second-shortest song on the film’s soundtrack – it was four minutes and 57 seconds long.

Sudesh joined two other SiNgers

Reading the credits of Kaale Naina – a song from Shamshera – left me with a mixed bag of emotions.

First of all, from the lyrical point of view, it was a traditional song.

However, Mithoon – who was also the music director of the track – was credited with penning additional lyrics to it.

That was surprising.

And, as someone who grew up in the 1990s, I was delighted to read that Sudesh (Bhos)lent it his voice.

Neeti Mohan and Shadaab Faridi shared singing credits with him for the song, which was five minutes and 24 seconds long.

It was an Aditya solo

The only solo on the soundtrack of Shamshera was Ji Huzoor (which could be translated to, “Yes, Sir!”)

And that must have been the response of Aditya Narayan when he was approached by the makers of the film to render the song, which was his only contribution to the soundtrack of the film.

The involvement of Mithoon Sharma – mononymously credited as Mithoon – in the track was not restricted to composing it, but he wrote it as well.

It happened to be the shortest song in the film – it was four minutes and nine seconds long.

Mithoon was among the Sing(h)Ers

Hunkara – a song from Shamshera – was five minutes and eight seconds long.

In other words, the track – which could be translated to, “The angry, aggressive or intimdating utterance of the sound ‘hun’” – was as long as Fitoor.

The two tracks had just one person in common, and that was Mithoon.

He was not just the man who composed it, but he also happened to be one of the three people who lent his voice to it.

The others were Richa Sharma and Sukhwinder Singh.

The song was written by the one and only Piyush Mishra.

Mr Singh sang this NuMber

Shamshera released in 2022.

It was directed by Karan Malhotra, who helmed Agneepath in 2012 and Brothers in 2015.

He was also credited as the lyricist on two of the six songs on the soundtrack of Shamshera.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Fitoor would be the first of those.

The Mithoon composition was five minutes and eight seconds long.

(Arij)It was the only male-female duet in the film – while it was Mr Singh’s only contribution to its soundtrack, it was one of the two tracks to which Neeti Mohan lent her voice.

Thakur sang it with Singh

Woh Galiyaan was a track from Shabaash Mithu.

My collection contained one of the two versions of the four-minute-long duet* – the one Monali Thakur sang with Shashwat Singh.

Kausar Munir wrote the Amit Trivedi composition.

(*Note: Deepali Sathe and Singh sang its other version.)

(By the way, Yashita Sharma’s version of Aagaz Hai Tu was a minute and 27 seconds long. And Trivedi sang a version each of Hindustan Meri Jaan with Kailash Kher and Ruchika. The former was three minutes and 47 seconds long, and the latter was five minutes and 24 seconds long.)

Arya rendered this catchy number

The only male solo on the soundtrack of Shabaash Mithu was Udd Gayi Re Muniya.

It was sung by Neeraj Arya, and was his only contribution to it.

That track happened to be one of three songs on the film’s soundtrack that had just one version*.

It was written by Swanand Kirkire, and was something the parents of a girl would sing when their daughter leaves her home.

(Am)It was composed by the one and only Trivedi, and was three minutes and 57 seconds long.

(Note: The other two were Fateh and Masti Takita Dhum).

Lagnajita sang it with Anusha

With Masti Takita Dhum as the title, there was no two ways about the fact that the song from Shabaash Mithu was an upbeat track (because Masti could be translated to, “Fun”, and Takita Dhum is a sound associated with percussionists).

And it certainly would not be incorrect to state that Anusha – one of the two people who lent their voices to it – was right on the Mani.

The lady who joined her behind the microphone for it was Lagnajita.

Swanand Kirkire wrote the Amit Trivedi composition.

It was three minutes and 14 seconds long.

This was a patriotic tRacK

Of late, we haven’t had many opportunities to listen to patriotic songs on Hindi film soundtracks, unless they were from films about historic events or the biopics of renowned Indians.

Shabaash Mithu being the latter, it was fitting that its soundtrack contained a track that reflected her love for the country, whose jersey she donned for over two decades.

It was titled Hindustan Meri Jaan.

Ruchika shared singing credits with Kailash Kher for the song, which was written by Swanand Kirkire, and composed by Amit Trivedi.

The track was four minutes and two seconds long.

Charan didn’t just wRite it

If the six songs from Shabaash Mithu in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Fateh – which could be translated to, “Victory” – would be the second.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was just a couple of minutes and 28 seconds long.

The involvement of Charan in the song wasn’t restricted to composing it (with Salvage Audio Collective) and writing it, but he also happened to be one of the two men who lent their voices to it.

The other was Romy.