(Arij)It was sung by Eklavya

If the four songs from Thank God were arranged in the alphabetical order, its title track would be the last.

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

It happened to be the only duet in the film.

One of the two men who lent it their voices was none other than Arijit.

And the man who shared Sing(h)ing credits with him for it was Eklavya.

Manoj Muntashir wrote the track, which was composed by Rochak Kohli.

Yohani sang this veRsioN too

Sri Lankan singer Yohani Diloka de Silva shot to fame with Manike Mage Hithe, the Sinhalese song which released in 2021.

She also sang the Hindi version of the song, which was titled Manike, and was from Thank God.

Jubin Nautiyal and Surya Ragunnathan joined her behind the microphone for it.

That version was written by Dulan ARX (who wrote the original), Rashmi Virag, and Mellow D.

It was composed by Chamath Sangeeth (who composed the original) and Tanishk Bagchi (was that even a surprise?)

The Hindi version was three minutes and 17 seconds long.

It was rendered by Nautiyal

If the four songs from Thank God in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the ascending order of their durations, Haaniya Ve would be the second – it was three minutes and 37 seconds long.

The title of the song is a Punjabi phrase, which could be translated to, “A person who is the same age as you”.

It was written by Rashmi Virag, and composed by Tanishk Bagchi.

The song happened to be a solo – the man who lent his voice to it was none other than Jubin Nautiyal.

He gave everyone Anand again

Dil De Diya Hai was a song from Masti (2004).

And its recreated version – Dil De Diya – was among the four songs from the 2022 film Thank God in my collection.

If they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was four minutes and 34 seconds long.

It brought the Masti quartet – director Indra Kumar, actor Ajay Devgn, lyricist Sameer, and composer/singer Anand Raaj Anand - back together.

For this version, Rashmi Virag shared writing credits for it with Sameer, and Rochak Kohli composed it with Anand.

 

 

Faridkot sang it with Saleem

Although I seldom watch television, I remember Faridkot, the Delhi-based Sufi/blues-rock band, who made it to the finalists of Channel [V]’s Launchpad in 2009.

They joined Master Saleem behind the microphone for Teri Ho Gayi.

It was a song from Tara Vs Bilal.

Manan Bhardwaj’s involvement in it wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he wrote it as well.

The track was just a couple of minutes and a dozen seconds long.

By the way, Saleem hails from Shahkot, a city in Punjab.

And Faridkot also happens to be a city in the same state.

Bhardwaj saNG this as well

If the four songs on the soundtrack of Tara Vs Bilal was arranged in the alphabetical order, Sau Rab Di would the third.

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

By no means was it surprising that Manan Bhardwaj’s involvement in the song was restricted to writing and singing it, but he was also one of the three people who sang it.

Purvashi Grover – the only female vocalist on the soundtrack – and Jubin Nautiyal were the others.

Mr Bhardwaj was the all-Rounder

If the four songs from Tara Vs Bilal in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Saiyaan Ji would the second.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was four minutes and 18 seconds long.

As far as the lyrics and the music were concerned, it was a one-M(an)an show – both were credited to Mr Bhardwaj.

And he also happened to be one of the two men who sang it.

The other was Romy.

Bhardwaj and SRTK arranged and programmed the song too.

One M(an)an did it all

Nichod Dunga is a Hindi phrase which could be translated to, “I will squeeze”.

It was one of the four songs from Tara Vs Bilal – which released in 2022 – in my collection.

Perhaps the song of the title was Manan Bhardwaj’s announcement of what he was planning to go.

After all, he squeezed his talent for writing songs, composing them and rendering them.

And clearly, that was not enough, so he programmed and arranged the song [with Sarthak (who also goes by SRTK)].

The song was just a couple of minutes and 31 seconds long.

Krishna sang this Priceless number

If the songs from Ram Setu in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Om Namah Shivaay 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 five seconds long.

As far as the lyrics were concerned, it was a traditional song.

But the man who composed it was the one and only Dr Zeus.

The pair who lent its voices to the song was Krishna Das and a person who goes by the stage name of Priceless.

Montrose composed and rendered it

Ram Setu – known in English as Adam’s Bridge – is a chain of natural limestone shoals, between Rameswaram Island (off the coast of Tamil Nadu) and Mannar Island (off the coast of Sri Lanka).

It was also the title of a film, which released in 2022.

The soundtrack of the film contained a song titled Jai Shree Ram.

The involvement of Vikram Montrose was not restricted to composing it, but he also happened to be the man who lent his voice to it.

Shekhar Astitwa wrote the song, which was three minutes and 59 seconds long

Tulsi sang the female version

Sukoon is what we all need.

I am obviously talking about peace, and not about the subject of this post.

Speaking of which, it was the third song from Nazar Andaaz in my collection.

The soundtrack of the film contains a couple of versions of the song, but my collection contains just one – the female version.

It isn’t that I have anything against Armaan Malik, who sang the male version.

But I wanted to include a female solo, hence I picked Tulsi Kumar’s version.

Raj Shekhar wrote the song, which was composed by Vishal Mishra.

It coulD noT be ignored

The second song from Nazar Andaaz in my collection was Lootere Aa Gaye.

There is no two ways about the fact that the highlight of the song were its lyrics, which were credited to Raj Shekhar.

It was composed by Vishal Mishra.

Sachet Tandon was the better-known of the two men who lent the song their voices.

The other was Mohammed Danish.

If the three songs from the film in my collection, were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the second – it was just two minutes and 22 seconds long.

Mishra was (Vish)also the singer

Nazar Andaaz wasn’t just the title of a film that released in 2022, but also a Hindi phrase that could be translated to, “Ignore”.

But that certainly wasn’t what the listeners could do to Vishal Mishra’s involvement in one of the three songs from the film in my collection – Andekhe Rang.

He composed and sang it, and he happened to be the music producer as well.

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

But he didn’t – Raj Shekhar wrote it.

The song was just two minutes and 16 seconds long.

Mir S(hasha)ang this traditional track

The second contribution of Siddharth Mahadevan and Souumil Shringarpure to the contribution of Maja Ma was (appropriately) titled Songs of Celebration.

But they were not the only people who composed it.

The song was part traditional folk too.

It also happened to be Osman Mir’s second contribution to the film’s soundtrack.

The person who joined him behind the microphone for it was Shashaa Tirupati.

A portion of the song was written by Priya Saraiya. The other, of course, was the traditional folk portion.

By the way, Shringarpure was also credited as the song’s music producer.

(Arij)It was sung by Asees

The fourth of the five songs from Maja Ma in my collection was Kacchi Doriyaan.

Although there were a couple of versions of the song in the film, my collection contains just one.

No prizes for guessing that as far as the duo who sang it was concerned, it was the better-known of the two – (Arij)it was rendered by Asees Kaur and Singh.

The other version was titled Kacchi Doriyaan – Reprise.

Another Kaur – Harjot – sang it with Aniruddh Anantha.

Anurag Sharma’s involvement in those songs weren’t restricted to composing them, but he wrote them too.

The Yellow Diary sang it

Buniyaad 2.0 featured on the soundtrack of Maja Ma.

As the track’s title suggests, it is Version 2.0 of the song of the same name, which was the third song on Mumbai-based alt-rock outfit The Yellow Diary’s EP titled Izafa*, which released in 2018.

It comprises five men.

Rajan Batra is the composer, the songwriter and the vocalist.

Himonshu Parikh is the other composer and the producer, and also the keyboardist.

Vaibhav Pani is the guitarist; Stuart DaCosta is the bassist, and Sahil Shah is the drummer.

(*Note: The word could be translated to, “Increase”.)

 

 

Shreya sang this garba (Osm)anthem

If the five songs from Maja Ma in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Boom Padi would be the second.

Considering the fact that the film released during Navratri, it would not be incorrect to state that that track was the garba anthem of the year.

The lady who lent her voice to it was the one and only Shreya Ghoshal.

She was joined behind the microphone for it by Osman Mir.

The song, which was written by Priya Saraiya, was composed by Souumil Shringarpure and Siddharth Mahadevan (who happen to be cousins).

Prakriti sang this not-so-roc‘King’ song

Maja Ma is a Gujarati phrase that could be translated to, “I am good”.

It also happened to be the title of a film that released in 2022.

My collection contains five songs from it.

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

The two people who lent their voices to the song were Prakriti Kakar and Ash King.

It was written by the one and only Kumaar, and was compsed by Gourov Dasgupta.

Unfortunately, nobody became a pagli (or a pagla, for that matter) on listening to it.

The singer’s (Oi)name was John

If the three songs from Jaggu Ki Lalten were arranged in the alphabetical order, Zindagi, obviously, would be the last.

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

The (Oi)name of the man who lent his voice to the track was John.

Not only did Manish Sahriya compose and program it, but he was also the man who was credited with playing the melodica in it.

The song was written by Mayank Gera.

 

Bella didn’t complement the Sing(h)er

If the three tracks from Jaggu Ki Lalten were arranged in the alphabetical order, Paisa 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 as many seconds long.

The man who sang it was the one and only Mika Singh.

And the rap portion of the track was written and performed by Bella.

Mayank Gera wrote the remainder of it.

Manish Sahriya did not just compose the song, but also happened to be the one who programmed it.

It was tailor-MaDe for them

Jaggu Ki Lalten released in 2022.

My collection contains three songs from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the descending order of their durations, Balma would be the first – it was three minutes and 14 seconds long.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that the song was tailor-made for the two people who lent their voices to it – Mamta Sharma and Divya Kumar.

It was written by Mayank Gera.

Not only did Manish Sahriya compose the song, but he programmed it too.

 

Even drinkeRS were not impressed

Alphabetically, the last song from Goodbye in my collection was The Hic Song.

As the title suggests, it is perhaps touted as the party anthem of the last quarter of the year, but unfortunately, it didn’t impress anyone.

Amit (Trive)didn’t just compose the song, but he was also one of the two men who penned it.

The other was Vikas Bahl, the director of the film.

It was sung by Sharvi Yadav and Rupali Moghe.

The fifth-longest of the seven tracks from the film in my collection, it was three minutes and 31 seconds long.

It was a 2-D track

If the six contributions of lyricist Swanand Kirkire to the soundtrack of Goodbye were arranged in the alphabetical order, Maaye would be the last.

By the way, it was one of the two songs in the film that had a Reprise version*.

Deedar Kaur and Devenderpal Singh sang it.

The Amit Trivedi composition was four minutes and 34 seconds long.

Shreya Ghoshal joined Singh behind the microphone for this version, which was as long as the original.

(*Note: The other was Jaikal Mahakal, a Suhas Sawant solo, which was four minutes and three seconds long.)

It wA(zi)z the longest song

If the seven songs from Goodbye in my collection, Kanni Re Kanni would be the fifth.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was five minutes and 52 seconds long.

The man who lent his voice to the song was Nakash Aziz.

I did not know what the word meant, so I had to look it up.

And although it could be translated to ‘corner’, I wasn’t really convinced when I found out the meaning.

Swanand Kirkire wrote the song, which Amit Trivedi composed.

(Am)It was sung by Sawant

Ironically, Goodbye was the title of the film that marked the Hindi film debut of Rashmika Mandanna [Srivalli of Pushpa: The Rise (2021) fame, and the national crush of India].

My collection contains seven songs from the film.

Alphabetically, the fourth of those was titled Jaikal Mahakal, and it was three minutes and 31 seconds long.

Amit Trivedi’s involvement in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he was also one of the two people who sang it.

The other was Suhas Sawant.

It was written by the one and only Swanand Kirkire. 

It (Shrivasta)vas sung by Abhijeet

Yours truly turns 40 on October 13.

And the title of the subject of this post happens to be Happy Birthday.

If the seven songs from Goodbye in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the third.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the second – it was just a couple of minutes and 59 seconds long.

The song was sung by Abhijeet Shrivastava.

While it was written by Swanand Kirkire, the man who composed it was the one and only Amit Trivedi.

Amit (Trive)didn’t just compose it

I was familiar with the phrase Chann Pardesi, because it was the title of a Punjabi film that released in 1981.

But I did not know what Chann meant, so I looked it up.

It is Punjabi for, “Lover”, and Pardesi, of course, is a person from another place.

The soundtrack of Goodbye contained a song of the same name.

It was the third-longest of the three tracks from the film in my collection – it was four minutes and 10 seconds long.

Swanand Kirkire wrote the song, which was composed and sung by Amit Trivedi.

Trivedi’s solo certainly wasn’t Beautiful

Goodbye released in 2022.

My collection contains seven songs from the film.

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

But it certainly wouldn’t be incorrect to state that the song was ironically-titled – the aforementioned adjective did it no justice at all.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would also be the first – it was just a couple of minutes and 51 seconds long.

Amit Trivedi’s involvement in it wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he sang it too.

Swanand Kirkire wrote it.

 

Amit (Trive)didn’t just compoSe it

If the seven songs on the soundtrack of Doctor G were arranged in the alphabetical order, Step Copy would be the last.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the third – it was three minutes and 22 seconds long.

The involvement of the one and only Amit Trivedi in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he also happened to be one of the two people who lent their voices to it.

The other was Sharvi Yadav.

The man who wrote it was Puneet Sharma.

 

This Khurrana solo was disappointing

Ayushmann Khurrana played the titular character in Doctor G.

A pretty good singer in his own right, the songs he has sung in his films have been quite catchy.

Therefore, O Sweetie Sweetie – his contribution to the film’s soundtrack, and a solo - was a tad disappointing.

If the seven songs from it were arranged in the alphabetical order, it was the penultimate song.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it was the joint-second – it was three minutes and 26 seconds long.

Raj Shekhar wrote the Amit Trivedi composition.

It was sung by Faridi

Newton wasn’t just a scientist.

But for Hindi film buffs, it also happened to be the title of a film that released in 2017, or the longest of the seven songs on the soundtrack of Doctor G – it was three minutes and 55 seconds long.

The song was rendered by Altamash Faridi.

Puneet Sharma wrote the song, which was composed by none other than Amit Trivedi. 

Unfortunately, both science buffs and people who loved apples hated it.

By the way, I haven’t spelt that with a capital A, because I am talking about the fruit.

UnfoRtunAtely, the listeners weren’t optimistic

It usually wouldn’t surprise anybody if one were an optimist.

But if the current lot of Hindi film songs enthused a person, he or should would probably be called an Idiot Aashawadi.

If the seven songs from Doctor G were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the fourth.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the joint-second – it was three minutes and 26 seconds long.

It was sung by Anand Bhaskar and Romy.

The song was written by Puneet Sharma, and composed by Amit Trivedi.

It was sung by Barman

If the seven songs from Doctor G in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Har Jagah Tu would be the third.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was a couple of minutes and 49 seconds long.

It could be translated to, “You are everywhere” (which could have been the listeners’ reaction to the increase in the number of run-of-the-mill songs on Hindi film soundtracks of late).

Kumaar wrote the song, which Sultan Sulemani composed.

Raj Barman lent his voice to it.

Jodhpurkar sang it with Bagchi

Ek Boond was half the number of drops a kid needed to have been administered to avoid being crippled by polio, according to the public service advert, whose tagline is, “Do boond zindagi ke”.

It was also a song from Doctor G, and was three minutes and 15 seconds long.

Bagchi was one of the two people who sang it, but thankfully, it was not Tanishk – it was Madhubanti (who was joined behind the microphone for it by Abhay Jodhpurkar).

The song was written by Puneet Sharma.

Amit Trivedi was the man who composed it.

 

Holkar and Barman sang it

Doctor G released on October 14, 2022 (which happened to be the day after yours truly turned 40).

If the seven songs from the film in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Dil Dhak Dhak Dhak Karta Hai would be the first.

And even if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the second – it was just a couple of minutes and 54 seconds long.

The song was sung by Sakshi Holkar and Raj Barman.

It was written by Kumaar, and was composed by Amjad Nadeem Aamir.

 

Mr Singh was the singer

If the four songs from Code Name: Tiranga in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Yaar Ve would be the last.

And if they were arranged in the alphabetical order of their durations, it would be the penultimate – it was just a couple of minutes and 24 seconds long.

The second male solo from the film in my collection, it was rendered by the one and only Arijit Singh.

Kumaar was the man who wrote the song, which was the second contribution of music director Vipin Patwa to the soundtrack of the film.

Shankar rendered the national song

Vande Mataram – written in the 1870s by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, and published in his 1882 novel titled Anandamath – was adopted as India’s national song in October 1937.

If the four songs from Code Name: Tiranga were arranged in the alphabetical order, the song would be the third.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations (or the descending order, if you please), it would be the second – it was just a couple of minutes and 15 seconds long.

The song was written by Shankar Mahadevan.

Kumaar wrote the Vipin Patwa composition. 

Sakshi sang it with Sandhu

Code Name: Tiranga was the second Hindi film that starred Punjabi singer and actor Harrdy Sandhu*.

If the four tracks from the film were arranged in the alphabetical order, Ki Kariye would be the second.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was just two minutes and 14 seconds long.

Sandhu sang it with Sakshi Holkar.

Kumaar wrote the Jaidev Kumar composition.

[*Note: A former cricketer himself, he made his Hindi film debut with 83 (2021). He played medium-pacer Madan Lal in the film.]

The Alis SanG this song

Code Name: Tiranga released in 2022.

My collection contains four tracks from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, and in the descending order of their durations, the latest recreation of Dumadum Mast Kalandar would the first – it was three minutes and 12 seconds long.

The song was credited to four Sing(h)ers, of whom two happened to share a last name – one was Sardar Ali, and the other was Shahzad Ali.

Sanj V and Gurucharan joined them behind the microphone for it.

Kumaar wrote the song, which was composed by Jaidev Kumar.