Javed rendered this MeloDious number

It is a Jumme Ki Shaam (Friday evening), and I am writing about a song titled Savera (which could be translated to, “Morning”).

The track in question was from Uunchai.

And unlike songs from other films released this decade, it was pretty good, but I don’t want to get ahead of myself by calling it the dawn of a new era in music.

Three people lent it their voices. The only male vocalist was Javed Ali. The others were Deepali Sathe and Madhubanti Bagchi.

Irshad Kamil wrote the song, which was composed by Amit Trivedi.

Only Abhijeet’s version was included

I usually prefer to avoid writing blog posts with titles that could be considered clickbait.

But one of the few songs for which I made an exception was Ladki Pahadi.

The soundtrack of Uunchai contained three versions of the song.

But my collection contained just one of them.

It was sung by Abhijeet Shrivastava (who shares his first name with the better-known, but seldom-heard Abhijeet Bhattacharya).

He also sang the Bonus version of the song, which also had a Mohit Chauhan version.

All of them were written by Irshad Kamil, and composed by Amit Trivedi.

 

It was rendered by Aziz

One of the songs on the soundtrack of Uunchai was titled Keti Ko.

Like many others who heard the song (which was written by Irshad Kamil), I was also curious about what that phrase meant.

Upon looking it up online, I found out that it was a Nepali phrase which means, “Ladki ka” (or, “Of a girl”).

And that full line – Keti Ko Surkh Aggan Hai - could translated to, “That girl is a flaming fire”.

Nakash Aziz sang the song, which was composed by Amit Trivedi.

It was three minutes and 50 seconds long.

 

Amit (Trive)didn’t just render it

The only adjective that comes to mind when today’s Hindi film songs are mentioned is ‘insipid’.

That is why it is imperative that people give it the thumbs down, and say ‘yes’ to good music.

That was, incidentally, what Haan Kar De – a song from Uunchai – could be translated to.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that it was the title track of the film.

It was written by Irshad Kamil.

The involvement of Amit Trivedi in the song wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he lent his voice to it as well.

This song DiDn’t offend uncles

Uunchai released in 2022.

If the songs on the soundtrack of the film were arranged in the alphabetical order, Arre Oh Uncle would be the first.

On listening to the song, even uncles would not be upset.

It was a male duet.

And, by the way, the first names of the two people who lent their voices to it began with the same letter – Divya Kumar and Devender Pal Singh.

The song, which was written by Irshad Kamil, was composed by the one and only Amit Trivedi.

It was three minutes and 13 seconds long.

(Moh)It was a Chauhan solo

There are numerous occasions in a person’s life when he or she wonders, “Ye Kya Hua?”

And Mohit Chauhan’s fans must have asked the same question during his hiatus.

However, he was back with a new Hindi film song (not with a bang, though!)

And its title contained the italicised words above.

If the three songs from Thai Massage in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the third – it was three minutes long.

Irshad Kamil wrote the Joi Barua composition.

This soNG SurelY wasn’t awesome!

If the three songs on the soundtrack of Thai Massage were arranged in the alphabetical order, Do You Wanna Boom Boom? would be the second.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was a couple of minutes and 25 seconds long.

Nikhita Gandhi and Sharvi Yadav sang it.

It seemed that the versatile duo of Irshad Kamil and Amit Trivedi were busy in the month of November 2022 (the month in which the film released) – the former wrote the track, which the latter composed.

 

Amit was just the singer

Thailand – a country I visited as a teenager – is famous (or should I say, infamous?) for its massage.

By the way, Thai Massage happened to be the title of a film that 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, Dheere Dheere would be the second – it was a couple of minutes and 43 seconds long.

(Am)It was sung by Trivedi.

The song, which was written by Irshad Kamil, was composed by Joi Barua.

Raftaar wASAmong the four singers

The sixth – and final – song from Rocket Gang in my collection was Udd Gaya Rocket.

The involvement of Dilin Nair – better known as Raftaar – in the song was not restricted to writing it, but he also happened to be one of the four people who lent their voices to it.

The others were Sharvi Yadav, Abhijeet Shrivastava, and Arhaan Hussain.

The song was composed by the one and only Amit Trivedi (who also produced it with Vineeth Jayan).

It was the shortest song in the film – it was just two minutes and 50 seconds long.

 

It wAS Rendered by Shalmali

Nowadays, everything is all about what is trending, isn’t it?

And the only thing that is, was, and will be a trending topic is friendship.

Keeping that in mind, the soundtrack of Rocket Gang featured a song titled Trending Apni Yaari.

Shalmali Kholgade was the best-known of the four people who lent their voices to it.

In fact, she was the only lady in that quartet, which also comprised Arun Kamath, Raghav Chaitanya, and Suhas Sawant.

Kshitij Patwardhan wrote the song, which was composed by Amit Trivedi.

It was three minutes and 29 seconds long.

 

Mr Siddiqui SAng it too

Rocket Gang marked the directorial debut of Bosco Leslie Martis (a noted choreographer, and formerly one half of the dance director duo Bosco-Caesar).

Therefore, it was appropriate that the fourth song in the film was titled Nachoge Toh Bachoge.

Mr Trivedi composed (Am)it.

Talha Siddiqui didn’t just write the song, but he was one of the three people who sang it too.

The others were Sharvi Yadav and Anand Bhaskar.

The song also featured the voices of three back-up vocalists – Arun Kamath, Rajiv Sundaresan, and Suhas Sawant.

It was three minutes and 43 seconds long.

ThiS Track wasn’t worth re‘wind’ing

If the six songs on the soundtrack of Rocket Gang were arranged in the alphabetical order, Hawaon Mein 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 1o seconds long.

It was the only duet in the film, and the second contribution of Abhijeet Shrivastava to its soundtrack.

The lady who joined him behind the microphone for it was Neha Tawde.

The song, which was written by Kshitij Patwardhan, was composed by the one and only Amit Trivedi.

Trivedi wasn’t just the composer

With Children’s Day (November 14, 2022) round the corner, Amit Trivedi wanted to assure all every kid needed was the perfect launch.

Maybe that was what he meant when he composed (and rendered) Har Bachcha Hai Rocket.

The song, from Rocket Gang, was a couple of minutes and 57 seconds long.

The only thing he didn’t do was write it – Kshitij Patwardhan was the lyricist.

To sum it up, every kid should be given space, and, of course, his or her imagination deserves wings. Then he or she can achieve everything he or she desires.

 

MAA was indeed the woRd

Rocket Gang released in 2022.

My collection contains half-a-dozen songs from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Duniya Hai Maa Ki Godi Mein would be the first.

It was sung by Rashi Harmalkar, Altamash Faridi, and Arhaan Hussain.

Kshitij Patwardhan wrote the song, which Amit Trivedi composed.

There’s no two ways about the fact that the choir, and in particular, the children’s chorus, were the highlights of the song.

The group credited with rendering that portion of it was the Chennai-based Sargam Group.

It was three minutes and 22 seconds long.

Baba’s relevance couldn’t be questioned

Growing up in the 1990s, I was exposed to various genres of music, although I listened to Hindi film music and Indi-pop.

One who straddled the two with consummate ease was the one and only Baba Sehgal.

Just when people began to doubt whether the rapper is relevant today, he surprised his fans by writing and singing Phone Bhoot Theme, which as the title suggested, was the title track of Phone Bhoot.

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

But the man who was credited with doing that was Mikey McCleary.

Mr Bagchi waZ the all-rounder

This was the first time I read a song’s title, and I knew it was not a recreated version.

The song in question was Kinna Sona, and it had nothing to do with the Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan qawwali.

That track was from Phone Bhoot, which obviously had nothing to do with the 2002 film Phone Booth.

The involvement of Tanishk Bagchi in it wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he penned and sang it too.

If he had his way, he’d have sung the female portion too, but thankfully, Zahrah S Khan sang it.

This was a Recreated Song

Upon reading the word Kaali Teri Gutt, my instant reaction was, “No, not another recreated track”.

I recall hearing the original, which was a popular Punjabi folk song, although I am not familiar with the language.

The Hindi remake – which was from Phone Bhoot – was a duet, which featured the vocals of Sakshi Holkar and Romy.

They were accompanied by a female chorus, comprising two Sidhus – Dolly and Roop.

Kumaar wrote the song, which was not just composed, but also produced by, Roy.

Ankur Tewari was credited with being the music supervisor on the track.

Only the oRiginaL was included

Phone Bhoot released in 2022.

My collection contains four songs from that film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Jaau Jaan Se would be the first.

Although there were two versions of the song on the film’s soundtrack, my collection contains just one – the original.

The other version was called the Chill Mix.

Lisa Mishra was one of the two people who lent their voices to them.

The other was Rochak Kohli, who also composed and produced it (with Mohit Dogra).

Kumaar wrote the song.

Ankur Tewari was credited as the music producer.

Anupama Chakraborty S(rivastav)ang this song

If the six songs on the soundtrack of Monica O My Darling were arranged in the alphabetical order, Yeh Ek Zindagi would be the last.

Ad if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the joint-longest – it was three minutes and 39 seconds long.

It was sung by Anupama Chakraborty Srivastava.

The song, which Varun Grover wrote, was composed by two men who are not otherwise a composing jodi – Achint Thakkar and Mikey McCleary.

Incidentally, Thakkar played the guitars in the song, and McCleary played the bass in it. 

Saud expected people to listen

If the six songs from Monica O My Darling were arranged in the alphabetical order, Suno Jaanejaan would be the fifth.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the third – it was three minutes and 19 seconds long.

Saud Khan lent his voice to the song.

And by no mean would it be incorrect to state that he did not want just his beloved to listen, but expected others to do so as well.

The song, which was written by Varun Grover, was composed by Achint Thakkar.

It Vaz sung by Sarita

If the six tracks on the soundtrack of Monica O My Darling were arranged in the alphabetical order, Love You So Much would be the fourth.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was just two minutes and 24 seconds long

By the way, the full title of the song contained another English line, I Want To Kill You.

It Vaz sung by Sarita.

The involvement of Achint Thakkar in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he wrote it as well.

It was sung by Pocha

Malabar Hill is one of the upmarket neighbourhoods of South Mumbai.

And Hills Of Malabar happened to be one of the six songs from Monica O My Darling in my collection.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the third.

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

The song was sung by Vivienne Pocha.

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

Mr Sen stated the obvious

Farsh Pe Khade could be translated to, “Standing on the floor”.

It could be described as the musical equivalent of stating the obvious, because on what else would one stand?

If the six songs on the soundtrack of Monica O My Darling were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the second.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it was just a couple of minutes and 58 seconds long.

The song was sung by Sagnik Sen.

It was composed by Varun Grover, and was composed by Achint Thakkar.

 

Srivastava’s solo began with Adios

Piya Tu Ab Toh Aaja was a song from Caravan (1971).

One of the lines of that track went, “Monica, O My Darling”.

That line inspired the title of a film, which released in 2022.

My collection contained half-a-dozen tracks from the film.

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

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the joint-longest – it was three minutes and 39 seconds long.

Anupama Chakraborty Srivastava wrote the Achint Thakkar composition, which Varun Grover wrote.

It waS (Ja)sung by Zakir

Uncle Ji was the fifth – and final – song on the soundtrack of Mister Mummy.

Before I read the credits for it, I knew about three men named Zakir Hussain – the former Indian president, the tabla maestro, and a character actor.

A namesake of theirs happened to be one of the three people who lent their voices to that track.

The others were Sneha Khanwalkar and Jasu Khan.

The former was the one who composed the song as well.

It was written by Kumaar.

Hopefully, no Uncle Ji was hurt during the making of the song.

Harjot Kaur S(neh)ang this song

The fourth of the five songs from Mister Mummy in my collection was Rut Mastani.

It happened to be the second contribution of Harjot Kaur to the soundtrack of the film.

She was joined behind the microphone for it by the one and only Sneha Khanwalkar, who composed it as well.

The song was written by Kumaar.

Abhijeet Vaghani was another well-known name associated with the song – he was credited as the music producer.

Udayan Dharmadhikari was the vocal recordist and the additional producer of the track, which was mixed and mastered by Vinod Verma.

 

Khanwalkar composed and sang (Am)it

If the third song from Mister Mummy in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Papaji Pet Se would be the third.

It could be translated to, “Father is pregnant”.

The only name that comes to mind when such quirky song titles are mentioned is that of Sneha Khanwalkar.

Her involvement in the song wasn’t restricted to composing it, but she also happened to be one of the two people who lent their voices to it.

The man who joined her behind the microphone for (Am)it was Gupta.

The song was written by Kumaar.

Sneha sAnG this tracK too

If the three songs from Mister Mummy in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, its title track would be the second.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that it was right up the alley of Kumaar, who wrote it.

The involvement of the one and only Sneha Khanwalkar in the song – which was quirky – wasn’t restricted to composing it, but she also happened to be one of the three people who lent their voices to it.

She was joined behind the microphone for it by Harjot Kaur and Amit Gupta.

It wAS a decent reKreation

Chupke Chupke Raat Din was a ghazal popularised by the Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali.

Hindi film music enthusiasts remember it as one of the songs on the soundtrack of Nikaah, which released in 1982.

The soundtrack of Mister Mummy, which released in 2022, contained a recreation of the song, and it would not be incorrect to state that it wasn’t awful.

Rochak Kohli’s involvement in that version – which Kumaar wrote – wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he was also one of the three people who sang it.

Shilpa Rao and Armaan Malik were the others.

Sadhana and Javed sang it

The fourth track from Kartoot in my collection had three versions.

But my collection contains just one of them – Zindagi Ke Rang, which was three minutes and 14 seconds long.

It was sung by Sadhana and Javed Ali.

They also sang Ab Jo Teri Khushi, which was two minutes and eight seconds long.

And the third version – a Sargam solo, titled Chalte Chalte – was two minutes and 10 seconds long.

There is no two ways about the fact that listening to the latter after ages waS(arg)amazing.

Irshad Khan Sikandar wrote the song, which Anisadh composed.

 

Shreya stepped into Sunidhi's shoes

With such an versatile line-up of singers, it would certainly be a pity if the soundtrack of Kartoot did not fare well (regardless of the film’s box-office fate).

For instance, the third song from the film in my collection – Mere Thumke Ka – was perhaps better suited to the vocals of Sunidhi Chauhan, but the lady who actually lent her voice to it was the one and only Shreya Ghoshal.

The song, which was written by Kameshwar Shukla, was composed by Anisadh.

It was set in a bar, and was three minutes and 54 seconds long.

This Mallya waS(h)ahidden gem

Three of the four songs from Kartoot in my collection were composed for the film.

And the man who did that was Anisadh.

One of those tracks, aptly, was titled Kanoon, and it was three minutes and 55 seconds long.

One can run from the long arm of the law, but cannot hide.

Unfortunately, Shahid Mallya – who sang the aforementioned song – happens to share his last name with a man who did just that.

Maybe the former was trying to warn the likes of the latter in the song, which was written by Irshad Khan Sikandar.

Sunidhi sang this traditional song

I am sure every Hindi music enthusiast, at some point in his or her life, has heard Chhap Tilak, which is one of the most oft-recreated songs.

Therefore, it was surprising to listen to a version of it on the soundtrack of a film.

Since recreation is the prevalent, it was fair to keep expectations of the song low, despite the fact that Sunidhi Chauhan rendered it.

The film in question was Kartoot (2022).

While the song's traditional lyrics were retained, that version was composed by Anisadh, and was four minutes and 55 seconds long.

It was sung by King

The soundtrack of Drishyam 2 contained a song whose title contained a couple of words that were opposites.

The track in questions was Sahi Galat (which means, “Right and wrong”).

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, it was the third song from the film in my collection.

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

The song was sung by King.

It was written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. 

It was a Jubin solo

If the three songs on the soundtrack of Drishyam 2 were arranged in the alphabetical order, Saath Hum Rahein would be the second.

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

Incidentally, it was the first song in the film to release.

The track happened to be a solo – the man who rendered it was Jubin Nautiyal.

It was written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, and was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, who is popularly known by his initials (DSP).

It Vas (Uth)up Usha’s alley

Drishyam 2 (2022) was the sequel to Drishyam (2015).

They were, in turn, the respective Hindi remakes of the Malayalam films of the same names, which released in 2013 and 2021, respectively.

If the three songs from Drishyam 2 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 second– it was three minutes and 20 seconds long.

Usha Uthup and Vijay Prakash sang it.

Amitabh Bhattacharya wrote the Devi Sri Prasad composition.

Sohail sang it with Javed

The fourth song from Double XL was Tumse Mila Doon.

Considering how awful the songs of today’s Hindi films are, there is no two ways about the fact that this song must have made the listeners breathe a sigh of relief.

The involvement of Sohail Sen 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.

Javed Ali was the other.

The song, which was written by Mudassar Aziz, was just a couple of minutes and 15 seconds long. 

Sen wasn’t just the composer

The third song from Double XL in my collection was Taali Taali.

The involvement of Sohail Sen in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he produced and arranged it as well.

And he happened to be one of the three people who sang it too.

The others were Rukhsar Bandukhia and Silambarasan T R.

The latter is an actor known primarily for his work in Tamil films, and is affectionately called Simbu or STR.

The song, which was written by Mudassar Aziz, was just a couple of minutes and 37 seconds long.

 

Rekha sang this underrated nuMBer

If the four songs from Double XL in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Rangeelo Manva would be the second.

And my no means would it be incorrect to state that it was the most underrated song in the album, and it would certainly not be a surprise if it ends up becoming one of the top 10 songs of the year.

The three people who lent their voices to it were Rekha Bhardwaj, Pratibha Singh Baghel, and Shahid Mallya.

The song, which was written by Mudassar Aziz, was composed by Sohail Sen.

 

The son definitely didn’t Set(h)

Double XL released in 2022.

My collection contained four songs from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, and in the ascending order of their durations, Ki Jaana would be the first – it was just a couple of minutes and 25 seconds long.

Kanishk Seth did not just compose it, but he happened to be one of the two people who lent their voices to it as well.

The other was his mother, Kavita Seth.

Mudassar Aziz was the one of the two people wrote it.

The other was Baba Bulleh Shah.

Sachin-Jigar sang this tRAck too

If the five songs on the soundtrack of Bhediya were arranged in the alphabetical order, Thumkeshwari would be the last.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the third – it was two minutes and 43 seconds long.

The song’s title was a made-up portmanteau of sorts – Thumka is a shake of the hip, and Thumkeshwari is perhaps a female dancer whose moves include said hip-shake.

Amitabh Bhattacharya wrote the Sachin-Jigar composition.

The latter also lent their voices to the track, as did Rashmeet Kaur and Ash King.

 

 

Sachin-Jigar Vere among the Sing(h)erS

Kaand could be translated to, “Case”.

If the five songs from Bhediya in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Jungle Mein Kaand Ho Gaya would be the fourth.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the third – it was two minutes and 46 seconds long.

The involvement of Sachin-Jigar in the song was not restricted to composing it, but they were also two of the five people who sang it.

Vishal Dadlani, Sukhwinder Singh, and Siddharth Basrur were the others.

Amitabh Bhattacharya wrote the song.

 

K4 Kekho S4 sang it

If the five songs from Bhediya in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Bhediya Theme – the film’s theme song – would be the third.

The real name is K4 Kekho is Kekho Thianmkho. He is a musician from Arunachal Pradesh.

His involvement was not restricted to composing it, but he sang it as well.

And clearly, that was not enough.

So, he also happened to be one of the three people who composed it.

The others were Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya.

It was quite surprising that the song was just 57 seconds long.

Mr Bhattacharya Joined the S(ach)ingers

If the five songs on the soundtrack of Bhediya were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the descending order of their durations, Baaki Sab Theek? would be the second – it was three minutes and 19 seconds long.

Amitabh Bhattacharya wrote the song, which was composed by Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya.

And clearly that was not enough – the trio lent its voices to the song too.

By the way, here’s a fun fact – the song, which was a conversation set to music, was one of the two title tracks of the film.

It was rendered by Arijit

Bhediya released in 2022.

My collection contained five tracks from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the descending order of their durations, Apna Bana Le would be the first – it was four minutes and 21 seconds long.

The man who lent his voice to the song was the one and only Arijit Singh.

It was, in fact, one of the three tracks from the film in my collection that were penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya.

And the two men who composed it were Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya.