Papon’s rendition was a treat

If the four songs from Mission Majnu in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Tum Ho would be the last.

And if they were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the first – it was three minutes and 40 seconds long.

A M Turaz wrote the song.

It was composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee (also credited mononymously as Arko).

While Papon isn’t as oft-heard as some of his contemporaries, his renditions are always an aural treat.

And it wouldn’t be incorrect to state that this track was no different.

Jubin did a decent job

If the two tracks from Mission Majnu in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Rabba Janda would be the third.

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

The title of the Jubin Nautiyal solo was a Punjabi phrase, that could be translated to, “God knows”.

And indeed, the Almighty does know that if Tanishk Bagchi puts his mind to composing an original song, he can do a pretty good job.

Shabbir Ahmed wrote that track.

Nigam rendered this motivational tRacK

If the four songs from Mission Majnu in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Maati Ko Maa Kehte Hain – the goosebump-inducing track – would be the second.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the third– it was three minutes and 55 seconds long.

There is no two ways about the fact that Sonu Nigam was the apt person to render the song.

He was joined behind the microphone for it by Rochak Kohli, who composed it as well.

The song was written by Manoj Muntashir.

It was rendered by Raj

Mission Majnu released on January 20, 2023 [which was four days after its leading man’s (Sidharth Malhotra) 38^th birthday].

My collection contained four songs from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, and in the descending order of their durations, Channa Vi Assi Marjawange would be the first – it was four minutes and 53 seconds long.

The title of the song was a Punjabi phrase, which meant, “My moon (read: my beloved), I will die”.

(Roh)It was written by Sharma, and composed by Raghav Sachar.

Raj was the (Bar)man who sang it.

Gupte was apt for this

“Vaat lagli” is a colloquial phrase in Bambaiya Hindi (the unique lingo spoken in Mumbai).

It could be translated to, “We are ruined”.

And it also was the title of a song on the soundtrack of Kuttey.

If the eight songs on the film’s soundtrack were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the last.

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

The Avadhoot Gupte solo was written by Gulzar, and composed by Vishal Bhardwaj.

Bhardwaj sang his own KompositioN

Not only is Vishal Bhardwaj one of the finest music directors in the business, but he is also a pretty decent singer.

And he sang one of the songs on the soundtrack of Kuttey.

It was titled Tere Saath (and was, obviously, his own composition).

The duo who accompanied him behind the microphone for it was Kiran + Nivi.

It was the shortest of the four songs in the film whose duration exceeded four minutes – it was, in fact, four minutes and half-a-dozen seconds long.

No prizes for guessing that it was written by Gulzar.

This VaS not as good

Phir Dhan Te Nan was the second version of Dhan Te Nan from Kaminey (2009) on the soundtrack of Kuttey.

If the eight tracks from the latter in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the sixth.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would be the third – it was four minutes and 20 seconds long.

The two men who shared Sing(h)ing credits for the song were Sukhwinder and Vishal Dadlani.

Gulzar wrote the Vishal Bhardwaj composition, which was not as good as the original.

 

Rekha rendered the title track

From a lyrical point of view, Kuttey – the title track of the film – was different from the other seven songs on its soundtrack.

And that was because it was not penned by Gulzar.

Faiz Ahmed Faiz wrote the song, which was composed by Vishal Bhardwaj.

If the eight tracks on the soundtrack of the film were arranged in the alphabetical order, the Rekha Bhardwaj solo would be the fifth.

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

Sunidhi sang this alliterative track

Considering how awful Hindi film songs have become of late, it wouldn’t be incorrect to state that it is an absolute joy to listen to a song sung by someone who was prolific in the past, but has not sung much in the last few years.

And Sunidhi Chauhan was one of those.

She sang an alliterative song on the soundtrack of Kuttey.

It was titled Khoon Ki Khushboo (which could be translated to, “The fragrance of blood”).

Gulzar wrote the song, which Vishal Bhardwaj composition.

The song was three minutes and half-a-dozen seconds long.

Hanumankind sang it with Jyoti

Dhan Te Nan was a song from Kaminey, which released in 2009.

The soundtrack of Kuttey had a couple of versions of Dhan Te Nan, the chartbuster from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Ek Aur Dhan Te Nan would be the first (and the third of the eight songs on the soundtrack of the latter).

It happened to be the longest song on the soundtrack of the film – it was four minutes and 46 seconds long.

Gulzar wrote the Vishal Bhardwaj composition, which was sung by Jyoti Nooran and Hanumankind.

Singh’s solo was about freedom

At the time of writing this post, the date was January 15, 2023.

Therefore, India was 11 days away from observing its 73^rd Republic Day (January 26, 2023).

But Azaadi – the second of the eight tracks on the soundtrack of Kuttey – was a song that could be translated to, “Independence”.

It was the second contribution of Sukhwinder to the soundtrack of the film (which released a couple of days before I wrote this post).

And it was the Sing(h)er’s solo.

Gulzar wrote the song, which was composed by Vishal Bhardwaj.

It was four-and-a-half minutes long. 

Dadlani didn’t wow the listeners

Kuttey, which released in 2023, marked the directorial debut of Aasmaan Bhardwaj.

The film was produced by his parents, Vishal Bhardwaj (who also composed the songs of the film) and singer Rekha Bhardwaj.

The first song from the film in my collection was titled Awaara Dogs (which was, in a way, one of the title tracks of the film, because Kuttey means dogs).

The man who lent his voice to it was the composer’s namesake, Vishal Dadlani.

The song, which was written by Gulzar, was three minutes and 36 seconds long.

It was not impressive.

 

Mr Rajbhatt composed tHis tracK

If the four songs on the soundtrack of Chhatriwali were arranged in the alphabetical order, Toot Hi Gaya 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 half-a-dozen seconds long.

The involvement of Durgesh R Rajbhatt in the song wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he was one of the two people who lent it their voices too.

The lady who joined him behind the microphone for it was Himani Kapoor.

The song was written by Saaveri Verma.

Another Sachdeva was the S(unidh)inger

Akhil was not the only Sachdeva to feature on the soundtrack of Chhatriwali.

His namesake, Gandhharv Sachdeva, rendered a song from it as well.

It was titled Special Edition Kudi.

Obviously the first two words in its title were in English, and the third is Punjabi for ‘girl’.

It would not be incorrect to state that the lady who joined him behind the microphone for it was the one and only Sunidhi Chauhan, who was truly a special edition kudi.

Satya Khare wrote the Sumeet Bellary composition, which was three minutes and 13 seconds long.

Setia joined the all-rounder Akhil

The longest of the four songs on the soundtrack of Chhatriwali was Main Teri Hi Rahoon – it was four minutes and 27 seconds long.

The song could be translated to, “I will remain just yours”.

Akhil Sachdeva was the all-rounder – not only was he the man who wrote and composed the song, but he happened to be one of the two people who lent his voice to it as well.

As suggested by its title, it was a song from a female point of view.

So, he was joined behind the microphone by Shirley Setia.

Sunidhi lent it her voice

Chhatriwali released in 2023.

The soundtrack contained four tracks, and my collection contained all of them.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the ascending order of their durations, the title track of the film would be the first – it was just a couple of minutes and 43 seconds long.

The song was rendered by none other than Sunidhi Chauhan, who happened to be the voice of the soundtrack.

It was written by Tejas Prabha and Vijay Deoskar.

The song was composed by Rohan-Rohan (i.e., Rohan Gokhale and Rohan Pradhan).