Tulsi sang this recreated song

Laung Laachi was a Punjabi song.

It was, in fact, the title track of the Punjabi film of the same name, which released in 2018.

Harmanjeet wrote the song, which was composed by Gurmeet Singh, and sung by Mannat Noor.

The Hindi version of the song – the subject of this post – was titled Tu Laung Main Elaachi.

It featured on the soundtrack of the 2019 film Luka Chuppi.

Kunaal Vermaa wrote the song, which was two minutes and 50 seconds long.

Needless to say, the recreation – which Tulsi Kumar sang – was credited to Tanishk Bagchi.

Trivedi composed and rendered it

Upon reading this blog, one would guess that YouTube has played a crucial role in my music collection.

For a few days, the algorithm had been suggesting the subject of this post, and I finally decided to watch it and add it to my collection.

The song in question was Namo Namo, and it was from Kedarnath, which released in 2018.

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

The man who penned it was Amitabh Bhattacharya.

(Am)It was sung by Mishra

Interestingly, the first time I heard Suno Ganpati Bappa Morya – the song from the 2017 film Judwaa 2 – was when stand-up comic Punit Pania referred to it during one of his acts, which I happened to watch on YouTube.

I obviously didn’t know which film it was from.

Later, when I decided to add it to my collection, I looked that track up online.

And that was when I found out that (Am)it was sung by Mishra.

Danish Sabri wrote the song, which was composed by Sajid-Wajid.

It was four minutes and 39 seconds long.

Ms Bhardwaj was the Sing(h)er

The subject of this post is the fourth song in my collection that was replaced.

When I noticed that Phir Kabhi – from M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) – was already in my playlist, I replaced it with Teri Fariyaad, from Tum Bin II, which released the same year.

Shakeel Azmi stepped into the shoes of Faaiz Anwar, who wrote the original ghazal.

(Ank)It was composed by Tiwari, and not Nikhil-Vinay, who composed the original.

Rekha Bhardwaj shared Sing(h)ing credits with none other than Jagjit for the song, which was three minutes and half-a-dozen seconds long.

Dayal was among the SingeRS

ABCD 2 released in 2015.

My collection contained five Sachin-Jigar compositions from the film, including Naach Meri Jaan, the subject of this post.

If they were arranged in the (Day)alphabetical order, it would be the penultimate song.

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 four minutes and as many seconds long.

Benny was among the four people who sang it.

Rimi Nique (who also write it with Mayur Puri), Shalmali Kholgade, and Siddharth Basrur were the others.

Only one version was (Jub)included

I toyed with the idea of including the subject of this post in my playlist.

The song in question was Jubin Nautiyal’s version of Ek Mulaqaat.

It was five minutes and 18 seconds long, and happened to be the only song from the 2014 film Sonali Cable in my collection.

The Unplugged version of the song – also a Nautiyal solo – was just five seconds shorter than the original.

Its Reprise version, which was also five minutes and 13 seconds long, was sung by Altamash Faridi.

Sameer Anjaan wrote those songs, which was composed by Amjad-Nadeem.

  

Sunidhi joined Daler and Mika

A few years ago, the subject of this post was actually a part of my playlist.

And I don’t know why I deleted it then.

It was titled Chal Hand Uthake Nachche, and it was from Besharam (2013).

Sunidhi Chauhan was one of the three people who sang it.

She was joined behind the microphone for it by the brothers, Daler Mehndi and Mika Singh.

The song, which was written by Rajeev Barnwal, was composed by Lalit Pandit (the younger brother and ex-musical jodidaar of Jatin Pandit).

It was three minutes and 31 seconds long.

Jagan sang this (Ku)marvellous song

Ishaqzaade released in 2012.

If the five songs from the film in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, Aafaton Ke Parinde – one of its two title tracks – would be the first.

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

The two men who lent their voices to it were Divya Kumar and Suraj Jagan.

The song, which was underrated band marvellous, was written by Kausar Munir.

(Am)It was written by none other than Mr Trivedi.

(Pand)It was sung by Salim

Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl released in 2011.

My collection contained three songs from the film, including the subject of this post.

It was titled Jigar Da Tukda.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, and in the ascending order of their durations, it would be the second – it was four mniutes and 14 seconds long.

The song was composed by the Merchant brothers, Salim-Sulaiman.

Salim was joined behind the microphone for it by Shraddha Pandit.

Amitabh Bhattacharya wrote the song, who bagged the Most Atrocious Lyrics Award at the Golden Kela Awards in 2012.

This tracK WaS ironically titled

If the film is titled No Problem, one would assume that its soundtrack should have no problematic tracks, right?

But that was precisely what the songs of 2010 film were.

My collection contains just one song from that film – its title track, which was four minutes and 24 seconds long.

By the way, it was the only contribution of music directors Sajid-Wajid to the soundtrack of the film.

The latter was one of the three people who sang it.

The others were Suzanne D’Mello and Kamaal Khan.

It was written by Shabbir Ahmed and Kumaar.

PaanCH SiNgerS sang this song

Even the subject of this post didn’t make it to my tribute to Wajid.

The song in question was Le Le Mazaa Le, and it was from Wanted (2009).

Apart from composing it with Sajid, he also wrote it with Shabbir Ahmed.

The song was sung by five people.

Only one of them – Hrishikesh Kamerkar – was a man.

Suzanne D’Mello, Sowmya Raoh, Nikita Nigam, and Carlyta Mouhini were the others.

The other was Shabbir Ahmed.

The song – which was four minutes and 11 seconds long – was the fourth track from the film in my collection.

Mr Kher was the all-rounder

The title of the 2008 film Dasvidanya was a pun on the phrase, “Do svidanya”, which is Russian for, “Goodbye”.

My collection contains just one song from the film (O Maa Meri Maa Pyari Maa - Mumma).

Anyone who shares a warm bond with his/her mother would surely get goosebumps on listening to this song, which I had seen – and heard – in the telecast trailers of the film before its release, and rediscovered while writing this blog.

Kailash Kher’s involvement in the song wasn’t restricted to singing it, but he wrote and composed it too.

Amitabh lent it his baritone

Nishabd – the 2007 film – is noted for being the film that marked the debut of actress Jiah Khan, who was born in New York City on February 20, 1988, and died by suicide at her residence in Juhu, Mumbai, at the age of 25 on June 3, 2013.

My collection contains just one song from the film.

It was titled Rozaana.

Munna Dhiman wrote the Vishal Bhardwaj composition.

Contrary to its translation, and despite the fact that Amitabh Bachchan sang it, it wasn’t a song even his most ardent fans would listen to every day. 

Udit joined the multi-taSKER Malik

Pyare Mohan released in 2006.

The only song in the film was one that could be described as a sort of title track, because it mentioned the two leads’ names, albeit in different lines.

It was titled Har Mohan Ki Koi Radha.

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

The others were Udit Narayan, Shaan, Krishna Beura, Earl Edgar D’Souza, and Ranjit Barot.

Sameer Anjaan wrote it.

Sunidhi VaS among the SingerS

Needlessly, the tagline of Home Delivery (which released in 2005) was Aapko… Ghar Tak.

The only song from the film is Happy Diwali (which was preceded by the words Mere Tumhare Sabke Liye).

The festival may be over, but there is no reason why music cannot be celebrated.

And that is the purpose of this playlist (and the others in my collection).

Sunidhi Chauhan was one of the four people who lent it their voices.

The others are Vaishali Samant, Sruthi, and Suraj Jagan.

Vishal Dadlani wrote the song, which he and Shekhar Ravjiani composed.

This SonG was not catchy

The subject of this post was another replacement.

I was originally going to include Mujhe Tumse Mohabbat Hai, from Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story, which released in 2004.

But when that track showed up as a duplicate, I filled the vacant slot for that year with Jugnu Ki Payal, which happened to be the only song from Aan: Men At Work in my collection.

It was sung by Shaswati and Zubeen Garg.

The song, which was far from catchy, was written by Sameer Anjaan, and was composed by the one and only Anu Malik.

Alka sang this underrated S(upriy)ong

Chori Chori released in 2003.

My collection contained a couple of tracks from this film, including the subject of this post.

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

Alka Yagnik was joined behind the microphone for it by Babul Supriyo.

When I posted my tribute to Wajid to my YouTube channel, I had not heard the subject of this post.

He composed it with his brother, Sajid.

But I heard the song during Supriyo’s interview to an FM station’s YouTube channel.

The song was written by Anand Bakshi.

Sunidhi and KK rendered it

When I posted my tribute to KK to my YouTube channel, I hadn’t heard the subject of this post.

It was titled Toofan Sa Zor Hai Hum Mein, and it was the third song from the 2002 film Road in my collection.

The late singer was joined behind the microphone for it by the one and only Sunidhi Chauhan.

While it was the only contribution of the former to the soundtrack of the film, the latter happened to be the voice of the soundtrack.

Nitin Raikwar wrote the song, which was composed by Sandesh Shandilya.

Falguni (Adn)and Sukhwinder sang it

When I was in college, I vaguely recall watching a clip of a song from Deewanapan, which released in 2001.

The song was titled Nach Nach Nach.

It was the only song from the film in my collection, and happened to be the longest song in the film – it was seven minutes and 17 seconds long.

Three people shared Sing(h)ing credits for it.

The only lady among them was none other than Falguni Pathak.

The others were Adnan Sami and Sukhwinder.

The song, which was written by Sameer, was composed by the late Aadesh Shrivastava.

He composed (An)and sang it

With the inclusion of songs from films that released between 2000 and 2019 in this blog, I skipped to what could largely be called the not-so-good part.

But I must mention that the subject of this post was one of the songs that prompted me to create this playlist and blog.

It was titled Oye Raju Pyaar Na Kariyo, and spread across my blogs, was the fifth song from Hadh Kar Di Aapne (2000) in my collection.

It was not just composed, but also sung by Anand Raaj Anand.

His namesake, Anand Bakshi, wrote it.

Bappi (Bhos)lent it his voice

By no means would it be incorrect to state that though all wasn’t well with the 1980s segment of this blog, it definitely ended well (in 1989).

The song I am talking about was Pyaar Kabhi Kam Nahin Karna, and it was the only song from Prem Pratigyaa in my collection.

The involvement of the late Bappi Lahiri in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he also happened to be one of the two people who (Bhos)lent their voices to it.

The other was the one and only Asha.

Indeevar wrote it.

This video wAS widely seen

Over the years, the protagonists of many superhero films have become iconic characters.

And two of them are Superman and Spiderman.

But one Hindi film song was picturised on actors Kimi Katkar and Govinda, wearing a Spiderman costume and a Superman costume, respectively.

Interestingly, the song in question was also titled Tu Mera Superman, and it was from Dariya Dil, which released in 1988.

It was sung by Sadhana Sargam and Mohammed Aziz, who were accompanied by a chorus.

Indeevar wrote the song, which was composed by Rajesh Roshan, and was widely watched on YouTube.

Malik took to the (Mun)microphone

Jo Muskurahat Mujhe De Rahi Ho was a song I heard during an interview with Anu Malik on an FM station’s YouTube channel.

He didn’t just compose it, but he was also one of the two people who sang it.

The song was from Dadagiri (1987), and the lady who shared singing credits with him for it was Munmi Borah.

It is good to spread smiles, but clearly Hasrat Jaipuri, who wrote the song, believed that selfishness wasn’t a bad quality.

Hence, the song’s next seven words went, “Woh muskurahat kisi aur ko na dena”.

Kapoor and Manhar (Kisho)rendered it

The subject of this post is the third song from the 1986 film Karma in my collection.

While my collection doesn’t promote the consumption of alcohol, the song in question – De Daaru – does.

In fact, it contained the word ‘peg’, and happened to be the second song in this playlist that had a reference to drinking and featured Dilip Kumar.

Kishore Kumar was one of the three men who rendered it.

The others were Mahendra Kapoor and Manhar Udhas.

Anand Bakshi wrote the song, which was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

What wA(zi)z Ms Bhosle thinking?

It took Amitabh Bachchan (and Manmohan Desai) a couple of years to go from Lambu(ji) of Coolie to Hum To Tambu Mein Bamboo from Mard, which released in 1985.

The two people who (Bhos)lent their voices to that track were Asha and Mohammed Aziz.

Although the song was panned by critics for the use of double-meaning words, it went on to become a hit.

Prayag Raj wrote the song, which Anu Malik composed.

The song, which was five minutes and 52 seconds long, happened to be the second song from the film in my collection.

MArketing executives loved this track

The subject of this post happened to be a song I heard in a video uploaded to the YouTube channel of an FM station.

It was, in fact, an interview with Anand-Milind, who was talking about their debut film – Ab Ayega Mazaa, which released in 1984.

The only song from the film in my collection became, and probably still is, a favourite with marketing executives – Becho Becho.

The two men who lent their voices to it were the legendary Mahendra Kapoor and Amit Kumar.

The song was written by the one and only Sameer Anjaan.

Shabbir sang it with Shailendra

Thanks to the subject of this post, I knew that Amitabh Bachchan featured in a ‘Lambu trilogy’ of songs.

I am talking about Lambuji Tinguji, which was the third song from the 1983 film Coolie in my collection.

In fact, all of them were sung by Shabbir Kumar, whose voice reminded Manmohan Desai, the director of the film, of his favourite singer, Mohammed Rafi.

Shailendra shared Sing(h)ing credits with him for that track.

Anand Bakshi wrote the song, which Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma composed.

It was half-a-dozen minutes and three seconds long.

Chakraborty’s song didn’t lack ‘Atma’

Angoor released in 1982.

And my collection contained a couple of songs from the film, including the subject of this post – Preetam Aan Milo.

An adaptation of the C H Atma classic that released in the 1950s, this version was sung by Sapan Chakraborty.

The version in my collection was written by Gulzar, who also written and directed the film.

It was composed by the one and only Rahul Dev Burman.

As for the original, it was composed by O P Nayyar [whose (eventually-) estranged wife, Saroj Mohini Nayyar, was the lady who penned it].

This trAcK wad 100% popular

Fiffty Fiffty released in 1981.

And the title song of the film – Pyaar Ka Waada Fiffty Fiffty – featured on the radio a number of times.

While the song was 100 per cent popular, and I had heard it on quite a few occasions, it was only when I started compiling this blog that I decided to download the song and write this post.

Asha and Kishore Kumar were the two people who (Bhos)lent their voices to it.

The song, which was written by Anand Bakshi, was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

Kishore sang this inspired solo

If it was difficult for me to add songs from films that released in and after 1977, the task largely became Herculean in the 1980s.

Luckily, I heard another song on the radio.

It was titled Waada Hai Kya, Kya Hai Sanam.

Upon looking it up online, I found out that it was from Taxi Chor, which released in 1980.

Kumar (Kisho)rendered the Bappi Lahiri composition, which Anjaan wrote.

The song was party sampled from the 1960s track Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, and, in turn, inspired Na Jaane Ek Nigah Mein, from Gundaraj (1995).

Kumar was for all seasons

We all know that music has also been one of the highlights of Subhash Ghai’s films.

In fact, it was just recently that I chanced upon a song from his third film – Gautam Govinda, which released in 1979*.

It was titled Ek Ritu Aaye, Ek Ritu Jaaye.

Ritu is Hindi for seasons, and it was apt that Mr Kumar – the man for all seasons – (Kisho)rendered it.

Anand Bakshi wrote the song, which was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

[*Note: It completed Ghai’s hat-trick of Shatrughan Sinha-starrers. The first was Kalicharan (1976), and the second was Vishwanath (1978)].

Rafi’s title track was ironic

Naalayak could be translated to, “Unworthy”.

It was also the title of a film that released in 1978.

Its title track – Duniya Ne Mujhko Hai Samjha Nakara – was another of those songs that was a staple on the television show featuring retro Hindi film songs in the 1990s.

Mohammed Rafi, the man who lent his voice to the song could never be called Naalayak or Nakara.

In fact, it was his only contribution to the soundtrack of the film.

Verma Malik wrote the song, which was composed by Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah.

It was (Kisho)rendered by Asha

From my point of view as a blogger, it is with this post that the toughest part of this blog started.

The subject of it was Yaar Dildaar Tujhe Kaisa Chahiye.

It was from the 1977 film Chhailla Babu.

And it happened to be about the never-ending conflict between love and money (because the next line of the song went, “Pyaar Chahiye Ya Paisa Chahiye”).

The two people who (Kisho)rendered it were Asha Bhosle and Mr Kumar.

The song, which was written by Anand Bakshi, was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma.

Free-‘spirit’ed people enjoyed this number

During my tribute to the legendary actor Dilip Kumar (which I posted to my YouTube channel upon his demise), I did not mention one song which I had just about read about, and not heard at that point.

It was titled Peete Peete Kabhi Kabhi, and spread across my blogs, it was the third song from Bairaag (1976) in my collection.

In fact, it was the second song from the film in my collection that was sung by Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi.

The song, which was written by Anand Bakshi, was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji. 

MisS Mangeshkar was the singer

The subject of this post happened to be a song from a film that released in 1975, but I first heard it in the 1990s, on a television show that played retro songs.

The song in question was Shaam Suhani Aayi, and it was from Zinda Dil.

Its four words went, “Khushiyan banke pehli baar”.

To be honest, it was, ironically, the last two words that reminded me of the song recently.

Mahendra Kapoor and Shailendra Singh joined Lata Mangeshkar behind the microphone for it.

Verma Malik wrote the song, which was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.  

It earned Lata an award

The subject of this post is Roothe Roothe Piya.

It was the second song from Kora Kagaz (which released in 1974), and by no means would it be incorrect to state that it was one of the reasons why I decided to compile a dedicated blog to songs I hadn’t heard before.

The song was three minutes and 22 seconds long, and was sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

In fact, she bagged the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for it in 1974.

M G Hashmat wrote the song, which was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji

Asha’s solo couldn’t be chopped

Before I downloaded the subject of this post, and started writing it, my collection contained three songs from Zanjeer, which released in 1973.

Chakku Chhuriyan Tez Kara Lo is the fourth song.

In fact, if they were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the first.

The lady who (Bhos)lent her voice to it was the one and only Asha, who was one of the two voices on the soundtrack (the other, of course, being her sister, Lata Mangeshkar).

The song was written by Prakash Mehra, the film’s director, and was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji.

Kumar (Kisho)rendered this title track

Raampur Ka Lakshman released in 1972.

Including the subject of this post, it was the second song from the film in my collection.

In fact, the track in question was titled Raampur Ka Vaasi Hoon Main.

The next three words were Lakshman Mera Naam.

It could be translated to, “I am a resident of Raampur. My name is Lakshman”.

Therefore, the song – which was rendered by the one and only Kishore Kumar – was obviously the ‘title track’ of the film.

It was written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, was composed by R D Burman (a.k.a. Pancham Da).

This Bhosle solo was unforgettable

Mera Naam Hai Shabnam was a song from Kati Patang, which released in 1971.

Bindu was the actor it was picturised on.

Spread across my blogs, this was the seventh – and final – song from the film in my collection.

The lady who (Bhos)lent her voice to it was the one and only Asha.

Although it was erroneously dubbed the first rap song in Hindi films, it was actually performed in the talk-sung style of Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady (1964).

The song, which was written by Anand Bakshi, was composed by R D Burman.

Kapoor sang this memorable song

Yaadgaar could either be translated to a keepsake or something that is worthy of being remembered.

It also happened to be the title of a film that released in 1970.

My collection contains just one song from the film.

It was titled Ek Tara Bole.

The man who lent his voice to the song as the one and only Mahendra Kapoor, who was the voice of the soundtrack.

It was the breakthrough song of lyricist Barkatrai Malik, who was popularly called Verma Malik.

And it was composed by Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah.

Mukesh was the male Madonna

One of the songs on American pop icon Madonna’s 1984 album Like A Virgin was Material Girl.

A decade-and-a-half earlier (i.e., in 1969), a desi material girl was the subject of a song.

The track in question was Chandi Ki Deewaar (which could be translated to, “A silver wall”).

The Mukesh solo – which was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji, and written by Gulshan Bawra – was the only song from Vishwas in my collection.

Interestingly, the 1960s segment of this blog also began with a song that was sung by the former and composed by the Shah brothers.

Rafi truly elevated this track

Before I heard the subject of this post, my collection contained just one song from Mere Huzoor, which released in 1968.

While the song I had already included was a Manna Dey solo, the second song was a Mohammed Rafi solo – Gham Uthane Ke Liye Main To Jeeye Jaoonga.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that the rendition by the legendary singer – who also happened to be the voice of the soundtrack – elevated the song.

It was written by Hasrat Jaipuri, and was composed by Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi and Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal.

This Rafi solo was beautiful

Ek haseen shaam ko main yeh gaana sunke so gaya.

All I knew is that it was a Mohammed Rafi solo, and the words I replaced were, “Dil mera kho gaya”.

When I awoke the next morning, I looked it up online, and found out that it was from a film titled Dulhan Ek Raat Ki, which released in 1966.

The song was a posthumous hit for the man who wrote it – Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, who passed away at the age of 51 on July 29, 1966.

His long-time colloaborator, Madan Mohan, composed it.

This was among Lata’s best

A few days ago, I was in my room.

And, by the way, even the thought of this blog had not crossed my mind at that point.

But I heard a song that went, “Dheere Dheere Machal”, which I identified as a Lata Mangeshkar solo.

Knowing little else about it, I looked it up online, and found out that it was from Anupama (1966).

Later, when I created the playlist titled Everything But The Nineties (and the blog of the same name), I added the S D Burman composition, which Kaifi Azmi wrote, to it.

Rafi’s solo made waves internationally

Spread across my blogs, Jaan Pehchan Ho was the fourth song from Gumnaam (1965) in my collection.

Shailendra wrote the Shankar Jaikishan composition, which was rendered by Mohammed Rafi.

I was aware of the international trivia associated with the track – it featured in the opening credits of the 2001 Hollywood film Ghost World.

It also featured on a 2008 CD titled Bollywood Steel Guitar, a compilation released by the record label Sublime Frequencies.

The song was picturised on actress and dancer Laxmi Chhaya, choreographer Herman Benjamin, and a band named Ted Lyons and His Cubs.

This Dey solo was mind-blowing

Hindi films titled Ziddi have been made thrice in the past.

But since this is a segment about songs from films that released in the 1960s, I must mention that the subject of this post is the second song from the 1964 film of that name.

It was titled Pyaar Ki Aag Mein Tan Badan Jal Gaya.

And it was rendered by Manna Dey.

I remember catching a glimpse of this track on a television show many years ago, so I knew it was picturised on Mehmood.

Hasrat Jaipuri wrote the S D Burman composition.

This Mukesh solo was superb

My collection contains three songs from Dil Hi To Hai (1963), including the subject of this post.

And each of them were as different from each other as chalk is from cheese (even as far as the people wo sang them was concerned).

The song in question was Tum Agar Mujhko Na Chaho To.

Since the film’s leading man was Raj Kapoor, do I need to mention that the song was rendered by the one and only Mukesh?

But it wasn’t Kapoor’s own production, therefore, the song, which Sahir Ludhianvi wrote, was composed by Roshan.

This was another Mukesh solo

Sangeet Samrat Tansen released in 1962.

The involvement of Shri Nath Tripathi (better known as S N Tripathi) was not restricted to composing it, but he directed the film as well.

And clearly that were not enough, so he also played Emperor Akbar, in whose court Mian Tansen was a musician (and one of his Navratnas).

The only song from the film in my collection was Jhoomti Chali Hawa.

The man who lent his voice to the song (which was based on Raga Sohni) was the one and only Mukesh.

It was penned by Shailendra.

Aptly, Mr Mathur rendered it

Some songs are quintessentially the one who renders them.

One example was Haan Deewana Hoon Main.

Only one man could have sung it.

Aptly, that was none other than Mr Mukesh Chand Mathur (purely because of the kind of number it was – a melancholy one).

If the two songs from the 1961 film Saranga in my collection were arranged in alphabetical order, it would be the first.

I realised I had written two posts about one track.

Hence, I had to replace one of them with that song.

Bharat Vyas wrote the Sardar Malik composition.

It was tailor-made for Mukesh

Chhalia released in 1960.

It was directed by Manmohan Desai, and in fact, I first heard the subject of this post in a file interview with him on YouTube.

It was titled Mere Toote Hue Dil Se, and by no means would it be incorrect to state that it was suited to the man who lent his voice to it – the one and only Mukesh.

In fact, it was the third song from the film in my collection, and the second Mukesh solo from it.

Qamar Jalalabadi wrote the song, which was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji.

Burman compoSeD and rendered it

Sujata released in 1959.

My collection contained three tracks from the film, including the subject of this post.

It was titled Sun Mere Bandhu Re.

The involvement of S D Burman in that song was not restricted to composing it, but he lent his voice to it too.

The song was written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

By the way, I remembered this song when I listened to Tu Maike Mat Jaiyo, the song from Pukar (1983).

R D Burman parodied the song from Sujata in the line of that song, which went, “Sun mere lambu re”.

It was another M(angeshk)arvellous solo

My collection contains a couple of songs from Adalat, which released in 1958.

Obviously, the only difference between the two songs was their titles.

And the second song from the film in my collection was Unko Yeh Shikayat Hai.

In fact, if they were arranged in the alphabetical order, it was the first.

And now, it is time to mention the similarities.

Firstly, the song was sung by the one and only Lata Mangeshkar.

Secondly, it was written by Rajinder Krishan.

And the third – and final – similarity was that they were composed by Madan Mohan.

This Rafi solo was inviting

Aana Hai To Aa – the subject of this post – was the seventh song from Naya Daur (1957) in my collection.

Alphabetically, the song, which Mohammed Rafi sang, was the first song from the film in my collection.

And according to its title, it was, literally, inviting.

It also drove home the fact that that, “Bhagwan ke ghar der hai, andher nahin hai” (which could be translated to, “In God’s abode, there may be a delay, but there is definitely no darkness”).

The song, which was written by Sahir Ludhianvi, was composed by O P Nayyar.

Rafi rendered the ‘late’ inclusion

With the inclusion of the subject of this post, my collection now contains half-a-dozen tracks from Basant Bahar, which released in 1956.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Badi Der Bhai would be the first.

And given the second word in its title, it was both fitting and unfortunate that it was a late addition to my collection.

The song was rendered by none other than Mohammed Rafi.

It was, in fact, his second solo in the film.

Shailendra wrote the song, which was composed by Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi and Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal.

It was a M(angeshk)arvellous solo

The fact that Lata Mangeshkar was the voice of the soundtrack of Uran Khatola – which released in 1955 – was no secret.

Spread across my blogs, my collection contains a couple of songs from the film, including the subject of this post.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as in the descending order of their durations, her solo, titled Mera Salaam Le Ja, would be the first – it was three minutes and 37 seconds long.

The song, which was written by Shakeel Badayuni, was composed by the one and only Naushad Ali.  

Manna Dey did it justice

On a few occasions, I have replaced songs to avoid seeing them in the section titled ‘Duplicate Songs’.

And one of the songs I had to replace was Jadugar Saiyan from Nagin (1954).

The song with which I filled the vacant 1954 slot was Lapak Jhapak Tu Aa Re Badarva.

Spread across my blogs, it was the second song from Boot Polish in my collection.

It was rendered by none other than Manna Dey (for whom it was tailor-made).

Hasrat Jaipuri wrote the song, which was composed by Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi and Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal.  

Hemant rendered this one too

Spread across my blog, the subject of this post is the second song from the 1953 film Anarkali in my collection.

The song in question was Zindagi Pyaar Ki Do Chaar Ghadi Hoti Hai.

It was written by Rajinder Krishan, and could be translated to, “Life merely constitutes a few moments of love”.

If the song were penned by another lyricist, he would probably have switched the positions of zindagi and pyaar in the opening line of that track.

The song, which was rendered by none other than Hemant Kumar, was composed by C Ramchandra.

It completed Hemant's MoonLight duology

Jaal released in 1952.

The soundtrack of the film contained a couple of tracks that could collectively be referred to as Hemant Kumar’s ‘Chandni Raat’ duology.

My collection already contained one of them – Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni Phir Kahan.

And the subject of this post was the second – Chandni Raaten Pyaar Ki Baaten.

While the former was a solo, the latter [or should I say Lat(a)ter?] was a duet.

He was joined behind the microphone for it by none other than Ms Mangeshkar.

Sahir Ludhianvi wrote the song, which was composed by S D Burman.

Ramchandra’s solo was reused recently

Spread across my blogs, the subject of this post was the fourth songs from the 1951 film Albela in my collection.

The song in question was Qismat Ki Hawa Kabhi Naram.

The involvement of C Ramchandra in the song was not restricted to composing it, but he lent his voice to it as well.

The song, which was written by Rajinder Krishan, was three minutes and 53 seconds long.

By the way, the song was used in the opening credits, the climax scenes, and a few other scenes of Ludo, which released two years ago,  

It was sung by ChitaLkaR

I thought Mehmood’s Sabse Bada Rupaiya (from the 1976 film of the same name) – and the recreated version of that song [which was from Bluffmaster! (2005)] were the only songs that contained that italicised phrase.

But the subject of this post – Baap Bhala Na Bhaiya, Sabse Bada Rupaiya – used to be an FM staple at one point (which is why I decided to start this blog with it).

After all, it was a track from Sargam (1950).

P L Santoshi wrote the song, which C Ramchandra composed and sang (with Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi).