Sapna sang it with Sanu

When I began writing this post, it was 11:30pm on a Monday night.

Therefore, although the song in question was Sunday Ki Raat Thi, it would not be incorrect to state that the post was almost 24 hours late (but as the saying goes, it’s better late than never).

It was the only song from Rajaji (1999) in my collection.

Kumar Sanu was one of the two people who sang it.

He was joined behind the microphone for the track by Sapna Mukherjee.

It was written by Sameer, and composed by the Shrivastav brothers, Anand-Milind.

They could not be SHUSHed

If you have a precocious toddler at home, and want to teach him the English alphabet, please avoid A B C D E F G H I – the song from the 1999 film Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United – at all costs.

The song wasn’t just appalling, but also inspired (by Porque tu vas, the 1974 song by the Spanish singer Jeanette).

(Ud)It was sung by Narayan, Hema Sardesai, Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, and Saif Ali Khan (one of the film’s leads).

Mitali Shashank wrote the Raamlaxman composition, which was four minutes and 32 seconds long.

Narayan and Rathod rendered it

Heeralal Pannalal released in 1999.

My collection contains just one song from the film.

It was titled Ekka Dukka Tiya Du, and it happened to be the title track of the film.

The two men who lent their voices to the song were Udit Narayan and Vinod Rathod.

Incidentally, they were the voices of the soundtrack.

The song was picturised on the titular characters, Heeralal (Mithun Chakraborty) and Pannalal (Johnny Lever), and its title was their takiya kalaam*.

Shaheen Iqbal wrote the Anand Raaj Anand composition.

(*Note: Takiya kalaam is the Urdu word for, “Catchphrase”)

It was S(an)ung by Sathe

Yugpurush released in 1998.

My collection contains just one song from the film.

It was titled Chale Hum Do Jaa Sair Ko.

The song could be translated to, “The two of us have gone for a walk”, and it was five minutes and 53 seconds long.

Ravindra Sathe was the voice of the soundtrack, and one of the two men who lent his voice to the track.

The other was the one and only Kumar Sanu.

It was the only duet in the film.

The track, which Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote, was composed by Rajesh Roshan.

Abhijeet got no paternal nod

The first thing that would come to one’s mind upon reading the phrase Tirchhi Topiwale is the song from Tridev (1989).

But in 1998, a film of that name released.

My collection contains just one song from the film.

And it was a track that both youngsters and their fathers would relate to.

It was titled Daddy Mera Bada Pareshan.

Of course, neither a youngster nor his dad would admit to listening to the Abhijeet Bhattacharya solo.

The song was written by Anand Bakshi, and composed by his (first and last) namesake, Anand Raaj Anand.

It certAINlY deserved more popularity

India is the land of festivals.

And while Holi is the ultimate favourite of them all as far as Hindi film songs are concerned, there have occasionally been depictions of other occasions.

But all of them are reasons for songs.

And Chand Nazar Aa Gaya – the only song from Hero Hindustani (1998) in my collection – was a track in which Eid was celebrated (as the title suggests).

Alka Yagnik and Sonu Nigam were joined behind the microphone for it by Afzal and Iqbal.

Gauhar Kanpuri wrote the Anu Malik composition, which certainly deserved more popularity.

Sanu’s solo completed the soundtrack

Duplicate released in 1998.

With the addition of Wah Ji Wah (which happened to be the sixth song from the film in my collection), it completed the film’s soundtrack.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, the Kumar Sanu solo would be the last.

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

Javed Akhtar wrote the song, which was about food, because one of Shahrukh Khan’s characters in the film was a chef.

Anu Malik composed it.

Rathod’s rendition got nobody’s (Vi)nod

The third track in the mini-series titled the Govinda-Raveena Tandon trilogy of songs from films that released in 1998 was Kya Lagti Hai Hai Rabba.

Spread across my blogs, it happened to be the fourth song from Dulhe Raja in my collection.

In the alphabetical order, it was the last of those.

And in the ascending order of their durations, it was the third – it was five minutes and 35 seconds long.

The song, which was a let-down, was rendered by none other than Vinod Rathod.

It was written by Sameer, and composed by Anand-Milind.

Sudesh (Bhos)lent (Ud)it his voice

Within the playlist titled More From The Nineties is a standalone mini-series titled the Govinda-Raveena Tandon trilogy of songs from films that released in 1998.

And the second of those was Assi Chutki Nabbe Taal.

Spread across my blogs, it was the fifth song from Bade Miyan Chote Miyan in my collection.

In the alphabetical order, it was the first of those, and in either order of their durations, it was the third – it was five minutes and 26 seconds long.

Mr Narayan and Sudesh (Bhos)lent (Ud)it their voices.

Sameer wrote the Viju Shah composition.

(Ud)It was sung by Yagnik

Aunty No. 1 released in 1998.

My collection already contained one song from the film, and the subject of this post was the second.

It was titled Bulbula Re Bulbula.

I must apologise to all Govinda’s and Raveena Tandon’s fans for bursting their ‘bubble’*, but there’s no two ways about the fact that it was the weakest song picturised on the pair.

(Ud)It was sung by Alka Yagnik and Mr Narayan.

The song, which was written by Sameer Anjaan, was composed by the Shrivastav brothers, Anand-Milind.

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

Anu sang it with Anuradha

My collection contains three songs from the 1997 film Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi (including the subject of this post – Hum Total Fida Tum Pe).

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, and in the descending order of their durations, the song – which could be translated to, “I am totally in love with you” – would be the first, because it was half-a-dozen minutes and 56 seconds long.

Anu Malik’s involvement in the song wasn’t restricted to composing it, but he also joined Anuradha Paudwal behind the microphone for it.

It was written by Dev Kohli.

 

It was far from MArVellous

The title of the 1997 film Mere Sapno Ki Rani was inspired by the song of that name from Aradhana (1969).

In turn, the only song from the former in my collection was titled Choli Ka Peechhe [obviously inspired by the song from Khal Nayak (1993), and its leading lady, Madhuri Dixit*].

Abhijeet, Jolly Mukherjee and Vinod Rathod sang it.

Dev Kohli wrote the Anand-Milind composition (which also had references to other actresses of the 1990s).

[*Note: Dixit and Sanjay Kapoor – who played the lead in Mere Sapnon Ki Rani – were co-stars in Raja (1995).]

Krishnamurthy and Hariharan rendered it

My collection contains one song from Ghulam-E-Musthafa (1997).

To be precise, it contains one version of the song, which was titled Tera Ghum Mera Ghum*.

The next line of the song – which was five minutes and as many seconds long – went, “Ek jaisa sanam”.

Therefore, it could be translated to, “Your sadness, and mine, are similar, darling”.

Kavita Krishnamurthy and Hariharan rendered both the versions.

Anand Bakshi wrote the Rajesh Roshan composition.

(*Note: The other was its sad version, which was just a minute and 17 seconds long, and was sung by the same pair).

Sadly, it wasn’t veRY impressive

My collection contains five songs from Deewana Mastana (1997).

They include the subject of this post – Yeh Gaya Woh Gaya.

It was a sheer coincidence that if the songs from the film in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the last.

Unfortunately, the track was a tad disappointing by the standards of the man who wrote it (Anand Bakshi) and the duo who composed it (Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma).

It was rendered by Alka Yagnik and Vinod Rathod (the female and male voices of the soundtrack, respectively)

Sanu sang it with Wadkar

Suresh Wadkar was the voice of the soundtrack of Betaabi, which released in 1997.

Spread across my blogs, Gungunati Hui was the second song from the film in my collection.

And he happened to be one of the two men who lent his voice to the song, which could be translated to, “I met a humming river”.

The other was none other than Kumar Sanu.

Interestingly, the song was the only contribution of the latter to the soundtrack of the film.

The song, which was written by Dr Bashir Badr, was composed by Vishal Bhardwaj.

(Ud)It was for the starry-eyed

Today’s youngsters, who use mobile phones, know the emoji with stars in (the place of) its eyes.

But in 1997, there was a song that – literally – likened Aishwarya Rai’s eyes to stars.

It was titled Sitara Aankhen.

And it was the sixth song from …Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, spread across my blogs.

The song was rendered by the one and only Udit Narayan, who was the voice of the soundtrack.

The song, which was written by Javed Akhtar, was composed by the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

It was five minutes and eight seconds long.

Iyer rose to the occasion

Dev Kohli wrote the subject of this post – the steamy Sumitra Iyer solo In The Night No Control.

Spread across my blogs, it was the second song from the 1996 film Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi in my collection.

The introductory piece to the track was sampled from Secret, a song on Madonna's sixth studio album, Bedtime Stories, which released in 1994.

And the rest of the song was inspired by Self Control, from the late American singer Laura Branigan's 1984 album of the same name.

No prizes for guessing that it was composed by Anu Malik.

Jyoti sang it with Abhijeet

Before I wrote the subject of this post, my collection contained three songs from Sabse Bada Khiladi, which released in 1995.

And the fourth song from the film in it was Bharo Maang Meri Bharo.

Alas, Jyoti Sharma – one of the two people who lent their voices to the song – was a one-hit wonder.

The man who joined her behind the microphone for it was the one and only Abhijeet Bhattacharya.

This sensual request to apply vermillion to the parting of the woman’s hair was written by Dev Kohli.

It was composed by Rajesh Roshan.

This (Sa)number reflected Kapoor’s personality

Off-screen, Rishi Kapoor was unapologetic about his love of alcohol.

And on screen, he was a fabulous dancer.

He combined the two in the only song from the 1995 song Saajan Ki Baahon Mein in my collection.

It was titled Pilaya Hai.

The next four words of the song went, “Pilayenge. Nachaya hai, nachayenge”.

Therefore, the opening line of the Kumar Sanu solo could be translated to, “I have offered you a drink, and will offer you more. I have made your feet tap, and will compel you to dance”.

Sameer wrote the Anand-Milind composition.

Unfortunately, Rathod didn’t (Chi)nail it

As a bachelor, who has seen almost 20 monsoons in India, I find it difficult to relate to Saawan Ki Mahina, the only song from Hulchul (1995) in my collection.

The next line of the song went, “Shaadi bina mushkil hai jeena”.

Therefore, it could be translated to, “It is Shravan (a month in the Hindu calendar), and life without being married is tough.”

It is actually a piece of cake, trust me!

Jokes apart, Alisha Chinai and Vinod Rathod sang the song.

It was written by M G Hashmat, and composed by Anu Malik.

This Sapna solo became popular

A few days before I wrote this post, I couldn’t help but notice that Banno Tera Swagger Laage Sexy [from Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2015)] sounded familiar.

Sure enough, I then chanced upon a song titled Banno Teri Ankhiyaan Soorme Daani.

It was the only song from Dushmani, the 1995 film which happened to share its tagline with the 1993 film Darr (A Violent Love Story).

The song was rendered by Sapna Awasthi (whose voice I was not familiar with in the mid-1990s, when I was barely into my teens).

Sameer wrote the Anand-Milind composition.

It probAblY Wasn’t very popular

By no means would it be incorrect to state that Kora Kaagaz – Hindi for, “A blank sheet of paper” – was clearly something that brought a smile to the legendary lyricist Anand Bakshi's face.

Be it Kora Kaagaz Tha Yeh Mann Mera from Aradhana (1969) or the subject of this post [Kore Kaagaz Pe Likhwa Le from Pehla Pehla Pyaar (1994)], he had indeed come a long way with the aforementioned phrase.

Alka Yagnik was one of the two people who lent it his voice.

The other was Suresh Wadkar.

The song was composed by Anand-Milind.

Lata helped people relive memories

Since my collection already contains nine songs from the musical bonanza that was Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (which released in 1994), I thought it would be in the fitness of things to round the number of tracks off.

And that was the reason I added the subject of this post – Chocolate Lime Juice – to it.

Lata Mangeshkar, who was 64 then, sang it.

It wasn’t a song about food, but it certainly took many people down memory lane to their childhoods.

Dev Kohli wrote the Raamlaxman composition, which was four minutes and 27 seconds long.

Poornima’s song was about nyctophobia

Nyctophobia is defined as an extreme fear of the dark.

And people who have it would have loved the third song from the 1994 film Gopi Kishan in my collection.

It was titled Batti Na Bujha.

The next line of the song went, “Mujhe lagta hai darr”.

Therefore, the song could be translated to, “Do not turn the light off, because I am afraid”.

The song was sung by Poornima, and happened to be the only solo on the soundtrack of the film.

Sameer wrote the song, which was composed by the Shrivastav brothers, Anand-Milind.

Alka and Ila San(u)g it

Amaanat released in 1994.

The subject of this post – Din Mein Leti Hai – was the second song from the film in my collection.

It seemed to be a song with double-meaning lyrics, but it was about taking the name of the girl’s lover.

These were written by Anwar Sagar.

The version of the track in my collection could be called Kumar Sanu's version, because he was one of the three people who lent it their voices.

The others were Alka Yagnik and Ila Arun (who sang the female version).

It was composed by Bappi Lahiri.

Yagnik rendered this underrated (Sa)number

Alka Yagnik was the voice of the soundtrack of Tadipaar, which released in 1993.

And no prizes for guessing that Kumar Sanu was its male voice.

They rendered the only song from the film in my collection.

It was titled Aaj Pehli Baar Dil Ki Baat.

And, as was the case with the track that was subject of the previous post, it was written by Sameer, and composed by Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod.  

It happened to be the longest song on the film’s soundtrack – it was half-a-dozen minutes and 56 seconds long.

Ms Yagnik rendered this (Sa)number

Including Teri Mohabbat Ne Dil Mein Makaam Kar Diya (which is the subject of this post), my collection contains a couple of songs from Rang, which released in 1993.

And, as was the case with Tujhe Na Dekhoon Toh Chain (the other song from the film in my collection), it was rendered by Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu.

By no means was that surprising, because they were the voices of the film’s soundtrack.

The song, which was written by the one and only Sameer Anjaan, was composed by Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod.

 

Aiyo was An APt reaction

Ask anyone growing up in 1990s about films starring Govinda and Karisma Kapoor, and they are most likely to name the No. 1 films or Haseena Maan Jaayegi.

I don’t think anybody would include the 1993 film Muqabla to the list.

And even I exclaimed, “Aiyo”, as they did in the only song from that film in my collection – Dil Tera Hai Deewana (because I missed it).

The song was sung by Anuradha Paudwal (who happened to be the voice of the soundtrack) and Abhijeet.

Mahendra Dehlvi wrote the song, which Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen composed.

 

Asha and Sudesh sang it

Spread across my blogs, my collection contains a couple of songs from the 1993 film King Uncle, including the subject of this post.

It was titled Fenny Ne Mujhe Bulaya*.

And the two people who lent their voices to the song were the Bhosles, Asha and Sudesh.

The latter happened to be the voice of the soundtrack.

It was one of the three songs in the film that was written by Javed Akhtar.

The song was composed by Rajesh Roshan.

(*Note: Fenny was the name of the character played by Anu Aggarwal in the film.)

Asha sang it with Balasubrahmanyam

Gardish released in 1993.

My collection already contained one song from the film.

And the subject of this post is the second song from it.

It was titled Rang Rangeeli Raat Gaaye.

If the fourth word in the title of that track had not begun with the letter G, it would be an alliterative song.

A (Bhos)legendary pair of singers – Asha and S P Balasubrahmanyam – sang it.

By no means was that a surprise – they were the voices of the soundtrack.

The song, which was written by Javed Akhtar, was composed by R D Burman.

Lata and Hariharan rendered it

Unfortunately, I hadn’t heard Likha Hai In Hawaon Mein when I posted a tribute to Pandit Shivkumar Sharma to my YouTube channel.

Sharma and Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia – collectively known as Shiv-Hari – composed the song from Darr: A Violent Love Story, which released in 1993.

Spread across my blogs, the song – which was sung by Lata Mangeshkar (the voice of the soundtrack) and Hariharan – was the fourth track from the film in my collection.

It was five minutes and a dozen seconds long.

Likha tha us gaane ko Anand Bakshi ne (Anand Bakshi wrote the song).

As (Paudw)always, they were SuPerB

Listening to Hindi film songs today is a chor(e).

But in the 1990s, people were over the ‘moon’ when they listened to a great song (or an underrated one, for that matter).

One song from the same decade that was an example of the latter was Sapnon Mein Aana Dil Mein Samana.

It was the only song from Chor Aur Chaand (1993) in my collection.

The song was rendered by Anuradha Paudwal (who sang all the songs in the film) and S P Balasubrahmanyam (the male voice of the soundtrack).

Yogesh wrote the Nikhil-Vinay composition.

Only Narayan's version was included

Anari released in 1993.

My collection already contained three songs from the film, and I recently added another.

It was titled Chhoti Si Pyari Si.

My collection contains just the male version of the song.

(Ud)It was sung by Narayan, who was the voice of the soundtrack.

And it happened to be the shortest song from the film in my collection – it was four minutes and 35 seconds long.

Alka Yagnik sang the female version of the song, which was four minutes and 43 seconds long.

Sameer wrote the song, which was composed by Anand-Milind. 

 

Sanu acknowledged his fans' love

It wouldn’t be incorrect to state that there were so many fantastic voices on the Hindi film music scene in the 1990s that it was indeed a mehfil (gathering).

And when Kumar Sanu sang, “Gaa raha hoon is mehfil mein, aap ki mohabbat hai”, he was acknowledging the love showered upon him by his fans.

Spread across my blogs, it was the third song from Dil Ka Kya Kasoor – the 1992 film – in my collection.

By the way, Sanu was the voice of the soundtrack.

Anwar Sagar wrote the song, which was composed by Nadeem-Shravan.

Manhas (Bhos)lent it hiS voice

“If you want to be what you want to be, be what you want to be. And to be what you want to be, believe what you want to be”.

That was the opening verse of Version 2 of Chhat Ke Oopar Do Kabootar, the only song from the 1992 film Dil Hi To Hai in my collection.

Jackie Shroff, the film’s lead, was credited as one of the three men who (Bhos)lent their voices to the song.

The others were Manhar Udhas and Sudesh.

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

This (Sa)number Promoted rural literacy

If one is a villager who can read and write, he or she is considered to be ‘up to date’.

At least, that was what Sameer wanted us to believe when he wrote Main Hoon Gaon Ki Gori.

It was the third song from the 1992 film Bol Radha Bol in my collection, spread across my blogs.

It was sung by Poornima and Kumar Sanu, who happened to be one of the three female voices and one of the two male voices of the soundtrack, respectively.

The song was composed by the Shrivastav brothers, Anand-Milind.

(Ud)It APpealed to young Lovers

Yaara Dildara released in 1991.

Spread across my blogs, my collection contains a couple of songs from the film.

If they were arranged in the alphabetical order, Tum Hi Hamari Ho Manzil, My Love would be the second.

Udit Narayan – who was the voice of the soundtrack – was one of the two people was lent their voices to the song.

The other was Anuradha Paudwal.

The song, which became a hit with the youth, was written by a man who was a septuagenarian, but was young at heart – Majrooh Sultanpuri.

It was composed by Jatin-Lalit.

Yagnik sang it with Amit

Although I have come a long way since I started adding tracks to my 1990s playlist and created my blog, I am still unable to pinpoint what I was thinking when I decided to add Mithun Chakraborty's songs from films that released during the said decade to the playlist.

Of course, Pyar Hua Chori Chori, which released in 1991, wasn’t a product of his Dream Factory.

My collection contains just one song from the film – its title track, which was sung by Alka Yagnik and Amit Kumar.

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

Paudwal and Narayan rendered it

Between 1989 and 1991, Salman Khan – himself a newcomer at that point – starred in a slew of films opposite debutantes.

These were Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), Baaghi: A Rebel For Love (1990), Sanam Bewafa (1991) and Patthar Ke Phool (also 1991), opposite Bhagyashree, Nagma, Chandni and Raveena Tandon, respectively.

Kurbaan – also a 1991 film starring Khan – marked ther debut of Ayesha Jhulka.

My collection contains one song from the film – Yeh Dharti Chand Sitare.

(Ud)It was sung by Anuradha Paudwal and Narayan.

Sameer wrote the Anand-Milind composition, which was 10 minutes and 58 seconds long.

Anuradha sang this (Sa)number too

If a person merely has a crush on another person, he/she may or may not reside in his/her crush’s lane.

But if he/she is in a serious relationship, he/she actually lives in his/her significant other's lane.

And that was what the title of a film, which released in 1991, could be translated to.

The film in question was Jeena Teri Gali Mein.

My collection contains just one song from the film – Tere Hum Ae Sanam.

Anuradha Paudwal and Kumar Sanu sang the song.

It was written by Ravinder Rawal, and was composed by Babul Bose.

Lata rendered this underrated number

Henna released in 1991.

The addition of Bedardi Tere Pyaar Ne to this playlist has taken the number of songs from the film to five.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that it was the most underrated track from the film in my collection.

The song – which could be translated to, “Oh heartless one, your love has driven me crazy” – was sung by Lata Mangeshkar, who was the voice of the film's soundtrack.

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

Sridevi (Bhos)lent it her voice

Garajna was slated to release in 1991.

But it has not seen the light of day, and with the deaths of its leads [Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor and Vinod Khanna, who also starred in Chandni (1989)], it is unlikely to release.

However, my collection contains one song from the film – Taxi Taxi Yeh Dil Ki Taxi.

Sridevi – who had sung the title track of Chandni – happened to be one of the two people who lent their voices to that track too.

The other was Sudesh Bhosle.

Anjaan wrote the song, which was composed by Bappi Lahiri.

This Paudwal solo was underrated

With the inclusion of Mainu Ishq Da Lagiya Rog, my collection now contains half-a-dozen songs from Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin, which released in 1991.

The first two lines of the Anuradha Paudwal solo – which was one of the most underrated songs on the film’s soundtrack – were in Punjabi.

They could be translated to, “I am suffering from the ailment called love, and I have no hope of survival”.

The song – which was five minutes and 44 seconds long – was written by Sameer Anjaan, and was composed by Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod.

Expectedly, Narayan (Deshpan)delivered the goods

Tum Mere Ho – which released in 1990, and starred Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla – didn’t replicate the success of the pair’s 1988 film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak.

My collection contains just one song from the film.

In fact, it was one of the three versions of the film’s title track, and was sung by Anupama Deshpande and Udit Narayan.

They sang another version of it, and the third version was a Narayan solo.

Incidentally, the music team of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak collaborated on this film too – Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote the song, which Anand-Milind composed.

Yagnik’s linguistic ‘goof-up’ wA(zi)z pardoned

I Love You – from Maha-Sangram (1990) – reminded me of Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain, a song from Khud-Daar (1982).

Both songs began with the English phrase, and their next line ended with the Gujarati phrase, “Karoon choon”

But that was where the similarities ended – while it is actually Prem karoon choon in Gujarati, Alka Yagnik, who sang the Maha-Sangram track with Mohammed Aziz, sang, “Pyaar karoon choon”.

And the third line of the song – which Sameer wrote – was in Marathi. It went, “Zhaala mala prem zhala”.

However, Yagnik’s linguistic ‘goof-up’ in the Anand-Milind composition was pardoned.   

(Am)It was sung by Krishnamurthy

Pyaar Hua Hai Mujhe Aur Tujhe was the only song from the 1990 film Jamai Raja in my collection.

As far as this blog is concerned, it was the fourth consecutive song sung by Amit Kumar, and the second consecutive song composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and picturised on Madhuri Dixit (and her most frequent co-star in the late 1980s and 1990s, Anil Kapoor).

By no means would it be incorrect to state that it was a run-of-the-mill duet, for which Kumar was joined behind the microphone by Kavita Krishmamurthy.

The song was written by Javed Akhtar. 

Yagnik (Bhos)lent it her voice

Govinda has the late Shammi Kapoor’s dancing skills and Kapil Sharma's comic timing.

And Madhuri Dixit, who was often cast opposite men with two left feet, must’ve been relieved to be paired opposite him in Izzatdaar (1990).

Incidentally, the only song from the film in my collection had a connection of sorts to Kapoor and Sharma – it was titled Kis Kisko Main Kiss Karoon (which brought Kis Kisko Pyaar Karu – Kapoor’s song and Sharma's film – to mind).

Alka Yagnik joined Sudesh Bhosle behind the microphone for it.

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

Amit (Bhos)lent it his voice

Baaj Uthe Ghunghroo, a song from Chor Pe Mor (1990), made it to my playlist for two reasons.

Firstly, I was looking for songs composed by R D Burman during his lean patch.

And secondly, my friend, who is learning Hindi, occasionally asks me the meaning of phrases he comes across, and I explain what they mean to him.

I found the film's title interesting, and when I looked it up online, I found out that it meant, “When a con is conned”.

Gulshan Bawra wrote the song, which Asha Bhosle and Amit Kumar sang. 

(Am)It was sUNg by Lahiri

Cricket is called the gentleman’s game.

Therefore, it was appropriate that Yeh Hai Cricket – the second song from the 1990 film Awwal Number in my collection – was sung by three gentlemen who have been associated with Hindi film music for decades.

One of them was Bappi Lahiri, who composed the song as well.

That was certainly not a surprise, because he was one of the two voices of the soundtrack.

The others were Amit Kumar – who happened to be the other voice of the soundtrack – and Udit Narayan.

The song was written by Amit Khanna. 

(Ud)It was not APopular song

Duniya Mein Tere Siva was the only song from Aandhiyan (1990) in my collection.

(Ud)It was sung by Anuradha Paudwal and Mr Narayan.

Anjaan wrote the song, which Bappi Lahiri composed.

I do not know why this song did not get its due.

I listened to it recently, because I seemed to recall a 1990s song that was picturised on Mumtaz, and had a portion shot in a garden.

And when I watched it on YouTube, I noticed that it sounded like another Paudwal track that dated back to 1990 – Jaane Jigar Jaaneman from Aashiqui.