AYe, Ila rendered a Ring(a)tone

It would not actually have been a surprise if people had set Ringa Ringa, from Slumdog Millionaire, as their ringtones – it was A(l)katchy song.

Rendered by Ms Yagnik and Ila Arun, the song was reminiscent of Choli Ke Peechhe Kya Hai (but it failed to match the popularity that cult classic achieved).

In fact, it wouldn’t be incorrect to state that with this composition, A R Rahman gave the film’s soundtrack, which was eclectic, a tadka of Hindi film music.

It was four minutes and 15 seconds long.

The track was penned by Raqeeb Alam.

ThiS song becaMe Very popular

Since it’s my blog, I have the leeway to write a post about a song that wasn’t from a Hindi film, but went on to become more popular than most songs from Hindi films that released that time.

Folks, the track was Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire, which released overseas in 2008 and in India in 2009.

The song, which Gulzar and Tanvi Shah penned, was five minutes and 19 seconds long.

It earned A R Rahman the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Shah shared Sing(h)ing credits with Sukhwinder, Mahalakshmi Iyer and Vijay Prakash.

Benny and Co definitely capitalised

The title track of Delhi-6, also called Yeh Dilli Hai Mere Yaar, was undoubtedly a catchy number, but it was probably not the sort of track that a person who doesn’t live in the city, or hasn’t been there, could relate to.

While Prasoon Joshi penned it, the French portion was penned by Vivienne Pocha and Claire, who shared singing credits with Benny Dayal, Blaaze and Tanvi Shah.

Yeh A R Rahman ki composition thi mere yaar, and needless to say, he did an outstanding job.

The song was three minutes and 36 seconds long.

It was among Rahman’s BesT

Just when the listeners start thinking, “This is A R Rahman's best to date”, the maestro, who has surprises galore up his sleeve, comes up with one that makes them go, “Woah, this is superb!”

That was certainly the feeling they got on listening to Rehna Tu from Delhi-6.

The track, which was six minutes and 51 seconds long, was penned by Prasoon Joshi.

Rahman's role in the song wasn’t just limited to wielding the composer’s baton, but he rendered it too.

The legend was joined behind the microphone by Benny Dayal and Tanvi Shah.

Mr Chauhan sang a (Mo)hit

Masakali, the name of a dove in Delhi-6, inspired what undoubtedly went on to become a very popular track in the film.

Of course, the song, which was four minutes and 50 seconds long, wasn’t universally appreciated, but it earned the Airtel Mirchi Music Award for Best Song of the Year in 2009.

Prasoon Joshi, A R Rahman and Mohit Chauhan bagged awards in the Best Lyricist, Best Music Director and Best Male Vocalist of the Year categories, respectively, at the aforementioned ceremony.

Chauhan also bagged the Filmfare Award in the Best Male Playback category.

This Short Song was MemoRable

Only a genius of A R Rahman’s calibre can be appreciated for a track with a traditional feel and modern treatment.

Folks, the song in question was none other than Genda Phool from Delhi-6.

It was just a couple of minutes and 50 seconds long.

Prasoon Joshi penned the song, which earned Rekha Bhardwaj the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, in addition to nominations in the same category at the Star Screen Awards and the International Indian Film Academy Awards.

She was joined behind the microphone by Mahathi, Shrraddha Pandit and Sujata Mazumder.

The vocAlists were chosen Kherectly

Arziyan was the longest song on the soundtrack of Delhi-6, which released in 2009 – it was eight minutes and 41 seconds long.

It was tailor-made for both the vocAlists (Javed and Kailash Kher). So it was no surprise that they were nominated in the Best Male Playback Singer category at the Filmfare Awards.

The track, which was penned by Prasoon Joshi, merited repetitions (to allow it to grow on the listeners). And once it did, it deserved listening to on loop.

In a nutshell, it could be described as the quintessential A R Rahman composition.

Kylie ShowcaSed her Sing(h)ing prowesS

To stand out from a group, one obviously has to be exceptionally talented. And if it’s a Hindi film song, a bit of international experience may do the individual in question a world of good.

Kylie Minogue, the Australian pop singer, was a top scorer on both counts. It wouldn’t be wrong to call her the USP of Chiggy Wiggy from Blue (2009).

Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam, Sukhwinder and Suzanne D'Mello shared Sing(h)ing credits with her.

Penned by Abbas Tyrewala and composed by A R Rahman, it was five minutes and a dozen seconds long.