Blaaze and Karthik were (Bhos)letdowns

The soundtrack of Saathiya did have its share of disappointing tracks. The biggest of them all was Chori Pe Chori.

The inane English portion of the track is the reason it is easy to be blasé about rap in Hindi film music. Frankly, Blaaze, who sang it, didn’t exactly excite the listeners.

It would also be in the fitness of things to be critical of Karthik.

If it weren’t for Asha, who salvaged it, the song, which was penned by Gulzar, would have been one of the most forgettaB(hos)le tracks in A R Rahman’s discography.

Undoubtedly, (Ud)it wAs(h)a (Vaisha)lively number

A song involving teasing may not be every Hindi film music buff's choice, but Radha Kaise Na Jale, from Lagaan, was different. And that’s why it continues to be popular.

For starters, the vocal duel, if it may be called that, was about Radha's envy, the reason for which was the attention showered upon the gopis by Lord Krishna.

(Ud)It was rendered by Ms Bhosle and Mr Narayan.

Vaishali Samant (A)shared singing credits with them.

Javed Akhtar penned the track, which was five minutes and 34 seconds long.

It was composed by A R Rahman.

Asha’s rendition B(hos)lew everyone’s minds

While the majority of Hindi film music buffs heard Mujhe Rang De, die-hard fans of Asha couldn’t be B(hos)l(am)ed for wondering whether the Hindi word for colour was misspelled.

It seemed as if A R Rahman, who didn’t just compose the track from Thakshak, but also sang it, wanted the legendary singer to give him a glimpse of her range, and to everyone’s delight, she complied.

As far as showcasing multiple talents was concerned, how could Sukhwinder be far behind? This track was one of the two songs in the film that the Sing(h)er penned.

The (Bhos)legend sang ARocking number

Asha is a singer who has (Bhos)left an indelible mark on music aficionados, regardless of age.

And, to their delight, nothing curbed her enthusiasm even when she was in her mid-sixties, as was evident from her rendition of Kahin Aag Lage from Taal.

She was joined behind the microphone by a couple of singers – Richa Sharma and Aditya Narayan. While the former was a teenager at that point, the latter was a pre-teen.

The track, which was seven minutes and 15 seconds long, was penned by Anand Bakshi.

It was composed by A R Rahman.

It surely wAs(h)a fantastic number

It isn’t uncommon for the soundtrack of a film that fares poorly at the box office to feature a gem.

While Kabhi Na Kabhi, which released in 1998, was a dud, one of its songs – Mere Dil Ka Woh Shehzada – was undoubtedly popular.

The track, which was penned by Javed Akhtar, was five minutes and 43 seconds long.

It was the title song of the film, and possibly the only song in the film that could be called a chartbuster.

A R Rahman composed the track, which was rendered by none other than Asha Bhosle.

Ye(suda)s, the two (Bhos)legends rocked

It wouldn’t be incorrect to state that O Bhanware, a romantic track, was the most outstanding song on the soundtrack of Daud: Fun On The Run.

And that was not only attributable to the genius who composed it (A R Rahman), but also to the pair of (Bhos)legends who rendered it – Asha and K J Yesudas.

Although the latter has been choosy as far as his playback assignments in Hindi films are concerned, he has seldom failed to impress his fans, and by no means was this track different.

This song was penned by Mehboob.

Asha rendered the B(hosl)est track

Although the adage goes, “It’s lonely at the top”, A R Rahman had no reason to feel Tanha Tanha – the song was rendered by the (Bhos)legendary Asha, who was, in fact, the recipient of the Filmfare Special Award in 1996.

Seventeen years prior to that, she had requested that her name not be considered for nominations in the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer category henceforth in order to promote new talent.

The song, which was five minutes and 36 seconds long, was the most outstanding track on the soundtrack of Rangeela.

Mehboob penned the track.

The title track ABsolutely rocked

Rangeela Re, the title track of Rangeela, was fantastic.

The duo who rendered the track, which was five minutes and 34 seconds long, proved that age was just a number.

The main singer was the sprightly Asha Bhosle, who was 62 years old then.

Aditya, Udit Narayan’s son, who was eight then, joined her behind the microphone.

Incidentally, the film released on the former’s birthday (September 8).

Mehboob penned the track, an exercise in in-film branding (there were references to several brands like Cadbury, Amul, Horlicks and Complan).

It was composed by A R Rahman.