(Rah)Man, Lata’s rendition was touching!

Lukka Chhupi was the longest song on the soundtrack of Rang De Basanti – it was six minutes and 36 seconds long.

It was the second song from the film to be longlisted in the Best Original Song category at the Academy Awards.

Although it failed to bag the award, the track, which was penned by Prasoon Joshi, instantly struck a chord with both mothers and their kids in India.

That was undoubtedly the biggest feather in the cap of A R Rahman, who didn’t just compose it, but also shared singing credits with Lata Mangeshkar.

Lata sang an awesome Son(u)g

One 2 Ka 4 (2001) summed up Khamoshiyan Gungunane Lageen – the best song on its soundtrack – perfectly.

One is the number of songs from the film that merited a post on this blog.

Two was the number of versions of this track in the film.

Four was the number of people who collaborated to make the song the highlight of the soundtrack.

Both the versions of the song were penned by Mehboob.

They were composed by A R Rahman.

A couple of legends – Lata Mangeshkar and Mr Nigam – rendered both the versions of the Son(u)g.

Lata Sa(dha)n(a)g (Naray)an outstanding bhajan

Since the soundtrack of Lagaan had a song for everyone, it would be unfair to leave those who dig devotional songs out.

Of the six songs in the film, O Palanhaare was the shortest – it was five minutes and 19 seconds long.

It was among the best bhajans of all time (from the standpoint of Hindi films).

It would not be incorrect to state that Lata Mangeshkar's rendition was the highlight.

She was joined behind the microphone by Udit Narayan and Sadhana Sargam.

It was penned by Javed Akhtar and composed by A R Rahman.

Lata didn’t let anyone down

Pukar, which released in 2000, was undoubtedly among A R Rahman’s top ten Hindi film soundtracks.

The song, which was six minutes and 29 seconds long, was penned by the veteran Majrooh Sultanpuri (who passed away three months after the film’s release).

Ek Tu Hi Bharosa, which wasn’t just rendered by, but also picturised on Lata Mangeshkar, continues to give the listeners goosebumps.

Rahman reused his composition, O Bosnia (which was performed by him at his 1996 concert in Malaysia, which was in aid of Bosnian victims), as this track. He also played the piano.

Ms Mangeshkar rendered (Sreekum)ariveting track

Short and worth several repeats – that, in a nutshell, is perhaps the best way to describe Jiya Jale from Dil Se..

The track, which was five minutes and seven seconds long, was penned by Gulzar.

It was rendered by Lata Mangeshkar, who was 68 at the time.

She was backed by M G Sreekumar and a chorus.

The highlight of the track was its Malayalam portion, which was penned by Gireesh Puthenchery.

Hindi film music buffs, regardless of age, continue to be grateful to A R Rahman, who composed it, for pulling off this coup.