Anuradha excelled in thiS(reekuma)romantic number

If you grew up in the nineties, and were (Paudw)alover of the Hindi film music of that decade, chances are you would have read Anuradha's name in the credits of numerous soundtracks.

Of course, she didn’t render many A R Rahman compositions. One of the pair's collaborations was Kissa Hum Likhenge from Doli Saja Ke Rakhna.

The romantic duet became quite popular for a while.

The man who joined her behind the microphone was none other than M G Sreekumar.

Kudos to Mehboob, who penned it, for capturing the innocence of that period so beautifully.

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.