This was certainly (M)anoutstanding version

It certainly wouldn’t be incorrect to state that Muqabala Muqabala, from Humse Hai Muqabala, was the best of the many Hindi versions of the Tamil track of the same name (which, incidentally, had an entry in the Limca Book of Records for the same reason).

Five minutes and 23 seconds long, it was penned by P K Mishra.

Both versions were composed by A R Rahman (who was, incidentally, one of the singers who rendered the Tamil version of the catchy number).

Mano and Swarnalatha, who joined him behind the microphone, rendered the Hindi version.

It didn’t impress anyone MUCh

In A R Rahman’s early days in the Hindi film industry, his discography mainly comprised dubbed versions of his Tamil film soundtracks.

Thiruda Thiruda, director Mani Ratnam’s second collaboration with him (after Roja), was no different.

The film, which released in 1993, was remade in Hindi as Chor Chor.

One of the tracks from that film was Pyaar Kabhi Na Todenge.

P K Mishra penned it.

(Ud)It was rendered by Mr Narayan, K S Chithra and Nagoor Babu, who is known by his stage name, Mano.

By no stretch of the imagination was it outstanding.