(Ud)It wasn’t a disappointing (Chi)t(h)rack

Although critics have stated that Yaaron Sunlo Zara was a letdown, I disagree.

The track from Rangeela, which was five minutes and 53 seconds long, may have failed to impress the purists, but by no means was that the objective of this conversational piece between a tapori (played with aplomb by Aamir Khan) and an aspiring actress (essayed by Urmila Matondkar).

The track was penned by Mehboob and composed by A R Rahman.

(Ud)It was sung by Mr Narayan and K S Chithra. It wouldn’t be incorrect to say that their rendition was the highlight.

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.

Kavita rendered thiS(ure)short track well

Over the years, many people have wondered why love is what it is.

A mixed bag, would, perhaps, be the most appropriate way to describe it, if Mehboob’s lyrics are anything to go by.

The song in question, folks, is Pyaar Yeh Jaane Kaisa Hai from Rangeela.

The shortest song in the film, it was four minutes and 59 seconds long.

A R Rahman composed it.

It was rendered by Suresh Wadkar and Kavita Krishnamurthy.

The track earned the latter a nomination in the Best Female Playback Singer category at the Filmfare Awards in 1996.

Shweta rendered (Rahm)an awesome track

At the time of its release, it wouldn’t have been incorrect to state that Mangta Hai Kya was a unique track.

Six minutes and 45 seconds long, it was the second-longest song on the soundtrack of Rangeela.

Mehboob penned it.

A R Rahman didn’t just compose the song, but was also credited as the crooner.

Shweta Shetty, who shared singing credits with him, was nominated in the Best Female Playback Singer category at the Filmfare Awards in 1996.

Aptly, the word jadoo, which means magic, was repeated three times at the beginning of the song.

(Ud)It was a melodious dilemma

Kya Karen Kya Na Karen, the only male solo on the soundtrack of Rangeela, was rendered by Mr Narayan.

(Ud)It was five minutes and 42 seconds long.

The track earned Mehboob a nomination in the Best Lyricist category at the 1996 Filmfare Awards.

He deserved it, because he wrote a sentiment many people would echo – “Phir bhi kaha nahin. Wajah iski hai yehi, bas inkaar ka humko tha darr” (which means, “Even then, I didn’t tell her my feelings for the simple reason that I feared she would say no.”)

A R Rahman composed it.

It waS(warnalath)a typical Hariharan number

Rangeela, which released in 1995, marked the Hindi film debut of A R Rahman.

It earned him the Best Music Director Award and the R D Burman Award for New Music Talent at the Filmfare Awards the following year.

In fact, he was the first recipient of the latter.

Hai Rama was the longest song in the film – it was six minutes and 46 seconds long.

It wouldn’t be incorrect to state that Hariharan’s rendition was the highlight of the track.

He was joined behind the microphone by Swarnalatha.

The song was penned by Mehboob.