This Son(u)g earned Nigam awards

It would not be incorrect to say that the title track of Saathiya the piece de resistance of the soundtrack.

It was penned by Gulzar, who bagged the Best Lyricist Award at the Filmfare Awards, the Zee Cine Awards and the MTV Immies.

A R Rahman bagged the Best Music Director Award at the Filmfare Awards, the Zee Cine Awards, the International Indian Film Awards, the MTV Immies and the Bollywood Movie Awards.

And Sonu Nigam won the Best Male Playback Singer Award at all the aforementioned ceremonies, in addition to the Bollywood Music Awards.

The KroonerS KePt it short

If O Humdum Suniyo Re, the track from Saathiya, were parodied, it would have been an instruction – O listeners, suniyo re.

It would not be incorrect to say that the four men who rendered it – KK, Kunal Ganjawala, Shaan and Pravin – were right on the Mani.

Now that was certainly an awesome line-up of singers associated with a track that – ironically – did not have too many lines.

The song, which is likely to be sung by a group of buddies at an impromptu jam session, was penned by Gulzar and composed by A R Rahman.

For sure, Madhushree's rendition waS(arg)amazing

The soundtrack of Saathiya was a Sadhana Sargam double bill, and her fans were overjoyed.

Her second contribution to it was Naina Milaike.

There’s no doubt that she did a marvellous job, and so did Madhushree, who joined her behind the microphone.

Even those who ARen't fans of Rahman, who composed it, or of the music of films that released in the 21^st century would probably appreciate the song, because the plaints would take them back to the Golden Era.

After all, it was penned by Gulzar, who has been active in both the eras.

The language bARRier was overcome

It is not uncommon for a person who is not fluent in a language to struggle to even speak a few lines in it, let alone sing a song.

But one can believe that nothing is impossible when the (Rah)man is none other than A R, who didn’t just compose a solo from Saathiya, but also rendered it.

The track in question was Mera Yaar Mila De.

Of course, he was criticised for his inability to pronounce the words, which were penned by none other than Gulzar.

But he had the last laugh, didn’t he?

ThiS Kuintet (Srini)vas indeed RocKing

The soundtrack of Saathiya was so chock-full of songs that it is easy to overlook a few of them and write posts on the others, only because they went on to become more popular.

But by no means can those tracks be ignored.

That was the thought that crossed my mind when I realised that I hadn’t written a post on Mangalyam, which was rendered by a male quintet, headed by none other than A R Rahman, who composed it.

The others were KK, Kunal Ganjawala, Shaan and Srinivas.

The track was penned by Gulzar.

Sargam Sa(dha)n(g)a ReMarQably underrated number

When a veteran, whose career goes back decades, sings a song, people are all ears.

That was the feeling the listeners got when Sadhana Sargam rendered Chupke Se from Saathiya.

Needless to say, the singer continues to mesmerise them. It is a pity that she is seldom heard these days.

The (Rah)man who joined her behind the microphone was none other than A R, who composed it.

It wouldn’t be incorrect to state that the chorus – featuring the voices of Murtaza and Qadir Khan – was the highlight of the track, which was penned by Gulzar.

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.

This fouRSoMe Vas indeed awesome

By no means would it be incorrect to say that girl power came to the 'four' in Chhalka Chhalka Re from Saathiya.

The track, which could be called an underrated gem from the standpoint of the soundtrack, was rendered by Mahalakshmi Iyer, Richa Sharma, Shoma Banerjee and Vaishali Samant.

There is no doubt that A R Rahman, the composer of the song, loves to surprise the listeners.

The highlight of this song, which was penned by none other than Gulzar, was the change in tempo – it was slow at the beginning and picked up pace.

It waSamilestone in Adnan's career

The soundtrack of Saathiya, which released in 2002 and was the remake of the Tamil film Alaipayuthey (which released a couple of years earlier), was undoubtedly one of the year's biggest hits.

A R Rahman composed the music of both the films. In fact, the songs of the Tamil film were reused in the Hindi version.

There’s no denying that Aye Udi Udi Udi, his first collaboration with Adnan, waS(a)mind-blowing.

The song must have reminded the latter’s fans of the tracks in his albums (which, incidentally, topped the Indipop charts).

It was penned by Gulzar.