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It wouldn’t be incorrect to state that Ek Bagiya Mein, from Sapnay, was a typical A R Rahman composition – one that takes a while to grow on the listeners.

But once it does, it will be a track worth listening to repeatedly. And when one listens to it, it is bound to bring a smile to his/her face.

Javed Akhtar penned the track, which was five minutes and 53 seconds long.

There couldn’t have been a better crooner than Mr Mahadevan to render the track.

Srinivas and K S Chithra Sha(nka)red singing credits with him.

Sadhana sang (Harihar)an outstanding track

Without an iota of doubt, Chanda Re was the best song on the soundtrack of Sapnay.

Javed Akhtar penned the track, whose next two lines – “Kabhi toh zameen pe aa, baithenge baatein karenge” – can be translated to, “Come to earth some time. We will sit and chat.”

There were a couple of versions of the song, which was composed by A R Rahman.

They were the same length – both were five minutes and 58 seconds long.

Both the versions were rendered by a pair that has sung a number of duets – Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam.

Ms Sardesai definitely made He(r)mark

Sapnay, which released in 1997, was the Hindi version of Minsara Kanavu, a Tamil film that released the same year.

It wasn’t a dubbed film, unlike many others who songs were composed by A R Rahman at that point. It was a bilingual.

Awaara Bhanware was the longest song in the film – it was six minutes and 47 seconds long.

It wouldn’t be incorrect to call it Hema Sardesai's breakthrough hit.

Vasudevan Nair, better known as Malaysia Vasudevan (because that’s where he was born) joined her behind the microphone.

It was penned by Javed Akhtar.