Suzanne returned after (Vish)along time

The second song on the soundtrack of Pippa that began with M was Mohabbatein Shukriya.

And Hindi film music buffs certainly thanked the film's music team – notably composer A R Rahman – for reacquainting folks, of my vintage, and acquainting the younger ones, with the lady who lent her voice to us after a long hiatus.

The singer in question is Suzanne D’Mello.

And the man who joined her behind the microphone for the song was Vishal Mishra.

The track, which was three minutes and 35 seconds long, was written by Shailender Singh Sodhi a.k.a. Shellee.

These giRlS suRely had fun

Freaking Life, from Mom, was the shorter of the two songs in the film that Irshad Kamil co-wrote – it was four minutes and five seconds long.

His partner in rhyme was Rianjali, who was also one of the three ladies who rendered it.

The others were Raja Kumari and Suzanne D’Mello. The former is the stage name of Swetha Yellapragada Rao, an Indian American rapper.

It was composed by A R Rahman, and was one of the two tracks that were reused in the film’s Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam versions. The other was Be Nazaara.

ItS RHythM was itS USP

Lekar Hum Deewana Dil, the song from Yaadon Ki Baaraat, inspired the title of a film that released in 2014.

While its soundtrack wasn’t among A R Rahman’s best, one of its tracks – Khalifa – went on to become pretty popular with the youth, and those who like electronic dance music (EDM) in particular.

The song, which was five minutes and three seconds long, was penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya.

It was rendered by a quintet, led by none other than the composer himself.

The others were newcomer Hriday Gattani, Mahesh Vinayakram, Shweta Pandit and Suzanne D'Mello.

Kylie ShowcaSed her Sing(h)ing prowesS

To stand out from a group, one obviously has to be exceptionally talented. And if it’s a Hindi film song, a bit of international experience may do the individual in question a world of good.

Kylie Minogue, the Australian pop singer, was a top scorer on both counts. It wouldn’t be wrong to call her the USP of Chiggy Wiggy from Blue (2009).

Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam, Sukhwinder and Suzanne D'Mello shared Sing(h)ing credits with her.

Penned by Abbas Tyrewala and composed by A R Rahman, it was five minutes and a dozen seconds long.

Suzanne wasn’t quite D’Mello one

Ghajini, which released in 2008, had an unforgettable soundtrack.

Aye Bacchu was the shortest track in the film – it was three minutes and 48 seconds long.

Its beat perhaps ensured that it was one of the songs that one would dance to at the parties at the end of the year (the film released on Christmas Day).

The song was penned by Prasoon Joshi, who seemed to have made the most of the opportunity to step out of his comfort zone, and composed by A R Rahman.

It was right up singer Suzanne D’Mello’s alley.