This track had A(l)kasual vibe

Mehndi Hai Rachnewali, the track from Zubeidaa, was perhaps a tad too casual for the liking of Hindi film music buffs.

Although it was about the pre-wedding ritual, by no means could it be called a winner hands down.

So while ARdent fans of Rahman would claim that the marriage of melody and lyrics wasn’t bad, they would probably not listen to the song, which was penned by Javed Akhtar, on loop.

Would it be incorrect to say that it was salvaged by Alka Yagnik? Probably not. And, as usual, she did a great job.

Kavita outshone the male Sing(h)er

The title of this post can’t be called anything but an understatement, because Main Albeli, the track from Zubeidaa, was the sort of song that gave the male Sing(h)er virtually no scope.

So, while Kavita Krishnamurthy did an outstanding job, it was hardly a surprise that Sukhwinder played second fiddle to her.

However, it wouldn’t be incorrect to say that the song, which was penned by Javed Akhtar, was one of the weakest songs in the film.

And for this, it would only be fair to blame the man who composed it – A R Rahman.

(Ud)It couldn’t be (Al)kalled weak

The romantic duet from Zubeidaa was regarded as the weakest song on the soundtrack of the film. But that could not have been further from the truth.

On the contrary, it should have been a must-have on the playlist of every A R Rahman fan, hai na?

However, for the sake of argument, it can be stated that the song, which was penned by Javed Akhtar, was perhaps not as successful as a standalone track, purely from an audio standpoint.

(Ud)It was rendered by Mr Narayan and Alka Yagnik. Could anyone else have sung it?

It was (Kavi)tailor-made for Krishnamurthy

It wouldn’t be incorrect to say that Dheeme Dheeme wasn’t just a song from Zubeidaa (which released in 2001), but also the phrase that aptly sums up the manner in which many of A R Rahman’s compositions, including the track in question, grows on the listeners.

No reference to the song would be complete without a mention of the lyrics, and in particular, the fact that the opening lines also contained two synonyms of the Hindi word for slowly – Dheere Dheere and Haule Haule.

It was penned by Javed Akhtar and rendered by Kavita Krishnamurthy.