Lata sang this adapted song

Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan died at the age of 48 in London, England, on August 16, 1997.

One of his posthumous hits was the soundtrack of the 1999 film Kachche Dhaage (he composed all its songs).

Spread across my blogs, the subject of this post was the second song from the film.

The song in question was the female version of Tere Bin Nahin Jeena (a.k.a. Oopar Khuda Aasmaan Neeche).

Anand Bakshi wrote the song, which was rendered by Lata Mangeshkar.

It was a cover version of Khan’s popular qawwali, Tere Bin Nahin Lagda.

This Lata solo was underrated

When I heard Geela Geela Paani for the first time, I wondered what was going on in the brilliant mind of Gulzar, who wrote the song (which could literally be translated to, “Wet wet water”).

Spread across my blogs, the Vishal Bhardwaj composition was the fourth track from the 1998 film Satya.

However, if they were arranged in the alphabetical order, the Lata Mangeshkar solo would be the first.

And if they were arranged in the descending order of their durations, it would also be the first – it was half-a-dozen minutes and five seconds long.

 

This Lata-Aziz duet was underrated

While Mohammed Aziz passed away in November 2018, Lata Mangeshkar passed away in February this year.

Bali Umar Ne Mera – from the 1990 film Awaargi – was an underrated song sung by the duo.

It would not be incorrect to state that it was the perfect track to dedicate to them to pay a joint tribute to them.

If I had to list the best Anu Malik compositions before the turning point in his career, the list would be very short. But this song – which Anand Bakshi wrote – would certainly make it to the top 10.