Sheeba sang it with Baba

Memsaab O Memsaab was the second song from Miss 420 in my collection.

While the soundtrack of the film released in 1994, the film released four years later.

The version in my collection was Part 1 of the song.

It was sung by actress Sheeba Akashdeep – who was essaying the titular role in the film – and rapper Baba Sehgal (who was making his debut as an actor).

Sheeba also sang Part 2, for which she was joined behind the microphone by Anu Malik (who also composed the songs of the film).

Shaily Shailendra wrote it.

MaNY people would’ve excluded it

Although most of the songs of Duplicate (1998) were hits, there was one that wouldn’t have been on many people’s playlists.

And, to be honest, even I had excluded it simply because I hadn’t heard it in a long time.

The track in question was Tum Nahin Jaana.

Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan were joined behind the microphone for it by Shankar Mahadevan.

It was written by Javed Akhtar, and composed by Anu Malik.

That was the fifth song from the film (spread across my blogs), and it was haff-a-dozen minutes and 48 seconds long.  

Vinod JuSt had a ball

Upon reconnecting with a former co-worker with whom I shared a fondness for Govinda films from the 1990s, I recalled that he loved the songs of Aunty No. 1, which released in 1998.

I was familiar with the over-the-top songs of the film but had consciously avoided including them in my collection – until I stumbled upon Reshmi Rumaal Wala.

That was when I realised Vinod Rathod must have had a blast singing for the actor.

Jyotsna and Sumati joined him behind the microphone.

The song, which was written by Sameer Anjaan, was composed by Anand-Milind.

Unsurprisingly, Chithra’s rendition was mind-blowing

With the Indian T20 league underway, and Shahrukh Khan being the owner of one of the teams, it would not be incorrect that spread across my blogs, the number of songs from the 1997 film Pardes in my collection would be the musical equivalent of a six.

The subject of this post was Jahan Piya Wahan Main.

It was, in fact, the first – and only – song rendered by K S Chithra under the baton of Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and the late Shravan Kumar Rathod.

The song was written by the one and only Anand Bakshi.

Sadhana San(u)g this song too

Put 1997, Sadhana Sargam and Anand-Milind in the same sentence again, and what you get is the subject of this post.

The song in question was Tum Bin Mann Ki Baat Adhoori, and spread across my blogs, it was the second song from Mrityudand in my collection.

Kumar Sanu joined her behind the microphone for it.

It would not be incorrect to state that it was an underrated song, and I remembered it vaguely when I heard it on the radio recently (but I had to look it up online).

Javed Akhtar wrote the song.

(Ud)It was sung by Sadhana

This is the second track from the No. 1 film series (starring Govinda) on this blog.

The song in question was Mohabbat Ki Nahin Jaati, and it was from the 1997 film Hero No. 1.

(Ud)It was sung by Sadhana Sargam and Narayan.

It wouldn’t be incorrect to state that lyricist Sameer and composers Anand-Milind hit a six with this song (because that was the number of songs from the film, spread across my blogs).

But it was the longest song on the soundtrack of the film – it was five minutes and 50 seconds long. 

Govinda sang this (Ba)appalling song

Do Ankhen Barah Haath – which released in 1997 – had nothing in common with its 1957 namesake with do As, which was directed by the legendary V Shantaram.

In fact, the only song from the former in my collection was Tere Baap Ko.

In the appalling song, Govinda sang about meeting (and greeting) a girl’s father at Mumbai’s Bandra railway station.

He added that the latter invited him home for a cup of tea, which meant it was a match.

Govinda then asked her to join him for a movie.

Indeevar penned the Bappi Lahiri composition.