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classical musicians Shivkumar Sharma Hain’, ‘Ae Mere Humsafar’ and ‘Ghazab Ka
and Hariprasad Chaurasia, made their film Hai Din’. Singer Udit Narayan shot to fame.
debut with the hits ‘Yeh Kahaan Aa Gaye 23 Aashiqui (1990): Nadeem-Shravan
Hum’, ‘Rang Barse’ and ‘Neela Aasman’. created a super-duper hit with singers
19 Umrao Jaan (1981): Khayyam gave music Kumar Sanu and Anuradha Paudwal,
for this film based on the life of a courtesan. and lyricist Sameer. Hits included ‘Main
Asha sang the gems ‘In Aankhon Ki Masti’, Duniya Bhula Doonga’, ‘Dheere Dheere’,
‘Dil Cheez Kya Hai’, ‘Justuju Jiski Thi’ and ‘Dil Ka Aalam’, ‘Nazar Ke Saamne’, ‘Tu Meri
‘Yeh Kya Jagah Hai’, with Shahryar writing Zindagi Hai’ and ‘Bas Ek Sanam Chahiye’.
the lyrics. 24 Bombay (1995): Rahman became a
20. Arth (1982): Jagjit Singh was inspired by household name with Roja in 1992, but
geets and ghazals, with Kaifi Azmi writing Bombay cemented his position. The Hindi
the lyrics. The ghazal maestro sang ‘Tum version had lyrics by Mehboob. ‘Kehna
Itna Jo Muskura Rahe Ho’ and ‘Jhuki Jhuki Hi Kya’, ‘Tu Hi Re’, ‘Hamma Hamma’ and
Si Nazar’, among other songs. ‘Kuchi Kuchi Rakkamma’ were big hits.
25 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge (1995):
1987-1996 The Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol film had super-
successful music by Jatin-Lalit, with Bakshi
writing lyrics. ‘Tujhe Dekha To’, ‘Mehndi
Laga Ke Rakhna’, ‘Mere Khwabon Mein’ and
‘Zara Sa Jhoom Loon’ were the top songs.
1997-2022 (select list)
This brings us to the last decade of our ‘retro
segment’. Newer music directors Anand-
Milind, Nadeem-Shravan, Jatin-Lalit, A.R.
Rahman and Anu Malik made a mark. The
choice was large, but we settled for these
five: Being a retro selection, we kept our main
21 Ijaazat (1987): A retro list would be choices till 1996. However, there were many
incomplete without lyricist Gulzar. This experiments as we came to the turn of the
one featured him with R.D. Burman, with century. Songs with Sufi influences and
Asha singing ‘Mera Kuchh Saamaan’, Punjabi words became common. Specific
‘Katra Katra’, ‘Khali Haath Shaam Aayi’ and soundtracks were dedicated to different
‘Chhotisi Kahani Se’. genres, and all of them clicked. Shankar-
22 Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988): Ehsaan-Loy targeted rock fans in Rock On!!
Popular film music went through a rough (2008). Rahman used more Sufi music in
patch in the 1980s. Anand-Milind are said to Jodhaa Akbar (2008) and Rockstar (2011).
have started a phase of melody with ‘QSQT’, Amit Trivedi successfully used modern
with songs like ‘Papa Kehte Hain’, ‘Akele experimental music in Dev D (2009). Gully
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