UnsurpriSing(h)ly, Arijit was the crooner

The longest of the five tracks from Tadap in my collection was Tumse Bhi Zyada – it was five minutes and 19 seconds long.

If I were to use three words to describe the track, they would be intense, romantic and nostalgic (because it is likely to evoke memories from songs from films that released between 2000 and 2009).

And no prizes for guessing that it was rendered by a Sing(h)er who has become the go-to man for intense, romantic numbers – the one and only Arijit.

Irshad Kamil penned the song, which was composed by Pritam.

It sadly lacked the (Nautiy)allure

Tadap begins with the letter T, and coincidentally, so does the subject of this post.

It was titled Tu Mera Hogaya Hai (though Ho and Gaya are usually written as two words).

The track – which was five minutes and nine seconds long – was rendered by Jubin Nautiyal, and while it was soulful, it lacked the appeal of his previous numbers.

Irshad Kamil wrote the Pritam composition.

The soundtrack of the film contained another version of the track, which was sung by Javed Ali.

It was titled Encore, and was a second longer than the original.

Pritam rendereD thiS Celebratory Song

If the four songs on the soundtrack of Tadap were arranged in the ascending order of their durations, Tere Siva Jag Mein would be the first – it was three minutes and 26 seconds long.

Pritam composed the song, besides sharing singing credits with Shilpa Rao, Darshan Raval, Shashwat Singh, and Charan.

It was penned by Irshad Kamil.

Raval rendered the Café Edit version of the song, which was nine seconds longer than the original.

And its Reprise version – which was three minutes and as many seconds long – was sung by Asees Kaur and Mohammed Irfan. 

 

   

B Praak certainly Di(d)no(t) disappoint

If the five songs from Tadap in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, and in the descending order of their durations, Hoye Ishq Na would be the second – it was four minutes and 39 seconds long.

In fact, it was one of the two songs in the film that didn’t begin with T, and one of the three that didn’t have multiple versions.

It was rendered by B Praak, and featured a rap portion, which was credited to Dino James.

The track, which was written by Irshad Kamil, was composed by Pritam Chakraborty.

Ms Kakkar was uncharacteristically Ne(ha)gative

Songs that are aimed at dissuading and warning people about falling into love is not a genre that isn’t usually associated with Neha Kakkar.

But the emotional singer got an opportunity to showcase her versatility in Ae Dilla Marjaaniyaan.

If the five songs from the 2021 film Tadap were arranged in the alphabetical order, it would be the first.

It was the only female solo on the soundtrack of the film, and was the shorter of the two songs in the film that didn’t begin with T.

Irshad Kamil wrote the song, which Pritam composed.

Eventually, this version was picKKed

Yeh Hausle, the song from 83, gave me the opportunity to don the selector’s hat.

I had to choose between the version rendered by KK, and the Reprise version (which was crooned by Papon).

And, eventually, I picked the former, because KK’s previous collaborations with composer Pritam have been awesome.

By the way, KK’s version was four minutes and three seconds long, and Papon’s version was three minutes and 18 seconds long.

There’s no two ways about the fact that the most important similarity between the two was that they were penned by Kausar Munir. 

Mr Joshi sang this version

While some Hollywood films are multiverses, many Hindi film songs have multiple versions.

And Utth Ja Ziddi Re – from 83 – was one of those.

The soundtrack of the film contained a couple of versions of the song.

Each of those was sung by different singers – while Tushar Joshi sang the Film Version (which is the subject of this post), Raghav Chaitanya sang the other version.

And now, I’ll mention the three similarities – (a) they were three minutes and 58 seconds long; (b) they were written by Prashant Ingole, and (c) they were composed by Pritam.

It was a Mishra solo

Sakht Jaan – from 83 – was three minutes and 52 seconds long.

The track encapsulated the resolve of each member of the Indian cricket team to give his 100 per cent in every match of the 1983 World Cup, and bring the trophy home.

There’s no two ways about the fact that Pritam, who composed the song, was sakht (which, in this context, could be translated to, “Firm”) about all the six songs in the film being male solos.

And this track (which was written by Jaideep Sahni) was no different – (Am)it was rendered by Mishra.

(Arij)It did Indians very proud

Lehra Do – which could be translated to, “Keep the flag flying” – was from 83.

It was the anthem that chronicled the Kapil Dev-led Indian cricket team’s road to the final of the 1983 World Cup, which they won by 43 runs.   

The Arijit Singh solo was the shortest song in the film – it was three minutes and 37 seconds long.

Kausar Munir penned the Pritam composition, which did every Indian proud.

The Film Version of the song was three minutes and 20 seconds long, and its Extended version was three minutes and 59 seconds long.

(Arij)It was filled with optimism

The Film Version of Jeetega Jeetega – from 83 – was three minutes and 57 seconds long.

The next two words of the song – which Kausar Munir wrote – were, “India Jeetega”.

Therefore, every Indian would have listened to it on loop, because it could be translated to, “India will win”.

Arijit Singh rendered the Pritam composition.

The film’s soundtrack contained another version of the song, which was titled Bonus Track, and was four minutes and 48 seconds long*.

(*Note: Only the instrumental piece titled Victory at Lord’s was longer – it was four minutes and 56 seconds long.)

Dayal’s solo humanised our heroes

The sports film 83 – which is about India’s maiden World Cup triumph on June 25, 1983 – released on Christmas Eve in 2021.

If the six tracks from the film in my collection were arranged in the alphabetical order, as well as the descending order of their durations, Bigadne De would be the first – it was four minutes and 18 seconds long.

The song – which captured the happy-go-lucky attitude of Kapil Dev’s teammates (who were the underdogs at that point) – was rendered by Benny Dayal.

It was written by Ashiesh Pandit, and was composed by Pritam.