It waS(an)undoubtedly dedicated to Pancham

It is safe to assume that the two lines on every R D Burman fan’s lips were, “Tum yeh jaano ya na jaano, tum yeh maano ya na maano, mere jaisa deewana tum paoge nahin.”

Javed Akhtar penned these lines, which could be translated to, “Whether you know it or not, believe it or not, you won’t find someone as crazy as me.”

They were from Rooth Na Jaana, the shortest of the five songs from 1942: A Love Story on this blog – it was three minutes and 27 seconds long.

Kumar Sanu rendered it.

This rain song was KicKasS

Whether one digs the monsoon or not, there’s no two ways about the fact that Rimjhim Rimjhim, which was penned by Javed Akhtar, was (Panch)among R D Burman’s most awesome compositions. It is purely coincidental that the latter was born in June, which marks the onset of the rains.

It wouldn’t be incorrect to state that it was the most underrated number on the soundtrack of 1942: A Love Story.

The track, which was five minutes and 18 seconds long, was, incidentally, the only duet in the film – Kavita Krishnamurthy and Kumar Sanu rendered it.

Kavita bagged the coveted (Krishnamur)t(rop)hy

Pyar Hua Chupke Se, the song from 1942: A Love Story, was five minutes and 15 seconds long.

The track, which was composed by R D Burman, earned Kavita Krishnamurthy her maiden Filmfare Award in the Best Female Playback Singer category in 1995. It was the song with which her hat-trick of trophies began.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that each word of the track, which was penned by Javed Akhtar, created beautiful images in the minds of the listeners. And, to the faces of those in love, it brought smiles.

He San(u)g and won hearts

There were three versions of Kuchh Na Kaho on the soundtrack of 1942: A Love Story.

This blog contains a post on its male version, which was rendered by Kumar Sanu. It was called the happy version.

Of the five tracks from the film on this blog, it was the longest – it was six minutes and as many seconds long.

Lata Mangeshkar sang the sad version, which was 17 seconds longer than Sanu’s version.

Its chorus version was just two minutes and six seconds long.

Javed Akhtar penned the track, which R D Burman composed.

It was an outstanding (Sa)number

The soundtrack of 1942: A Love Story, which released in 1994, earned R D Burman his third (and last) Filmfare Award in the Best Music Director category in 1995. Unfortunately, it was a posthumous honour.

By no means would it be incorrect to state that Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga was the best song from the film.

The track, which was four minutes and 37 seconds long, earned Kumar Sanu his fifth consecutive Filmfare Award in the Best Male Playback Singer category.

Javed Akhtar bagged the Best Lyricist Award at the same ceremony.