It was truly ABAD number

Logic flew out of the window when Phenk Hawa Mein Ek Chumma was written, because its next line went, “Main catch kar loon”. This was what the phrase flying kiss meant.

And it wouldn’t be incorrect to state that the real shocker was that the song, from Ram Jaane (1995), was penned by Anand Bakshi.

There were a couple of songs from the film on this blog. And mercifully, this was the shorter of those – it was half-a-dozen minutes and 20 seconds long.

Anu Malik composed the song, which Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Anupama Deshpande rendered.

Ms Deshpande sang A(nupa)marvellous number

When one thinks of the top ten tracks picturised on Madhuri Dixit, there’s no doubt that the flood of memories will include Humko Aaj Kal Hai Intezaar, from Sailaab, which released in 1990.

The song, which was eight minutes and as many seconds long, earned Saroj Khan the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography in 1991. It was her third consecutive Filmfare trophy (and the second for a song picturised on Dixit, after Ek Do Teen from Tezaab).

The track, which was penned by Javed Akhtar and composed by Bappi Lahiri, was rendered by Anupama Deshpande.