Alka did a (Ku)marvellous job

Owing to all the hype surrounding Jumma Chumma De De, it was easy to forget that there was a hummable number on the soundtrack of Hum.

The song in question was Sanam Mere Sanam.

It wouldn’t be incorrect to state that it was a song about insomnia – the next two lines of the track, which Anand Bakshi penned, “Kasam teri kasam, mujhe aaj kal neend aati hai kum” (which could be translated to, “Darling, I swear, I don’t get enough sleep these days.”)

Composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, (Am)it was rendered by Alka Yagnik and Mr Kumar.

It wA(Zi)z not a (Jos)hit

By no means is writing everyone’s cup of tea. And when Hum released, writers didn’t have a plethora of media at their disposal (unlike now), and had to use three things – kaagaz (a sheet of paper), kalam (a pen) and davaat (a pot of ink).

These were mentioned in a song from the aforementioned film.

While the man who wielded the kalam was none other than Anand Bakshi, the track, which could best be described as passable, was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

Mohammed Aziz rendered it.

The lady who Sh(obh)ared singing credits with him was Joshi.

Its K(avit)atchiness was certainly undeniaB(hos)le

Jumma Chumma De De, the chartbuster from Hum, was inspired by Mory Kante’s Tama.

The latter was penned by Anand Bakshi and composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

Interestingly, Jumma (the name of Kimi Katkar's character) is also Urdu for Friday (the day Hindi films release), while Chumma is Hindi for a kiss.

The song, which Sudesh Bhosle and Kavita Krishnamurthy rendered, was apt, given that at that point, there was a slump in Amitabh Bachchan's career.

It took him a while to bounce back following the professional setbacks, but the aforementioned words eventually proved to be prophetic.

(Ud)It wasn’t a MASSive hit

Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum, the title track of Hum (1991), was a run-of-the-mill song. It couldn’t be described as hummable.

It was penned by Anand Bakshi and composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

And since the song was about the bond between the members of the leading man's family, it was obviously rendered by a group – a quintet, to be precise.

Three of the five who (Bhos)lent their voices to it were men – Sudesh, Mohammed Aziz and Udit Narayan.

The two female singers who joined them behind the microphone were Alka Yagnik and Sonali Bajpayee.