Jagjit’s Sing(h)ing was the highlight

The soundtrack of Sarfarosh (1999) was one of my favourite Hindi film albums in my teenage years.

Deservedly, Jatin-Lalit were nominated in the Best Music Director category at the 45^th Filmfare Awards in 2000.

It wouldn’t be incorrect to state that Hoshwalon Ko Khabar Kya – which was five minutes and a couple of seconds long – was the best song in the film.

The ghazal was dedicated to Nida Fazli, who penned it, and Jagjit Singh, who rendered it. Incidentally, the former was born on October 12, 1938, and the latter died on October 10, 2011.

(Ud)It certainly wasn’t A(l)katchy number

Every young man, at some point, has believed, “Na woh inkaar karti hai, na woh ikraar karti hai, humein phir bhi yakeen hai, woh hum hi se pyaar karti hai.”

It could be translated to, “Neither she denies it, nor does she accept it. Nonetheless, I am sure she loves only me”.

While it wasn’t a catchy number, there’s no two ways about the fact that it was the most popular song from Himalay Putra.

(Ud)It was rendered by Alka Yagnik and Mr Narayan.

Nida Fazli penned the track, which was composed by Anu Malik.

The listeners did Keep Calm

M M Kreem is the name by which Koduri Marakathamani Keeravaani (who is better known as M M Keeravani and is a popular composer in the South Indian film industries) scores music for Hindi films.

It wouldn’t be incorrect to state that it is apt, because he is the Kreem of the crop, as was evidenced by the underrated Chup Tum Raho, from Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin, which released in 1996.

Besides composing it, he rendered the song. He was joined behind the microphone by K S Chithra.

It was penned by Nida Fazli.