Countdown 2006 Part III

Countdown resumed. :)

10. Aaj Ki Raat
Movie: Don
Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
Artists: Alisha Chinai, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Sonu Nigam

"Shaam hai, jaam hai, aur hai nasha..." Thus begins the silken voiced Alisha Chinai. This song has a mysterious, seductive quality to it. It also helps that it is really catchy! I think that it is the best song from "Don". Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy did not handle the remixes too well. Even Sunidhi Chauhan, who is usually really good, did not do a good job in the remixed version of "Yeh Mera Dil".

9. Dekho Naa

Movie: Fanaa

Music: Jatin-Lalit

Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi

Artists: Sonu Nigam & Sunidhi Chauhan

Sunidhi Chauhan more than makes up for the uninspired singing of "Yeh Mera Dil", with this song. And of course Sonu Nigam spins his magic again. It is my favourite song from "Fanaa". I like the way it is shot too - raindrops falling in slow motion. :) Too bad Jatin-Lalit have decided to go their separate ways; they had come up with some amazing music! I just love each and every composition of theirs from "Khamoshi - The Musical". It is one of the best Hindi movie albums!

8. Bheegi Bheegi Si Hai Raatein

Movie: Gangster

Music: Preetam

Lyrics: Mayur Puri

Artist: James

The angst in James' voice completely matches Shiny Ahuja's shock and anguish at realizing that Kangana Ranaut had turned him over to the cops. It is a very dark song. It starts out slow with

"Bheegi bheegi si hai raatein

Bheegi bheegi yaadein..."

and then delivers a punch when the music swells to

"Najaane koi, kaisi hai yeh zindagani...

Humari adhuri kahaani."

James' powerful voice adds a forceful vitality to the song.

7. Tumse Yun Milenge

Movie: Ankahee

Music: Pritam

Lyrics: Subrat Sinha

Artist: Kunal Ganjawala

I had stayed awake till about 1.30 AM on a weeknight watching "Ankahee", waiting for "Tumse Yun Milenge" to come, to no avail! :( Later I was told that the song plays when the titles roll at the beginning of the movie, which I had missed! :/

I could listen to this song over and over again, which I do quite often! The music is calm and soothing and Kunal Ganjawala does full justice to this song. Don't know why, but each time I hear this song I visualize a hazy picture of green meadows on a bright and sunny day.

6. Kya Mujhe Pyar Hai

Movie: Woh Lamhe

Music: Pritam

Lyrics: Neelesh Misra

Artist: K K

I didn't think much of the song the first time I heard it, but by the fourth or fifth listen, I was completely hooked! The line that grabbed me the most was the refrain "Kya mujhe pyar hai..." Later I began to enjoy the anataras more. This song also has some good lyrics:

"Pathar ke in raston par

Phoolon ki ek chaadar hai

Jab se mile ho humko

Badla har ek manzar hai

Dekho jahaan mein neele neele aasmaan tale

Rang naye naye hain jaise ghulte hue

Soye the khwaab mere jaage tere waaste

Tere khayaalon se hai bheege mere raaste..."