Golden Oldies & New Ones. Review on Twenty Best Hindi Songs

I am a total bollywood music freak and love listening to all kinds of songs but have a special liking for 90's songs as it reminds me of my childhood days. I will categorize them into 2 lists to make my task simpler!

Golden Oldies

1**. Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Me   - Kabhi Kabhi

*I remember this song being played one fine morning on FM in my office bus and I then realised how superior this song was. This song just made my day. I love the prelude especially. Mukesh won a filmfare award for this song.

1. *Ek Haseena Thi    -    Karz

*This song has the best guitar piece I have ever heard. Laxmikant-Pyaarelal have done an incredible job with the musical arrangement. This song is unique as all the three stanzas have different tunes. Even Dard-e-Dil had 3 stanzas with totaly different tunes. They deservedly won a filmfare award for Karz.

1. *Tujhse Naaraz Nahin Zindagi    - Masoom

*What a song! What a movie.one of my all time favourite movies.I earlier thought Kishore was the male playback singer but got to know later tht it was Anoop Goshal. I prefer the male version though Lata was brilliant as usual in the female version.

1. *Chookar Mere Man Ko  - Yaarana

*Simple yet sooo beautiful.Rajesh Roshan's best probably

1. *Lag Jaa Gale  -Woh Kaun thi

*Humko Mili hain aaj yeh ghadiyaan naseeb se

Jee Bhar ke  dekh leejiye Humko kareeb se.What romance! Love the way it was used in FANAA.remember?

6.  Mere Naina Saawan Baadhon - Mehbooba

This song has an unusual haunting feel which I love the most. Again the male version was more popular.

1. *Aapki Aankhon me kuch -  Ghar

*Awesome Kishore-Lata duet.Love the line Aapki Khamoshiyaan hi aapki awaaz hain

1. *Kya Hua tera Waada

*How can I leave out Rafi Saheb.Just love the way he has sung this song with soo much emotion n feel.

1. Chaudvi ka Chaand Yaa Aaftaab Ho, Jo Bhi Ho Tum Khuda ki kasam Laajawaab ho.

Laajawaab gaana aur Rafi Saheb ka tho jawaab nahin

1. *Chura Liya hain tumne - Yaadon ki Baarat

*I would have forgotten Zeenat Aman by now but for this song:). .just love Asha Bhonsle's mesmerizing rendition.In my opinion, this song has to be  Bollwood's best evergreen song.

Post 1990

1. Pehla Nasha - JJWS

*Jatin Lalit still rate this song as their best. Brilliant song. You can forget all your worries by listening to this song. Sadhna Sargam hasn't got the credit she deserves. She is brilliant in  "Aao Naa" n "Chupke se" too.  This song was choreographed by Farah Khan who did a marvelous job with her first attempt.

2.** Tum Mile Dil Khile - Criminal

*Hats off to the underrated MM Kreem for this awesome composition. Kumar Sanu has sung this song beautifully. I dunno why people criticise him for being nasal. So what if he is nasal as long as he sounds gud.

3.**Mujhe raat Din - Sangharsh

*This song would have been a super duper hit had it been picturised on Shahrukh or Aamir. I can bet on this:).was picturised on Aman Verma of all the people.Jatin Lalit shd sue Tanuja Chandra, the director for this.:)

4.** Sandese Aate Hain - Border

*Love the line "E Guzarne Waali Hawa Bata".This particular line takes this song to a totally different level.I remember Anu Malik saying in an interview that he had composed this song in a very short duration .He said Javed Akhtar and JP Dutta had come to him with the lyrics and he composed the music for the first few lines then and there on his harmonium.

5.** Ab Tere Bin - Aashiqui

*Kumar Sanu won his first filmfare award for this song. He won 5 in a row which is a record.Not sure whether anybody has broken this.

1. *Yeh Haseen Waadiyan - Roja

*SP-Chitra-AR Rehman masterpiece. My fav AR composition.

7.**Dil De Diya Hain - Masti

*Unusual choice but love this song. Anand Raj Anand sang this beautifully n composition was great too. As this was a comedy movie this song might have gone unnoticed.

8.**Nahin Saamne Tu - Taal

*Hariharan's best song. Love the way he sings Priyase

1. *E Ajnabi - Dil Se

*I dunno how Udit Narayan managed to sing this soo well. AR Rehman should be given credit to extract the best from Udit.  Mahalaxmi too creates an impression in her brief appearance.

1. *Tere Bin - Bas Ek Pal

*A debut composition and its hard to believe how a 21 year old can compose such a song. Mithoon is a talent to watch out guys. Anwar had some great music too.

Will be glad to know your comments on this one!