Prits's Choice..

Yesterday one of my friends asked me to list latest Hindi songs which should be there in your music collection. Songs, which will pep you up. I thought I will try to list them here. This is totally my personal choice, and thus there will be no Himesh Reshamiya song in the list. So all you Himesh Reshamiya fans, please go somewhere else (read as go to hell).
The songs are in no particular order.

• ‘Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai’ from Gangster - This song has been sung by K.K and Sayeed Quadri has written the beautiful lyrics. It’s a rhythmic number and has quite a catchy tune. Listen to its Euro mix in the same album. Simply superb.

• ‘Bheegi Bheegi’ from Gangster - This is sung by Bangladeshi singer, James who makes his Bollywood debut with this number. It has wonderful lyrics written by Mayur. It has a haunting and melodious tune, which will definitely remain with the listener even much after the song.

• ‘Fanaa remix’ from Fanaa - The Club Mix of Chand Sifarish by DJ Aqueel is called Fanaa For You. The English hook line repeats continually while the fillers of keyboard generated electric guitar pep up the tempo. The original song called ‘Chand Sifarish’ is also very good. It has Shaan and Kailash Kher's contrasting vocal. Well versed and rhythmic in melody, the vibrant number is an instant hit on the senses.

• ‘Mere Haath Mein’ from Fanaa – This song is the arrangement by Salim-Sulaiman and is clearly inspired by A R Rahman's style. Rendered soulfully by Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan, the romantic rhapsody takes its own sweet time to grow on the listener. Really good lyrics.

• ‘Rubaroo’ from Rang de Basanti - is sung by A R Rahman and Naresh Iyer. This number belongs to an Indi-pop genre and has heavy lyrics that require a lot of time to sink in. This situational track has a sweet'n'simple feel to it and is highly appreciated by the youth. .

• ‘Pathshala’ from Rang De Basanti – this song as A.R.Rehman written all over it. A rhythm based western number. The song, that also appears in another version as 'Paathshala – Be A Rebel' with Blaaze joining Mohamed Aslam and Naresh Iyer, is based on college, campus and hostel life with everyone being carefree about things surrounding them.

• ‘Khalabali’ from Rang De Basanti -A R Rahman, Mohamed Aslam and Nacim [who also writes Arabic lyrics] coming together behind the mike. This song is a typical example of how Rehman music works

• ‘Teri Deewani’ by Kailash Kher from his album Kailasa - When it opens with Kher’s plaintive, soulful outpouring of love, you feel it’s going to be a traditionally arranged composition, but what unfolds is an acoustic rock-anthem-like song, with strings, piano and acoustic guitars riding a loosely meandering drum beat. Simple, earthy lyrics, brilliantly written by Kher himself, with a catchy composition. Super lyrics by Kher.

• ‘Daulat Shoharat’ by kailash kher from his album Aawargi – another Kailash kher treadmark. Superb lyrics. His earthy voice makes him next best to none other than Ustad Nusret Fateh Ali Khan.

To add to the list two instrumentals:

1. Destroyed in Love [Lounge Mix] – Instrumental from Fanaa
2. Background score of Rang De Basanti – especially the opening of the movie.