Kusnur offered to shoot a video of him singing some songs from the soundtrack.Latest Bollywood Songs Shershaah Movie | BellBottom Movie | Easy On Me Movie | Bad Munda Movie | Thalaivii Movie | Mimi Movie | Justice Movie | Sanak (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Movie | Just A Notion Movie | Shiddat Movie | Hum Do Hamare Do (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Movie | Top New Hindi Songs Suna Hai Song | Chura Liya Song | Ranjha (From "Shershaah") Song | Meri Zindagi Hai Tu (From "Satyameva Jayate 2") Song | Jugnu Song | Raataan Lambiyan (From "Shershaah") Song | Dil Galti Kar Baitha Hai (Feat. You can hardly remember more than a couple of songs from the other movies but you know all the songs from Aashiqui.Īt this point, Mr. Kusnur: This is the difference between this soundtrack and the rest. Tu Meri Aashiqui Hai is still a favourite for many. Me: Jaane Jigar Jaaneman was different from the rest. Kusnur: Dheere Dheere, Tu Meri Zindagi Hai and Nazar Ke Saamne. Me: Which is your pick from the soundtrack? Me: At least they did give us good music. Kusnur: Shravanji always says they were responsible for the return of “malady”. This soundtrack was a mix of ghazal and romance. Me: What made this a standout soundtrack? Even today it is the highest-selling Bollywood soundtrack. Nadeem-Shravan had many hits after Aashiqui but not of this stature. This was big for Sameer as after this he went on to rule the ’90s as a lyricist. Dil Ka Alam was written by Madan Pal and Dheere Dheere was written by Rani Malik. Jaane Jigar Jaaneman, Tu Meri Aashiqui Hai, Main Duniya Bhula Dunga and the rest. In most movies, only some songs become well known. Kusnur: No man, even this song was a success at the time. There is an underrated song Dil Ka Alam that was superbly sung. Me: There is only one female singer, Anuradha Paudwal. Me: Mera Dil Tere Liye was by Udit Narayan and one more song was by Nitin Mukesh. Except for one song all the other songs on the soundtrack are sung by Kumar Sanu. Apparently Kalyanji Bhai from Kalyaniji-Anandji introduced him to Nadeem-Shravan. Kusnur: Kumar Sanu had a hit song before this from the movie Jurm with the song Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaaye which was a copy of 500 Miles From Home by Kingston Trio. Me: I thought it was Nadeem-Shravan’s first or maybe their first hit. It was Kumar Sanu’s third or fourth movie and maybe even Nadeem-Shravan’s. Me: It was the first movie that had a hero with long hair and a dusky heroine. It was when the Bollywood movie soundtracks were reviving and Aashiqui came as a breakthrough soundtrack. Ghazal albums weren’t selling but many movies had ghazals in their soundtrack. Me: It didn’t help revive ghazals into the mainstream.
It was released in the late 80s when the ghazal wave had gone down. He had a listening session with director Mahesh Bhatt who insisted on the music to be used for a film. Kusnur: The songs were planned to be released in a ghazal album called Chahat by Gulshan Kumar, the then owner of T-Series.
Sir, but aren’t most songs like a film version of ghazals? Me: Apparently, it brought melody back into Bollywood music. Kusnur: Yes, this soundtrack was a major hit.
Me: I was in school so I didn’t sing them, but I remember that the music was a super hit. Kusnur: When the soundtrack of this movie was released, we would sing all the songs daily. Me: Sir, what is the issue today? You are singing! Note: Language may be altered to suit the platform’s requirements. It has sold more than 20 million physical copies and is still a favourite for the ones in love and also the broken-hearted. Released in 1990, this movie soundtrack has some of the most melodious music in Bollywood history. So the topic drifted to one of the highest-selling Bollywood movie soundtracks, Aashiqui. When I called fellow cowboy Narendra Kusnur for this week’s Album Talk, I thought I have called Kumar Sanu by mistake! Why? Because I was greeted by a rendition of Tu Meri Aashiqui Hai (pretty sure he has the auto-tune app) in his “melodious’” voice.