1997-2007 – 10 years of Bollywood – 10 years of RadioSargam
Top 10 Hindi Songs 1997-2007
Songs have always been an inherited part of Hindi cinema. Over the years, Hindi film songs have overcome the barriers of being intruded into films. Songs find a prominent place in Bollywood films and the one thing that cannot be imitated by Hollywood. On the eve of ten years of its completion, Radiosargam brings you the top ten songs from 1997 to 2006.
Year 1997 – Sandese Aate Hain (Border)
This is one song that will always come in people’s mind whenever they think of Indian soldiers. Anu Malik’s one of the most creative tracks which has voices rendered by Sonu Nigam and Roop Kumar Rathod. Javed Akhtar´s lyrics are good enough to moist your eyes. Believe me, one can never get tired of listening to this soulful track.
Year 1998 – Chaiya Chaiya (Dil Se)
Chaiya Chaiya is my favourite song of 1998. Rendered by Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi, the song caught up with the nation instantly. Gulzar’s simple lyrics fusioned with the innovative arrangements of Rehman makes the song worth more than a hear. The song carries an ethnic sound which gels well with the techno beats of the track.
Year 1999 – Tadap Tadap Ke (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known to be a director with an ear for good music. K.K gives the song its soul. He breathes in life into the track with his painful rendition. I just got hooked onto this track the time I first heard it. An amazing piece of work by music composer Ismail Darbar and lyricist Mehboob. The layers of drums just fail to leave you.
Year 2000 – Ek Pal Ka Jeena (Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai)
Lucky Ali pairs up with Rajesh Roshan to give Hrithik Roshan a breathtaking number, which caught up with the whole world like fire in fuel! The track is interspersed with perfectly complimentary drums, string and bass instruments that fade in and out of the scenery. The world loved it and danced on it. Hear it to dance on it once again…
Year 2001 – Ghanan Ghanan (Lagaan)
The sound of rain never was as exciting as it is in ‘Ghanan Ghanan’. I just feel mesmerized into the soul of this track as I hear it again and again. A.R.Rehman successfully creates an aura of glory with this track in the kitty of Lagaan.
Year 2002 – Dola Re (Devdas)
Voices rendered by Kavita K. Subramanium, Shreya Ghosal, and K.K, Dola Re went really well with the masses. The song got into the limelight as two of the most beautiful of Hindi heroines Madhuri Dixit Nene and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan geared up to give a performance of a lifetime. Kavita is absolutely superb whereas Shreya does well to keep up with Kavita.
Year 2003 – Tere Naam (Tere Naam)
Tere Naam captures your attention as soon as your hear it for the first time. The song became a regular in every hook and corner. Tere Naam turned out to be Salman Khan’s comeback film and the music of the film made record sales all over the country as well as in the overseas market. Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik pair up for this duet which has music arrangements by Himesh Reshammiya and lyrics penned by Sameer.
Year 2004 – Dhoom Machale (Dhoom)
Dhoom Machale gave me a kick as soon as I heard it and there I was on my toes. Both my left feet started moving. Pritam’s energetic composition and vibrant music arrangement added by the powerful voice of Sunidhi Chauhan made Dhoom Machale a dance floor number which was loved by one and all.
Year 2005 – Kajra Re (Bunty Aur Babli)
I had not heard this track until I went for the movie on the day of its release. Truly speaking, I did not like the track in the beginning, say for the first 1 minute but thereafter it just got on me and the whole world too. Alisha Chinoi’s voice and Gulzar saab’s excellent lyrics made it sure that the song rocked all the chartbusters. Probably, the only song which people will remember for generations from the recent cinema.
Year 2006 – Rang De Basanti (Rang De Basanti)
The song begins and there you go…a number full of energy and punch. It strikes my attention the very first time I hear it. Daler Mehndi has let his vocals flow to the high power tunes of A.R.Rehman. The song has the rawness to shake you up completely.
Top 10 Soundtracks 1997-2006
Rank 1 – Kajra Re (Bunty Aur Babli)
Rank 2 – Tadap Tadap Ke (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)
Rank 3 – Rang De Basanti (Rang De Basanti)
Rank 4 – Sandese Aate Hain (Border)
Rank 5 – Ghanan Ghanan (Lagaan)
Rank 6 – Dhoom Machale (Dhoom)
Rank 7 – Tere Naam (Tere Naam)
Rank 8 – Dola Re (Devdas)
Rank 9 – Chaiya Chaiya (Dil Se)
Rank 10 – Ek Pal Ka Jeena (Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai)
Hanumant Bhansali
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WOW. Really? This is the worst list I have ever seen. Given I agree with Chaiya Chaiya, Ek Pal Ka Jeena, and Dola Re Dola (even though I do not like that song), the rest of the list is bogus. Do you think Kajra Re is more memorable than songs from K3G or Dil Chata Hai? I can understand most of them yet, but the one that throws me over the top is Tere Naam. I forgot that even existed until you brought it up. Still, its cool to see your thoughts. Obviously different songs strike different chords for different people. But I am very interested to see a Top Ten for songs in different decades by you to see if I agree.
what a rubbish songs
Ditto. Are you kidding? They are strictly decent songs. I am usually very polite but this is truly one of the worst song list ever.
I agree with only half the list. Up to year 2002, very good. But TERE NAAM! You got to be kidding me? Out of all the songs from 2003, Tere Naam?! Dhoom Machale is alright, but Rang De Basanti(EWWW) and Kajra Re? Kajre re is a good song but not the best song of the year. Come on. But OMG, love the Border song, Tadap Tadap ke, chaiyya chaiyya, and absolutely LOOVE Ek Pal ka Jeena. But just think about the few last songs. I mean, seriously.