Javed sang a potential HIt

It would not be incorrect that Khamosh Tanhaiyon Mein (which could be translated to, “In moments of silent loneliness”) was the best of the six songs on the soundtrack of It’s My Life.

Although it would be premature to call it a hit, it certainly has the potential to stay on the charts, at least till the end of the year.

And that can be attributed to the duo who rendered it – Javed Ali and Hamsika Iyer.

The track – which was written by Neelesh Misra – was composed by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa.

  

Mika was Sing(h)ing his wishlist

As a kid, I knew just two versions of It’s My Life.

And neither of them had anything to do with Hindi films – one was Dr Alban’s track, and the other was sung by Bon Jovi.

While the Hindi version, which was the title track of It’s My Life, wasn’t inspired by any of the aforementioned songs (thankfully), I am absolutely sure it was the Sing(h)er’s (Mika) wishlist set to music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.

Mainu aankh maare zindagi (Punjabi for, “Life winks at me”) was the hook of the song, which was penned by Neelesh Misra.

The tracKK should’ve released Earlier

It’s My Life – a film that has been complete since 2007, but saw the light of day in 2020, when it had a direct-to-television release – was the remake of Bommarillu, a Telugu film that released in 2006.

If the six songs of the Hindi version were arranged in the alphabetical order, Idiot (which could well be an acronym for It Definitely Is Old Tripe) would be the first.

The song, which was penned by Neelesh Misra, was rendered by KK and Earl Edgar D’Souza (a.k.a. URL).

Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa composed it.

Siddharth made it sound easy

A superb melody by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa, coupled with lyrics by the man for all seasons (Gulzar) make for a deceptively simple track (and a compelling listen for sure).

The song in question was Nok Jhok.

Three minutes and 58 seconds long, it was the only track from Chhapaak (2020) on this blog.

However, despite the fact that its hook was a common Hindi phrase, there’s no two ways about the fact that it was a complex number.

That was precisely why credit was due to Siddharth Mahadevan, who rendered it.