A blockbuster movie observe has been voted the UK’s favorite noughties Bollywood tune.
BBC Asian Community requested listeners to select their Final 00s Bollywood track from a shortlist of fifty tracks.
The checklist was picked by a panel together with station presenters Haroon Rashid, Nikita Kanda, Gagan Grewal and Vallisa Chauhan, together with trade specialists Asim Burney, Natasha Retnasingam and music producer Farooq Bought Audio.
Lots of the songs on the checklist reminiscent of Kal Ho Naa Ho’s title observe, Desi Woman from comedy romance Dostana and Teri Ore from comedy motion Singh is Kinng are thought of to have soundtracked folks’s important life moments.
However there might solely be one winner: Bole Chudiyan from the long-lasting movie Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.
Launched in 2001, the observe is remembered for being the signature sound of the household drama film that includes a few of Bollywood’s greatest names reminiscent of Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Hrithik Roshan.
Composed by Jatin-Lalit and written by Sameer Anjaan, the track additionally options 5 powerhouse vocalists – Amit Kumar, Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan and Kavita Krishnamurthy.
Bollywood motion pictures are famend for mixing tales of romance, comedy and motion with track and dance numbers.
The movie was directed by Karan Johar who, in response to discovering out the track had taken the coveted prime spot, mentioned all he might do is “get up each morning and categorical gratitude to the universe”.
“I feel we’re dwelling in an age the place nostalgia is a lot extra revered,” he advised Asian Community’s Haroon Rashid on the IIFA Awards in Abu Dhabi.
Johar directed and produced a number of of the noughties’ greatest Bollywood movies which featured three songs that had been within the prime 10.
He mentioned that when he “throws again to the whole Shah Rukh Khan period and the phenomena that he’s and the films that all of us created” he is proud that “all of it nonetheless continues to garner love”.
Actress Janhvi Kapoor, identified for movies reminiscent of Gunjan Saxena and Ulajh, mentioned Johar’s movies are “a cultural phenomenon”.
“The flicks haven’t simply influenced cinema, I feel they’ve influenced generations and personalities.
“I do know so many individuals who’ve utterly formed their personalities on his motion pictures, his characters,” the 27-year-old advised Asian Community.
Additionally reflecting on her look within the countdown, actress Rani Mukerji, whose movies seem on the checklist a number of occasions with tracks like Saathiya, Hum Tum and Tauba Tumhare Ishare, mentioned she felt “fortunate”.
“I can’t take credit score as a result of the music administrators, lyric writers throughout that point, my administrators, the writers, I feel they did all of the laborious work and people singers sung so superbly.
“So I can solely say that we bought fortunate as artists to have the ability to lip sync to that music.”
Actress and Miss World winner Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who additionally seems within the checklist with tracks like Loopy Kiya Re, Kajra Re and Dola Re Dola, added that she was “grateful for all the administrators and skills I’ve set to work with”.
“And that’s what makes my work memorable. So it’s actually a group effort.”
The 00s had been additionally a time the place lots of at present’s prime Bollywood performing skills, reminiscent of Ranbir Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Hrithik Roshan made their debuts.
Immediately its movies attain a worldwide viewers, and it’s simpler than ever for followers to attach with tracks from the movies by way of streaming providers.
The music was dominated by composers like Pritam, Vishal-Shekhar, Jatin-Lalit and Anu Malik, to call a couple of.
The Asian Community’s prime 50 consisted of seven appearances by composing trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who mentioned that the music will at all times reside on.
“I feel after we’re useless and gone there’ll nonetheless be issues that folks will take heed to.
“And there’s no higher feeling than that, it’s beautiful.”
The trio which consists of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa are pleased with creating “milestones” by way of their music which individuals relate to.
“When the track performs a form of position in an individual’s life, that feels good as a composer.”
The highest 10 songs:
(Movie title in brackets)
- Bole Chudiyan (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham)
- Kal Ho Naa Ho (Kal Ho Naa Ho)
- Tukh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
- Humko Humise Chura Lo (Mohabbatein)
- Most important Yahaan Hoon (Veer-Zaara)
- Tere Ore (Singh if Kinng)
- Desi Woman (Dostana)
- Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dil Se (Dhadkan)
- Kajra Re (Bunty Aur Babli)
- Dola Re Dola (Devdas)
- You’ll be able to hear again to the Final 00s Bollywood track countdown on BBC Sounds.
- And you may view the total checklist of tracks right here.
- Hearken to extra Asian Community Bollywood right here.