

If the river has made a turn, let the shore bear it.

Feels like the wind has stopped blowing and like a dried up leaf on the streets of the city, I am flying around all alone. I got it all my love, I just didn’t get you. “A hundred pains, a hundred cures for the pain. This heart-wrenching song, picturized on Salman (Suhaan) and Preity Zinta (Piya) tells of an exasperated lover showing remorse for his lost love. Lyrically, musically and rendition wise it is a mind-blowing poetic piece that will silence the audiences when the film reaches the theaters on October 20th. Suzanne adds sensuality and an operatic element to her rendition. Sonu has outdone himself in this brilliant, beautiful yet sad song. Sau Dard (A Hundred Pains) from Jaan-E-Mann (Love of My Life) is sung by Sonu and Suzanne. Never say goodbye.” Alka joins in and together, along with the melody, unite to form an intoxicating combination.ĥ. Beautiful moments, after they pass often seem like a mere dream. A mist of fragrances stays for one moment and then how they get lost in the wind. Seasons come and go but the season of pain doesn’t change. You’ll live in my memories even after you’re gone. Sonu croons, “You and I know that our paths are separating. A sad and touching number, it begins with a soft piano overture. Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (Never Say Goodbye) is sung by Sonu and Alka Yagnik and picturized on Shah Rukh Khan (Dev) and Rani Mukherji (Maya). “Was that you, or was it a scent on the breeze? Was that you, or was there color bursting in all four directions? Was that you, or was it some light on the road? Was that you, or was it a song echoing in the atmosphere? Did I find you, or did I find my destination? Was that you, or was it simply a moment touched by magic?”Ĥ. Sonu sings the sad duet with Lata Mangeshkar, which is picturized on Shah Rukh Khan (Veer) and Preity Zinta (Zaara).

Do Pal (Two Moments) from Veer Zaara is about the few moments that two lovers can actually call their love story, as their circumstances don’t allow them to be together. Keep laughing, season to season keep laughing softly.”ģ. Lying on the lawn like freshly fallen leaves, you are seven shades of spring, all rolled up in one fashion: the rain, the clouds, it’s all from you. “Laugh again for me, softly give me another beautiful laugh. Picturized on lovers Viveik Oberoi (Aditya) and Rani Mukherji (Suhani), Sonu’s soothing and sexy voice sends shivers up one’s spine. After listening to Saathiya from Saathiya (Beloved) it’s easy to see why Sonu won Filmfare’s Best Male Playback Award for this song. In the heart of the flame, fire sparked to life.”Ģ. Is this my very first love? The ocean thirsted the night awoke. The dreams, which are spilling over into reality. “This is a beautiful moment, everything is changing. The soulful words of a first love picturized on Shah Rukh Khan (Rahul) and Kajol (Anjali) as they confess their love for one another and imagine what their lives would be like if they were to get married is truly amazing. The haunting melody, violins, flutes, dholak and the most complex instrument of all, the ethereal human voices of Sonu and Alka Yagnik make this love ballad simply exquisite. Suraj Hua Maddham (The Sun Dims into Twilight) from Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum (Sometimes Laughter, Sometimes Sorrow) is my all-time favorite filmi song, which makes it my favorite Sonu Nigam song too. The translation from Hindi into English does take some of the beauty away but you can still get the essence of the lyrics. But for this article, I have chosen only those songs that appear within films. Sonu Nigam also has several non-film albums to his credit in which he has composed and sung the music and I love the music from them too. Sonu is hailed as perfectly impersonating Shah Rukh Khan’s voice. This is not a small feat, as the singers do this for many actors. The amazing thing with a select few singers, like Sonu, is that they have learned to impersonate the actors’ voices so closely that it seems like the actors are the ones doing the actual singing. Sonu Nigam is one such playback singer (and songwriter) who has sung somewhere close to 600 songs for approximately 200 films. Therefore, playback singers (as they are referred to) lend their voices in song for this purpose. Now although the actors are required to dance, most of them do not actually sing, instead they lip sync the words. Indian cinema (Bollywood) has many song and dance sequences integrated within the storyline of the films.
