At the moment, I can’t get enough of Dooriyaan from Love Aaj Kal. What a mesmerizing and haunting melody and especially after watching the film, the song has just enveloped me with its fantastic lyrics. Two other good songs doing the rounds nowadays are Mohabbat Pehli Baar from Kaminey and Tune Jo Na Kaha from New York. The special thing about the former other than the scintillating music is the lyrics, take for example the poetry below :

Khwaab ke bhoj se.

Kap Kapati hui..

Halki Palke teri..

yaad aata hai sab..

tujhe gud gudana..

satana..

yoohin sotey hue..

gaal pey teepna.. meechna..

bewajah besabab

Only one man could be behind this, the great Gulzar. Gotta love this guy.

The other thing to notice here and once again common to both songs is the rise of Mohit Chauhan. This guy is the singing equivalent of a plane cruising at high altitudes since he has proved time and again that he has mastery over the smooth tune. I guess nowadays almost every music director lines up at the former Silk Route lead singer’s place if they require some rossogulla soaked vocals. Way to go Mohit. Certain people call him the Indian Atif Aslam, but not only, Chauhan came well before Atif but also in my opinion the harmonious Himachali is a better singer than the Pakistani crooner. I like Atif as well but Chauhan has got that tranquil flow which even has insomniacs drooling.

Another highlight of 2009 Hindi film music is the music of Jashnn. Nauman Javaid, a Pakistani musician who does all three- writes, composes and sings is behind the soulful music. One of the best tunes of this year called Dard-e-Tanhai is a perfect example of this guy’s talent. The unplugged version is even better with just the lead playing. Also Main Chala from the same album is ample testimony. Definitely give it a listen....