Amit and Aziz (Chi)nailed it

Main Hoon Woh Hero, from Ram Lakhan (1989), is about a role reversal of sorts, in which the baddie claims to be the hero, while Lakhan (played by Anil Kapoor) seems to have no qualms about referring to himself as a zero.

Their banter, which was nine minutes and seven seconds long, was penned by Bakshi (An)and set to music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

While Amit Kumar fit the bill as the voice of the cocky ‘hero’, they couldn’t have ‘zero’ed in on a better singer than Mohammed Aziz for Kapoor.

They were joined by Alisha Chinai.       

They (Alis)had a (Ku)marvellous time

Fifty-eight was no age to die, but Kishore Kumar bade the world adieu in 1987, leaving a treasure trove of melodies and memories behind.

One of them was Kaate Nahin Katte Yeh Din Yeh Raat from Mr India, which released five months before the legendary all-rounder’s passing.

To say that the Laxmikant-Pyarelal composition oozed sensuality would be an understatement.

Also billed as I Love You, it was penned by Javed Akhtar. Alisha was the co-singer. It wouldn’t be surprising if this song were picked as the top song to listen to on a rain-soaked (Chi)n(a)ight.        

  

(Zoo)By the way, Alisha rocked!

In the 1980s, Lahiri had his finger firmly in the disco (Bap)pie, and that genre seemed to be in no mood to khisko from the public consciousness.

The desi king of bling wasn’t one to bother to justify his penchant for getting inspired, because he had a generation swaying to his tunes, one of which was Zooby Zooby from Dance Dance (1987).

This adaptation of Brother Louie, the Modern Talking single, was penned by Anjaan.

(Zoo)By the way, it released just a year before Alisha’s rendition, following which the Chinai Express began to chug along.