Oyeah, a Sapna came true

(Am)It’s one thing for a debutant to compose just one track in a film; it’s quite another to witness it become one of the year’s biggest hits.

That was indeed the case with Viju Shah. And the song in question was none other than Tirchi Topiwale (also billed as Oye Oye) from Tridev.

Although it was inspired by Gloria’s 1987 hit Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, his (Este)fans couldn’t care less.

Anand Bakshi penned the song, which was sung by Kumar and Sapna Mukherjee, who bagged the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Award in 1990.

This duet was Jolly good

Chaahe Meri Jaan Tu Le Le – the song from Dayavan – was sung by a pair who shared a surname.

While Mr Mukherjee’s name gave Hindi film music aficionados ample indication of his disposition [and, of course, the mood of the track, which is, in fact, punctuated by a woman’s laugh and several repetitions of Haiya Ho, a Jo(ll)yous cry], what Ms Mukherjee was living at that point was nothing short of a Sapna.

It’s Indee(var)d mandatory that everyone associated with a song R(a)ises to the occasion, as did Shyamalal Babu, who penned this Laxmikant-Pyarelal composition.