Top Bollywood Songs 2012

Top 50 melodies and top 25 dance tracks. Never wanted to include 75 tracks, but the number of good songs this year was more than expected and any song listed below couldn't have been omitted. There might be differences of opinion, but I was honest to myself while preparing the list. For the ranking, I have considered both the quality and the popularity of the songs.

Melodies

50. Jiya Lage Naa - Talaash

49. Darmiyaan - Jodi Breakers

48. Vo Dekhney Mein - London Paris Ney York

47. O Re Khuda - Rush

46. Keh Ke Loonga - Gangs of Wasseypur

45. Zindagi Se - Raaz 3

44. Maula - Jism 2

43. Daaru Desi - Cocktail

42. Bolo Na - Chittagong

41. Apna hi Banana - 1920 Evil Returns

40. Oh Womaniya - Gangs of Wasseypur

39. Naina Re - Dangerous Ishq

38. Mann Jaage - Bittoo Boss

37. Piya O Re Piya - Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya

36. Ishq Wala Love - Student of the Year

35. Long Drive - Khiladi 786

34. Gustakh Dil - Shilpa Rao

33. Mein Kya Karoon - Barfi!

32. Saiyaara - Ek Tha Tiger

31. Aashiyaan - Barfi!

30. Tore Bina - Kahaani

29. Mere Nishaan - OMG Oh My God

28. Mar Jaayian - Vicky Donor

27. Laakh Duniya Kahein - Talaash

26. Saans - Jab Tak Hai Jaan

25. Soniye - Will You Marry Me?

24. Moora - Gangs of Wassypur 2

23. Saawali Si Raat - Barfi!

22. Ala Barfi - Barfi!

21. Deewana Kar Raha Hai - Raaz 3

No.	Song	Singer	Music Director	Film
20.	Shuruwat Pyar Ki	Yamini Lavanian& Nikhil D'Souza	Agnee	Aalaap
19.	Yaarian	Mohan Kanan, Sunidhi Chauhan	Pritam	Cocktail
18.	Khudaaya	Shekhar, Raja Hasan	Vishal-Shekhar	Shanghai
17.	Jeene De	Mohit Chauhan	Sachin-Jigar	Tere Naal LHG
16.	Dhak Dhuk	Amit Trivedi	Amit Trivedi	English Vinglish
15.	Kahaani	Shreya, KK	Vishal-Shekhar	Kahaani
14.	O Saiyaan	Roop Kumar Rathod	Ajay-Atul	Agneepath
13.	Raabta	Shreya, Hamsika, Arjit Singh	Pritam	Agent Vinod
12.	Bichdan	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	Himesh Reshammiya	Son of Sardar
11.	Rab Ka Shukrana	Mohit Chauhan	Pritam	Jannat 2
10.	Pareshaan	Shalmali Kholgade	Amit Trivedi	Ishaqzade
9.	Sang Hoon Tere	KK	Pritam	Jannat 2
8.	Heer	Hashdeep Kaur	A R Rahman	Jab Tak HJ
7.	Kyon	Papon, Sunidhi	Pritam	Barfi!
6.	Pani Da	Ayushmann Khurana	Ayushman, Rochak Kohli	Vicky Donor
5.	Dua	Nandini Srikar, Arijit Singh, Shekhar Ravjiani	Vishal-Shekhar	Shanghai
4.	Jee Le Zara	Vishal Dadlani	Ram Sampath	Talaash

3. Phir Le Aaya Dil - Barfi!

Composed elegently and sung brilliantly by Rekha Bharadwaj and Arjit Singh and Shfqat Amanat Ali in three respective versions, it is one damn good ghazal we can never delete. It grows on you, make you tender and puts you to sleep. One of the best of 2012.!
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2. Piya Tu Kahe Rootha Re - Kahaani

One hell of a track and the BEST fusion music material Bollywood has ever seen in years, this Vishal-Shekhar song is high in various respects.! The outstanding singing by Javed Bashir mesmerizes you by the amazing tempo of the swaras, and the flawless, crystal clear classical rendition. The track is special due to the fact that it is one of those rare Carnatic-Hindustani rock fusion material which changes from mode to mode and from raga to raga giving the listener a roller coaster ride.! Kudos to Vishal-Shekhar for pulling off such a track. One of the best of 2012 and the one of the most under promoted.
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1. Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin - Agneepath

The track I listened  the most number of times in 2012, Abhi Mujh Mein is undoubtedly the best melody of the year. The soothing yet complex tune of Ajay-Atul, which many singers will find difficult to pull off as brilliantly as Sonu Nigam, is graceful, boggling and oozing with love and passion! The best part is the arrangements which goes straight to our heart, the violin, Keyboard, Guitar and Percussion which capture the right feel and emits huge spurts of emotion.! Can't afford to miss this one!
2012's BEST MELODY.
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Dance Tracks

25. Mukhtasar Remix - Teri Meri Kahaani

24. Don't Worry Remix - OMG Oh My God

23. Lonely Remix - Khiladi 786

22. Jiya Re - JTHJ

21. Po Po - Son Of Sardar

20. London Paris New York Title Track

19. Mashallah - Ek Tha Tiger

18. Hookah Bar - Khiladi 786

17. Chin Ta Ta - Rowdy Rathore

16. Ishq Shava - JTHJ

15. Dreamum Wakeupum - Aiyyaa

14. Second Hand Jawani - Cocktail

13. Chalao Na Nainon Se - Bol Bachchan

12. Hunter - Gangs of Wasseypur

11. Chokra Jawani - Ishaqzaade

10. Rani Tu Mein raja - Son Of Sardar
Singers : Yo Yo Honey Singh, Miks Singh, Shreya Ghoshal
Music Directoion : Himesh Reshammiya

9. Rum Whisky - Vicky Donor
Singers : Akshay Verma
Music Direction : Abhishek-Akshay

8. Go Go Govinda - OMG Oh My God
Singers : Mika Singh, Aman Triikha, Shreya Ghoshal
Music Direction : Himesh Reshammiya

7. Pungi - Agent Vinod
Singer : Mika Singh
Music Direction : Pritam

6. I'll do the talking - Agent Vinod
Singers : Neeraj Shridhar, Aditi Singh, Shefali Alvaris, Barbie Amod
Music Direction : Pritam

5. Gun Gun Gunare - Agneepath
Singers : Sunidhi Chauhan, Udit Narayan
Music Direction : Ajay-Atul

4. Chikni Chameli - Agneepath
Singer : Shreya Ghoshal
Muisc Direction : Ajay-Atul


3. Dil Mera Muft Ka - Agent Vinod
Singer : Nandini Shrikar, Rizwan-Muazzam, Shadaab Faridi-Altamush Faridi, Shabab Sabri
Music Direction : Pritam
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2. Disco Deewane - Student of the Year
Singers : Benny Dayal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Nazia Hassan
Music Direction : Vishal-Shekhar, Nazia Hassan
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1. Tumhi Ho Bandhu - Cocktail
Singers : Kavitha Seth, Neeraj Shridhar
Music Direction : Pritam Chakraborty
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Ferrari Ki Sawaari Music Review

Ferrari Ki Sawaari Music
Music Direction : Pritam Chakraborty

Maara Re - Sonu Nigam, Rana Mazumder, Aishwarya Nigam & Ashish. The cricket song. Foot tapping and addictive with quite funny lyrics. Turns melodious in between. Good One!
Rusy’s Theme - Instrumental. Is it really Pritam?? The theme is sweet and harmonic. With the perfect use of keyboards, drums and Cello, it has a semi- European feel which makes it a good night time hearing. Loved it!
Mala Jau De - Urmila Dhangar. Catchy beats make a start. Item number. Urmila's vocals are grt and have that item girl feel to it. Marathi lyrics and good orchestration. Not much repeat quality, but still manages to stand out. May work once video is out.
Ae Mere Mann - Shyamantan Das. Well, keyboards to begin with and a slow moving nostalgic track. Arrangements are to be watched out. Das has definitely a different sound. Chorus is beautiful with a church song feel. Winner!
Good Night - Priyani Vani. Lullaby. Mom singing to the baby. Priyani Vani, you have a really really tender sound. Or is it the lyrics?? The song moves soulfully all through your brain that I'm half asleep. Hear it thrice and you are already sleeping tight! Keyboard, guitar, violin, and the occasional sweet bell. Excellent track. Grand winner!!
Chal Ghoome (Ferrari Ki Sawaari) - Shaan, Boman Irani & Aayush. Theme song. Catchy tune and funny lyrics. Shaan is flawless in the rendition. I don't know how many layers of sound this track has got. Good arrangements. Good one!

Verdict : A very good soundtrack which is strangely un-Pritam-ish! A grt deal of good songs with no unnecessary remixes. Typical Vidhu Vinod Chopra light hearted album. Loved it!

3.5/5

Complete Bollywood Music Analysis 2011

Complete Bollywood Music analysis 2011

2011 had been a pretty eventful year for Bollywood with a good number of films crossing the 100 crore mark. We saw Salman Khan fixing his top spot with films like Bodyguard, Ready etc..while SRK experimenting with films lyk Ra.One and Don2. A year in which we saw record being broken and re-written.

Well, my concentration is only in music. In dat case too, 2011 saw a good number of chartbusters. People to danced to the rythem of Chammak Challo nd Dhinka Chika while enjoyed the breezy tunes of Teri Meri and Haal-e-dil. Western artists like Akon and Ludacris featured in various tracks which was also the sign of global recognition of Bollywood music.

Amit Trivedi gave a killer opening to 2011 with track ‘Dilli..” from ‘No one Killed Jessica’. The song was a huge hit and saw discos dancng to it. January also saw a musical delight with ‘Dil toh Bachha hai Ji’ with Pritam composing a decent album nd songs like ‘Abhi Kuchh Dinon se’ becoming hits.

Moving into February, ‘Patiala House’, ‘7 Khoon Maaf’, and ‘Tanu weds Manu’ entertained the listners with tracks like ‘Laung da Lashkara’, ‘Daarling’, and ‘Sadi Gali’ respectively. Tanu weds Manu had also hits like ‘Yun Hi’ nd ‘Jugni’.

March was a disappointment but April bettered the situation with ‘FALTU’, ‘Dum maaro Dum’, ‘Shor in the City’, ‘Thank You’ etc.. ‘Char Baj Gayi’, ‘Dum Maaro Dum’, ‘Te Amo’, and ‘Saibo wer hits of the month.

May saw romantic albums like ‘Haunted’ and ‘Love you Mr Kalakaar’ coming up with pretty good tracks like ‘Jaaniya’, ‘Tum Ho’, ‘Bhoore Bhoore’, ‘Sarphira sa’, and ‘Kahin Se Chali aa’. Also ‘Pyaar KA Punch naama produced a funny track ‘Bandh gaya patta’.

June was the year to produce the first chartbuster in the form of ‘Ready’. Songs like ‘Character Dheela’ and ‘Dhinka Chika’ were sort of viral hits nd remained in the charts for weeks. The month also saw good albums like ‘Shaitan’ and ‘Always Kabhi Kabhi’.

July was the month of hilarious experimentation with the arrival of ‘Delhi Belli’ nd song ‘Bhaag DK Bose’ becoming a rage. All the songs of the movie were hits and ‘DK Bose’ was a chartbuster.! The good scene continued with the arrival of ‘Murder 2’ with another super hit ‘Haal-e-Dil’ and other good tracks like ‘Phir Mohobbat’ and ‘Aye Khuda’. ‘Zindagi naa Milegi Dobara’ arrived with some pretty cool tracks like ‘Ik Junoon’, ‘Senorita’ etc.. ‘Singham’ also had a couple of good tracks like ‘Saathiya’ nd ‘Maula’.

August had only two good albums. The OKOK ‘Aarakshan’ and the bumper ‘Bodyguard’. ‘Saathiyaa’ from ‘Aarakshan’ was a hit while ‘Bodyguard’ produced hits like ‘Teri Meri’, ‘I love you’, nd ‘Bodyguard’. ‘Teri Meri’ was a chartbuster and one of the most viewed and downloaded songs of 2011.

September came up with ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’ which was a musical treat with almost all songs becoming hits. Songs like ‘Dhunki’, ‘Isq Risk’, nd ‘Mere Brother’ were major hits. Next we saw Pritam at his best with ‘Mausam’. “Rabba’, ‘Ik Tuhi’, nd ‘Saj Dhaj Ke’ becoming huge hits proved his worth. ‘Force’ had a couple of good songs like ‘Khaabon Khaabon’ and ‘Chahoon bhi’.

In October, ‘Love Breakups Zindagi’ produced a good track ‘Rab Raakha’. The next good album was the hyped ‘Ra.One’ with a good deal of good songs. Akon’s ‘Chammak Challo’ was the pick of the lot, which was hit even before the release due to internet leakage. Songs like ‘Criminal’ nd ‘Bhare Naina’ were also great songs. ‘Damadamm’ was next with a hit song ‘Umrao Jaan’.

November opened with ‘Miley Naa Miley Hum’ which had a couple of good tracks like ‘Haule Haule’ nd ‘Nazar Se Nazar’. The real Euphoria began with ‘Sadda Haq’ from ‘Rockstar’. Songs like ‘Katiya Karoon’, ‘Tum Ho’, Jo Bhi’ and ‘Nadaan Parindey’ were also hugely popular. November ended with a good ‘Desi Boyz’ with tracks like ‘Jhak Maar Ke’ and ‘Desi Boyz’ becoming popular.

2011 ended with three good albums ‘Dirty Picture’, ‘Ladies vs Ricky Bhal’ and ‘Don 2’.

Songs like ‘Ooh la la’, ‘Ishq Sufiana’, ‘Aadat se majboor’, ‘Thug le’, ‘Jazba’ and ‘Zara dil ko’ became hugely popular.

Top Ten Melodies of 2011

Rank	Song	Film	Singer(s)	Music Director
1.	Teri Meri	Bodyguard	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghoshal	Himesh Reshammiya
2.	Haal-e-Dil	Murder 2	Harshit Saxena	Harshit Saxena
3.	Rabba	Mausam	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	Pritam Chakraborty
4.	Te-Amo	Dum Maaro Dum	Ash King, Sunidhi Chauhan	Pritam Chakraborty.
5.	Tum Ho	Rockstar	Mohit Chauhan	A R Rahman
6.	Kun Faya Kun	Rockstar	A R Rahman, Javed Ali, Mohit Chauhan	A R Rahman
7.	Phir Mohobbat	Murder 2	Mohammad Irfan, Arijit Saha & Saim Bhat	Mithoon
8.	Ishq Sufiana	Dirty Picture	Kamal Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan	Vishal-Shekhar
9.	Rab Raakha	Love Break ups Zindagi	Sonu Nigam	Salim-Sulaiman
10.	I love You	Bodyguard	Ash King, Clinton Cerejo	Pritam Chakraborty

Top 10 Dance Tracks of 2011

Rank	Song	Film	Singer(s)	Music Director
1.	Chammak Challo	Ra.One	Akon, Hamsika Iyer	Vishal-Shekhar, Akon
2.	Sadda Haq	Rockstar	Mohit Chauhan	A R Rahman
3.	Bhaag DK Bose	Delhi Belly	Ram Sampath	Ram Sampath
4.	Dhinka Chika	Ready	Mika Singh, Amrita Kak	Devi Sree Prasad
5.	Dhunki	Mere Brother ki Dulhan	Neha Bhasin	Sohail Sen
6.	Ooh la la	The Dirty Picture	Bappa Lahiri, Shreya Ghoshal	Vishal-Shekhar
7.	Character Dheela	Ready	Neeraj Sreedhar, Amrita Kak	Pritam Chakraborty
8.	Umrao Jaan	Damadamm!	Himesh Reshammiya	Himesh Reshammiya
9.	Aadat se Majboor	Ladies vs Ricky Bahl	Benny Dayal, Ranveer Singh	Salim-Sulaiman
10.	Mit Jaaye Ghum	Dum Maaro Dum	Anushka Manchanda	Pritam Chakraborty
10.	Bodyguard	Bodyguard	Band of Power, Salman Khan	Himesh Reshammiya

Compiling both the lists,

Top Ten Songs of 2011

10.)

Dhinka Chika

This popular song from Salman Khan starrer movie Ready was a huge hit among the youth in 2011. Music director Devi Sree Prasad redid his Telugu hit ‘Ringa Ringa’ into Dhinka Chika which was an instant Chartbuster among the masses. Salman Khan and Asin featured in the video.

Watch it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y1V5up6ljw

9.)

Te-Amo

This song from movie Dum Maaro dum was really a change of genere for Sunidhi Chauhan from the ‘Shiela’ mode. Sweet and lovable number from the word go! Ash King supported Sunidhi beautifully. Filmed on Kunal Kapoor and Bipasha Basu.

Watch it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzrHo-bqT5U

8.)

Dhunki.

This is the killer song from film Mere Brother ki Dulhan, rendered beautifully by Neha Bhasin. Surely, this girl is a promise to the future. Real rocking song which created airwaves among the youth.!! Filmed on Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif.

Watch it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUAtP_tP3_I

7.)

Tum Ho

One of the best song from Rockstar, A R Rahman really comes into top gear with the album, and Mohit Chauhan’s smooth vocals turns the track into the gem of a song! Filmed on Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri

Watch it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xUubHh7vHo

6.)

Rabba Mein Toh

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is in the helm of affairs with this sweet romantic track which yet again proves the talent of the artist. One of the best songs from Mausam, this proved to be a non mover in the charts. Filmed on Shahid Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor.

Watch it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxozO1cv6qk

5.)

Bhaag DK Bose

This killer rock track from Delhi Belly was one of the greatest hits of 2011. Composed and sung by Ram Sampath, the song created controversy because of its double-meaning lyrics. Neverthless, the song was a big hit with the Indian youth. Filmed on Imran Khan

Watch it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh1O8a-vs0s

4.)

Haal-e-Dil

Harshit Saxena made his Bollywood debut with a bang!! This Melodious and romantic track from Murder 2 was one of the USP of the film. A perfect song tailor made for Emraan Hashmi. It captured the emotions beautifully and proved to be an instant hit.!

Watch it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vticTxVrxIU

3.)

Sadda Haq

Datz it. Sadda Haq..Eithe Raqq!! The youth anthem of 2011! From the very first day of Rockstar promotions the song created tremendous hype and after the song released, riding on the tremendous positive response, the song shot up the charts in no time. A R Rahman’s music and Mohit Cahuhan’s energetic vocals mixed with western artist Orianthi’s superb guitar work produced a song datz to be remembered for long.! Filmed on Ranbir Kapoor

Watch it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6mraYuSELU

2.)

Teri Meri

The best melody of 2011, crossed 2 crore views in 4 months and topped the BBC Asian singles download chart for 20 weeks in a row! One of the most downloaded song of 2011, this Himesh Reshammiya musical is considerd as the comeback of the composer into mainstream music composing. The song was a USP of Salman starrer Bodyguard. Sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shreya Ghoshal, the song captures the nostalgia and emotion of lost loves. Filmed on Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor.

Watch it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyxswccv-VU

Song of The Year

Chammak Challo

Chamak Challo created news for many reasons.

1. It was the first Bollywood song of American pop artist Akon!
2. It was part of SRK’s most prestigious project Ra.One
3. It was leaked on the net months before the scheduled release date.

Everything proved ryt and after the album released, the song received tremendous positive response and topped the charts. Chammak Challo was named the most downloaded song and video of the year in a survey by wireless telephony major Airtel Of the total downloads of the song in India, 41.13% were by people in south India, followed by 30%, 16.75% and 11.85% in the west, east and north. The track was also rated as the best item number of 2011 in a Mid Day poll. Filed on SRK and Kareena Kapoor.

Watch it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FteXhp7MZY