By Subhash K Jha
MUMBAI: With the monsoon around the corner, here are my favourite rain songs:
Javed Akhtar: Rimjhim ke taraane leke aayee barsaat: Rafi-Geeta Dutt(Kala Bazar), O sajna barkha bahaar aayee: Lata (Parakh), Garjat barsat saawan aayo re: Suman Kalyanpur-Kamal Barot(Barsaat Ki Raat), Dum dum diga: Mukesh(Chalia), Rimjhim rimjhim runjhun runjhun: Kavita Krishnamurthy-Kumar Sanu (1942: A Love Story)
Sanjay Leela Bhansali: O sajna barkha bahaar aye: Lata Mangeshkar(Parakh), Rimjhim ke geet saawan gaaye:Lata –Mohd Rafi(Anjana), Cham cham barse: Asha Bhosle (Priyatama), Barkha rani: Mukesh(Sabak), Abke na saawan barse: Lata Mangeshkar(Kinara)
Kareena Kapoor and Aamir Khan in Zoobie Doobie (3 Idiots)
Irshad Kamil: Jaa re kaare badra balam ke paas: Lata(Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke), Aaya saawan jhoom ke: Lata-Rafi(title song), Rimjhim gire saawan: Lata/Kishore(Manzil), Rimjhim rimjhim runjun runjhun: Sanu-Kavita (1942: A Love Story), Bhaage re mann: Sunidhi Chauhan(Chameli).
Shabana Azmi: O sajna barkha bahaar ayee: Lata(Parakh), Ho ghata saawri: Lata(Abhinetri), Barkha rani: Mukesh(Sabak), Rimjhim ke taraane leke aayee barsaat: Kala Bazar(Rafi-Geeta Dutt).
Prasoon Joshi: O Sajna barkha bahaar: Lata(Parakh), Ab ke baras bhej bhaiya ko babul: Asha Bhosle(Bandini), Rimjhim gire saawan: Kishore/ Lata(Manzil), Yeh saazish hai boondon ki: Sunidhi Chauhan-Sonu Nigam(Fanaa), Saawan ke jhole pade: Lata(Jurmana).
Rani Mukherjee and Saif Ali Khan in Hum Tum (Hum Tum)
Roop Kumar Rathod: Rimjhim gire saawan: Lata/Kishore(Manzil), Saawan ke jhoole pade: Lata(Jurmana), Saawan ke mahina: Lata-Mukesh(Milan), Abke sajan saawan mein: Lata(Chupke Chupke), Pani re pani tera rang kaisa: Lata-Mukesh(Shor)
Adnan Sami: Saawan ke jhoole pade: Lata(Jurmana), Rimjhim gire saawan: Lata/Kishore(Manzil), Ek ladki bheegi bhagi si: Kishore(Chalti Ka Naam Gadi), Pyar hua iqraar hua: Lata-Manna Dey(Sri 420), O sajna barkha bahaar ayee: Lata(Parakh)
Abhijeet Sawant: Lagi aaj sawn ki pehli jhadi hai: Suresh Wadekar-Anupama Deshpande(Chandni), Megha re megha re: Lata-Suresh Wadkar(Pyasa Sawan), Rimjhim rimjhim runjhun runjhun: Kavita Krishnamurthy-Kumar Sanu(1942: A Love Story), Rut aagayi re: Sukhvider Singh(1947- Earth), Bheegi bheegi raaton mein: Lata-Kishore(Ajnabee)
Esha Deol in Dilbara
Bappi Lahiri: Aaj rapat jaayen: Kishore-Asha(Namak Halaal), Pyar hua iqraar hua: Lata-Manna Dey(Sri 420), Roop tera mastana: Kishore(Aradhana), Kate nahin kat-te: Kishore-Alisha Chinai(Mr India), Tip tip baarish: Asha Bhosle-Amit Kumar(Afsana Pyar Ka)
Nitin Mukesh: Barkha rani zara jam ke barso: Mukesh(Sabak), Aaj rapat jaayen: Asha-Kishore(Namak Halaal), Pyar hua iqraar hua: Lata-Manna Dey(Sri 420), O sajna barkha bahaar: Lata(Parakh), Barsaat mein humse mile tum: Lata-Rafi(Barsaat)
Alka Yagnik: Ho ghata saawri: Lata(Abhinetri), Saawan ke jhoole pade: Lata(Jurmana), Rimjhim ke geet saawan gaaye: Lata-Rafi(Anjana), Rama rama gajab hui gawa re: Lata(Jugnu), Tip tip barsa pani: Alka Yagnik-Udit Narayan(Mohra)
Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)
Lalit Pandit: Pyar hua iqraar hua: Lata-Manna Dey(Sri 420), Haye re haye neend nahin aaye: Lata-Rafi(Humjoli),Aaj rapat jaayen: Asha-Kishore(Namak Halaal), Dekha teri mast nigaahon mein: Kumar Sanu(Khiladi)
Shiamak Dawar: Aaj rapat jaayen: Asha-Kishore (Namak Halaal), Dum dum diga diga: Mukesh(Chalia), Chak dhoom: Lata-Udit (Dil Toh Paagal Hai), Ek ladki bheegi bhaagi se: Kishore (Chalti Ka Naam Gadi)
Shamir Tandon: Rimjhim gire saawan: Lata/Kishore(Manzil), Badal yun garajta hai: Lata-Shabbir Kumar(Betaab), Patjhad saawan basant bahaar: Lata –Mohd Aziz(Sindoor), Barsaat mein tumse mile hum sajan: Lata-Mohd Rafi(Barsaat), Rimjhim ke geet saawan gaaye: Lata-Rafi(Anjana)
Katrina and Akshay in Gale Lag Ja (De Dana Dan)
Shibani Kashyap: Yeh raat bheegi bheegi: Lata-Manna Dey(Chori Chori),Rimjhim rimjhim runjhun runjhun: Kavita-Sanu(1942: A Love Story), Bheegi bheegi raaton mein: Lata-Kishore(Ajnabee), Barsaat mein humse mile tum sajan: Lata-Rafi(Barsaat),Rimjhim gire sawan: Lata-Kishore(Manzil)
Aditi Rao: Kaate nahin kat-te: Alisha-Kishore(Mr India), Rimjhim gire saawan: Kishore/Lata(Manzil),Rimjhim rimjhim runjhun runjhun: Kavita-Sanu(1942: A Love Story), Ek ladki bheega-bhaagi si: Kishore(Chalti Ka Naam Gadi)
Hrithik Roshan and priyanka in Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin (Agneepath)
Shantanu Moitra: Rimjhim gire saawan: Lata/Kishore(Manzil), O sajana barkha bahaar aayee: Lata(Parakh), Ghar aaja ghir aaye badra: Lata(Chote Nawab), Aha rimjhim ke ye pyare-pyare geey liye: Lata-Talat Mahmood(Usne Kaha Ttha),Zindagi bhar nahin bhoolegi : Rafi/Lata(Barsaat Ki Raat)
Jackie Shroff: Aaj rapat jaayen: Kishore-Asha(Namak Halaal), Bheegi bheegi raaton mein: Lata-Kishore(Ajnabee), O sajna barkha bahaar ayee: Lata(Parakh), Pyar hua iqraar hua hai; Lata-Manna Dey(Sri 420), Oh ghata saawri: Lata(Abhinetri)
Dilraj Kaur: Saawan ke mahine mein: Mohd Rafi (Sharaabi), O sajna barkha bahaar ayee: Lata ( Parakh), Rimjhim ke taraane leke ayee barsaat: Rafi-Geeta Dutt(Kala Bazar), Saawan aaya badal aaye mere piya nahin aaye: Dilraj Kaur(Jaan Haazir Hai), Abke sajan saawan mein: Lata(Chupke Chupke)
Nargis and Raj Kapoor in Pyar Hua Ikarar Hua (Shree 420)
Viju Shah: Pyar hua iqraar hua hai: Lata-Manna Dey(Sri 420), Kate nahin kat-te: Kishore-Alisha(Mr India), Tip tip barsa paani: Alka-Udit(Mohra), Barso re megha: Shreya Ghosal(Guru),Saanson ko saanson mein dhalne do zara: Alka-Babul Supriyo(Hum Tum)
Raj Kumar Yadav: Aaj rapat jaayen: Kishore-Asha(Namak Halaal), Rimjhim gire saawan: Kishore-Lata(Manzil), Saawan barse tarse dil: Hariharan: Sadhana Sargam(Dehak)
Rehana Sultan; Saawan ka mahina: Lata-Mukesh (Shor), Oh sajna barkha bahaar ayee: Lata(Parakh), Rimjhim gire saawan(Manzil), Aaya saawan jhoom ke: Rafi-Lata(title song)
