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List of Hindi songs recorded by K. S. Chithra
K. S. Chithra was introduced to Hindi film music in 1985; she recorded her first Hindi song composed by S. P. Venkitesh, which was not commercially released. For the 1991 Hindi film Love, composers Anand–Milind, called upon her to sing duets song along with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and since then, Chithra has recorded for around 200 Bollywood songs.[1] Then she went on recording some Hindi songs under A. R. Rahman's compositions from 1991 to 1995, her breakthrough in Hindi film music came through "Kehna Hi Kya" from the film Bombay (1995), which was highly successful in the North Indian region and gave her an identity in Bollywood film industry ("Kehna Hi Kya" was included in The Guardian newspaper's "The 1000 songs that everyone must hear"). For the song "Payalein Chunmun" recorded in the 1997 film Virasat, Chithra received the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer and became the only South India based female singer till date to achieve the feat. Her most number of Hindi songs were recorded for Anu Malik, the most notable being her voice recorded for eight songs out of eleven in the soundtrack of Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon in 2003.
Some of Chithra's memorable Hindi songs include "Ye Haseen Wadiyan" from Roja, "Yaaron Sun Lo" from Rangeela, "Hum Tumse Na" from Ziddi, "Payale Chunmun" from Virasat (she won a National Award, Star Screen Award and the nomination for FilmfareAwards for her rendition), "Raat Ka Nasha" from Aśoka, "Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (sad version)", "Rang De Basanti" title track, "Mere Dil Ka Tumse Hi Kehna" from Armaan , "Mere Dil Ka Tumse Hi Kehna" from the film Armaan In the composition of Rajesh Roshan, she has sung "Koi Mil Gaya" title song of the film Koi... Mil Gaya for which she won Bollywood Movie Awards, MTV Immies Award and the nomination for Filmfare Awards. "Tum Bin Jiya Jaye Kaise" from the film Tum Bin topped the charts and she was lauded for her expressive rendition.
Apart from film songs, Chithra recorded for many private albums of which Piya Basanti and Sunset Point became hugely popular and went on to win several laurels including the MTV Music Video Awards. The popularity of the former album made her known among the Northern part of Indians identify her as "Piya Basanti" Chitra.[2]
Film songs Edit
This is an incomplete list
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Love | "Saathiya Tune Kya Kiya" | Anand Milind | Majrooh Sultanpuri | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) |
| "Aaja Aaja Give Me A Kiss" | |||||
| "My Love Meri Priyatama" | |||||
| "We Are Made For Each Other" | |||||
| Ashwini | "Koyal Kaali Daali" | M. M. Kreem | |||
| "Zindagi Yeh Dhool" | |||||
| Giraftaari | "Dekho Kitna Door Hai" | Ilaiyaraaja | |||
| "Rimjhim Rimjhim" | |||||
| 1992 | Drohi | "Jungle Dance" | Mani Sharma | Javed Akhtar | Jojo |
| "Dhadakti Mere Dil" | R. D. Burman | ||||
| Dharam Yodha | "Mujkho Yeh Lagta Hai" | A. R. Rahman | P. K. Mishra | ||
| Jaagruti | "Hawa Mei Kya Hai" | Anand Milind | Sameer | SPB | |
| "Jalnewale To Jalte Rahenge" | |||||
| "Hawa Mei Kya Hai (Sad)" | |||||
| "Hawa Mei Kya Hai (Jhankar beats)" | |||||
| Roja | "Ye Haseen Wadiya" | A. R. Rahman | P. K. Mishra | SPB | |
| 1993 | Ashaant | "Jaani Jaani Jaani" | Jatin–Lalit | Sameer | |
| Santaan | "Aa Zara Kareeb Aa" | Anand Milind | Sameer Anjaan | SPB | |
| Chor Chor | "Jhoom Jhoom" | A. R. Rahman | P. K. Mishra | SPB | |
| "Pyaar Kabhi Na" | Udit Narayan, Mano | ||||
| The Great Robbery | "O Raveena" | Raj–Koti | |||
| "Man Hai Beqabu" | |||||
| 1994 | Aaj Ka Romeo | "Ae Haseena Nazneena" | Deva | ||
| "Aye Jaani Dilbar Jaani" | |||||
| Bhairav Dweep | "Aaye Teri Roop Rachana" | Madhavapeddi Suresh | |||
| The Gentleman | "Roop Suhana Lagta Hai" | A. R. Rahman (Reused By Anu Malik) | Indeevar | SPB | |
| "Jhoom Ke Dil Ne" | Raj–Koti | Rajan Khera | |||
| Sajna Doli Leke Aana | "Chitapata Aaja Gori" | M. M. Kreem | |||
| Suhaag | "Tere Liye Janam" | Anand Milind | Sameer | SPB | |
| Tejasvini | "Paisa Dewe To" | Laxmikant–Pyarelal | |||
| Tu Hi Mera Dil | "Anjali Anjali" | A. R. Rahman | P. K. Mishra | SPB | |
| 1995 | Bombay | "Kehna Hi Kya" | Mehboob | ||
| Criminal | "Tu Mile Dil"(Film Version) | M. M. Kreem | Indeevar | Kumar Sanu | |
| "Keemti Keemti Hai" | SPB, Alka Yagnik, M. M. Keeravani | ||||
| "Kisi Ka Tu Hoja" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | ||||
| Haathkadi | "Jawani Mei Aag Lagi" | Anu Malik | Sameer | Anu Malik | |
| "Janta Hu Manta Hu" | SPB | ||||
| Baasha | "Chehre Pe Dhoop" | Deva | Mehboob | K. J. Yesudas | |
| Maa Ki Shakti | "Ye Mann Pyasa Tera" | Sri Kommineni | |||
| Rangeela | "Yaaro Sunlo Zara" | A. R. Rahman | Mehboob | Udit Narayan | |
| Priyanka | "Thoda Thoda Pyar"(Version l) | P. K. Mishra | SPB | ||
| "Thoda Thoda Pyar"(Version ll) | |||||
| 1996 | Khel Khiladi Ka | "Chumma De Chumma De" | Mehboob | SPB | |
| Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin | "Dushmani Hogi" | M. M. Kreem | Nida Fazli | ||
| "Chup Tum Raho" | M. M. Kreem | ||||
| "Hey Babu" | SPB | ||||
| "Pehli Baar Mile" | |||||
| Sazaa-E-Kalapani | "Zindagi Mei Tum Mile" | Ilaiyaraaja | P. K. Mishra | Hariharan | |
| "Bachpan Ke Saathi Mere" | Hariharan | ||||
| "Sandhya Ki Laali" | M. G. Sreekumar | ||||
| "Baaghon Ke Bahaare" | |||||
| Maun | "Kya Haseen Raat Hai" | M. M. Kreem | Sameer | SPB | |
| "Pyar To Hua" | Udit Narayan, Sindhu | ||||
| "Sajna Mujhko Kya" | SPB | ||||
| 1997 | Love Birds | "Milgaye Milgaye" | A. R. Rahman | Mehboob | Hariharan |
| Aflatoon | "Tu Mange Dil" | Dileep Sen — Sameer Sen | |||
| Pardes | "Jahaan Piya Wahaan Main" | Nadeem Shravan | Anand Bakshi | ||
| Sapnay | "Ek Bagiya Mei" | A. R. Rahman | Javed Akhtar | Shankar Mahadevan, Srinivas | |
| Virasat | "Payalein Chunmun"(Duet) | Anu Malik | Javed Akhtar | Kumar Sanu | |
| "Payalein Chunmun"(Female) | |||||
| Ziddi | "Hum Tumse Na Kuchh" | Dileep Sen — Sameer Sen | Sameer | Hariharan | |
| "O Haseena" | Kumar Sanu | ||||
| "Aji Suno Suno" | Udit Narayan | ||||
| 1998 | Chhota Chetan | "Chhota Chetan" | Anu Malik | ||
| Kabhi Na Kabhi | "Tu Hi Tu" | A. R. Rahman | Javed Akhtar | M. G. Sreekumar, A. R. Rahman | |
| "Mere Yaara Dildara" | Hariharan, SPB | ||||
| Salaakhen | "Pagal Deewana Awaara" | Dilip Sen - Sameer Sen | Sameer | Vinod Rathod | |
| "Zubaan Pe Jo" | Udit Narayan | ||||
| Zakhm | "Maa Ne Kaha" | M. M. Kreem | Anand Bakshi | ||
| 1999 | Hote Hote Pyar Ho Gaya | "Pyaar Wale Rang" | Anand Raaj Anand | ||
| Silsila Hai Pyar Ka | "Aaj Raat Ayega" | Jatin–Lalit | Sameer | ||
| Sooryavansham | "Dil Mere Tu Deewana"(Female) | Anu Malik | Sameer | ||
| "Har Subah Bahut Yaad" | Kumar Sanu | ||||
| 2000 | Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa | "Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa" | Ismail Darbar | Sameer | Sonu Nigam |
| Muthu Maharaja | "Phoolwali Ne Loota" | A. R. Rahman | PK Misra | Udit Narayan, G. V. Prakash Kumar | |
| 2001 | Aks | "Hum Bhool Gaye" | Anu Malik | Gulzar | |
| Asoka | "Raat Ka Nasha Abhi"(Female) | Anu Malik | Gulzar | ||
| "Raat Ka Nasha Abhi"(Duet) | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | ||||
| Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya | "Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya" | Sandeep Chowta | Nitin Raikwar | ||
| Paagalpan | "Dekhte Dekhte" | Raju Singh | Sameer | Srinivas | |
| "Mera Dil" | |||||
| Tum Bin | "Tum Bin Jiya Jaye Kaise" | Nikhil-Vinay | Faaiz Anwar | ||
| "Pyar Humko Hone Laga" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | ||||
| Little John | "Baila Re Baila" | Pravin Mani | Javed Akhtar | Clinton Cerejo, Gopi | |
| Jaana Na Dil Se Door | "Jaana Na Dil Se Door" | Dilip Sen - Sameer Sen | Neeraj | Udit Narayan | |
| "Tu Chala Jo Apni" | Kaifi Azmi | Hariharan, Udit Narayan | |||
| "Yeh Dharti Gagan" | Neeraj | Kumar Sanu | |||
| "Dil Mein Yeah Kaisa" | Kumar Sanu, Sanjeevani | ||||
| 2002 | Agni Varsha | "Dole Re Mann Mora" | Sandesh Shandilya | Javed Akhtar | KK |
| Filhaal... | "Kyun Baar Baar" | Anu Malik | Gulzar | ||
| "Le Chale Doliyon Mei" | Roop Kumar Rathod | ||||
| "Naya Naya" | KK | ||||
| Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat | "Pyar Hai Tumse" | Sandeep Chowta | Shaan | ||
| 2003 | Armaan | "Mere Dil Ka Tumse" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Javed Akhtar | |
| Chota Jadugar | "Taare Soye Tu" | Sharreth | |||
| Fun 2shh: Dudes in the 10th Century | "Dhuan Dhuan Sa" | Pritam | Mayur Puri and Amitabh Bhattacharya | Sanjeevani | |
| Jaal: The Trap | "Jo Pyar Tumne" | Anand Raj Anand | Javed Akhtar | Zubeen Garg, Anand Raj Anand | |
| Koi... Mil Gaya | "Koi Mil Gaya" | Rajesh Roshan | Dev Kohli | Udit Narayan | |
| Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon | "Bani Bani" | Anu Malik | Dev Kohli | ||
| "Chali Aayee" | KK | ||||
| "Sanjana I Love You" | KK, Sunidhi Chauhan | ||||
| "O Ajnabi" | KK | ||||
| "Kasam Ki Kasam" | Shaan | ||||
| "O Ajnabi"(Sad) | KK | ||||
| "Bhatke Panchi" | |||||
| "Prem! Prem! Prem!" | Shaan, KK | ||||
| Pyaar Kiya Nahin Jaatha | "Nazrein Mil Jaati Hai" | Anand Raaj Anand | Sonu Nigam | ||
| 2004 | Charas | "Tumhe Arpan" | Raju Singh | Javed Akhtar | Hariharan |
| Kis Kis Ki Kismat | "Uff A Jawani" | D. Imman | |||
| Rudraksh | "Dil Ki Aahein" | Shashi Preetam | Shashi Pritam | KK | |
| "Bole Dole" | Sandeep, Bhaumik, Shashi Pritam | ||||
| Uff Kya Jadoo Mohabbat Hai | "Tum Pe" | Sandesh Shandilya | Sonu Nigam | ||
| "Jagmug" | Vinod Rathod | ||||
| 2005 | Parineeta | "Raat Hamari Toh" | Shantanu Moitra | Javed Akhtar | Swanand Kirkire |
| 2006 | Rang De Basanti | "Rang De Basanti" | A. R. Rahman | Prasoon Joshi | Daler Mehndi |
| Sri Ram Mandhir | "Dasharathi" | M. M. Kreem | |||
| 2007 | Apna Asmaan | "Jhanana Jhanana" | Lesle Lewis | ||
| Guru | "Ek Lo Ek Muft" | A. R. Rahman | Gulzar | Bappi Lahari | |
| "Jaage Hain" | A. R. Rahman, Madras Chorale Group | ||||
| Swami | "Swami" | Nitin Arora - Sony Chandy | Sameer | Hariharan | |
| "De Jab Duaayen" | |||||
| "Aankhon Ki" | |||||
| "Naa Tin Dhinna" | |||||
| "Dhyaan" | |||||
| 2008 | Via Darjeeling | "Baarish" | Prabuddha Banerjee | Mrityunjay Kumar Singh | |
| 2009 | 13B | "Aasman Odhkar" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Neelesh Mishra | Shankar Mahadevan |
| "Aasman Odhkar"(Remix) | |||||
| 2010 | Ada... A Way of Life | "Tu Mera Hai" | A. R. Rahman | Nusrat Badr | Sukhwinder Singh, Naresh Iyer |
| Lava Kusa: The Warrior Twins | "Ramayana Divya Katha" | L. Vaidyanathan | |||
| "Shree Raghunadhki" | |||||
| The Film Emotional Atyachar | "Yaadon Ki" | Mangesh Dhakde | |||
| Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | "Mann Hai Mera"(Female) | Ilaiyaraaja | Dev Kohli | ||
| 2021 | Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea | "Nanhe kunjali" | Ronnie Raphael | ||
| 2022 | Major | "Mere Laalna" | Sricharan Pakala | Ritesh Rajwada | |
| 2023 | The Kerala Story | "Tu Mila" | Viresh Sreevalsa | Ozhil Dalal |
Non-film songs Edit
| Year | Album title | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Ragga Raaga | "Gori Gori" | Salim–Sulaiman | Vodoo Rapper | |
| "Kabhi Yahaan Kabhi Wahaan" | |||||
| "Kiss Me" | |||||
| "Senoritaa" | |||||
| 1995 | Dole Dole & Other Hits | "Sangeet" | Solo | ||
| 2000 | Sunset Point[3] | "Kachche Rang" | Vishal Bhardwaj | Gulzar | |
| "Aa Chal Doobke" | Bhupinder Singh, Gulzar | ||||
| "Aasmani Rang" | |||||
| "Aarzoo Meri" | |||||
| "Pakhiyan Ve Pakhiyan" | |||||
| "Aa Chal"(Reprise) | |||||
| "Kachche Rang"(Repise) | |||||
| Piya Basanti[4] | "Piya Basanti" | Kishan Rajbhatt | Ustad Sulthan Khan | ||
| "Surmayi Aankhen" | |||||
| "Shaam Dhale" | |||||
| "Chale Re" | |||||
| "Sawan Rut Aayi" | |||||
| "Rangeelo Rut" | |||||
| 2006 | Ustad & the Divas | "Haiye Re" | Sandesh Shandilya | Irshad Kamil | |
| "Rangeelo Rut" | Ustad Sultan Khan | ||||
| 2007 | Zindagi | "Pal Pal Bekal" | Alaap Dudul Saikia | Sunil Bhatia | Zubeen Garg |
| "Sham Dhal Jaye" | Ravi Basnet | ||||
| 2008 | Nightingale - Tribute to Lataji | "Raina Beeti Jaaye" | |||
| "Roz Shaam Aathi Thi" | |||||
| "Tu Jahaan Jahaan" | |||||
| "Teri Aakhon" | |||||
| "Na Jane Kyun" | |||||
| "Ab Toh Hai Tumse" | |||||
| 2009 | Kehna Maine Yaad Kiya Hai[5] | "Kehna Maine Yaad Kiya Hai" | Afsar & Sajid | ||
| "Kyun Humare Khwab Mei" | |||||
| "Bas Ek Baat Ka Humko Gila" | |||||
| "Ho Sake Toh Mujhe Bhula Dena" | |||||
| "Mere Aansooo Ponchhathe Hi" | |||||
| "Kehna Maine Yaad Kiya Hai II" | |||||
| "Tu Hawaaon Mei Bikhar" | |||||
| "Hai Tamanna Ajeeb Rehne Do" | |||||
| Andaaz[6] | "Dard Badhkar" | Ramesh Narayan | |||
| "Apni Dhun" | |||||
| "Ilahi" | |||||
| "Duniya Jise" | |||||
| "Jab Kisi Se" | |||||
| "Hum Resh Ko" | |||||
| "Tu Apne" | |||||
| "Raat Bhi" | |||||
| Sadaa | "Phool Thumse"(Duet) | Vijay Karun | Hariharan | ||
| "Phool Thumse"(Female) | |||||
| 2012 | Piya Basanti Again[7] | "Piya Basanti in the Lounge" | Ustad Sulthan Khan | ||
| "Sehra Sehra" | |||||
| "Chand Hain" | |||||
| "Kab Aaoge" | |||||
| "Gori Tune" | |||||
| "Dil Ka Tu" | |||||
| 2014 | A Lullaby Of Hope[8] | "Chanda Re" | Varun Sunil | ||
| 2014 | Raunaq | "Sach Kahoon" | A. R. Rahman | A. R. Rahman | |
| 2017 | Bholi Bano | "Bholi Bano OST (Rang Mein)" | Owais Masood | ||
| 2018 | Gohar-e-Nayab | "Gohar-e-Nayab OST (Neend Mein)" | Owais Masood | ||
| 2019 | Jai Hind Vandemataram | "Zee music for Independence Day" | Shivkumar Bilagrami | ||
| 2020 | Jayatu Jayatu Bharatam | "Jayatu Jayatu Bharatam" | Shankar Mahadevan | ||
| 2021 | The Song Of 7th International Day Of Yoga | Theme : Yoga for Wellness | Kailash Kher Composed & lyrics | Launched by Honorable Prime Minister of India Sh. Narendra Modi and PIB India | Sonu Nigam Shankar Mahadevan , Daler Mehndi , Shaan , Kailash Kher and various other international artists. |
| Meri Pukaar Suno | "Ek Jahaan Ek Ummeed Ek Waada" | A. R. Rahman | Gulzar | Sadhana Sargam, Shreya Ghoshal, Alka Yagnik, Shashaa Tirupati, Armaan Malik, Asees Kaur |
References Edit
- ^ "KS Chithra's best Hindi numbers". Cinestaan.com.
- ^ "Revisiting Piya Basanti". Indian Express.
- ^ "Gulzar's Sunset Point: First ever musical-story album". Zee News. 2 October 2000.
- ^ "Piya Basanti Songs". Gaana.
- ^ "Kehna Maine Yaad Kiya Hai". rateyourmusic.com.
- ^ "Andaaz (2009)". musicindiaonline.com.
- ^ "Piya Basanti Songs". Gaana.
- ^ "A Lullaby of Hope!! Heart touching Hindi Lullaby Song by K S Chithra". YouTube.
External links Edit
- K.S.Chithra on Hungama Digital Media Entertainment