This album broke Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge's record to become the highest-selling music for a Yash Chopra film. In just 1 month of its release, 30 lakh cassettes were sold. With this movie, Uttam Singh also made a grand comback after many years. All the songs Dil To Pagal Hai..., Are Re Are..., Bholi Si Surat..., Dholna ..., Koi Ladki Hai... mesmerise the listeners. Most of the songs are rendered by Lata Mangeshkar and Udit Narayan. Music played an important role in making this film the biggest hit of the year.
Nadeem Shravan were at their career's best when they composed the music of this film. The music directors
tend to give their best when they work with Subhash Ghai who has a very good sense of music. Again, music
with well choreographed songs played a vital role in making the film a hit. All the songs of the albums
are good especially Do Dil Mil Rahe Hai..., Meri Mehbooba.. Yeh Dil Deewana... and,
of course, the patriotic one I Love My India....
With the music of Border, Anu Malik proved that he also can be original and can compose some
excellent tunes. The songs especially Sandeshe Aate Hai.. touches your heart and is considered as
one of the best patriotic songs. Jaate Hua Lamho... is also a very good slow romantic song. Javed
Akthar's touching lyrics lend an extraordinary poignancy to the theme-based songs. These songs were sung
by Sonu Nigam and Roop Kumar Rathod. Everyone involved in the music of Border demonstrated an
exceptional level of commitment to achieve the highest possible expressiveness.
After giving hits like Tridev, Mohra and Vishvatmaa, the duo Rajiv Rai-Viju Shah were
togetehr once again this year with Gupt. Maybe there was no Mast Mast..-type of song (as in
Mohra) but the overall music was good. The songs having western themes were foot-tapping,
especially Mere Khwabo mein ..., Duniyo Haseena Ka Mela... and Gupt Gupt.... Viju
Shah has proved that he can give the best of Western style in Hindi cinema.
The Rajesh Roshan - Rakesh Roshan pair again gave good music in Koyla like their previous films
Karan Arjun, Khudgarz, Kishen Kanaiya and Khoon Bhari Maang. The song
Ghungte Mein Chanda... was an instant hit. The album also had few other melodious songs Dekha
Tujhe To..., Tanhai Tanhai... and Sanson Ki Mala.... Though the film was not a hit, the
music album comes in the list of top 5 albums of 1997.
Dilip Sen - Sameer Sen came with a bang after Ole Ole.. in Ziddi. The music is foot-tapping
with western beats. Gore Gore Gal, Bal Kale Kale.. sung by Shweta Shetty was an instant hit. The
other song Mera Dil Le Gayi Kamo Kidar.. was also a very catchy sung excellently by Lalit Sen. The
slow romantic duet Hum Tumse Na Kuch Kahen Pahe, Tum Humse Na Kuch Kahen Pahe... was also very
hummable. Hariharan is very good in these types of songs. Excellently choreographed songs made the album a
major hit.
Anu Malik's hip-hop score for this film was an instant hit with the crowds and was largely responsible for
making the film a hit. Be it Dekho Dekho Janam Hum... or breezy Neend Churayi Meri Kisne O
Sanam..., the songs just bring a feel of happiness. Even Mr Lova Lova... is also a very
popular number which makes the audience dance to its tune. Nothing serious or extraordinary but Anu Malik
does make you go crazy with his music in Ishq.
Jatin Lalit's music is good in this film though it has been inspired from their past tunes. Thanks also to
Abhijeet who with his voice made the songs more listenable. It is all the way Abhijeet's album. It is the
first time where he takes the complete credit for the songs to be hit. Whether it be Mein Koi Aisa Geet
Gaaoon... or the up-tempo strains of Jaata Hai Kahan... or teasing beats of Suniye To
Rukhiye To..., Abhijeet seems to be in fine form. Again it is Javed Akthar who has penned such
excellent lyrics. The music was a treat to the ears.
This year truly belongs to Anu Malik. With another good album Virasat, Anu Malik has proved his
talents and also that Border was just not a fluke. Anu has composed very touching tunes for
Virasat. The theme is folk-based with superlative lyrics by Javed Akthar and thus a great treat to
the ears. The most delightful songs of the album are Payali Chunmun Chunmun... and Dhol Bajne
Lagaa.... Javed Akthar's excellent lyric in Taare Hain Baraati.. just touches your heart.
Merrymaking is the predominant mood of the music in Anand Milind's Hero No. 1. The music seemed a
sequel of their earlier David Dhawan's film Coolie no 1 especially songs like Tere Baap Ke Dar
Se.... The best of the this album was Sona Kitna Sona Hai... The songs are typical
Govinda-David Dhawan style.
AR Rehman has composed six light and frothy numbers penned by Javed Akthar. The numbers are typical of AR
Rehman with a Western classical touch. The breezy Awara Bhanwara... made singer Hema Sardesi a
celebrity overnight. Ek Bagiya Mein... is also another a very popular number and Chanda re
Chanda Re... is a romantic and touching song.
After Bolo Ta Ra Ra and Dardi Rab Rab, Daler Mehndi again gave a third hit with Ho Jayegi
Balle Balle. This album is a combination of folk ballads and typical Daler style songs. Tere
Mithde Ni Lagde Bol... has an interesting blend of Garba and Bhangra music. The title
number really makes you dance. To make the album a hit, composer Jawahar Wattar is also at his best.