Aug 14, 2024 06:17 AM IST
Sunidhi Chauhan has enthralled everyone with many songs in her decades-long career. Here are some underrated songs.
Sunidhi Chauhan has been ruling the music charts for decades. As a playback singer, she has given some of the biggest hits, be it Dhoom Machale, Sheila Ki Jawani or Beedi. But, when it comes to romantic songs, the singer is also dependable, singing in her lower register. What better occasion than her birthday to pick some of her most underrated songs? (Also Read: Sunidhi Chauhan says she didn’t get paid even after singing in several films: ‘You don’t want to hurt anyone’s ego’)
There was a witch who was friends with me
The most underrated song in Chauhan’s career is definitely the romantic number Yaaram from the Emraan Hashmi starrer Ek Thi Daayan. The singer gives incredible texture and energy to Gulzar’s cheeky lyrics, and instantly lifts the mood of Vishal Bhardwaj’s composition. It’s one of those songs that you hear and it stays in your memory for days.
Shivaay to Darkhaast
Sunidhi Chauhan along with Arijit Singh have played the high notes of this track perfectly, making it a beautiful romantic track. This is one of those tracks in which Sunidhi has flexed both her lower and higher registers, showcasing multiple emotions of doubt and ecstasy simultaneously.
In my hand (Fannaa)
It is a song that sounds as fresh today as it did when it was released two decades ago. Composed by Jatin-Lalit, Mere Haath Mein gave Sunidhi a rare chance to sing a soft romantic song at a time when she was primarily singing in bigger registers. Along with Sonu Nigam, their voices strike a perfect chord as the lines touch upon the timelessness of love and togetherness.
By breaking the pingra with Simran
The film failed for many reasons, but no Sunidhi Chauhan song can fail. Same happened with the song Pinjra Tod in Simran, where Sunidhi’s voice fills the void in the protagonist’s constant quest for freedom.
Te Amo From Dum Maro Dum
Though Ash King has sung most of this romantic number from the music album Dum Maaro Dum, I remember this song well because of Sunidhi’s verses. Her voice resonates through this beautifully written song, as if it is a representation of all the experiences the woman feels as she falls a little more in love with this man with each passing day. Sunidhi has beautifully blended restlessness, fear and mischief in her singing, making this track memorable. Listen to the female version too, where she strikes subtle notes along the same lines.
