Rating – 8
Music Director – Jatin-Lalit, Remo Fernandes
Lyrics – Majrooh Sultanpuri
Film Director – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Film Release – 9 August 1996
The soundtrack for Khamoshi: The Musical, primarily composed by the duo Jatin–Lalit with a guest track by Remo Fernandes, stands as an absolute masterpiece of 1990s Hindi cinema. Serving as the musical foundation for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s directorial debut, the album brilliantly incorporates traditional Portuguese acoustic flavors and soaring violins to reflect its coastal Goan backdrop. Legendary lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri provides profound poetry that complements the film’s themes of acoustic beauty and physical silence. The tracklist moves effortlessly from the ecstatic, award-winning vocal energy of Kavita Krishnamurthy on “Aaj Main Upar” to the deeply melancholic and sensual “Bahon Ke Darmiyan”. It also features highly sophisticated rhythmic arrangements, such as the rare, complex 5/4 time signature tackled by Kumar Sanu on “Aankhon Mein Kya”.
| Song | Singers | Music Director | Lyricist | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaj Main Upar | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Kumar Sanu | Jatin-Lalit | Majrooh Sultanpuri | 9 |
| Bahon Ke Darmiyan | Hariharan, Alka Yagnik | Jatin-Lalit | Majrooh Sultanpuri | 9 |
| Aankhon Mein Kya | Kumar Sanu | Jatin-Lalit | Majrooh Sultanpuri | 8 |
| Gaate The Pehle Akele | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shraddha Pandit, Khusnum | Jatin-Lalit | Majrooh Sultanpuri | 7 |
| Jana Suno Hum Tum Pe Marte Hai | Udit Narayan | Jatin-Lalit | Majrooh Sultanpuri | 10 |
| Mausam Ki Sargam Ko | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shraddha Pandit | Jatin-Lalit | Majrooh Sultanpuri | 8 |
| Saagar Kinare Do Dil Hai Pyase | Udit Narayan, Sulakshana Pandit | Jatin-Lalit | Majrooh Sultanpuri | 9 |
| Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai | Kavita Krishnamurthy | Jatin-Lalit | Majrooh Sultanpuri | 8 |
| Huiya Ho | Remo Fernandes | Remo Fernandes | Majrooh Sultanpuri | 7 |
| Shing-A-Linga | Remo Fernandes | Remo Fernandes | Majrooh Sultanpuri | 7 |
