Composer Lalit Pandit: ‘We could’ve made anyone sing it’

Updated On: 12 June, 2024 09:49 PM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla

After Sanu doesn’t acknowledge them in BBC interview celebrating Tujhe dekha as Ultimate ’90s Song, composer Lalit of Jatin-Lalit says singer is always track’s ‘last link’

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The song, featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, gained cult status as much for its composition as for its visual imagery

The result of a recent musical poll confirmed what many of us growing up in the ’90s already believed—that Tujhe dekha toh, the track from Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), was the defining song of the decade. The BBC Asian Network invited listeners to choose The Ultimate ’90s Bollywood Song from a list of 50 contenders, and Jatin-Lalit’s composition, featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, emerged as the winner last week. Such a title would be a reason for any composer to celebrate. However, Lalit Pandit laments that not only were they not interviewed after the win, but they also weren’t credited in the story or by singer Kumar Sanu.

Lalit Pandit and Kumar Sanu