... Laxmikant-Pyarelal and R.D.Burman, the reigning composers, came up with a torrent of disappointing scores, some of them salvaged by a few rivetting songs. The lows in terms of big films or past track-records of associations with filmmakers include ... Anand Aur Anand, Jhutha Sach, Aan Aur Shaan, Duniya, Yeh Desh, Awaaz, Maati Maangey Khoon and Karishmaa from RD Burman.

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On the positive side, Hariharan is noticed after his debut many years ago for the Kavita-Hariharan duet, 'Hai mubarak aaj ka din...' from Boxer.

Abhijeet gets a quantitatively major break in Anand Aur Anand, which was also the first film for which he recorded, while Kumar Sanu makes his debut singing a few lines for Kamal Haasan in a multi-singer song in Yeh Desh. All these three films have music by R.D.Burman.

RD's Jawaani is perhaps the best of a humdrum lot, with a winner in 'Tu rootha to main ro doongi sanam...' , an Asha-Amit duet. 'Gali gali dhoonda...'(Lata-Amit), 'Sajnaa main sadaa tere saath hoon...' (Lata) and 'Bheega bheega pyara pyaara...'(Asha-Amit) are also pleasant numbers.