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Jatin-Lalit: Audience, but no Awards

"Tujhe dekha to ye jana sanam, pyar hota hai deewana sanam." Sarson ke khet, King Khan playing the mandolin on a windy summer morn to his dame Kajol, conjuring a passionate sequence amid parental opposition; Anand Bakshi's evergreen verses; Kumar Sanu's nasal baritone and Lataji's melodic singing. Did I miss something? Sure I did. Pause for a second and ask yourselves. Did you just mechanically read the above lyric or did you read them in a sing-song manner? If your choice was the latter, read on! If it was the former - read again. You will not be able to resist the power of melody. And who's behind this melody? The dynamic and versatile duo of Jatin-Lalit, who gave us super-hit songs like  "Pehla Nasha", "Ae Kash Ke Hum", "Tujhe Dekha To", "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai",   and many more. Not to forget  "Bin Tere Sanam",  one of their earlier songs which was masterfully recreated and remixed by DJ Suketu. Noneth