It is a sports anthem that will surely leave any listener with goosebumps. Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar – Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992)

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Composer, Pritam, made sure that there was an interesting rhythm to the song, along with gripping lyrics. The Barmy Army released a single and video clip in the leadup to the 2009 Ashes Series with them basically dissing Australia and our players.

Amid all this, Sanju, Anjali, Maksood and Ghanshu sing and dance about how they are the best. They sing the famous line: He even led the celebrations at Lord’s in 1950 when West Indies first won on British soil – the inspiration for Victory Calypso by Lord Beginner, another to arrive on the Windrush – and after returning to Trinidad in 1962 established a calypso tent that for three decades turned out some of the all-time greats. The meaning of ‘Zinda’ is ‘alive.’ It is safe to say that not only Milkha was feeling alive at the end of the film, but the audience was too. Stilgoe's "Lillian Thomson" tells of how important radio used to be. During the Ashes of 1974-75, Stilgoe heard on the radio "Lillee and Thomson run through England" repeatedly. "I had a picture of a woman fast bowler, Lillian Thomson," he says. "I wrote a song about her. I sang it on radio. The only song of any note I have written." The commentators soon started to call them Thomson and Lillee, not Lillee and Thomson. Halla Bol’ is a unique selling point of the film. It is an exhilarating Bollywood sports song. Zinda – Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)Halla Bol‘ from Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal is sung by Daler Mehndi. It presents Sunny Bhasin (John Abraham) getting ready for a game and joining his team. Album art above comes from the "great lost Who album": Who's For Tennis, reconstructed courtesy of the excellent Albums That Never Were blog.)

But Rally hit the sweet spot in a different way, its rousing lyrics and tropical melody becoming such a favourite at Test venues across the Caribbean over the decade following its release that when the West Indies board searched for an anthem before a series against Australia in 1999, there was only ever one winner. On 16 July 2009 the band appeared on the BBC's Test Match Special during the lunch break on the first day of the second Ashes Test match against the Australian team at Lord's. They sang a new song named "Test Match Special". I was also trying to capture a certain point in time, to tell a story about the moment. But at the same time I wanted to recognise that there is tomorrow. So the song reflects the mood of the day but also calls on people to rally and protect the future.”It would be a bit amiss to not have at least one song from the sub-continent in this list. So here it is. I’ve got no idea who this Wilbur is, but good on him for making an effort. He clearly loves the game, so he seems like a good bloke. This could be a loose club number if it had more snare claps and bass thumps. A challenge could perhaps be set, even with official sponsorship, for new calypsos commemorating the most counterintuitive, i.e. least sprightly and insouciant, subjects: who would not be curious to hear a calypso struggling to celebrate Bill Lawry, Chris Tavaré , Geoff Boycott or someone equally well known for dourly accumulating cobwebs as well as runs? Such a contest need not be confined to Caribbean artists: Paul Kelly, borrowing the tune from Lord Kitchener's "London is the Place For Me" released the calypso "Shane Warne" in 2007. Mary Kom documents the life of the international Olympic boxing champion of the same name. In the film, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas portrays her. However, when Sunny scores the winning goal for his team, he shows that he is motivated and dedicated. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p.307. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

In the climax, a hallucination sequence involving the family of Mary allows her to win the championship. Thereafter, she is named ‘Magnificent Mary.’

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RM Vijayakar from IndiaWest was specifically talking about ‘Re Sultan’ when reviewing Sultan in 2016″ The song also features Maksood, aka Ghode (Aditya Lakhia) and Ghanshyam, who is familiar as Ghanshu (Deven Bhojani). Performed by advertising agency – the Mojo Singers – the song topped the charts in 1978 and there have been a few versions of it ever since the original one was released Lyricist Amitabh] Bhattacharya continues his impressive turn of phrases…and Daler Mehndi’s charged, high-pitched rendition is perfect.”