Mahesh Bhatt's
Aashiqui (1990) was not only a blockbuster success at the box office but more significantly it set the template for Hindi cinema for decades to come. The success of the film has been credited mostly to the fantastic soundtrack which was bolstered by its availability in the form of affordable audio cassettes and helped in reaching the music of the movie to public at large . It gave Mahesh Bhatt and
Gulshan Kumar a hit formula to replicate and established a team of
Anuradha Paudwal,
Kumar Shanu , music directors
Nadeem Shravan and lyricist
Sameer. It made newcomers
Rahul Roy and
Anu Aggarwal overnight sensations. One of the highest selling music albums of all time, it is credited with bringing melody back , as the disco era was coming to an end. As the film completes it's 30 years, join Gautam Chintamani as he takes a look at the historical significance of a modern classic.