AR Rehman woke north India with an amazing Album of sounds never heard before !! Yes it was Roja prior to this if I am correct audience was being tortured by D company music directors. The song lyrics of Roja were ordinary it was the new sound that made a mark. The first song

Dil hai chota sa was surreal sung by Minmini (a name that bought giggles to us ) . The sound of Waterfall then river passing through a gorge and that basket shaped boat encapsulated the audience with the beauty of South. The second song Ye hasi waadiyan was SP Bala special KS

Chitra was beautiful, a romantic treat to ears with haunting music the high and low notes touched by them was topsy turvy audio ride. And then the song that is now synonymous with Independence day. Bharat humko jaan se pyaara hai ! From softness to the sound of grit and

Determination. A song makes your adrenaline pumping with the last word " Jaago".. Rukmani Rukmani was what we call Item number of movie. Lyricist P K Mishra a decent job of lip synching with south Indian version. Baba Sehgal and Shweta Shetty were naughty a fast number chorus

In back ground was emphatic.
Yes Roja was super special the stereophonic sound produced by Maestro was tailor made for those Sony or Panasonic stereos at home .