For prolific producer and singer/songwriter A. R. Rahman, it all began with Roja, his 1992 debut. The National Award-winning Hindi soundtrack brought orchestral arrangements to Indian cinema, which, until then, had been used only sparingly in string-section interludes. Minmini provides vocals for the unvarnished “Chhoti Si Aasha”; the title tracks sets the film's tone, with S. P. Balasubramanyam leading in a synth-laden romantic ballad later reprised by Hariharan and Sujatha Mohan.