Would Right here right now be the same without Abhishek Bachchan? Would another other actor have the same impact in Kajra re? Would Dus Bahane work with another actor?

Abhishek Bachchan has had his share of great songs. And while Rediff.com continues to celebrate the rising star's 30th birthday on February 5, we take a look at some of his foot-tapping numbers.

As his career picked up, so did the songs. They rocked the nation last year and will always hold a special place in the history of Indian cinema.

Topping the list was Kajra re from Bunty Aur Babli. It redefined Indian film music because of its blend of the qawwali and an item song. Choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant, with music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, it was a big draw.

Aishwarya Rai looked gorgeous, as did the pair of Amitabh and Abhishek. A Number One on every chart in 2005.

It was sleekly shot, but what people loved more than the script were two songs off it.

Dus bahane and Deedar de were both rocking. And though the song was filmed on Abhishek, it was a female lead track sung by Sunidhi Chauhan.

Interestingly, many viewers complained about the song coming on too early in the film. If you missed the beginning of the film, you missed the song.

The film was a real test for Abhishek as it was his first solo release of 2005 after hits like Sarkar and Bunty Aur Babli. The latter two featured Amitabh with him. Here, Abhishek had to prove himself on his own.

Bluff Master didn't turn out to be a big hit, but it was an average success. The songs were huge though, and this one was among the most popular.

Music director Anu Malik once said that singer Shaan was best suited for Abhishek Bachchan's voice.

This was way before the release of Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon in 2003, a film he was scoring the music for. We went back to check which song Shaan had sung for Abhishek and we found Yeh hawayein from Bas Itna Sa Khwab Hai.

When we told Abhishek it was one of his best songs, he laughed and said, "Thank you. You are one of the few to say so."

If Sandesen aate hai from Border was one of the most melodious songs in the decade of 1990s, then Panchi, nNadiya pawan ke jhoke from Refugee was another song that was outstanding.

In fact, all songs from Abhishek's debut film were exceptional, including Mere humsafar filmed on Kareena Kapoor and Abhishek. Kareena's career flew after the film, but Abhishek had to wait for six long years to prove himself.

Abhishek doing an item number in Rakht? We were as taken aback as the rest when we heard the news.

We knew Yana Gupta was doing an item number, but didn't know Abhishek was doing another. One Love became quite a hit. Unfortunately, the supernatural thriller starring Sanjay Dutt and Suniel Shetty failed.

The film was financed by liquor baron Dr Vijay Mallya and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. It seems Dr Mallya was so disappointed by its failure that he gave up plans to produce another.

After 10 flops, critics believed Kuch Na Kaho would finally make Abhishek Bachchan big.

They had their reasons. It was the debut of director Rohan Sippy, son of Ramesh Sippy, who had directed the legendary Sholay. The promos looked colourful and Abhishek's co-star Aishwarya was gorgeous.

However, the story was weak. Audiences couldn't handle the love story and rejected the film. The songs were good though.

Yuva was the first film to garner Abhishek some appreciation. Critics loved his role of Lallan Singh.

When asked about his favourite song in the film, Abhishek said, "I like them all. It is difficult to choose one from what is an enjoyable album."

Unfortunately, the film didn't do well at the box office. It also created a bit of a controversy when director Mani Ratnam said he didn't agree with the trade analyst figures.

This could easily be the biggest film for Abhishek. As an actor, it was his first big hit. He appealed to the masses in his role of ACP Jai Dixit trying to catch a thief played by John Abraham.

The music by Pritam went on to become a big hit. The song became so big that Aditya Chopra, the producer, flew down South East Asian singing sensation Tata Young to do a promo.

Run was a bad film. With a bad script. And bad direction. Everything about it was bad, except for the song Sar ki chunariya re.

Composed by Himesh Reshamiya, it was among the top chartbusters of 2004.