Sajid-Wajid’s recreation of Bappi Lahiri’s super-hit, super-kitschy 80s originals – Naino mein and Taki taki – use the source material well, resulting in fairly entertaining versions in a fresh, new-kitschy way! It’s when the duo is entrusted with creating new material that they flounder – Dhoka is plain horrendous, while for the moronic Bum pe laat, the duo and the film’s director deserve just that. Sachin-Jigar’s guest composition, Thank God Its Friday is a pretty competitive 80s disco track, sung well by the ever dependable Sunidhi Chauhan. Bappi Lahiri and Sachin-Jigar rule over Sajid-Wajid, the actual composers, in this Himmatwala-redux!
Keywords: Sajid-Wajid, Sachin-Jigar, Bappi Lahiri, Himmatwala