The decidedly item’ish Qaatilaana may be bang on for the skimpily clad woman on the CD, but for the soundtrack, it’s terribly jaded and boring – Sunidhi sleepwalking through yet...
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Music review: Jai Veeru (Hindi – Bappa Lahiri)
Bappa Lahiri’s solo composing debut sees him aping Paki rock in Sufi – surprisingly well. This may well have been a Pritam track, but to give credit where it’s due,...
Continue reading...Movie review: Luck By Chance (Zoya Akhtar)
With spirited underplaying (!) by Farhan and a heartfelt performance by Konkona, Luck By Chance is engaging cinema Рnear flawless, since clich̩s are treated in the films within the...
Continue reading...Top 30 recent listens (December 2008 & January 2009)
The last 2 months have been incredible. For someone madly in love with film music, I’ve had a fabulous time – the result? 30 tracks listed as part of the...
Continue reading...Music review: Karthik Anitha (Tamil – Jack Anand)
Jack Anand commits the deadly debutant sin by lifting Bond’s Victory in the interlude of Pada pada, Thada thada (thanks: Sanjay Ramaswamy’s comment) a Harris Jeyaraj-styled racy track. Megamai’s mild...
Continue reading...Music review: Tuhi Mera Rab Ki Tarha Hai (Indipop) – Mithoon
It’s terribly ironical actually – on one hand, Mithoon debut pop album, the awkwardly titled, Tuhi mere rab ki tarha hai, is mostly competent. But, on the other, it sees...
Continue reading...Music review: Siva Manasula Shakthi (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Adangaa Pidaari has Shankar Mahadevan toying with a frivolous, MCP’ish number and beyond the catchy backgrounds, MGR illeenga is largely flippant. Eppadiyo maattikitten takes Tamil hip-hop ahead and showcases Yuvan’s...
Continue reading...Music review: Swarathma (Indipop)
Indian Ocean? Junoon? Euphoria? All rolled into one with a college band’ish rough edge! Beyond all the hype of being the band that won Radiocity’s Best Hindi Band hunt, the...
Continue reading...Music review: Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puraavum (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Muthathu pakkathil is Vaadi en kappakezhange version 2.0 – with the same verve and loutish charm, while the choice of singers, Javed Ali and Bela Shende, along with the Raja’esque...
Continue reading...Music review: Venkata in Sankata (Kannada – Ricky Kej)
Venkata with Avinash Chebbi’s vocals is groovy with a catchy hook, while its racier English version is pretty good fun too. Nodutha is punctuated by completely silent portions that are...
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