I had talked about Rahman and Bharatbala leveraging the sheer musical value of our national anthem, recently. It has now taken a ridiculous turn with a Chennai-based retired inspector filing...
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Apna Asmaan (Hindi – Leslie Lewis)
Katra katra is a clear ace from Leslie – good combination of a lilting melody, wonderful lyrics and vocals by Mehboob and Sukhwinder, and superb arrangements. Jhanana’s in the same...
Continue reading...Victoria No.203 (Hindi – Viju Shah)
The title song and Zindagi aa gayee aimlessly amble on to their illogical ends. Amit Kumar replaces his dad, along with Mahendra Kapoor-replacement Udit Narayan, in Do bechare’s remix. Viju’s...
Continue reading...Nanhe Jaisalmer (Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya)
Nanhe yaar is clearly from Himesh’s sound bank of yore – typically from the Tere naam days, I suppose. Almost everything seems stretched and sappy – the prolonged prelude, the...
Continue reading...Jana Gana Mana (Bharatbala, Kanika & A.R.Rahman)
Ouch! Thanks to Airtel, I’m required to stand up every time they air one of the mod, ambient versions of our national anthem! And, Airtel’s ad spend is so fabulous...
Continue reading...Marudhamalai (Tamil – D.Imman)
Is that intermittent singer in Hey yenmama really Karthik? This excuse of a kuthu-track is as irritating and jaded as the really stupid, Yenna vela, uttered by the composer himself....
Continue reading...Inimey Nangadhaan (Tamil, Ilayaraja)
Vazhvu venduma vaa is arduous in every way – Madhu Balakrishnan’s singing, backgrounds et all. To be fair, Unnai kel does show the sparkle the composer displayed in soundtracks like...
Continue reading...Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (Hindi – Assorted composers)
Ganesh Hegde’s reworking of Pancham’s classic falls way short, barring, perhaps Amitabh’s Kabhi kabhi dialog with a twist and its picturization, that’s quite besides the point. Ruk ja, Hai aag...
Continue reading...15 years of A.R.Rahman’s music – 1992 to 2007 and continuing!
I still remember August 15, 1992. I was at school, pretty annoyed at the Independence Day routine while the rest of the world was glued to the telly, watching the...
Continue reading...Go (Hindi – Sneha Khanwalkar, Prasanna Shekhar & Amar Mohile)
Sneha Khanwalkar shares credit with Prasanna Shekhar for Kaash and Amar Mohile for Oooh. Kaash is unique – extremely slow, but an arresting tune, backed by fantastic arrangements, while the...
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