In Rajj rajj ke, while Sonakshi struggles hard, Nahid Afrin—the Indian Idol finalist from Assam—handles the angsty tune effortlessly in the other version. The remix evens out the angst to...
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A Flying Jatt (Music review), Hindi – Sachin-Jigar
The title song is a straight-to-the-point fun track that hammers Pag, Peg, Swag set amidst glitzy Punjabi coolth, with a cute outing by Tanishkaa. Ditto with Beat pe booty‘s catchy...
Continue reading...Baar Baar Dekho (Music review), Hindi – Jasleen Royal, Arko, Bilal Saeed, Amaal Mallik, Prem Hardeep and Badshah
Kho gaye hum kahan, with its serene guitar backdrop and ethereal vocals by Jasleen Royal (also its composer) and Prateek Kuhad, is an incredibly calming listen. Jasleen’s other track, Nachde...
Continue reading...Happy Bhag Jayegi (Music review), Hindi – Sohail Sen
Happy oye survives its generic sound and tune solely because of Harshdeep Kaur and Shahid Mallya’s enthusiastic vocals. Gabru ready to mingle hai, led by Mika, is good enough fun...
Continue reading...Dishoom (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
In an interesting move, T-series has credited the originator of Sau tarah ke‘s hook line – Ashish Pandit, besides actual lyricist Kumaar! That’s pretty much the highlight of this overstuffed...
Continue reading...Rustom (Music review), Hindi – Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Jeey Gannguli, Ankit Tiwari and Raghav Sachar
Arko’s Tere sang is gentle, and easily likeable. Plus, there’s Atif Aslam’s vocals too! The reprise, sung by Arko, pales in comparison. Raghav Sachar’s Rustom vahi (with 3 variants) sounds...
Continue reading...Mohenjo Daro (Music review), Hindi – A R Rahman
Mohenjo Mohenjo is a woefully outdated template usually relegated to ‘tribal’ songs. Tu hai appears thrice—a gorgeously flowing melody after an extended prelude in Sindhu ma, a shorter, lilting version,...
Continue reading...Hai Apna Dil Toh Awara (Music review), Hindi – Ajay Singha, Pervez Quadir and Subhash Pradhan
Chu liya, Bhool saari baat and Dil ke rahi are the kind the songs that made Indipop tolerable in the 90s and 00s! Easy-on-the-ears, guitar’y pleasantness and well sung (Papon...
Continue reading...Raman Raghav 2.0 (Music review), Hindi – Ram Sampath
Qatl-e-aam, in its Unplugged version, has a phenomenally beautiful—very ghazal style—melody at its core and Sona Mohapatra delivers it incredibly well. The soft, lilting Punjabi rhythm and the persistent guitar...
Continue reading...Do Lafzon Ki Kahani (Music review), Hindi – Amaal Mallik, Babli Haque, Ankit Tiwar and Arjuna Harjai
Amaal Malik’s Kuch to hai is a simple tune, evoking classic waltz-style ballads, but in Armaan Malik’s vocals, it’s a good listen. Babli Haque’s sufi-tinged Jeena marna is largely predictable,...
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