Seema Weightu extends Veera Thurandhara, with a similar Ilayarajaesque swag, but adding some Mumbaiya mix too, along with Dopeadelicz and Arunraja Kamaraj’s rap. Katravai Patravai is the soul-twin of Neruppu...
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Veere Di Wedding (Music review), Hindi – Sashwat Sachdev, Vishal Mishra, White Noise & QARAN
Barring Sunidhi’s spirited singing, the rest of Pappi le loon is plain zany, while Bhangra da sajda—and White Noise’s Laaj sharam—is predictably spirited Punjabi wedding dance material. But Sashwat Sachdev...
Continue reading...Raazi (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Ae watan works perfectly as a fervent prayer as much as it does as a patriotic song! The trio’s music, with beautifully layered chorus (Mani Mahadevan, Ravi Mishra, Binaya Mohanty,...
Continue reading...Daas Dev (Music review), Hindi – Assorted composers
Atif Aslam-led Sehmi hai dhadkan has a somber, deeply engaging tune that Vipin Patwa orchestrates really well, with a soaring hook that demands a lot from the singer and thankfully,...
Continue reading...Padmaavat (Music review), Hindi – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Ghoomar‘s steady percussion is as hypnotic as Shreya Ghoshal’s vocals, though the tune is functional. Sanjay’s tune works better in Ek dil, a maudlin melody that gains from Shivam Pathak’s...
Continue reading...Kaalakaandi (Music review), Hindi – Sameer Uddin, Shashwat Sachdev
Swagpur ka Chaudhary borders on Psychedelic Funk and carries the same irreverent swag from Abhinay Deo’s Delhi Belly (which Akshat, Kaalakaandi’s director wrote). Abhishek Nailwal ups the ante with the...
Continue reading...PadMan (Music review), Hindi – Amit Trivedi
When a man truly and completely adopts his woman’s electricity bill, you get Aaj se teri! Kausar Munir’s zingy lines lend this gently lilting ballad by Arijit significant heft even...
Continue reading...Mukkabaaz (Music review), Hindi – Rachita Arora, Nucleya and Vineet Kumar Singh
Paintra is as combative as the sport the film portrays. Nucleya’s vibrant music fuses pan-Indian kuthu sounds effectively to let Divine deliver a grungy song. Mushkil hai apna is a...
Continue reading...Tiger Zinda Hai (Music review), Hindi – Vishal-Shekhar, Julius Packiam
Swag se swagat has a predictable tune and sound, but the foot-tapping fluff does have swag. Dil diyan gallan has a lovely lilt for the earthy Punjabi verse, on top...
Continue reading...Firangi (Music review), Hindi – Jatinder Shah
The title song works due to Sunidhi Chauhan’s charming vocals, Jatinder’s hammering of repetitive title hook and the steadily shifting sound, from earthy folk to a punchy EDM and eventually...
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