Dagabaz re, that post-marriage addendum to Tere mast mast do nain, uses vastly similar tricks, to impress, again. PandeyJi Seeti seems to be constructed especially for Salman’s hip movement… and...
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Khiladi 786 (Music review), Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya
Lonely in insanely… insane; an atrocious hodge-podge of assorted genres, topped by Himesh’s ‘lonely lonely’ nose. Balma attempts aping Pancham, with middling results, thanks solely to Shreya. Long drive‘s hiphop...
Continue reading...Talaash (Music review), Hindi – Ram Sampath
It could be Suman Sridhar. Or it is perhaps the fairly generic attempt to work within the Mikey McCleary Bartender Mix format, but Muskaanein jhooti hai works seductively well with...
Continue reading...Chakravyuh (Music review), Hindi – Salim Sulaiman, Vijay Verma, Sandesh Shandilya, Shantanu Moitra & Aadesh Shrivastava
NW1W. It is telling that the mildly listenable song is Paro, by Aadesh Shrivastava! Keywords: Chakravyuh, Salim Sulaiman, Vijay Verma, Sandesh Shandilya, Shantanu Moitra & Aadesh Shrivastava
Continue reading...1920 Evil Returns (Music review), Hindi – Chirantan Bhatt
Apnaa mujhe tu lagaa is by-the-template ballad sung soulfully by Sonu Nigam – nothing new that we haven’t heard, but mildly impactful too. Chirantan scores better in the very Pritam’ish...
Continue reading...Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (Music review), Hindi – Amit Trivedi
Kiklikalerdi is rhythmic and catchy, no doubt, but is also rather rudimentary. Motorwada gets it right with funky Punjabi layer on hip-hop. The title song is wonderfully earthy, but also...
Continue reading...Jab Tak Hai Jaan (Music review), Hindi – A R Rahman
Challa is every bit Rahman as far as the free-flowing, slow-burning tune is concerned, despite the Punjabi, and the phonetic similarity of the key word to Rabbi’s Bulla; Keba Jeremiah’s...
Continue reading...Rush (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
Chup chup ke could well be composed in Pritam’s sleep – wonderfully pleasant, but incredibly predictable… every part of the song! Mumkin nahin too is Pritam-sleep material – catchy melody...
Continue reading...Son of Sardar (Music review), Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya, Sajid-Wajid & Sandeep Chowta
The title song is peculiarly addictive – must be that chant-like backgrounds and repetition. Rani tu mera raja and Po po aren’t that lucky -mind-bogglingly templatized and bland. Tu kamaal...
Continue reading...Chittagong (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Bedabrata Pain’s vocals seem apt for Ishan; the chorus complement him wonderfully, besides the nuanced orchestration. Jeeney ki wajah too is adorned with outstanding orchestration even as the complex, inspirational...
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