Aadat se majboor and Jazba seem like calculated, safe efforts – the carefully assembled catchy rhythm, Benny and Shilpa Rao’s cool vocals…everything; but they still endear as they hold the...
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The Dirty Picture (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
Ooh la la is a clever reworking of Bappi Lahiri’s (also one of its singers, besides Shreya Ghoshal) Mawaali number, Oi Amma and many other similar 80s songs; the strings...
Continue reading...Desi Boyz (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
Make some noise for the Desi Boyz sees Pritam employ every trick in his book to create reasonably listenable and relentless Punglish noise. Subha hone na de, with its nursery...
Continue reading...Jaana Pehchana (Music review), Hindi – Ravindra Jain
Sachin’s singing is clearly over the top in Hairat zada hoon main, but Ravindra Jain’s tune and orchestration has a pleasant ring to it, in a nostalgic way. Ek farishta,...
Continue reading...Miley Naa Miley Hum (Music review), Hindi – Sajid-Wajid
Haan yahi pyaar hai overdoses on cliched lyrics (can the government declare ‘Dheere dheere haule haule’ as an illegal phrase), but has a charming ring to it. Wake up now...
Continue reading...Tell Me O Kkhuda (Music review), Hindi – Pritam, Sajid-Wajid, Abhijit Hegde Patil & George Theofanous
Abhijit Hegde Patil’s Someone Somebody is blasé; its remix, even more so. George Theofanous’s Mile na tu makes up with some enthusiasm, but fails to make any impact. Sajid-Wajid’s title...
Continue reading...Mujhse Fraaandhsip Karoge (Music review), Hindi – Raghu Dixit
Raghu’s audacious South Indian dappanguthu-style rhythm in Dheaon dheaon is bloody catchy and ably supported by Anvita corny, ingenious lyrics! Uh-oh‘s minimal orchestration helps bring to fore Ash King and...
Continue reading...Rockstar (Music review), Hindi – A R Rahman
Phir se ud chala’s tune almost feels like a free-form flight, beautifully accentuated by Mohit’s vocals, George Doering’s mandolin and a literal take-off half-way into the song. Jo bhi main...
Continue reading...My Friend Pinto (Music review), Hindi – Ajay-Atul, Hitesh Sonik, Shamir Tandon & Kavita Seth
Barring Kunal’s enthusiastic vocals, Dhinchak zindagi follows the standard musicals template. Kunal gets great company from lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya in Do kabootar, but the tune continues to seem bland, expect...
Continue reading...Mod (Music review), Hindi – Tapas Relia
Tu hi tu and Chand pal ke humsafar are largely pleasant, but their overall languorous sound pulls both down significantly. Tu hi tu’s unplugged version by Vijay Prakash brings the...
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