Meetha sa has an ambient sound, though the tune is staid and predictable, much like Shreya Ghoshal’s Pyar itna na kar, that hams it up in a sleepy, standard tune....
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Aakrosh (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
With its Viju Shah’ish item sound, Isak se meetha is surprisingly un-Pritam’ish, dated and predictable. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan gets badly stereotyped…yet again, in Man ki mat and Sasural munia...
Continue reading...Jhootha Hi Sahi (Music review), Hindi – A R Rahman
Call me dil‘s dulcet notes get accentuated because of Rashid Ali’s vocals as Rahman gets his balladish orchestration pitch-perfect here! Rashid’s other track, Cry cry, is the mellow, pondering equivalent...
Continue reading...Crook (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
Challa offers an explosively catchy opening; perfect, heady Pritam number…right sound, great effect! Beyond that, Pritam opts for a melody overdose and does it damn well! Nikhil Dsouza aces Mere...
Continue reading...Bengaloored (Music review), Hindi/Kannada – Vasu Dixit
Vasu’s opener, Baawra is significantly better, tune-wise, than Swaratma’s tracks; that existential lyrics and poignant tune only make it better. Elhogali shivne starts off mildly, in typical folk style, but...
Continue reading...Gumshuda (Music review), Hindi – Bickram Ghosh
Sunidhi’s Tanha rahein, mostly because of her irresistible vocals and Bickram’s mysteriously alluring music, works fairly well. Dhundo has a fantastic, charming tune and with Sonu at its helm, it...
Continue reading...Anjaana Anjaani (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
The Pancham touch is smart and subtle in the title song‘s background; the enthusiasm quotient, in large part by Nikhil D’Souza and Monali Thakur’s vocals, is obvious and addictive. The...
Continue reading...Soch Lo (Music review), Hindi – Nitish Pires, Charu Moohan & Mehboob
Charu Moohan’s lyrics, music and vocals in Dedh inch oopar is a strangely languorous experience vaguely echoing Vishal Bharadwaj’ish sensibilities – true slow poison, in every sense! The song’s unique...
Continue reading...Madholal Keep Walking (Music review), Hindi – Nayab Raja
Naina lage is a good enough tune that works better because it is repeated thrice! Parveena’s (Wife’s theme) works better than Bhupinder’s or Mitali’s. Altaf Raja’s Falsafa yeh zindagi ka...
Continue reading...Help (Music review), Hindi – Ashu & Gourov Dasgupta
NW1W. Well, except for Ashu’s Kenha hai, where the composer does make an honest effort to get out of his mediocrity. I suppose Mughda Godse can relax – her white-bikini...
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