Rang dharti ke liye, which also doubles up as the title song, has a nostalgic, Nadeem-Shravan’ish sluggishness that is remotely interesting. Jisne sapna dekha has an overdose of sapna and...
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Music review: Teen Patti (Hindi – Salim Sulaiman)
Bachchan’s probability mumbo-jumbo sounds silly in an otherwise-enjoyable, Bond’ish Life is a game; fantastic vocals by Sonia Saigal and Anushka! Summertime (George Gershwin’s original used as-is) has corny lyrics, but...
Continue reading...Music review: Toh Baat Pakki (Hindi – Pritam)
Jis din and Dil le jaa‘s age-old hooks sink whatever enthusiasm the rhythm tries to evoke, but Phir se is as breezy as things can get – Pritam opts for...
Continue reading...Music review: Striker (Hindi – Assorted composers)
Aim lagaa‘s Rikshaw mix has a particularly nice retro’ish touch that sounds notably better than the plain version – rapper Blaaze handles the singing and composing parts admirably well. Bombay...
Continue reading...Music review: Karthik Calling Karthik (Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy & Midival Punditz – Karsh Kale)
Hey ya’s frothy tune and Clinton’s breezy vocals perfectly complement each other, while Uff teri adaa is the soundtrack’s ebullient highlight, with a trippy techno sound that envelops the very-trio’ish...
Continue reading...Music review: My Name Is Khan (Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy)
Sajda is exceptionally lilting; the combination of Rahat, Shankar and Richa Sharma works brilliantly. Tere naina follows a by-now-familiar, trio-template tune, but still makes for beautiful listening – Shafqat’s singing...
Continue reading...Music review: Ishqiya (Hindi – Vishal Bhardwaj)
The mesmerizingly lilting and vaudevillian Dil to bachcha hai is reminiscent of the Raj Kapoor era, but a more pronounced inspiration seems to be Webber’s Cats tune, Memories – the...
Continue reading...Music review: Rann (Hindi – Assorted composers)
Jayesh Gandhi’s Remote ko baahar is plain ridiculous. Sanjeev Kohli’s thematic Rann hai is best suited as background material, while the two obviously catchy tracks – Amar Mohile’s Mera Bharat...
Continue reading...Music review: Bolo Raam (Hindi – Sachin Gupta)
Do dil hai jawan is momentarily catchy, with a fast, feet-friendly sound and some groovy music; doesn’t stick really but. Sukhwinder Singh is in a pensive mood in Maa tere...
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