Non-film

After a Bryan Adamesque Pal (1999), KK – one of India’s finest playback singers – returns with Humsafar, with a slightly more pronounced rock influence than his debut. The Pritam-styled...

Despite the sneaky oldie vocal sample, Anjaane is closer to KHNH’s Kuch to hua hai – groovy track though. Dil hai ye and Jaan V jaaye have catchier tunes and...

With an overarching B-grade film soundtrack feel, Hemachandra is definitely hampered by the insipid stuff dished out by composer Harry Anand. Aaja aaja and to some extent, Mehsoos are the...

Decent lyrics mark Vipin Mishra’s Zindagi pehle, but the tune is ho-hum at best. Amit Trivedi’s Deewana is perhaps the pick of the album, giving adequate opportunity for Prashant to...

Paisa has that marked Euphoria influence, only more unrefined. Out of the other 5 Shomi-composed tracks, the techno-heavy Azaadi and Sooni Andheri impress the most, the latter in particular, for...

Mitul and Mukul’s 2nd album (after the debut, Sajaniya), To kya ho, seems to indicate that elder brother Mitul is into hip-hop while Mukul is into the indipop ballad mode....

Zubeen’s pop debut is largely bland due to the indifferent music turned out by composers ‘Alaap’! There’s a lackluster feel to every track and Zubeen’s over-exploited vocal range adds to...

Ouch! Thanks to Airtel, I’m required to stand up every time they air one of the mod, ambient versions of our national anthem! And, Airtel’s ad spend is so fabulous...