Non-film

Why do Pakistani artists cross the border and lose their identity? Money and a larger audience, I guess! The title track is more of a launch vehicle for model Urvashi...

One of the prominent things I remember about the earlier album featuring Ustad and Chitra was the beautiful video by Pradeep Sarkar. The new Leja leja video fits right into...

Jagjit’s voice hasn’t changed. Gulzar’s word play hasn’t, either. So, here’s one of the finest ghazal albums this year. Hai lou zindagi and Teri soorat get on to you instantly,...

Yes, Instant Karma did redefine the cheesy remix genre with Dance Masti. Ehsaan, Loy and Farhad’s sound was definitely path breaking within the remix parameters. But here, barring Zubeen’s Raat...

To be fair, Soneya, Mehfuz and Roshni make for good listens. Dil has an enjoyable massy rhythm, Rab Jaane’s structure hooks your attention, the arrangements of the traditional Doha and...

Mere saath has a feel akin to Abhijeet Sawant’s Mohabbatein Loutaaunga but impresses due to Sandeep Chowta’s new take on the sound of an otherwise done-to-death tune. Mhare des mein...

Mallika I hate you? Marketing gimmick? Precisely! The actual song is just another Sandeep-engineered track enveloped in an assortment of digi-sounds reminiscent of George Michael’s Freeek! Of the 4 versions,...

Just when you thought Kailash Kher was getting jaded with his high pitched, vocal chords-straining sufi singing, Kailasa springs a pleasant surprise. No, he still sings the same way. It’s...

Ranjit Barot’s trademark sound, heard recently in Holiday, dominates the title track. The other Barot track, Dono jahaan has a distinct 80s pop sound a la Take That! In the...