Jaffer Zaidi’s thick’ish voice hangs like a heavy cloud waiting to pour – like Raghu Dixit’s, minus the panache. But the tunes make all the difference! Jaffer’s mother, the incredibly...
Continue reading...Music review: Thambikku Intha Ooru (Tamil – Dharan)
Javed Ali spoils the otherwise lovely Mudhal pen neeye, with his horrendous pronunciation – but, thankfully, Dharan’s tune is fresh and catchy. The title song is conventional and atrocious, while...
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...Aayirathil Oruvan (Director: Selvaraghavan)
Let me say this right away – Aayirathil Oruvan is the most disappointing Tamil film I’ve ever seen. Behind that massive disappointment lies expectations, no doubt, but Selvarghavan has himself...
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: Kedi (Telugu – Sandeep Chowta)
Sunidhi Chauhan puts up her grungy best in Kedigadu, even as Sandeep’s backgrounds pack a phenomenal punch, particularly the imaginative interludes, while Arijit Singh and Neha Kakkar ace the sweet,...
Continue reading...Music review: Aptharakshaka (Kannada – Gurukiran)
Chamundi taayi works because of SPB’s powerful vocals and the guitars Guru adds wisely to an otherwise standard song. Kabadi kabadi is as mainstream and massy as it can get...
Continue reading...Music review: Mundhinam Paartheney (Tamil – Thaman S)
Indre indre has an old-worldly charm to it – Ranjith gets a cracker of a melody that allows him to vary his range, even as Thaman adds charming layers to...
Continue reading...3 Idiots is not idiot-proof
Aseem Chhabra has already spoken at length about the ‘feel good’ factor of 3 Idiots. And, many, many people have done more than adequate reviews of the film so I...
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