Minimal techno-wizardry and even more minimal tune makes Luck aazma a poor title song, but the duo spring a surprise with Salim’s vocals in the laid-back melody of Khudaya ve....
Continue reading...Music review: Love Aaj Kal (Hindi – Pritam)
Overlaying a familiar, repetitive sapera-been piece to a hyper-energetic tune in Twist is a total winner all the way; Neeraj Shridhar rocks in the catchiest track of the year, so...
Continue reading...Music review: Chaandan Mein (Indipop – Kailasa)
Kailasa’s Chaandan Mein is perfectly in sync with what is expected from the band. The title song shines with Paresh’s guitar and a sweet tune sung with his usual passion,...
Continue reading...Pritam speaks out on the ‘Hai Junoon’ controversy
(Cross-posted from ItwoFS, since this is very relevant to Milliblog too!) Pritam has responded to the allegations of plagiarism in Hai Junoon, in Calcutta Times – to the same journalist...
Continue reading...Music review: Shortkut – The Con is On (Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy)
Predictability is a dreadful thing – you know it when you listen to three tracks from Shankar Ehsaan Loy’s latest soundtrack, Shortkut – The Con is On! Kyun hota hai...
Continue reading...Music review: Aayirathil Oruvan (Tamil – GV Prakash Kumar)
Karthik croons assertively and, along with the composer’s fantastic backgrounds and a spellbinding tune, rocks Oh eesa! This is an awe-inspiring, albeit, masala’ish track that is instantly captivating. Indha paadhai’s...
Continue reading...Music review: Kambakkht Ishq (Hindi – Anu Malik, RDB & Salim Sulaiman)
From the promos, Om mangalam by RDB sounded mundane, but ironically, that is the best track of the soundtrack. And, it’s merely a passable track inspired no doubt by Singh...
Continue reading...Music review: Jashn (Hindi – Sharib-Toshi, Nouman Javaid & Sandesh Shandilya)
Toshi-Sharib’s Aaye re and Nazrein karam play out full and punchy – KK’s ever-dependable vocals belting out confident winners in, surprisingly, Lalit Sen style. Aish karle is catchy, with very...
Continue reading...Music review: Morning Walk (Hindi – Jeet Ganguly)
Aasmaan choona has Pritam’s trademark written all over – except for Shaan singing in place of KK; wonderful track, handled very well by Jeet. The 2 fusion tracks alternate in...
Continue reading...Music review: New York (Hindi – Pritam, Pankaj Awasthi & Julius Packiam)
KK’s Hai junoon is perfect sing-along material in true Pritam tradition. And KK can never go wrong with such numbers. The same thing can be said about Mere sang, but...
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