Tufail Niazi’s everlasting Main nai jaana forms the base for the incredibly sung and arranged Khairheyan de naal – Shafqat’s interpretation and vocals are truly breathtaking. Zeeshan ‘Shani’ Haider’s sole...
Continue reading...Music review: Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi (Hindi – Ravindra Jain)
Amol Palekar and Zarina Wahab run in slow motion when Shaan and Shreya exchange their worldly belongings in Mujhme zinda and the sappy Dekhe humne. Mandir hai literally has honey...
Continue reading...Music review: Hello (Hindi – Sajid Wajid)
The title track is so obviously an attempt to relive the Partner success that you actually feel sad for this duo! Rab ka banda showcases some glitzy backgrounds for a...
Continue reading...Movie review: A Wednesday (Neeraj Pandey)
Neeraj Pandey’s debut is a remarkable venture. It has a very simple premise, made eminently watchable by extremely competent performances from three men – Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher and Jimmy...
Continue reading...Music review: Chup (Pakistani, Zeb & Haniya)
Along with fabulous vocals, Norwegian musician Hildegunn Oiseth’s trumpets embellish the jazzy title track. Rona chor diya’s girl power is channeled very well in the rock’ish tune while the bluesy...
Continue reading...Music review: Welcome To Sajjanpur (Hindi – Shantanu Moitra)
The joyous bhajan parody Sita Ram is infectious, but the Sonu-Sunidhi duet Dildaara is too common place a tune to leave any impact. The Pritam-styled Ek meetha marz has an...
Continue reading...Music review: Kidnap (Hindi – Pritam, Sandeep and Sanjeev Vyas)
Guest composers – the Vyas Brothers, Sandeep and Sanjeev pitch in with a racy, techno ditty in Mit Jaaye, sung with verve by Sandeep. Pritam’s starts with a predictable, hip-hop...
Continue reading...Music review: Nenu Meeku Telusa (Telugu, OST)
Kannu theristhe is one-dimensional with limited appeal, while the Premji – Harini duet, Yenno, is full of rap intrusions and a zany tune that goes haywire. Sriram Parthasarathy’s Emaindo gaani...
Continue reading...Music review: A Wednesday (Hindi, Sanjoy Chowdhury)
Aping Pritam’s sound, Bekali’s dancy sound is monotonous while Bulle Shah is amateurish, to say the least, despite Irshad Kamil’s interesting lyrics. Jalwa has Shaan mouthing ambitious words in a...
Continue reading...Music review: Kotha Bangaru Lokam (Telugu, Mickey J Meyer)
Veteran SP Balasubramaniam towers over Nee prashnalu, with a deep, SD Burman’ish tune and soulful backgrounds while the peppy OK anesa is expectedly cute and catchy. Nenani neevani seems to...
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