Adnan’s melodic streak continues in the very tuneful and pleasant Dheere dheere – the song abounds with a sound very typical to the composer’s style we’re now used to. Dosti...
Continue reading...RMIM Puraskar 2007
The results are out. Taare zameen par tops almost every category! I was a judge this year too! Considering Anwar was in the contention too (I had listed it in...
Continue reading...Anjaadhey (Tamil – Mysskin)
For all the promise director Mysskin displayed in his debut (Chithiram Pesuthadi), Anjaadhey is terribly disappointing. Using the same realistic, lower middle class setting, he has an Ajmal who simply...
Continue reading...Jannat (Hindi – Pritam, Kamran Ahmed)
Zara si is just the perfect, incredibly catchy melody that we love from Pritam – the ‘Kya mujhe pyar hai’ of 2008! And yes, KK rules! 82Rocker, Kamran Ahmed’s Judai...
Continue reading...Top 10 recent picks!
Jashn-e-bahaaraa – Jodha Akbar (A.R.Rahman, Hindi) This song is the triumph of a fantastic tune set amidst very limited music. It does require a captivating voice and Rahman’s choice of...
Continue reading...Gone Baby Gone (Dir: Ben Affleck)
Gone Baby Gone tests a recent, but amazingly well-ingrained – by our films, what else? – theory, espoused best in Maniratnam’s Nayagan – a wrong is no wrong, if it...
Continue reading...Jalsa (Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad)
Despite Devi Sri Prasad’s perennially repetitive style, Jalsa’s music actually is solid fun. Right from the choice of Baba Sehgal to croon the rocking title song, to Kay Kay taking...
Continue reading...Bhram (Hindi – Siddharth Suhas & Pritam)
Shaan saves Pritam’s Jaane kaise with his singing – the tune per se is just passable. His other track, Jaane kyun, as credited, works mainly due to the source –...
Continue reading...Krazzy 4 (Hindi – Rajesh Roshan)
Break free is groovy and catchy – thanks to Vishal’s spirited singing and Rajesh’s vibrant arrangements. The folk’ish Dekhta hai is adequately coarse with some interesting hooks. The almost-spoken Ik...
Continue reading...Tamil writer Sujatha no more!
Shocking, to say the least. He was (is?) one of the most influential writers for me personally, across languages. He was solely responsible for me to start thinking in Tamil...
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