Think DDLJ 2.0! Jab we met gains immensely from Shahid and Kareena’s endearing and honest performances. There are the usual leaps of imagination – the shortcuts that work brilliantly for...
Continue reading...Onbadhu rooba nottu (Tamil – Bharadwaj)
Velaayee plays as fluently as one of Raja’s best folk’ish tracks carrying poignant pathos while Vellaaviyil effortlessly traverses a breezy village romance with a gorgeously lilting tune. Yaar yaaro agonises...
Continue reading...Kalloori (Tamil – Joshua Sridhar)
Unnarugil varugayil is instantly catchy with neat rhythms and a haunting tune, while Kalloori theme carries the trademark Joshua Sridhar theme sound – very pleasant and fantastic chorus pieces. Haricharan...
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Hum jo chalne lage – Jab we met (Pritam, Hindi) This was one of the songs that did not impress me initially in this soundtrack. But, I loved this track...
Continue reading...Ramanasia (Indipop – Raman Mahadevan)
Tu jo ik pal begins on a serene note and gradually builds up momentum with a compelling pop sound and addictive dhol rhythms. Teri talash and O meri jaan are...
Continue reading...Taare Zameen Par (Hindi – Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy)
The trio treat Prasoon’s adorable words extraordinarily well in the title song – glittering music and a truly effervescent tune flow. Raman Mahadevan’s guitar-led Kholo takes the feel further, Shankar...
Continue reading...Manjal veyyil (Tamil – Bharadwaj)
Bharadwaj gets back his Bollywood-flavoured twang back in the pleasant Aasai oviyam while Malarudhu, despite being reminiscent of Maragadhamani’s Sur hit, Dil mein jaagi, is a very well tuned track...
Continue reading...Khoya khoya chaand (Hindi – Shantanu Moitra)
Lyricists Swanand Kirkire and Ajay Jhingran belt out the ebullient, folksy title song, superby supported by Shantanu’s lively backgrounds. Though a bit stereotyped the composer creates interesting filmy-jazz in Yeh...
Continue reading...Dhan dhana dhan Goal (Hindi – Pritam)
Billo Rani is crowd-pleasing alright, but is also a tad too hackneyed techno-qawali. Neeraj Shridhar however scores big time in the very rhythmic and groovy, Pritam-trademark, Ish ka kalma. Hey...
Continue reading...Dus Kahaniyaan (Hindi – Gourov Dasgupta, Bappa Lahiri, Shafqat Ali Khan & Anand Raaj Anand)
Dus and Jaaniya are loaded with sloppy, uninspiring techno sounds. Gourov Dasgupta does better in the ballad-style Aaja Soniye, with interesting vocals by Sudhanshu Pandey. Mika’s Nachle Soniye is pedestrian,...
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