Heyy babyy’s breezy ring, along with Neeraj Shridhar’s vocals, help in generous doses – though, based on the trio’s repertoire, its a tad assembly-line. The remixes, however, add a fantastic...
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I do understand that our country has a lot of colleges. But does that also automatically mean there are a lot of desperate boys in hostel? I personally do not...
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Gone is that awkward edge. Abhijeet sounds a lot more confident and mature. And Sony BMG seems to have lined up a great set of composers to prop Abhijeet’s comeback!...
Continue reading...Kaafila (Hindi, Sukhwinder Singh)
The singers in Hum raks should ideally generate a cracker, but both Sukhwinder Singh and Daler Mehndi deliver an uninterested medley. Kabhi kabhi is soaked with existential emotions but gets...
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The serene Kahein yeh akhiyaan and Maavan are the clear highlights. Ishq da bukhaar has a manic energy in true sufi style. The same hyper-speed in Dumadam and the hip-hop...
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Aakalesthe – Shankar Dada Zindabad (Devi Sri Prasad, Telugu) Besides being a great looker, its a pleasant surprise that actress Mamta Mohandas can rock to this extent, with her vocals....
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Kanakku has a distinctive Israeli/ Middle Eastern sound and Manicka Vinayagam’s voice just about saves it. Puliya kili jeyicha has a fairly competent and catchy rhythm going for it while...
Continue reading...Gwoemul (Korean, Joon-ho Bong)
Gwoemul (The Host) is an incredible genre shifter. It starts as a creature-fest, gets into some amazingly goofball comedy and even attempts to make a political statement amidst all that....
Continue reading...Shankar Dada Zindabad (Telugu, Devi Sri Prasad)
Actress Mamta Mohandas springs a super surprise in the bouncy Aakalesthe where the composer lets his best orchestral ammunition loose. Adnan Sami’s Bhoogolamantha however is assembly-line. Chitra does the appropriately-modified...
Continue reading...Thottaal Poo Malarum (Tamil, Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Arabu naade, with a surprise Hindi opening, packs in a fantastic punch, with its perfectly in-sync rhythms and an arresting mid segment. Vittaal has thoughtfully played, alluring percussion, along with...
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