In-the-fringes pop singer Jojo tries his hand yet again, with Sufi music and Faaiz Anwar in tow. For someone known best for his uncredited cover of Vital Signs’ ‘Woh kaun...
Continue reading...Anaganaga Oka Roju (Telugu, Sri)
Despite the musically-aware gang in Chennai going ga-ga over Keeravani’s music in Kshana kshanam, back in the 90s when it was more fashionable to trash Telugu music for being over-the-top,...
Continue reading...Naqaab (Hindi, Pritam)
Despite the temptation to sneak in questions of plagiarism, let us agree that Pritam is innocent, until proven otherwise. So, we have a scintillating latino-styled track sung with super verve...
Continue reading...Kreedam (Tamil, G.V.Prakashkumar)
The instantly pleasing ambient sounds, exotic orchestration and luscious melodies in Akkam pakkam and Vizhiyil sound much like early-day Rahman but Kaneer is a serious letdown considering its a routine...
Continue reading...Shut up n kiss me (Alisha Chinai)
As if the cheesy title isn’t enough, Alisha continues to insist on singing every song like a woman in heat, for no apparent reason. To be fair, UK-based composer Ravi...
Continue reading...Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (Shaad Ali)
Despite severe media drubbing, I finally watched Jhoom barabar jhoom, thanks to one sole voice of approval – Baradwaj Rangan! And…I loved it! After Jaan-e-mann, here’s another film maker who...
Continue reading...Defying logic or illogical opinions?
What’s this obsession with logic in the recently-released Sivaji? Every single Tamil weekly review adds a line saying that a particular scene defies logic. Examples quoted include the hawala transaction,...
Continue reading...Bow Barracks Forever (Hinglish, Neel Dutt)
Jab maine has Shaan jiving to cute, school-boy angst and a neat, stereotyped rock and roll. Dominique does well in Home – a nostalgic solo, while Usha Uthup’s Teri meri...
Continue reading...Saadgi (Lata Mangeshkar)
No more nubile young things lip-syncing to Lata Mangeshkar. Thankfully, Saadgi is not a soundtrack and can be listened to, for simple and straight reasons as Lata’s vocals and some...
Continue reading...Ne le dis à personne (French, Guillaume Canet)
The only reason why I even ended up watching Ne le dis à personne (Tell no one) is that the plot reminded me of one of my favorite European films,...
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