A soulful track in its Tamil version transforms very beautifully in Cheeni kum, title song, while Sooni sooni retains the original’s feel, quite appropriately. Baatein hawa reworks the original’s playful...
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Alvida & O meri jaan – Metro (Pritam, Hindi) KK literally powers Alvia and O meri jaan, while Pritam works his magic in the backgrounds. The build-up to both the...
Continue reading...Shootout At Lokhandwala (Hindi – Assorted composers)
Anand Raaj Anand dishes out an utterly bland item number in Mere yaar. His other track, Unke nashe mein is marginally better, with confident orchestration. Mika does seem to have...
Continue reading...Mohit Suri’s gyan on the need for inspiration – credited or otherwise!
Mohit Suri, director of Awarapan, when asked about the film’s plot, says, “Its storyline is derived from a Korean film. I am not hiding it. There is a Korean film...
Continue reading...Pallikoodam (Tamil – Bharadwaj)
Meendum pallikku is a lyrics-driven track like Gnabagam varudhey, but the excessive nostalgia is getting tiresome. Is that charukesi I hear in Indha nimidam? Lovely stuff! Ramji’s isai mazhalai uses...
Continue reading...Aap Kaa Surroor (Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya)
Aap kaa surroor is a case of Himesh-overdose. The tunes are bad – with the exception of Tera mera milna and perhaps, Assalam Vaalekum. The singing is exasperating. The number...
Continue reading...Fool N Final (Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya)
Yeh dooriyan calls out Shakira! With Shaheed Kapoor doing a Justin Timberlake, this is pretty catchy, more so because Himesh is out of his comfort zone in terms of composition...
Continue reading...Sagar Ballary fries Francis Veber’s bheja!
Sagar Ballary, debutant Director of Bheja Fry says, in a recent Hindu interview, “There was this movie called Dinner Game, which inspired me”. He also says, “I have adapted the...
Continue reading...Good sons, proud fathers!
What’s with failed/ neglected composers’ sons making it big with a vengeance in Indian film music? Sardar Malik, RK Shekar, Naresh Sharma…we do have the more popular Roshan as exception,...
Continue reading...The Train (Hindi – Mithoon)
Woh ajnabee captivates right from the start – with a catchy stacatto rhythm and an extraordinary singing debut by Mithoon, Shilpa Rao pitching-in equally beautifully. That Dhadkan dhadkan line, besides...
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