Family

Both versions of Qatra are rhythmic and catchy. Its a predictable tune enveloped in a hip hop pattern and makes for good listening. The technopop Pyaar bina is groovy but...

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Kalvanin Kaadhali

Kodakkooli is Theepidikka redux, complete with the hot tone and Anoushka. Throw in a pinch of Raja’s Nethu raathiri and Yuvan has a winner. Good that Yuvan didn’t actually remix...

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Sandakkozhi

Lingusaami ditches Vidyasagar and tries Yuvan instead. And, Vidyasagar is whom you think of, during Gumthalakkadi. Yuvan follows Vidyasagar’s style to the hilt here. Jassie Gift continues to drone in...

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Shikhar

Fitna dil is a cool dancy track with a pace more relaxed than some of Viju’s other high-energy tracks. Mere man sounds like a charming 80s track with its smooth...

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Ek Ajnabi

Apoorva Lakhia lifts Denzel Washinton’s Man on fire, here, and hopes to pull a Sanjay Gupta! Vishal Shekar’s title song is catchy. But that’s it! Amar Mohile’s music for the...

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Bluffmaster

Five tracks by Asian-Brit band Trickbaby and 2 by Iranian singer/composer Arash lends this album a unique flavour. Arash’s European chartbuster Boro Boro features with hindi words thrown in and...

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Holiday

Ranjit Barot resurfaces again with his trademark 90s indi-pop sound in Aashiyan. Khwaahishon se and Neele neele sound a lot more contemporary with groovy orchestration, carribean loops et all. The...

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Aaru

Both the Telugu flavored Kuthu songs – Soda bottle and Freeya vudu, are completely in sync with the mindless stuff Devi Sri Prasad (DSP) has been churning in the name...

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Home Delivery

Boman Irani’s Title song, Gyaan guru by Vishal himself and the mishmash’ish Cuckoo are at best situational. So is Sanjay Dutt’s Maaya, which merely extends his street-smart persona to his...

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