Ik junoon‘s enthusiasm is highly infectious, particularly the energy in the arrangements and delightful vocals. Alyssa Mendosa is in total control of the dreamy Khaabon ke parindey; its jazzy, restless...
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Music review: Karthik Calling Karthik (Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy & Midival Punditz – Karsh Kale)
Hey ya’s frothy tune and Clinton’s breezy vocals perfectly complement each other, while Uff teri adaa is the soundtrack’s ebullient highlight, with a trippy techno sound that envelops the very-trio’ish...
Continue reading...Movie review: Luck By Chance (Zoya Akhtar)
With spirited underplaying (!) by Farhan and a heartfelt performance by Konkona, Luck By Chance is engaging cinema – near flawless, since clichés are treated in the films within the...
Continue reading...Music review: Luck by Chance (Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy)
Loy and Shekhar make an unlikely, but very appropriate vocal duo in Yeh zindagi bhi, a super-smooth, feel good track, true to the trio’s musical sensibility, while Baawre’s hectic pacing...
Continue reading...Movie review: Rock On!! (Abhishek Kapoor)
Flawed. Nah, make it Contrived. With a capital C. Abhishek ‘Gattu’ Kapoor’s second film is amazingly similar to his debut, Aryan. While Aryan was about the protagonists’ reaction to a...
Continue reading...Rock on!! (Hindi, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy)
Javed saab’s existential banter in Socha hai and the very colloquial, relatable lyrics in Pichle saat dinon mein come alive in Farhan Akhtar’s slightly old’ish, but adequately grungy vocals. The...
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