The title song is monotonously bland, with lyrics that include cringe-worthy rhymes. Dhunki is worse, despite a valiant effort by Neha Bhasin in the vocals department, while Choomantar thankfully gets...
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
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...
Continue reading...Tees Maar Khan (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
Shirish Kunder’s stagey title song is interestingly gimmicky – with Sonu Nigam’s impressive Dasavatharam-style multi-voice singing topping the list, while Sheila ki jawani is a zingy, rabble-rousing scorcher that is...
Continue reading...Rajneeti (Movie review), Prakash Jha
Rajneeti is one of the few movies that I recall getting almost all round positive reviews and that was one of the reasons why I chose to see it too....
Continue reading...Raajneeti (Music review), Hindi – Assorted composers
Pritam’s Bheegi si is surprisingly South Indian, like a time-tested Vidyasagar track – frothy and catchy. Aadesh Shrivastava’s Mora piya is predictable and functionally decent, getting better solely due to...
Continue reading...Music review: De Dana Dhan (Hindi – Pritam, RDB & Ad Boys)
Rahat is getting typecast and it is clear from the maha-predictable forced-pleasantness of Rishte naate. Gale lag ja works marginally, only because of Javed Ali, but Paisa (by RDB), with...
Continue reading...Music review: Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (Hindi – Pritam)
Main tera dhadkan is noise aggravation; Hard Kaur’s Follow me, even more so! The noise quotient carries through to Oh by God and Prem ki naiyya too – pointlessly loaded...
Continue reading...Music review: New York (Hindi – Pritam, Pankaj Awasthi & Julius Packiam)
KK’s Hai junoon is perfect sing-along material in true Pritam tradition. And KK can never go wrong with such numbers. The same thing can be said about Mere sang, but...
Continue reading...Music review: Yuvvraaj (Hindi – A R Rahman)
Benny’s fabulous in the pensive melody, Tu meri dost; the contoured tune and nuanced orchestration works well. Beyond the instantly catchy facade, Shano is simplistically pop, while the lilting Tu...
Continue reading...Music review: Hello (Hindi – Sajid Wajid)
The title track is so obviously an attempt to relive the Partner success that you actually feel sad for this duo! Rab ka banda showcases some glitzy backgrounds for a...
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