Jis jagah pe khatam is one of those few songs where the chorus vocals completely rule over the main tune; understated, but immensely catchy. Jhoom jhoom‘s ambitious backgrounds actually hold...
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7 Khoon Maaf (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Bharadwaj
The Kalinka-inspired Darling has an underwhelming rhythm…for such a mesmerizing tune! Usha Uthup and Rekha Bharadwaj make an incredible combo, but get their due only in the other version, Doosri...
Continue reading...Lafangey Parindey (Music review), Hindi – R.Anandh
Anandh takes up rock and Indian’ness in equal measure with seasoned ease for the title song; Ronit’s lead vocals and the backing chorus are extremely effective. Mohit Chauhan’s Man lafanga...
Continue reading...Music review: Jail (Hindi – Sharib-Toshi, Shamir Tandon)
40+ years after Sadhana lost her jhumka, Sonu Kakkar asserts that there’s more to lose in Bareily ke bazaar, in coarse, item-number style, adding infamy to the much-maligned town. Shamir...
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: Aa Dekhen Zara (Hindi – Pritam & Gourav Dasgupta)
Out of Pritam’s two tracks, Gazab is mind-bogglingly dumb and typical but the man redeems his form with Aakriti Kakkar’s Mohobbat aapse, a sparkling melody, tuned, arranged and rendered damn...
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