Arijit’s delightful singing lifts the already gorgeous tune of Aaj dil shayarana. Pritam’s tune is unusually structured and makes fantastic use of violin the background. Irshad Kamil’s lyrics completely dominate...
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Shaadi Ke Side Effects (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
Harry’s not a Brahmachari has a frenzied techno sound that sits well atop the essentially Punjabi tune; Jazzy B and Divya Kumar seem perfect for the high-pitched song. I’m sorry...
Continue reading...Dhoom 3 (Music review), Hindi – Pritam & Julius Packiam
The title song‘s 3rd variant is more glitzy, pointless sound the original tune; Naya’s Arabic version feels mildly different thanks to the language. Malang sounds safe – throws in Middle-Eastern...
Continue reading...Yaariyaan (Music review), Hindi – Pritam, Mithoon, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Arko Pravo Mukherjee & Anupam Amod
Mithoon overdoes his soaked-in-pathos sound in Baarish and Mujhe ishq se, both involving a searing ‘Yeeeeeeaaaaaareeeeyaaaaan’. The former works, in Aashiqui 2 mode, while the latter has Tulsi Kumar… ’nuff...
Continue reading...R… Rajkumar (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
Gandi baat would put to shame any Tamil/Telugu composer – perfect in its energetic kuthu appeal, brilliantly sung by Mika and Kalpana Patowary. Saree ka fall is no different –...
Continue reading...Phata Poster Nikhla Hero (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
The very-Goan Tu mere agal bagal and the almost-kuthu Dhating naach are energetic, masala fun, but Hey Mr.DJ is plain bananas… err, corny. The gorgeous Main rang sharbaton ka is...
Continue reading...Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara! (Music review), Hindi – Pritam & Anupam Amod
Javed Bashir gets another faux-sufi song in Ye tune kya kiya, but where earlier songs like this at least scored was in the vocals – Javed’s gruffy vocals actually goes...
Continue reading...Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
Badtameez dil is heady and addictive; Benny rocks with his vocals! Balam pichkari too… foot-tapping holi song with superb singing by Vishal and Shalmali. Ilahi’s guitar-driven sound and children’s chorus...
Continue reading...I Love NY (Music review), Hindi – Pritam, Falak Shabir and RD Burman
Pritam re-use of a part of Bally Sagoo’s Gud naal ishq mitha is competent – heady Punjabi’ness; Tochi’s version trumps Sukhwinder’s, incidentally! Aao na is more energetic than the usual...
Continue reading...Murder 3 (Music review), Hindi – Pritam & Roxen/Mustafa Zahid
Roxen’s Mustafa Zahid offers an extended version of the band’s own acoustic hit, Kaisay jiyein, in Hum jee lenge – largely predictable and staid Pakistani pop. Of the three songs...
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