The title song, with its catchy stage musical-like sound works instantly. Mohit Chauhan is in his elements, given the lovely tune, but it is Swanand Kirkire who surprises not only...
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Rockstar (Music review), Hindi – A R Rahman
Phir se ud chala’s tune almost feels like a free-form flight, beautifully accentuated by Mohit’s vocals, George Doering’s mandolin and a literal take-off half-way into the song. Jo bhi main...
Continue reading...Anjaana Anjaani (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
The Pancham touch is smart and subtle in the title song‘s background; the enthusiasm quotient, in large part by Nikhil D’Souza and Monali Thakur’s vocals, is obvious and addictive. The...
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: Rocket Singh – Salesman of the Year (Hindi – Salim-Sulaiman)
The title Pocket mein rocket sounds terribly obscene, till you listen to the catchy, highly enjoyable song – it’s a simple, addictive tune and the choice of Benny Dayal is...
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: Wake Up Sid (Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Amit Trivedi)
The title song is immensely sing-along’ish and despite that mild monotony via Shankar’s vocals, makes for a lovely listen, particularly the exuberant title call-out. In Kya Karoon, the highlight is...
Continue reading...Bachna Ae Haseeno (Hindi, Vishal Shekhar)
KK and Shilpa Rao complement each other beautifully in Khuda jaane – a sweeping melody accentuated by excellent chorus, while Lucky boy, follows a predictable tune, but with a catchy...
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