Vishal Mishra’s Khatam kahani has the same verve of a Krsna song; this too written by Krsna’s frequent collaborator, lyricist Raj Shekhar. Nooran sisters’ exuberant singing pitches the song into...
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Lucknow Central (Music review), Hindi – Arjunna Harjaie, Rochak Kohli, Tanishk Bagchi and Mychael Danna
Kaavaan kaavaan, Arjunna Harjaie’s rearranged version of Mychael Danna’s Monsoon Wedding number, Aj mera jee karda, retains the original’s heady dhol-based Punjabi mix, with Divya Kumar rocking the lively rendition....
Continue reading...Naam Shabana (Music review), Hindi – Rochak Kohli and Meet Bros
Rozana rides on Shreya Ghoshal’s vocals and the lady—as usual—handles it magnificently! Rochak Kohli’s choice of backgrounds is extremely interesting, in what sounds almost like a muted march past music!...
Continue reading...Welcome to Karachi (Music review), Hindi – Rochak Kohli, Jeet Ganguly & Amjad Nadeem
Rochak Kohli’s techno Honey Singh’isation – adding assorted spirits to any song – of the lullaby Lalla lalla lori is aptly techno and foot-tapping. Vishal Dadlani breezes through the catchy...
Continue reading...Hawaizaada (Music review), Hindi – Rochak Kohli, Mangesh Dhakde, Ayushmann Khurrana & Vishal Bhardwaj
Rochak Kohli’s title song has a breezy enough tune and he sings it with the necessary panache too! Rochak gets, aptly, Mohit Chauhan and Javed Bashir, for Daak ticket, yet...
Continue reading...Nautanki Saala (Music review), Hindi – Mikey Mccleary, Ayushmann Khurrana, Rochak Kohli, Falak Shabir & Rashid Khan
Mera mann, composed and sung by Falak Shabir is a throwback to the old-world balladry – soft and serene, both original and the reprise. Tulsi Kumar’s version and the Remix...
Continue reading...Vicky Donor (Music review), Hindi – Abhishek-Akshay, Rochak Kohli, Ayushmann Khurana and Donn & Bann
Rokda is breezy and easy on the ears with some neat guitar in the background. Kho jaane de is reminiscent of Amit Trivedi and that itself is the song’s success,...
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