Bezubaan‘s redux trades the earlier version’s Western sensibilities to desi-rap, powered by Vishal Dadlani’s vocals and ending on a similar high, like the original. The original film’s song, Sun saathiya,...
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Badlapur (Music review), Hindi – Sachin Jigar
Jee karda is an absolute kicker! The normal version, in itself, is a stupendous listen for the incredibly engaging tune and Divya Kumar’s spirited vocals. The guitars and shehnai speak...
Continue reading...Ungli (Music review), Hindi – Salim Sulaiman, Sachin Jigar, Gulraj Singh & Aslam Keyi
Dance Basanti is hardly representative of Sachin Jigar’s current form – a catchy, but thoroughly derivative song that could have easily been scored any Punjabi composer with random Z or...
Continue reading...Happy Ending (Music review), Hindi – Sachin-Jigar
G phaad ke is a bloody catchy mix – Divya Kumar and Shefali Alvares scorch the dance floor with their enthusiasm. The tune moves in intriguingly captivating directions before comfortably...
Continue reading...Bey Yaar (Music review), Gujarati – Sachin-Jigar
Bey yaar sapna nava has a decent pop sound that doesn’t add anything beyond managing to sound generically good. But Sachin sings the song’s other, more pensive version, Bey yaar...
Continue reading...Finding Fanny (Music review), Hindi – Mathias Duplessy & Sachin-Jigar
Fanny re is so un-Goan, employs very Punjabi lyrics and is sung by a Rajasthani singer, Mukhtiyar Ali! The song has a wacky, distinctly-European sound, and carries an undeniable charm!...
Continue reading...Entertainment (Music review), Hindi – Sachin-Jigar
Johnny Johnny is insanely catchy and with such intoxicating lyrics that it may just be banned in Gujarat! Priya is particularly fantastic with the female vocals! Veerey di wedding treads...
Continue reading...Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (Music review), Hindi – Sharib-Toshi, Sachin-Jigar
Of the three songs by Sharib-Toshi, ironically, the only song that works is their recreation of Jawad Ahmed’s original, Samjhawan that is spruced up well, with engaging vocals by Arijit...
Continue reading...D For Dopidi (Music review), Telugu – Sachin Jigar & Mahesh Shankar
Sachin Jigar get the Telugu masala idiom mighty well in Rowdy fellows, but it is a bit too templatized, with a very familiar and predictable hook to make any difference....
Continue reading...Issaq (Music review), Hindi – Sachin-Jigar, Sachin Gupta & Krsna
Sachin-Jigar’s Issaq tera and Jheeni re are reminiscent of Pritam’s Jab We Met. They sound fantastic, nevertheless, thriving on excellent vocals by Mohit Chauhan (and Smita Jain for duet), and...
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