Everything just works seamlessly in Tumhi ho bandhu – Kavita Seth’s vocals, Neeraj Shridhar’s super enthu hook and Pritam high-energy music… everything! Shalmali Kholgade, fresh from her Pareshaan high, rocks...
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Agent Vinod (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
The officially credited Rasputin homage, I Will Do The Talking Tonight, is surprisingly effective – a pulsating, catchy track that makes whimsical use of the original’s hooks! Pungi is quirky...
Continue reading...Aarakshan (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy & Prasoon Joshi
Prasoon’s lyrics faintly touch SEL’s Achha lagta hai, from Kuch Naa Kaho, in Achha lagta hai(!), but changes tone into a playful, colloquial, immensely addictive banter. What works significantly in...
Continue reading...Music review: Kurbaan (Hindi – Salim-Sulaiman)
Shukran Allah is predictably and genuinely pleasing, particularly, the prominent title phrase rings long after the song is over. Sukhwinder and Kailash Kher have a really harmonious session in Dua,...
Continue reading...Movie review: Love Aaj Kal (Imtiaz Ali)
We’ve come a long way indeed. It started with ‘Yeh shaadi nahi ho sakti’, often uttered by the male lover who took a bit too long to announce his love....
Continue reading...Music review: Love Aaj Kal (Hindi – Pritam)
Overlaying a familiar, repetitive sapera-been piece to a hyper-energetic tune in Twist is a total winner all the way; Neeraj Shridhar rocks in the catchiest track of the year, so...
Continue reading...Music review: Roadside Romeo (Hindi – Salim Sulaiman)
Main hoon Romeo oozes faux bravado thanks to Kunal’s routine rendition, while Chhoo le na takes the Latino route, quite predictably. The star studded hip-hop number Cool cool is monotonous...
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