That 80s jhankaar style music in Har ek friend is more annoying than being nostalgic, even as it smashes Airtel’s memorable phrase into smithereens. Dhichkyaaon‘s rhythmic, Pancham-style music works to...
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Himmatwala (Music review), Hindi – Sajid-Wajid, Bappi Lahiri & Sachin-Jigar
Sajid-Wajid’s recreation of Bappi Lahiri’s super-hit, super-kitschy 80s originals – Naino mein and Taki taki – use the source material well, resulting in fairly entertaining versions in a fresh, new-kitschy...
Continue reading...Dabangg 2 (Music review), Hindi – Sajid Wajid
Dagabaz re, that post-marriage addendum to Tere mast mast do nain, uses vastly similar tricks, to impress, again. PandeyJi Seeti seems to be constructed especially for Salman’s hip movement… and...
Continue reading...Son of Sardar (Music review), Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya, Sajid-Wajid & Sandeep Chowta
The title song is peculiarly addictive – must be that chant-like backgrounds and repetition. Rani tu mera raja and Po po aren’t that lucky -mind-bogglingly templatized and bland. Tu kamaal...
Continue reading...Ajab Gazabb Love (Music review), Hindi – Sajid Wajid & Tarli Digital
Boom boom boom must be the nth version of Sajid Wajid’s Soni de nakhre from Partner – refuses to work after so many reworks. Tu is straight out of a...
Continue reading...Ishkq in Paris (Music review), Hindi – Sajid Wajid
Saiyaan is painfully boring – when will Rahat Fateh Ali Khan get out of this mode? Jaane bhi de, thankfully, is a massive improvement over the average Sajid-Wajid material –...
Continue reading...Ek Tha Tiger (Music review), Hindi – Sohail Sen & Sajid-Wajid
Sajid-Wajid’s lone track Mashallah is every note stereotyped Middle Eastern generic music; stunningly bland. Not to be left behind, Sohail Sen opens his account with the heavily Latino-stereotyped Laapata which...
Continue reading...Teri Meri Kahaani (Music review), Hindi – Sajid-Wajid
Wajid does a surprisingly good job in singing the bubbly Mukhtasar that, for some inexplicable reason, sounds a lot like London Paris New York’s title song! Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s...
Continue reading...Rowdy Rathore (Music review), Hindi – Sajid-Wajid
Chinta ta ta shamelessly – and without any credit – rips off MM Kreem’s Telugu original from the film’s original, Vikramarkudu. If it sounds catchy, don’t credit Sajid Wajid for...
Continue reading...Housefull 2 (Music review), Hindi – Sajid-Wajid
Despite explicitly aping Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP’s We No Speak Americano, Papa toh band bajaye is a rollicking track with utterly corny and funny lyrics, superbly sung by Neeraj...
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