Lo maan liya has all the earnestness of a nursery rhyme. Raaz aankhein teri is no different – a mildly Latino-tinged, cloyingly predictable melody. It’s other version Hummein tummein is...
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Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke (Music review), Hindi – Siddharth Haldipur and Sangeet Haldipur
Mika’s Ding dang ding dang is age-old Punjabi masala repackaged in the same old bottle – predictably boring. Shaan and Monali Thakur’s conversational Nachlay nachlay works only because of the...
Continue reading...Aatma (Music review), Hindi – Sangeet Haldipur, Siddharth Haldipur
Aaja nindiya works marvelously as a spooky lullaby! Sangeet’s singing is top-notch; so is Kumar’s fantastic verses! Its jazz verison, Koi jaagi, is Anahita Kumar’s show; with her quivery drawl,...
Continue reading...Blood Money (Music review), Hindi – Jeet Ganguly, Pranay, Siddharth Haldipur & Sangeet Haldipur
Jeet’s 3 Bengali-to-Hindi reused tunes work mighty well; Ek muthu sopno’s (100% Love) Hindi version, Chaahat, Ferari mon’s (System) Hindi equivalent, Gunaah are thoroughly engaging, thanks to wonderful vocals by...
Continue reading...Murder 2 (Music review), Hindi – Harshit Saxena, Mithoon, Sangeet Haldipur and Siddharth Haldipur
Hale dil by Harshit Saxena seems like a good enough tune complete with a Pritam-styled humming phrase, but that incongruent rhythm and Harshit’s own vocals jar. Its acoustic version fares...
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