Vishal and Shefali’s vocals are Ratta maar‘s highlight, an angst’y outpouring against rote-learning, with simplistic lyrics, but to an anthemic tune. The sedate opening of Radha belies the effervescent, tune...
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Shanghai (Music review), Hindi – Vishal-Shekhar
Bharat mata ki jai, with 6 singers, is an enthusiastically raucous package with biting sarcasm in its lyrics, by Dibakar himself. Imported kamariya is not very different tune-wise, but this...
Continue reading...Kahaani (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
Aami shotti bolchi is a cornucopia of genres, but works well together with Usha Uthup towering above all. Javed Bashir’s Piya tu flows ahead beautifully from Ra.One’s Bhare naina, while...
Continue reading...The Dirty Picture (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
Ooh la la is a clever reworking of Bappi Lahiri’s (also one of its singers, besides Shreya Ghoshal) Mawaali number, Oi Amma and many other similar 80s songs; the strings...
Continue reading...Ra.One (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
Chammak challo is Vishal Shekhar’s own Jai ho, with Akon; instantly catchy, with a musical package that incorporates Tamil verses by Hamsika Iyer, even as it seems to offer a...
Continue reading...Rascals (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
NW1W. Ugh! Keywords: Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Vishal Shekhar, Rascals
Continue reading...Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
Haal-e-dil is gorgeously resonant! The track is treated appropriately by the composers; minimal music and even that tabla (or, is it mridangam? Valid query from @Sharathpadaru) entering later in the...
Continue reading...Tees Maar Khan (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
Shirish Kunder’s stagey title song is interestingly gimmicky – with Sonu Nigam’s impressive Dasavatharam-style multi-voice singing topping the list, while Sheila ki jawani is a zingy, rabble-rousing scorcher that is...
Continue reading...Break Ke Baad (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
Adhoore and Ajab lehar are trademark Vishal Shekhar; if the former is catchy and beautifully uptempo, the latter’s orchestration makes all the difference! Prasoon Joshi makes his impact wonderfully in...
Continue reading...Anjaana Anjaani (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
The Pancham touch is smart and subtle in the title song‘s background; the enthusiasm quotient, in large part by Nikhil D’Souza and Monali Thakur’s vocals, is obvious and addictive. The...
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