Move aside Himesh and Anu, Shantanu is here in Bollywood to stay for a long time.....music in all his films has been nothing short than a classic.....It started with Leela where he composed the excellent ghazals 'Jaag ke kaati' and 'tere khayal ki' rendered in the silken voice of Jagjit Singh.....
Even before Leela happened, Shantanu had composed the signature tune for Uncle Chips "Bole mere lips, i luv uncle chips'....this was followed by the pop album Ab ke sawan (Shubha Mudgal) where he composed rustic songs like Ab ke saawan....
After Leela, they came up with Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi which had brilliant numbers like Mann yeh baawra, Title song.....This album brought them into limelight.....this was followed by the best album of last year Parineeta...all the songs were great....be it the ever hummable Piyu bole or the eternally playful Kasto Mazaa or the heart wrenching Raat hamari to.....this album was way better than Bunty aur babli which grabbed all the music awards......
After Parineeta they again turned up aces with Yahaan...the songs of this film went unnoticed....check out the songs Urzu urzu durkut and Naam ada likhna....these songs had a definite Kashmiri touch in them......dunno why such albums are not given due recognition....if there is an album which impressed me after Parineeta then it has to be Yahaan........
Now they have returned with a tapori track in Munnabhai lage raho....some of the songs are really good such as Aane char aane (sang by the versatile Karunya of Indian Idol 2 fame) , Pal pal har pal (sang brilliantly by Shreya) , Bande mein tha dum (tune is same as Aao bachcho from Jagriti) and the title song....though not as good as Parineeta and Yahaan this album still proves that Shantanu can come up with a variety of tracks.....
Another composer which impresses me nowadays is Vishal Shekhar who are more famous for funky techno tracks......
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