Here are my favourite songs of the year....the list is long...could have added more songs
Ajnabi Shehar - Jaan-e-mann
This song simply rocks......it transforms you to a fairy land....one of the best songs of all time...Gulzar, Anu and Sonu complement each other well.....
Aaj ki raat - Don
Most haunting track of the year....this song has a typical 80s disco feel to it....Sonu, Mahalaxmi and Alisha sang this song well..though entire credit should go to SEL for making me nostalgic with 80s soundtracks....also check out the intricacies in the video of this song....the spoiler of the film is cleverly woven in the songs lyrics as well as Isha/Shahrukh's body language....this is my most heard track of the year
Roobaroo - RDB
Simply love this track for the guitar interludes and Rahman's music....
Jaaneman - Aryan
This song did not get the attention it should have deserved...had this been in a Yashraj film it would have been aggressively promoted and would have been a chartbuster.....Sonu and Shreya are utterly sweet in this song....
Yeh hai meri kahani - Zinda
Best composed number of the year..check out the musical arrangements in the song...it is simply mindblowing....has a typical western soundtrack....
Ek pal ke liye - Ankahee
Another song which did not get the necessary credit....KK was at his best in this song....
Ya Ali- Gangster
Though lifted the song was very well sung by Zubin and ably supported by Pritam (composer)...Zubin is one of the top contenders for winning this year's major awards....
Chand Sifarish - Fanaa
What a way to end their duo career.....Jatin Lalit gave a lilting number (check the santoor interlude)...Shaan's vocal should atleast earn him a place in all award ceremonies this year....
Mitwa- KANK
No one expected SEL to come up with this number which had a typical Pakistani feel to it...moreover the range displayed by Shafaqat was awesome...he like Zubin is another top contender for male singer award.....
Title - KANK
Whoever thought that Alka is past her peak should listen to this track....still has the same ol' Alka golden touch to it.....Sonu too sung this song well...this was a stereotypical SEL number
Beedi - Omkara
one of the best item numbers of all times...can you imagine a lyricist like Gulzar giving 2 back to back excellent item numbers in a span of 1 year (Beedi and Kajra re)......Sunidhi should win the top female singer award hands down for this song.....
Tere Bin - Bas Ek pal
Atif continues from where he left last year (Wo Lamhe and Aadat)...he is one of the most talented singers in Bollywood today and if properly used can be the Sonu Nigam of the coming generation.....
Masti ki pathshala - RDB
what an energetic college number with some really cool lyrics.....song that heard the most in college festival last year.....
Pal pal - LRM
Shreya might end up giving stiff competition to Sunidhi (Beedi) for this sweet number....This song just seems to be an extension of Chann Chann (Munnabhai MBBS)...this song consolidates Shreya position as the Lata Mangeshkar of our generation (I can say that Sunidhi is the Asha Bhosale of today's generation)
Baawri Piya-Baabul
One of the best songs sung by Sonu...its a classic...since it was not well promoted the song might not feature in any awards.....Sonu has rarely sung a classical song but this song alongwith Behka Diye (Umrao Jaan) confirms that no genre is difficult for this singer...Sonu is simply the God when it comes to singing/versatility
Aa paas aa- Ankahee
Another superb track from Shreya....again since the film didn't do well this song went unnoticed..
Neele neele aasmaan - Holiday
Shreya rules again in this number...
Sau Dard - Jaan-e-mann
Another mindblowing slow emotional number from Sonu..
Tu hi meri shab hai- Gangster
great lounge number and one of the songs to feature in almost every remix album...KK as usual sang this song well...
Teri yaadon - Killer
This too went unnoticed but was an amazing number....
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Flashback 2006: Music
The year has almost come to an end...so why not review some of the fine albums of this year....
Rang de basanti: Probably the best album of the year in terms of variety....movie has a typical college number (Masti ki pathshala), excellent romantic song (Tu Bin bataye), bhangra (title song), mother missing her child (Lukka chupi), prayer (Ik onkar), patriotism (Khoon chala)...but the pick of the lot was Roobaroo...mindblowing number (check the guitar interludes) and so well picturised.....almost a perfect ending to a near perfect movie... A R Rahman gave a great album after a long time
Fanaa: last album by my fav music director Jatin-Lalit...excellent songs like Chand Sifarish sung brilliantly by Shaan, Dekho Na and Tere Haath mein from Sonu-Sunidhi.....all the tracks were wonderful...wish there were few more songs in the album...
http://nahush.blogspot.com/2006/04/music-review-fanaa.html
Gangster: surprise album of the year....no one expected Gangster to have such beautiful numbers...so what if Pritam borrowed tracks from Middle-east...songs were simply amazing...it also introduced new singing talents like Zubin and James.....Ya Ali was one of the most successful song of the year...Bheegi Bheegi and Tu hi meri shab hai were not far behind......
KANK:SEL continues to give one hit album after another.....last year success story of B&B was carried forward with KANK and Don....2007 too looks positive for this trio with Salaam-e-ishq...coming backto KANK it was a typical Yash Chopra- Karan Johar album..Sonu was brilliant in the title track so was Mitwa by Shafaqat Ali.....Mitwa had a typical Pakistani feel to it and the track was superb..Tumhi dekho na was a typical Jatin-Lalit number...in all one of the great albums of this year
Bas Ek Pal: very little was expected from this movie...but when the album hit the music stands there was no looking back...al the tracks were amazing each being unique in its own way...Tere Bin became the anthem of the country..Atif was as usual great in this song... Yeh Ishq hai kya was a classy party number..Ashq bhi and Zindagi Hosh were also great.....my personal favourite....
http://nahush.blogspot.com/2006/08/2-amazing-albums.html
Jaan-e-mann: Anu Malik is back with a bang....songs like Ajnabi Shehar and Sau Dard are amongst best tracks ever composed by Anu Malik...Ajnabi Shehar is the best song of the year....Humko Maloom hai and Jaane ki jaane were also great numbers....but still Ajnabi Shehar mesmerizes me....what a track
Don: Aaj ki Raat gave a typical 80s disco feel.....thats why this song is my personal favourite....it is my most heard song of this year....everyone felt that Khaike Paan and Yeh mera Dil were the best numbers but I felt that Aaj ki raat was one of the best lounge/disco numbers in recent times....Even the title song sung by Shaan was good.....Khaike Paan was a downer though Yeh Mera Dil was cute...
http://nahush.blogspot.com/2006/08/don-chase-begins.html
Ankahee: Most underrated album of this year...check out Ek Pal ke liye and Aa Paas Aa..Shreya Ghoshal and Kay Kay sang these songs really well....even Kunal Ganjawala was great in Tumse yoon milenge...even Pritam (composer) thinks that this album didnt get the attention which it deserved.....
Omkara:Beedi was one of the best item number of all times...Sunidhi and Sukhwinder gave the song a very rustic feel...Title song and Namak were also great numbers....Gulzar was at his best so was Vishal....
Rang de basanti: Probably the best album of the year in terms of variety....movie has a typical college number (Masti ki pathshala), excellent romantic song (Tu Bin bataye), bhangra (title song), mother missing her child (Lukka chupi), prayer (Ik onkar), patriotism (Khoon chala)...but the pick of the lot was Roobaroo...mindblowing number (check the guitar interludes) and so well picturised.....almost a perfect ending to a near perfect movie... A R Rahman gave a great album after a long time
Fanaa: last album by my fav music director Jatin-Lalit...excellent songs like Chand Sifarish sung brilliantly by Shaan, Dekho Na and Tere Haath mein from Sonu-Sunidhi.....all the tracks were wonderful...wish there were few more songs in the album...
http://nahush.blogspot.com/2006/04/music-review-fanaa.html
Gangster: surprise album of the year....no one expected Gangster to have such beautiful numbers...so what if Pritam borrowed tracks from Middle-east...songs were simply amazing...it also introduced new singing talents like Zubin and James.....Ya Ali was one of the most successful song of the year...Bheegi Bheegi and Tu hi meri shab hai were not far behind......
KANK:SEL continues to give one hit album after another.....last year success story of B&B was carried forward with KANK and Don....2007 too looks positive for this trio with Salaam-e-ishq...coming backto KANK it was a typical Yash Chopra- Karan Johar album..Sonu was brilliant in the title track so was Mitwa by Shafaqat Ali.....Mitwa had a typical Pakistani feel to it and the track was superb..Tumhi dekho na was a typical Jatin-Lalit number...in all one of the great albums of this year
Bas Ek Pal: very little was expected from this movie...but when the album hit the music stands there was no looking back...al the tracks were amazing each being unique in its own way...Tere Bin became the anthem of the country..Atif was as usual great in this song... Yeh Ishq hai kya was a classy party number..Ashq bhi and Zindagi Hosh were also great.....my personal favourite....
http://nahush.blogspot.com/2006/08/2-amazing-albums.html
Jaan-e-mann: Anu Malik is back with a bang....songs like Ajnabi Shehar and Sau Dard are amongst best tracks ever composed by Anu Malik...Ajnabi Shehar is the best song of the year....Humko Maloom hai and Jaane ki jaane were also great numbers....but still Ajnabi Shehar mesmerizes me....what a track
Don: Aaj ki Raat gave a typical 80s disco feel.....thats why this song is my personal favourite....it is my most heard song of this year....everyone felt that Khaike Paan and Yeh mera Dil were the best numbers but I felt that Aaj ki raat was one of the best lounge/disco numbers in recent times....Even the title song sung by Shaan was good.....Khaike Paan was a downer though Yeh Mera Dil was cute...
http://nahush.blogspot.com/2006/08/don-chase-begins.html
Ankahee: Most underrated album of this year...check out Ek Pal ke liye and Aa Paas Aa..Shreya Ghoshal and Kay Kay sang these songs really well....even Kunal Ganjawala was great in Tumse yoon milenge...even Pritam (composer) thinks that this album didnt get the attention which it deserved.....
Omkara:Beedi was one of the best item number of all times...Sunidhi and Sukhwinder gave the song a very rustic feel...Title song and Namak were also great numbers....Gulzar was at his best so was Vishal....
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Dhoom 2 : Better late than never
Disappointing...this is the 1st thing that came out of my mouth after watching D2. Moreover this was the reaction of many cinegoers in the theatre........but the box office report tells a different story...biggest bollywood movie of all time (breaking the record of Gadar).....according to me the movie worked because of Hrithik's popularity and death defying stunts.....
The movie starts in a predictable manner...Hirthik trying to rob diamonds from a train (a la Roop ki Rani choron ka raja)...however the stunts during this sequence though stunning are illogical..it was referred in the movie that Hrithik does a robbery in a country only once...but he ends up robbing in India twice...why
the museum loot is also illogical...how can a 6 inch high remote car escape the eyes of 20 security guards even when the car is moving at snail's pace....also how can one expect Hrithik to come out of the gutter through a jet and rise to such a height....also how come hrithik has all the solutions to escape during that robbery..think of highly acidic solution in his boots and magnets on his hands.....
the 2nd half is too slow and concentrates more on the relationship between Ash and Hrithik...also Abhishek's character looks very weird throughout the movie....he literally looks dumb.....all the smartness that he gained in dhoom seems to been lost in D2....also Ash's character is somewhat loud...why does she have to mouth those irritating words like "funny guy" and "like" so often..... Bipasha's character is not at all required in the movie...she does not help the story to move forward...moreover there is no need of a double role...both her characters are useless specially the one in Rio de Janeiro....dont know why they had to include Rimi Sen in the movie...her character too does not take the story forward.....it is Uday's character which continues in the same way as he left in Dhoom....
the climax is also very dull....how can Abhishek leave Ash and Hrithik even after he tracks them down...
The script is very weak so is the screenplay....there is no story...the entire movie revolves around different heists and amazing stunts... direction is pathetic.....Sanjay cannot compete with the likes of Raju Hirani, Adi Chopra, Rakesh Mehra....songs are good though a lot was expected from them....Dil lagana and Dhoom again are my picks...
Ash looks sexy in the film and so does Bipasha...but Ash still is not on par with Rani, Preity in terms of acting....she still has a long way to go....Uday is a bit irritating as Ali but this is what his character is....Abhishek does not get any scope....such a waste of a great actor...Sanjay Gadhvi needs to watch KANK, Sarkar, Bluffmaster to understand his acting abilities....
The success of Dhoom 2 has benefited one person only and that is Hrithik...Hrithik is the best thing to have happened to this movie and he is the saving grace...all his dances and stunts are stupendous....even his get-ups are mind blowing...be it statue or the queen or the dwarf...he is one of the few choosy actors who can compete with Aamir..for more evidences watch out his last 3 releases Koi mil gaya, Lakshya, Krrish.....
The movie starts in a predictable manner...Hirthik trying to rob diamonds from a train (a la Roop ki Rani choron ka raja)...however the stunts during this sequence though stunning are illogical..it was referred in the movie that Hrithik does a robbery in a country only once...but he ends up robbing in India twice...why
the museum loot is also illogical...how can a 6 inch high remote car escape the eyes of 20 security guards even when the car is moving at snail's pace....also how can one expect Hrithik to come out of the gutter through a jet and rise to such a height....also how come hrithik has all the solutions to escape during that robbery..think of highly acidic solution in his boots and magnets on his hands.....
the 2nd half is too slow and concentrates more on the relationship between Ash and Hrithik...also Abhishek's character looks very weird throughout the movie....he literally looks dumb.....all the smartness that he gained in dhoom seems to been lost in D2....also Ash's character is somewhat loud...why does she have to mouth those irritating words like "funny guy" and "like" so often..... Bipasha's character is not at all required in the movie...she does not help the story to move forward...moreover there is no need of a double role...both her characters are useless specially the one in Rio de Janeiro....dont know why they had to include Rimi Sen in the movie...her character too does not take the story forward.....it is Uday's character which continues in the same way as he left in Dhoom....
the climax is also very dull....how can Abhishek leave Ash and Hrithik even after he tracks them down...
The script is very weak so is the screenplay....there is no story...the entire movie revolves around different heists and amazing stunts... direction is pathetic.....Sanjay cannot compete with the likes of Raju Hirani, Adi Chopra, Rakesh Mehra....songs are good though a lot was expected from them....Dil lagana and Dhoom again are my picks...
Ash looks sexy in the film and so does Bipasha...but Ash still is not on par with Rani, Preity in terms of acting....she still has a long way to go....Uday is a bit irritating as Ali but this is what his character is....Abhishek does not get any scope....such a waste of a great actor...Sanjay Gadhvi needs to watch KANK, Sarkar, Bluffmaster to understand his acting abilities....
The success of Dhoom 2 has benefited one person only and that is Hrithik...Hrithik is the best thing to have happened to this movie and he is the saving grace...all his dances and stunts are stupendous....even his get-ups are mind blowing...be it statue or the queen or the dwarf...he is one of the few choosy actors who can compete with Aamir..for more evidences watch out his last 3 releases Koi mil gaya, Lakshya, Krrish.....
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