wanted to write the review for this movie a long time back.....but didnt get time to do so....
another nice album to come out this yr...this too like OSO and LCMD brings out memory from past...most of the songs have a subhash ghai feel be it the music or vocals or the sets....
the album kicks off with the title song which is one of the most hummable songs in recent times...this has been rendered by a newbie Shail who does full justice to the number....
this is followed by Jab se tere naina which is a typical Shaan solo number...Shaan is once again amazing in this solo song...the tunes bear resemblance to past Ismail Darbaar numbers...
Maasha allah sung by Kunal Ganjawala is another winner track...he has A R Rahman touch all over it...
Thode Badmaash has a classical feel all over it and Shreya has sung it beautifully..
Yoon Shabnami is a nice qawalli which grows on you on repeated hearings..
Chabeela is the weakest song in the movie...bears striking similarity to Der se aana from Khalnayak...
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
Cute trailer: Taare Zameen Par
Aamir Khan is back and this time as actor/ producer and director....this is a cute trailer....
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Music review: Om Shanti Om
70s era is back...just few days after LCMD comes another album which takes you back to those days.....This album has Laxmi-Pyare stamp all over it...
Ajab Si: On listening this song you would know that this song has been penned by Javed Akhtar since most of the songs of this album are written by Javed Akhtar. However you are in for a surprise as you notice that this is written by composer Vishal....the lyrics is simply superb...check out
Dil ko banade jo patang saansein ye teri wo hawayein hai KK has done complete justice to this song...had it been 3-4 yrs back this would have been sung by Abhijeet since such songs suited him well..
Dard-e-disco: Should I say this is a qawali or is it a disco track....too tough to decide since it is very difficult to typecast this song into any genre...Sukhvinder is good in this song...this song has become a rage because of 6 pack SRK body.....
Deewangi Deewangi: Most awaited song/video of the year since it has 35 stars in it ranging from Dev Anand to Jeetendra to Hrithik Roshan..it has been sung brilliantly by Shaan, Udit, Shreya, Sunidhi and Rahul Saxena....It has few Persian interludes which sound peppy...overall the song is a winner from the word go....
Dhoom Tana: Sargam/Tohfa days are back...this song has been composed by Pyarelal and is a number with all the arrangements, lyrics of the early 80s....when u hear this song u visualize Jaya Prada or Sridevi dancing with Jeetendra (in his white shoes) with colorful matkas placed in the garden...i have heard that this song has been digitally shot with Sunil Dutt and Deepika Padukone...cant wait to see this on screen....
Agar Main Kahoon: A slow number by Sonu and Shreya that has been beautifully penned by Javed Akhtar....its a brilliant track which has a Rafi touch to it....
Jag Soona Soona: Another brilliant track by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (i am starting to like this singer) and Richa Sharma...
Dastaan E Om Shanti Om: Bears close resemblance to Ek Hasina thi from Karz...seems this is the climax song and summarizes the entire story alongwith the reincarnation theme in it....Shaan is once again perfect in this song.
all in all each of the song is a masterpiece not because the music is great but because it brings out memories of the past.....
PS: I would still say that Life in a Metro music is by far the best of this year (maybe the best in past 2-3 yrs)...am waiting with bated breath for Saawariya music...
Ajab Si: On listening this song you would know that this song has been penned by Javed Akhtar since most of the songs of this album are written by Javed Akhtar. However you are in for a surprise as you notice that this is written by composer Vishal....the lyrics is simply superb...check out
Dil ko banade jo patang saansein ye teri wo hawayein hai KK has done complete justice to this song...had it been 3-4 yrs back this would have been sung by Abhijeet since such songs suited him well..
Dard-e-disco: Should I say this is a qawali or is it a disco track....too tough to decide since it is very difficult to typecast this song into any genre...Sukhvinder is good in this song...this song has become a rage because of 6 pack SRK body.....
Deewangi Deewangi: Most awaited song/video of the year since it has 35 stars in it ranging from Dev Anand to Jeetendra to Hrithik Roshan..it has been sung brilliantly by Shaan, Udit, Shreya, Sunidhi and Rahul Saxena....It has few Persian interludes which sound peppy...overall the song is a winner from the word go....
Dhoom Tana: Sargam/Tohfa days are back...this song has been composed by Pyarelal and is a number with all the arrangements, lyrics of the early 80s....when u hear this song u visualize Jaya Prada or Sridevi dancing with Jeetendra (in his white shoes) with colorful matkas placed in the garden...i have heard that this song has been digitally shot with Sunil Dutt and Deepika Padukone...cant wait to see this on screen....
Agar Main Kahoon: A slow number by Sonu and Shreya that has been beautifully penned by Javed Akhtar....its a brilliant track which has a Rafi touch to it....
Jag Soona Soona: Another brilliant track by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (i am starting to like this singer) and Richa Sharma...
Dastaan E Om Shanti Om: Bears close resemblance to Ek Hasina thi from Karz...seems this is the climax song and summarizes the entire story alongwith the reincarnation theme in it....Shaan is once again perfect in this song.
all in all each of the song is a masterpiece not because the music is great but because it brings out memories of the past.....
PS: I would still say that Life in a Metro music is by far the best of this year (maybe the best in past 2-3 yrs)...am waiting with bated breath for Saawariya music...
Friday, September 14, 2007
Music review: Laaga Chunari mein daag
Shantanu Moitra's music has always been different be it Parineeta or Hazaaron Khwahishen Aisi or Eklavya or Lage raho Munnabhai....his songs grow on you gradually and stay for a long time...LCMD falls in the same league....
the album has one of the best female duets heard in recent times....i m referring to Hum to aise Bhiayyan sang by ultimate duo of Shreya (Late of today's era) and Sunidhi(Asha of today's era)...the song is likeable from the first hearing itself....
the title track though the tunes and few interludes are from original song Laaga Chunari mein daag is brilliantly sung by Shubha Mudgal....this song alongwith Ek Hi Thaiyya might not get popular with the masses but it will find favor with classes...
Ek teekhi theekhi takes you to the 70s-80s era and the song is extremely hummable...easily my fav song of the album.....
Zara gungunalein chalo bears some resemblance with Yaaro Sunlo from Rok sako to rok lo...this is a typical YRF song....
Kachchi Kalli is very peppy number and its music and singing impresses you from the word go....i m not getting bored even after listening this song for atleast 20-25 times in 3 days...
all in all an album worth each bytes on ur laptop....
watch out for Om Shanti Om music review coming from me in a couple of days...
the album has one of the best female duets heard in recent times....i m referring to Hum to aise Bhiayyan sang by ultimate duo of Shreya (Late of today's era) and Sunidhi(Asha of today's era)...the song is likeable from the first hearing itself....
the title track though the tunes and few interludes are from original song Laaga Chunari mein daag is brilliantly sung by Shubha Mudgal....this song alongwith Ek Hi Thaiyya might not get popular with the masses but it will find favor with classes...
Ek teekhi theekhi takes you to the 70s-80s era and the song is extremely hummable...easily my fav song of the album.....
Zara gungunalein chalo bears some resemblance with Yaaro Sunlo from Rok sako to rok lo...this is a typical YRF song....
Kachchi Kalli is very peppy number and its music and singing impresses you from the word go....i m not getting bored even after listening this song for atleast 20-25 times in 3 days...
all in all an album worth each bytes on ur laptop....
watch out for Om Shanti Om music review coming from me in a couple of days...
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Simply Sonu: Live in Concert
what a show....simply mindblowing....10 times better than AR Rahman show....not because Sonu is a great singer but because he is the best entertainer....he not just enthralls the crowd with his renditions but keeps them involved and involves them in each of the songs....he is truly the living legend of Indian Music industry....
2 weeks back I saw an ad in Sulekha that GOD is going to perform in NY on 8th Sept at the same venue where Rahman had performed....quickly called up my friend Shobhit and asked him whether he would like to join for the concert...he concurred and we booked 4 ticks...the show was abt to start at 8 PM...we reached the venue well in advance...since we had some time we decided to fill our tummy with yummy Chipotle burritos....we entered the stadium at 7:45...the Nassau coliseum was not as packed as that for Rahman's show (south Indian crowd was missing)....
the show kickstarted with the Lord Ganesh chant of Vakratunda Mahaakaaya Suryakotee Samaprabha....this was following by the Sonu band (minus Sonu) singing Roobaroo from Rang de Basanti....this was followed by introduction of the band by stunning Mansi Verma (compere of the evening)...then Gunjan (who has sung in Bend It Like Beckham) sang Aao na gale lagao na and Beedi Jalayle....
Sonu then made his entry with his most popular song Kal Ho na Ho (sad version)...he just sang 2 lines from this song and then moved over to the ever hummable romantic Suraj hua maddham number....the best part abt each of the songs he sung was he didnt sing in the usual filmi manner but added his own alaaps/surs...each of the songs he sang sounded different from the original track....so sometimes it was really difficult to sing along with him.....for all songs he would prompt the audience to sing alongwith him...for example for the number Just Chill he sang the mukhda and prompted the audience to sing Just Chill Chill Just Chill....
He sang a number of songs from his now famous filmi/pop repertoire and also sang some of the Rafi numbers....heres the list
he also shared some of his experiences from early singing days and that was truly hilarious...he even did some mimicry of Anu Malik, Kumar Sanu, Sanjeev Kumar and Udit Narayan..
he was so full of life that he came down from the stage, called a woman from the audience and asked her to sing Bijuriya along with him and also requested her to urge the crowd to sing with them...towards the end of his performance also he came down from the stage, gave hi-5s to the VVIP ticket holders for 10-15 mins....he even held a 6-7 month baby from the crowd and sang Kal Ho Na ho with the baby..the show got over at almost 12 in the night....
wish Sonu keeps on coming to North east every yr and I get to see his live performance everytime he is here....
well here are some of the videos from the show (click on the song)
Main Hoon Na Prelude...ultimate
Kabhi Alvida na kehna
Kabhi Alvida na kehna (contd)
Main Hoon Na
Saathiya
Suraj Hua Maddham
Kal ho na ho
Kal ho na ho slow
Audience choice
Dil deewana
Sonu Nigam entry
Interaction with a lady
Tumse milke
Salaam-e-Ishq
Roobaroo
Beedi
Some more blogs on Sonu
Living legend
Baawri piya ki
Interesting blog on Sonu
Behka diya
2 weeks back I saw an ad in Sulekha that GOD is going to perform in NY on 8th Sept at the same venue where Rahman had performed....quickly called up my friend Shobhit and asked him whether he would like to join for the concert...he concurred and we booked 4 ticks...the show was abt to start at 8 PM...we reached the venue well in advance...since we had some time we decided to fill our tummy with yummy Chipotle burritos....we entered the stadium at 7:45...the Nassau coliseum was not as packed as that for Rahman's show (south Indian crowd was missing)....
the show kickstarted with the Lord Ganesh chant of Vakratunda Mahaakaaya Suryakotee Samaprabha....this was following by the Sonu band (minus Sonu) singing Roobaroo from Rang de Basanti....this was followed by introduction of the band by stunning Mansi Verma (compere of the evening)...then Gunjan (who has sung in Bend It Like Beckham) sang Aao na gale lagao na and Beedi Jalayle....
Sonu then made his entry with his most popular song Kal Ho na Ho (sad version)...he just sang 2 lines from this song and then moved over to the ever hummable romantic Suraj hua maddham number....the best part abt each of the songs he sung was he didnt sing in the usual filmi manner but added his own alaaps/surs...each of the songs he sang sounded different from the original track....so sometimes it was really difficult to sing along with him.....for all songs he would prompt the audience to sing alongwith him...for example for the number Just Chill he sang the mukhda and prompted the audience to sing Just Chill Chill Just Chill....
He sang a number of songs from his now famous filmi/pop repertoire and also sang some of the Rafi numbers....heres the list
- Kal Ho Na Ho sad version
- Suraj hua Maddham
- Saathiya title song : Rendition was perfect
- Main Hoon Na: Best song of the evening..just check the prelude of this song (video below)...each line of the song was followed by another song from the old era..something like Kiska hai ye tumko intezaar Main hoon na
Aati rahegi baharein
jaati rahegi baaharein
dekhlo idhar to ek baar
Main hoon na
mere tere liye hi saat rang ke sapne chune - Just Chill
- Aaja Soniye...another great performance....he mixed this song with one of the other songs (cant remember the song)...
- Staying alive from Bee Gees in girl's voice...a truly versatile rendition
- Mera Rang de Basanti Chola...he mentioned that this is his favourite song and he makes sure that he sings it in each of his concerts...
- Tumse Milke Dil ka hai jo haal
- Lagaa Chunari mein daag
- Chaudvi ka chand ho
- Yeh dil deewana...mindblowing number and so beautifully sung
- Bijuriya
- Tenu Leke
- Salaam e Ishq title song
- Baawri piya ki
- Mere Haath mein
- Do Pal Ruka
- Gumshuda
- Kal Ho Na Ho
- Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna....2nd best number of the evening
he also shared some of his experiences from early singing days and that was truly hilarious...he even did some mimicry of Anu Malik, Kumar Sanu, Sanjeev Kumar and Udit Narayan..
he was so full of life that he came down from the stage, called a woman from the audience and asked her to sing Bijuriya along with him and also requested her to urge the crowd to sing with them...towards the end of his performance also he came down from the stage, gave hi-5s to the VVIP ticket holders for 10-15 mins....he even held a 6-7 month baby from the crowd and sang Kal Ho Na ho with the baby..the show got over at almost 12 in the night....
wish Sonu keeps on coming to North east every yr and I get to see his live performance everytime he is here....
well here are some of the videos from the show (click on the song)
Main Hoon Na Prelude...ultimate
Kabhi Alvida na kehna
Kabhi Alvida na kehna (contd)
Main Hoon Na
Saathiya
Suraj Hua Maddham
Kal ho na ho
Kal ho na ho slow
Audience choice
Dil deewana
Sonu Nigam entry
Interaction with a lady
Tumse milke
Salaam-e-Ishq
Roobaroo
Beedi
Some more blogs on Sonu
Living legend
Baawri piya ki
Interesting blog on Sonu
Behka diya
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Music review: This "Train" is not to be missed
another classy album after Life in a metro.....this album catches your attention on the first hearing itself....this is a typical emraan hashmi album....each and every song is a chartbuster....mithoon is truly turning out to be the pick of the lot...first he impressed with the "Wo lamhe" version in Zeher, followed up with some of the best songs in the past couple yrs: Bas Ek pal (Tere Bin) and Anwar (Tose naina lage and Maula mere)...
the album starts off with a bang with Wo Ajnabee...an out n out club number which has the composer behind the mike....Mithoon as well as sing the sing pretty well....this song is currently the number 1 song (the album is already no.1) in the indian music charts...
this is followed by KK singing beetein lamhe which has the Mithoon touch all over it....KK once again impresses in a sing which is tailor made for him...
teri tamanna till now is my fav song of the year....i m completely mesmerized by this track....the promos off this song have not started yet..but once it starts the music sales will sky rocket......the number is so peppy that you will start humming it as soon as u listen it....
mausam is another brilliant track which bears resemblance to aadat (na jaane kabse) and tere bin(bas ek pal) and the video is also beautifully shot...
the remixes are also good to the ears and one would love listening to them as well....
all in all a must buy album
the album starts off with a bang with Wo Ajnabee...an out n out club number which has the composer behind the mike....Mithoon as well as sing the sing pretty well....this song is currently the number 1 song (the album is already no.1) in the indian music charts...
this is followed by KK singing beetein lamhe which has the Mithoon touch all over it....KK once again impresses in a sing which is tailor made for him...
teri tamanna till now is my fav song of the year....i m completely mesmerized by this track....the promos off this song have not started yet..but once it starts the music sales will sky rocket......the number is so peppy that you will start humming it as soon as u listen it....
mausam is another brilliant track which bears resemblance to aadat (na jaane kabse) and tere bin(bas ek pal) and the video is also beautifully shot...
the remixes are also good to the ears and one would love listening to them as well....
all in all a must buy album
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Music review: Life In a Metro
Anurag-Shiney-Pritam pair is back a year after Gangster....the music of gangster was among the best albums last yr (probably the hottest selling)..singers gave amongst their best performances (ya ali -zubeen, tu hi meri shab hai-KK, lamha lamha -abhijeet, bheegi - james) in that album....so the expectations were really high....
and boy they do meet the expectations (or shld i say exceed them).....unarguably the best album of this year...the album bears traces of gangster and bas ek pal....but that is just the overall look of the album....pritam is definitely turning out to be an ace music composer in the past few yrs (dhoom, gangster, ankahee)....
also this turns out to be KK best album so far....he has sang his heart out in Alvida and O meri jaan.....just listen to his voice modulation in Alvida and you would know how talented this singer is....also check the Oooooo Oooooos in O meri jaan...
newcomer suhail is brilliant in the unplugged version of baatein kuch ankahee
on 1st hearing Kar Salaam sounds like Gaate the pehle akele (Khamoshi) and Guitar (Apna sapna money money)...however only the base is common....everything else from singing to arrangements are different....this is the weakest song of this album...one has to see how it turns up on screen...
Soham is extremely competent in In dino....this track is currently getting agressively promoted...
James is top guns in Rishtey...he continues from where he left off in Bheegi Bheegi (Gangster)
the music in each song is different and is top class....hats off to pritam for this song.....
and boy they do meet the expectations (or shld i say exceed them).....unarguably the best album of this year...the album bears traces of gangster and bas ek pal....but that is just the overall look of the album....pritam is definitely turning out to be an ace music composer in the past few yrs (dhoom, gangster, ankahee)....
also this turns out to be KK best album so far....he has sang his heart out in Alvida and O meri jaan.....just listen to his voice modulation in Alvida and you would know how talented this singer is....also check the Oooooo Oooooos in O meri jaan...
newcomer suhail is brilliant in the unplugged version of baatein kuch ankahee
on 1st hearing Kar Salaam sounds like Gaate the pehle akele (Khamoshi) and Guitar (Apna sapna money money)...however only the base is common....everything else from singing to arrangements are different....this is the weakest song of this album...one has to see how it turns up on screen...
Soham is extremely competent in In dino....this track is currently getting agressively promoted...
James is top guns in Rishtey...he continues from where he left off in Bheegi Bheegi (Gangster)
the music in each song is different and is top class....hats off to pritam for this song.....
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Friday, January 12, 2007
Sonu at his best again : Baawri Piya ki
This song from Baabul keeps growing on you like anything......without doubt all credits should go to Sonu....he has sung this song with such a passion that no one in the industry will be able to carry off this song.....mindblowing number.....simply among the best rendered songs in Bollywood.... Hats off to Sonu.....
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Flashback 2006: Top Songs
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....
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....
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....
Friday, October 06, 2006
Classical side of Sonu
Behka Diya humein from Umrao Jaan is an ultimate song.......sonu is simply stupendous in this song...another gem to his repertoire
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Don: The Chase Begins
Another nice album to come after Woh Lamhe and Bas Ek pal....bollywoood this year has seen great albums Fanaa, RDB, Zinda, KANK, Woh Lamhe, Bas Ek Pal, Gangster, PKSE, Ahista Ahista with still Dhoom 2, Jaaneman, Salaam-e-Ishq to follow....
Don begins with the title track "Main Hoon Don" sung by my fav Shaan......the music and vocals are so different from the original but yet it brings up sweet memories of the original track....the music is very stylish.....Full marks to SEL and Shaan for this track
Next to strike is "Yeh Mera Dil" sung by Asha Bhosale of this decade Sunidhi Chauhan...she does complete justice to this track and this track is as good as original though not better...lets see how Kareena dances to these tunes in the movie....
"Maurya re" is a situational track and didnt sound great on first hearing....but still waiting to see Shahrukh dances during Ganesha procession in this song....
"Khaike pan banaraswaala" leaves a lot to be desired....this track could have been better...Udit Narayan sings this song well yet there is something missing.....
"Aaj ki raat" is the best album of the track sung by Sonu, Mahalaxmi and Alisha....it has traces of Raat Baaki from Namak Halaal and Main shama tu parwana from Khiladi..
the theme music and the signature tune are also good......
Now waiting with bated breaths for this movie to release.......2006 is surely going to be remembered as the year of blockbusters
Don begins with the title track "Main Hoon Don" sung by my fav Shaan......the music and vocals are so different from the original but yet it brings up sweet memories of the original track....the music is very stylish.....Full marks to SEL and Shaan for this track
Next to strike is "Yeh Mera Dil" sung by Asha Bhosale of this decade Sunidhi Chauhan...she does complete justice to this track and this track is as good as original though not better...lets see how Kareena dances to these tunes in the movie....
"Maurya re" is a situational track and didnt sound great on first hearing....but still waiting to see Shahrukh dances during Ganesha procession in this song....
"Khaike pan banaraswaala" leaves a lot to be desired....this track could have been better...Udit Narayan sings this song well yet there is something missing.....
"Aaj ki raat" is the best album of the track sung by Sonu, Mahalaxmi and Alisha....it has traces of Raat Baaki from Namak Halaal and Main shama tu parwana from Khiladi..
the theme music and the signature tune are also good......
Now waiting with bated breaths for this movie to release.......2006 is surely going to be remembered as the year of blockbusters
Friday, August 18, 2006
2 amazing albums
Check out Woh Lamhe and Bas Ek Pal.... best albums of the year....
Woh Lamhe is just an extension of Gangster and more than matches up to it....watch out for Kya Mujhe pyar hai...the track is truly haunting with great vocals by KK and excellent chorus....So Jaaon main is another gem of a track...shreya is truly awesome...there is no doubt but to crown her as the Lata Mangeshkar of the coming years..chal chale is also a good number rendered by James (the guy who sung Bheegi bheegi in Gangster)
I have sky high expectations from Bas Ek Pal coz its directed by Onir....the guy who gave the best film of last year (in my opinion) My Brother Nikhil....moreover it has my favourite ensemble...Juhi, Urmila (my all time fav....dunno why she isnt doing many films), Sanjay Suri and Jimmy shergill.....coming back to the music check out Hai Ishq ye which has a pacy dance number...moreover the song looks really good onscreen......Tere Bin is sung by Atif (he sang Wo lamhe and Aadat)...this too is brilliantly rendered.....the title song is also a song to watch out for so is Ashq bhi....all in all a great album....such albums should not go unnoticed....far better than any of Himesh's album this year.....
Woh Lamhe is just an extension of Gangster and more than matches up to it....watch out for Kya Mujhe pyar hai...the track is truly haunting with great vocals by KK and excellent chorus....So Jaaon main is another gem of a track...shreya is truly awesome...there is no doubt but to crown her as the Lata Mangeshkar of the coming years..chal chale is also a good number rendered by James (the guy who sung Bheegi bheegi in Gangster)
I have sky high expectations from Bas Ek Pal coz its directed by Onir....the guy who gave the best film of last year (in my opinion) My Brother Nikhil....moreover it has my favourite ensemble...Juhi, Urmila (my all time fav....dunno why she isnt doing many films), Sanjay Suri and Jimmy shergill.....coming back to the music check out Hai Ishq ye which has a pacy dance number...moreover the song looks really good onscreen......Tere Bin is sung by Atif (he sang Wo lamhe and Aadat)...this too is brilliantly rendered.....the title song is also a song to watch out for so is Ashq bhi....all in all a great album....such albums should not go unnoticed....far better than any of Himesh's album this year.....
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Shantanu Moitra: Composer to watch out for
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......
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......
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Sonu Nigam: A living legend
Note: List updated in 2015
IMHO, Sonu Nigam has a far superior voice than any of the singers Bollywood has ever produced….i m simply amazed by this guy’s versatility…his vocal range is too vast….be it romantic numbers, classy numbers, fast paced songs, senti tracks, Sonu always turns up aces…..just check out his songs (Note: Evaluate the songs on basis of his vocals and not just on basis of music and lyrics)…the songs in bold are truly fantabulous
Romantic numbers:Title Song: Kal ho na ho
Title Song: Main hoon na
Tumse milke: Main hoon naKuch kasmein: Aankhen
Mujhko neend aa rahi hai: Ajnabee
Meri zindagi mein aaye ho: Armaan
Chup chupke: Bunty and babli
Kyon Hawa: Veer Zaara
Humein jabse mohabbat: Border
Tu: Kismat (Pop album)Main pyar hoon tera: Deewana (Pop album)
Ab mujhe raat din: Deewana (Pop album)
Deewana tera: Deewana(Pop album)
Deewane hoke hum: Jaan (Pop album)Mohabbat kabhi maine: Yaad (Pop album)
Dil ne ye kahaan hai dil se: Dhadkan
Yeh un dinon: Tumse achcha kaun hai
Satrangi: Dil seJeena: Dum
Dekho na: Fanaa
Title song: Fiza
Suraj hua maddham: K3GPehli pehli baar hai: Kya yehi pyar hai
Sun zara: Lucky
Jaage jaage: Mere yaar ki shaadi haiRabba: Mujhe kuch kehna hai
Dheere Jalna: Paheli
Piyu bole: Parineeta
Kismat se : Pukar
Aisa lagta hai: RefugeeTaal pe : Refugee
Makhmali badan: Road
Title song: SaathiyaMujhe raat din: Sangharsh
Ishq bina: TaalMeri duniya hai: Vaastav
Aye chand khoobsurat: Yeh zindagi ka safarTitle song: Kabhi alvida na kehna
Tumhi dekho na: Kabhi alvida na kehna
Doob jaana re: Main meri patni aur whAye chand: Tera jadoo chal gaya
Main Agar Kahoon: Om Shaanti Om
Aisi chali jab hawa: Aaja Nachle
Yeh Nigahein: Khoya Khoya Chand
In Lamhon Ke: Jodha Akbar
Guzaarish: Ghajini
Rehnuma: Blue
Shukran Allah: Kurbaan
Zoobi Doobi: 3 Idiots
Cham Cham: Striker
Rab Raakha: Love Breakups Zindagi
Fast paced numbers:Ek din kahin: Aur pyar ho gaya
Ghum shuda: Chalte chalte
Halka Halka: ChocolateRafta rafta nazar: Chanda ki doli(Pop album)
Zoom boombura: Tum Bin
Ada: Garam Masala
Aslam bhai: Love ke liye kuch bhi karega
Just chill: Maine pyar kyun kiya
Bijuriya: Mausam (Pop album)Jeene ke hai: Mujhse shaadi karogi
Rehna hai: Rehna hai tere dil meinIshaq Kamina: Shakti
Sapney: Ssshhh
Columbus: Jeans
Aaj ki Raat: Don
Tenu Leke Main: Salaam-e-ishq
Title track: Salaam-e-ishq
Nachle ve: Tara rum pum
Thirak Thirak: Khoya Khoya Chand
Shanno Shanno: Yuvraaj
Gulfisha: Ada
Senti numbers:
Achha sila diya: Bewafa sanam
Do pal : Veer ZaaraSandese aate hai: Border
Tanhayee: Dil Chahta HaiPyar bhara geet: LOC
Aasman kehta hai: Mast
Dil deewana: Pardes
Soona mann ka aangan: ParineetaKabhi socha: Pyar kiya nahi jaata
Tu jahan: Salaam namaste
Zindagi maut: Sarfarosh
Meri kahani: Stop
Baawri Piya: Baabul
Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna: KANK
O Re Pakhi: Khoya Khoya Chand
Muskura: Dasvidaaniya
Dil Ka Rishta: Yuvraaj
Jaane Nahi Denge: 3 Idiots
Do Nishaaniyan: Jhootha Hi Sahi
Abhi Mujhme Kahin: Agneepath
Bhagwaan Kahaan: PK
O Saathi Mere: Tanu Weds Manu Returns
IMHO, Sonu Nigam has a far superior voice than any of the singers Bollywood has ever produced….i m simply amazed by this guy’s versatility…his vocal range is too vast….be it romantic numbers, classy numbers, fast paced songs, senti tracks, Sonu always turns up aces…..just check out his songs (Note: Evaluate the songs on basis of his vocals and not just on basis of music and lyrics)…the songs in bold are truly fantabulous
Romantic numbers:Title Song: Kal ho na ho
Title Song: Main hoon na
Tumse milke: Main hoon naKuch kasmein: Aankhen
Mujhko neend aa rahi hai: Ajnabee
Meri zindagi mein aaye ho: Armaan
Chup chupke: Bunty and babli
Kyon Hawa: Veer Zaara
Humein jabse mohabbat: Border
Tu: Kismat (Pop album)Main pyar hoon tera: Deewana (Pop album)
Ab mujhe raat din: Deewana (Pop album)
Deewana tera: Deewana(Pop album)
Deewane hoke hum: Jaan (Pop album)Mohabbat kabhi maine: Yaad (Pop album)
Dil ne ye kahaan hai dil se: Dhadkan
Yeh un dinon: Tumse achcha kaun hai
Satrangi: Dil seJeena: Dum
Dekho na: Fanaa
Title song: Fiza
Suraj hua maddham: K3GPehli pehli baar hai: Kya yehi pyar hai
Sun zara: Lucky
Jaage jaage: Mere yaar ki shaadi haiRabba: Mujhe kuch kehna hai
Dheere Jalna: Paheli
Piyu bole: Parineeta
Kismat se : Pukar
Aisa lagta hai: RefugeeTaal pe : Refugee
Makhmali badan: Road
Title song: SaathiyaMujhe raat din: Sangharsh
Ishq bina: TaalMeri duniya hai: Vaastav
Aye chand khoobsurat: Yeh zindagi ka safarTitle song: Kabhi alvida na kehna
Tumhi dekho na: Kabhi alvida na kehna
Doob jaana re: Main meri patni aur whAye chand: Tera jadoo chal gaya
Main Agar Kahoon: Om Shaanti Om
Aisi chali jab hawa: Aaja Nachle
Yeh Nigahein: Khoya Khoya Chand
In Lamhon Ke: Jodha Akbar
Guzaarish: Ghajini
Rehnuma: Blue
Shukran Allah: Kurbaan
Zoobi Doobi: 3 Idiots
Cham Cham: Striker
Rab Raakha: Love Breakups Zindagi
Fast paced numbers:Ek din kahin: Aur pyar ho gaya
Ghum shuda: Chalte chalte
Halka Halka: ChocolateRafta rafta nazar: Chanda ki doli(Pop album)
Zoom boombura: Tum Bin
Ada: Garam Masala
Aslam bhai: Love ke liye kuch bhi karega
Just chill: Maine pyar kyun kiya
Bijuriya: Mausam (Pop album)Jeene ke hai: Mujhse shaadi karogi
Rehna hai: Rehna hai tere dil meinIshaq Kamina: Shakti
Sapney: Ssshhh
Columbus: Jeans
Aaj ki Raat: Don
Tenu Leke Main: Salaam-e-ishq
Title track: Salaam-e-ishq
Nachle ve: Tara rum pum
Thirak Thirak: Khoya Khoya Chand
Shanno Shanno: Yuvraaj
Gulfisha: Ada
Senti numbers:
Achha sila diya: Bewafa sanam
Do pal : Veer ZaaraSandese aate hai: Border
Tanhayee: Dil Chahta HaiPyar bhara geet: LOC
Aasman kehta hai: Mast
Dil deewana: Pardes
Soona mann ka aangan: ParineetaKabhi socha: Pyar kiya nahi jaata
Tu jahan: Salaam namaste
Zindagi maut: Sarfarosh
Meri kahani: Stop
Baawri Piya: Baabul
Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna: KANK
O Re Pakhi: Khoya Khoya Chand
Muskura: Dasvidaaniya
Dil Ka Rishta: Yuvraaj
Jaane Nahi Denge: 3 Idiots
Do Nishaaniyan: Jhootha Hi Sahi
Abhi Mujhme Kahin: Agneepath
Bhagwaan Kahaan: PK
O Saathi Mere: Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Friday, April 21, 2006
Adieu Jatin Lalit
Time to bid goodbye to my fav music director Jatin Lalit. I have grown up listening to their songs and was particularly dejected on not getting to hear their songs too often recently (last one coming way back in 2004: Hum Tum)
This duo have continuously churned out amazing romantic numbers over a span of 15 yrs….they are the best when it comes to lovey-dovey romantic soundtracks…
lets go down the memory lane and recollect their hit albums/songs
Yaara Dildara(1991): First film by this duo. Had the ever popular ‘Bin tere sanam’ (oft repeated in remixes these days) number sung by Udit-Kavita. Another notable song was ‘Tum hi hamari ho manzil’…in brief a good start for the duo
Jo Jeeta wohi Sikandar(1992): First big banner movie (Mansoor was fresh from his QSQT success) which catapulted them to the top slots….had excellent songs ‘Pehla Nasha’, ‘Roothkar humse’, ‘Jawahon ho yaaro’, ‘Shehar ki pariyon’
Raju Ban gaya gentleman(1992): Amongst the first movies of Shahrukh..had good numbers in the likes of ‘Loveriya’, ‘Dil hai mera deewana’, title song, ‘Seene mein dil’…this movie started the shahrukh-jatin lalit 100% hit track record
Khiladi(1992): this movie had decent songs ranging from ‘kya khabar thi jaana’ to ‘hoke mann aaj magan’ and one of my favourite numbers ‘waada raha sanam’
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa(1994): among my fav soundtracks…had really cool numbers ‘deewana dil deewana’. ‘aana mere pyar ko’, ‘kyun na hum milke’, ‘wo to hai albela’, ‘ae kaash ke hum’
DDLJ(1995): who can forget this evergreen soundtrack…..had excellent numbers in ‘tujhe dekha’ ,’ho gaya hai tujhko’, ‘mehendi lagake rakhna’, ‘ruk jaa o dil’….this marked their entry into the yashraj camp…..every music composer dreams to give music under yashraj banner and jatin-lalit were the most lucky guys as they were the most preferred composers
Khamoshi(1996): my fav album till date….none of the other movies have been able to match this soundtrack atleast IMO….outstanding numbers like ‘Baahon ke darmiyan’ ,’ aankhon mein kya’, ’sagar kinaare’, ‘yeh dil sun raha hai’, ‘aaj main upar’, ‘mausam ki sargam’
Yes Boss(1997): giving music under the Aziz Mirza banner continues for this duo (after Raju Ban…)….has the ever romantic numbers like ‘Ek din aap yu’ and ‘Main koi aisa geet’…other numbers like ‘Chaand taarein’, ‘suniye to’ and ‘jaata hai tu’ were also hummable
Pyar kiya to darna kya(1998): This movie has music by Jatin-Lalit, Himesh Reshammiya (title song) and Sajid-Wajid (Teri Jawani)…they gave the hit number ‘O o jaane jaana’ though it was a Kamal Khan number…moreover ‘Deewana main chala’ was also a decent number
Jab pyar kisise hota hai(1998): great album….had good songs like ‘o jaana’, ‘madhosh dil’, ‘ek dil tha’, ‘pehli pehli baar’ and ‘chal pyar karegi’ from this soundtrack
Pyar to hona hi tha(1998): still like to hum ‘jab kisiki taraf’, ‘ajnabee mujhko’, ‘aashiq hoon main’ ,’aaj hai sagai’
Ghulam(1998): who can forget runaway hit ‘aati kya khandala’ from this movie…had some decent numbers in ‘aankhon se tune’, ’jaadu hai tera hi’, ’ab naam mohabbat ke’
Kuch kuch hota hai(1998): JL rounded off the year in style (had 5 hit albums in 1998)…songs like title song, ‘koi mil gaya’, ‘ladki badi anjani’ and ‘yeh ladka hai deewana’ are still hummable
Sarfarosh(1999): okayish album…however ‘zindagi maut na ban jaaye’ and ‘hoshwalon ko khabar kya’ is among my fav songs… ‘is deewane ladke ko’ was also a fun track
Sangharsh(1999): this album went unnoticed but had decent numbers like ‘pehli pehli baar baliye’, ‘naraaz savera’ and ‘mujhe raat din bus’
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani(2000): first shahrukh production and he chose jatin-lalit over other composers…had hit music : title song, ‘I m the best’, ‘banke tera jogi’, ‘aur kya’
Mohabbatein(2000): partnership with Yashraj continues in this film also….has excellent songs like ‘Humko hamise’, ‘chalte chalte’ , ‘pairon mein bandhan’, ‘aankhein khuli’
K3G(2001): this movie has music by aadesh srivastava and sandesh shandilya also and sandesh walked away with most of the accolades because of Suraj hua madhdham…inspite of this Jatin Lalit gave decent numbers like title song and ‘Yeh ladka hai allah’ which was later repeated in Fanaa (Des rangila)
Chalte chalte(2003): all the songs in this movie were good especially ‘tauba tumhare’ ,’suno na’, title song, ‘gumshuda’ and ‘prem nagariya’
Hum Tum (2004): among the best albums of the year…had sweet numbers like ‘Ladki kyun’, ‘saanson mein saanson’, ‘yaara yaara’
Fanaa(2006): Jatin Lalit sum up their career in style with outstanding numbers like ‘Chand Sifarish’, ‘Tere haath mein’, ‘Chanda chamke’, ‘Dekho na’
Other than this there were other good songs composed by this duo
Fareb: Yeh teri aankhein jhuki jhuki
Haasil: Aankhein bhi hoti hai
Kehta hai dil baar baar: title song, Aasman se chaand laao
Bada Din: Meri aankhon mein tum ho
Vaastav: Meri duniya hai
Yeh hai Mumbai meri jaan: mera chaand mujhe
Rok sako to rok lo: Jaane kise pukaare dil mera
Aankhen: Kuch kasmein hai jawaan
Raju Chacha: Tune mujhe pehchana nahi
Dhai Aksar prem ke: Do lafzon mein likhdi
Khoobsurat: bahut khoobsurat ho
Silsila hai pyar ka: yeh dil deewana hai
Dil kya kare- title song
By reading at the blog you will know that inspite of this track record they were not able to become as famous as A R Rahman, Anu Malik…moreover they have not won a single filmfare till date though they have been nominated several times…I wld still say that Jatin Lalit are one of the most successful music composers of India
Hats off to Jatin lalit!!!!!!!!
This duo have continuously churned out amazing romantic numbers over a span of 15 yrs….they are the best when it comes to lovey-dovey romantic soundtracks…
lets go down the memory lane and recollect their hit albums/songs
Yaara Dildara(1991): First film by this duo. Had the ever popular ‘Bin tere sanam’ (oft repeated in remixes these days) number sung by Udit-Kavita. Another notable song was ‘Tum hi hamari ho manzil’…in brief a good start for the duo
Jo Jeeta wohi Sikandar(1992): First big banner movie (Mansoor was fresh from his QSQT success) which catapulted them to the top slots….had excellent songs ‘Pehla Nasha’, ‘Roothkar humse’, ‘Jawahon ho yaaro’, ‘Shehar ki pariyon’
Raju Ban gaya gentleman(1992): Amongst the first movies of Shahrukh..had good numbers in the likes of ‘Loveriya’, ‘Dil hai mera deewana’, title song, ‘Seene mein dil’…this movie started the shahrukh-jatin lalit 100% hit track record
Khiladi(1992): this movie had decent songs ranging from ‘kya khabar thi jaana’ to ‘hoke mann aaj magan’ and one of my favourite numbers ‘waada raha sanam’
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa(1994): among my fav soundtracks…had really cool numbers ‘deewana dil deewana’. ‘aana mere pyar ko’, ‘kyun na hum milke’, ‘wo to hai albela’, ‘ae kaash ke hum’
DDLJ(1995): who can forget this evergreen soundtrack…..had excellent numbers in ‘tujhe dekha’ ,’ho gaya hai tujhko’, ‘mehendi lagake rakhna’, ‘ruk jaa o dil’….this marked their entry into the yashraj camp…..every music composer dreams to give music under yashraj banner and jatin-lalit were the most lucky guys as they were the most preferred composers
Khamoshi(1996): my fav album till date….none of the other movies have been able to match this soundtrack atleast IMO….outstanding numbers like ‘Baahon ke darmiyan’ ,’ aankhon mein kya’, ’sagar kinaare’, ‘yeh dil sun raha hai’, ‘aaj main upar’, ‘mausam ki sargam’
Yes Boss(1997): giving music under the Aziz Mirza banner continues for this duo (after Raju Ban…)….has the ever romantic numbers like ‘Ek din aap yu’ and ‘Main koi aisa geet’…other numbers like ‘Chaand taarein’, ‘suniye to’ and ‘jaata hai tu’ were also hummable
Pyar kiya to darna kya(1998): This movie has music by Jatin-Lalit, Himesh Reshammiya (title song) and Sajid-Wajid (Teri Jawani)…they gave the hit number ‘O o jaane jaana’ though it was a Kamal Khan number…moreover ‘Deewana main chala’ was also a decent number
Jab pyar kisise hota hai(1998): great album….had good songs like ‘o jaana’, ‘madhosh dil’, ‘ek dil tha’, ‘pehli pehli baar’ and ‘chal pyar karegi’ from this soundtrack
Pyar to hona hi tha(1998): still like to hum ‘jab kisiki taraf’, ‘ajnabee mujhko’, ‘aashiq hoon main’ ,’aaj hai sagai’
Ghulam(1998): who can forget runaway hit ‘aati kya khandala’ from this movie…had some decent numbers in ‘aankhon se tune’, ’jaadu hai tera hi’, ’ab naam mohabbat ke’
Kuch kuch hota hai(1998): JL rounded off the year in style (had 5 hit albums in 1998)…songs like title song, ‘koi mil gaya’, ‘ladki badi anjani’ and ‘yeh ladka hai deewana’ are still hummable
Sarfarosh(1999): okayish album…however ‘zindagi maut na ban jaaye’ and ‘hoshwalon ko khabar kya’ is among my fav songs… ‘is deewane ladke ko’ was also a fun track
Sangharsh(1999): this album went unnoticed but had decent numbers like ‘pehli pehli baar baliye’, ‘naraaz savera’ and ‘mujhe raat din bus’
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani(2000): first shahrukh production and he chose jatin-lalit over other composers…had hit music : title song, ‘I m the best’, ‘banke tera jogi’, ‘aur kya’
Mohabbatein(2000): partnership with Yashraj continues in this film also….has excellent songs like ‘Humko hamise’, ‘chalte chalte’ , ‘pairon mein bandhan’, ‘aankhein khuli’
K3G(2001): this movie has music by aadesh srivastava and sandesh shandilya also and sandesh walked away with most of the accolades because of Suraj hua madhdham…inspite of this Jatin Lalit gave decent numbers like title song and ‘Yeh ladka hai allah’ which was later repeated in Fanaa (Des rangila)
Chalte chalte(2003): all the songs in this movie were good especially ‘tauba tumhare’ ,’suno na’, title song, ‘gumshuda’ and ‘prem nagariya’
Hum Tum (2004): among the best albums of the year…had sweet numbers like ‘Ladki kyun’, ‘saanson mein saanson’, ‘yaara yaara’
Fanaa(2006): Jatin Lalit sum up their career in style with outstanding numbers like ‘Chand Sifarish’, ‘Tere haath mein’, ‘Chanda chamke’, ‘Dekho na’
Other than this there were other good songs composed by this duo
Fareb: Yeh teri aankhein jhuki jhuki
Haasil: Aankhein bhi hoti hai
Kehta hai dil baar baar: title song, Aasman se chaand laao
Bada Din: Meri aankhon mein tum ho
Vaastav: Meri duniya hai
Yeh hai Mumbai meri jaan: mera chaand mujhe
Rok sako to rok lo: Jaane kise pukaare dil mera
Aankhen: Kuch kasmein hai jawaan
Raju Chacha: Tune mujhe pehchana nahi
Dhai Aksar prem ke: Do lafzon mein likhdi
Khoobsurat: bahut khoobsurat ho
Silsila hai pyar ka: yeh dil deewana hai
Dil kya kare- title song
By reading at the blog you will know that inspite of this track record they were not able to become as famous as A R Rahman, Anu Malik…moreover they have not won a single filmfare till date though they have been nominated several times…I wld still say that Jatin Lalit are one of the most successful music composers of India
Hats off to Jatin lalit!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Music Review : Fanaa
Expectations are sky high from this Yash Chopra production...many reasons for this
1) Aamir and Kajol together for the first time (u can disregard Ishq as they werent paired opposite each other)
2) Kunal Kohli is back after Hum Tum
3) Also reunion of the hit pair of Jatin-Lalit and Prasoon Joshi
4) Last music soundtrack from Jatin-Lalit before their split
5) Yash Chopra tries the terrorist theme for the first time
Now going to the main topic...music....
First distinct thing is that Yashraj fav Lata and Udit do not feature in the soundtrack
The album opens with Chand Sifarish sung brilliantly by Shaan and ably supported by Kailash Kher...this song is definitely a chart buster..watch for the Santoor and whistle interlude in the song...though the whistle is inspired from Yaaran yaaran song of Hum Tum I would still give the song 9/10 because of freshness and excellent musical arrangement...
Next comes Tere Haath mein sung by Sonu and Sunidhi..a typical yashraj mushy mushy number...both of them sing well..moreover Aamir and Kajol make their presence felt with their dialogue narration...Kajol narrates the now famous line
"Tere Dil Mein Meri Sanson Ko Panaah Mil Jaaye...Tere Ishq Mein Meri Jaan Fanaa Ho Jaaye"
Actually Aamir has more lines than Kajol in this number...
This is followed by Chamda chamke which is I guess the first tongue twisting song in Bollywood...everyone has sung brilliantly though the music is directly lifted from Yaaran Yaaran (again) from Hum Tum...dunno why Jatin Lalit has to lift tunes from one song and use it in 2 songs of this soundtrack ...moreover the copied tune also was his own creation (quite different from Anu Malik :)) ...Aamir and Kajol again feature in this fun number....this number is going to be highly popular among kids.....
Next comes Dekho Na which is a good romantic number though not on par with Tere Haath Mein..this is again sung by Sonu and Sunidhi
Des Rangila follows this number and reminds me of Aisa des hai mera froim Veer Zaara...the tune is again lifted from Yeh Ladka Hai Allah from K3G...inspite of lifting tunes all these soings sound fresh....
Fanaah for you rounds of the music album...this is the remix version of Chand Sifarish by DJ Aqeel.....great party soundtrack which will be heard regularly for sometime in dicsotheques and pubs....
Overall a neat album which will surely find favours among the public....
1) Aamir and Kajol together for the first time (u can disregard Ishq as they werent paired opposite each other)
2) Kunal Kohli is back after Hum Tum
3) Also reunion of the hit pair of Jatin-Lalit and Prasoon Joshi
4) Last music soundtrack from Jatin-Lalit before their split
5) Yash Chopra tries the terrorist theme for the first time
Now going to the main topic...music....
First distinct thing is that Yashraj fav Lata and Udit do not feature in the soundtrack
The album opens with Chand Sifarish sung brilliantly by Shaan and ably supported by Kailash Kher...this song is definitely a chart buster..watch for the Santoor and whistle interlude in the song...though the whistle is inspired from Yaaran yaaran song of Hum Tum I would still give the song 9/10 because of freshness and excellent musical arrangement...
Next comes Tere Haath mein sung by Sonu and Sunidhi..a typical yashraj mushy mushy number...both of them sing well..moreover Aamir and Kajol make their presence felt with their dialogue narration...Kajol narrates the now famous line
"Tere Dil Mein Meri Sanson Ko Panaah Mil Jaaye...Tere Ishq Mein Meri Jaan Fanaa Ho Jaaye"
Actually Aamir has more lines than Kajol in this number...
This is followed by Chamda chamke which is I guess the first tongue twisting song in Bollywood...everyone has sung brilliantly though the music is directly lifted from Yaaran Yaaran (again) from Hum Tum...dunno why Jatin Lalit has to lift tunes from one song and use it in 2 songs of this soundtrack ...moreover the copied tune also was his own creation (quite different from Anu Malik :)) ...Aamir and Kajol again feature in this fun number....this number is going to be highly popular among kids.....
Next comes Dekho Na which is a good romantic number though not on par with Tere Haath Mein..this is again sung by Sonu and Sunidhi
Des Rangila follows this number and reminds me of Aisa des hai mera froim Veer Zaara...the tune is again lifted from Yeh Ladka Hai Allah from K3G...inspite of lifting tunes all these soings sound fresh....
Fanaah for you rounds of the music album...this is the remix version of Chand Sifarish by DJ Aqeel.....great party soundtrack which will be heard regularly for sometime in dicsotheques and pubs....
Overall a neat album which will surely find favours among the public....
Coming Soon
Music review of Fanaa and Gangster.........................
Watch out this space....
My verdict: 2 great albums (each having a different sound)...more in my reviews later
Watch out this space....
My verdict: 2 great albums (each having a different sound)...more in my reviews later
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Indian Idol 2: Amey Date almost voted out
My favourite Amey Date was almost voted out of Indian Idol 2.....Dunno on what criteria people are judging.....
Karunya, Meenal, Amey are the singers that I would like to see in the top 3....
In this 3rd gala round, Amey sang the song 'Tum Jo mil' from Hanste Zakhm. I heard this song for the first time and surprisingly got hooked to it. I found the song in my Rafi MP3 collection and am listening to it since then...Amey sang this difficult song really well.....
Similarly Karunya sang 'Kawa Kawa' from Monsoon Wedding superbly....The judges even went on to praise this Andhraite who managed to sing a bhangra number....
In the next round, I guess Sandeep aur Ravi will be voted out....
Nice to see Anuj back in the Indian idols after Jolly was disqualified with prolonged chicken pox illness.....
Superb article on yesterday's gala round
Karunya, Meenal, Amey are the singers that I would like to see in the top 3....
In this 3rd gala round, Amey sang the song 'Tum Jo mil' from Hanste Zakhm. I heard this song for the first time and surprisingly got hooked to it. I found the song in my Rafi MP3 collection and am listening to it since then...Amey sang this difficult song really well.....
Similarly Karunya sang 'Kawa Kawa' from Monsoon Wedding superbly....The judges even went on to praise this Andhraite who managed to sing a bhangra number....
In the next round, I guess Sandeep aur Ravi will be voted out....
Nice to see Anuj back in the Indian idols after Jolly was disqualified with prolonged chicken pox illness.....
Superb article on yesterday's gala round
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