| Rank |
Last week |
Film |
Plusses |
Minuses |
1 |
7 |
Don – The Chase Begins Again |
Within 10 days of its release, the music of ‘Don’ has
zoomed to the top of the charts and is expected to stay at the same position for many more weeks to come. ‘Ye Mera Dil’ has just
arrived while ‘Khaike Paan’ hasn’t even knocked yet. One waits for the audience response once that happens because then there
is going to be mass hysteria! |
Just like it happens with the arrival of every big film music
album, even ‘Don’ has found its detractors with some accusing Shankar Ehsaan Loy to have mainly remixed the songs from the
original ‘Don’! Well, that’s far from true since the album does maintain an entity of its own. If at all there is some threat, it’s from
‘Jaan-E-Mann’ that has just released. It would be an interesting battle at the top between the two as weeks
progress! |
2 |
1 |
KANK |
For the first time since its release, KANK moves down
from its # 1 spot, though the good part is that this happens only by a solitary position. SEL must have a lot to cheer about since two
of their biggest soundtracks are at the top of the charts. |
Karan Johar and SEL have recreated the feel of KHNH in
KANK. Nothing wrong with that since the album has been accepted but they could do something different in their next outing since
audience may not be as receptive the third time around! |
3 |
10 |
Bas Ek Pal |
Just like ‘Don’, even ‘Bas Ek Pal’ takes a mighty jump by
7 places to straightaway move into Top-3. After a rather slow but encouraging start, ‘Bas Ek Pal’ is now a success (at least
musically) with Mithoon composed and Atif sung ‘Tere Bin’ rocking the charts all over. One hopes the good luck rubs over the
movie too as it releases next week! |
Not meant for those who are looking at a conventional
‘pyaar mohabbat’ Bollywood score! Also, it may not be a bad idea to start promoting other tracks (some really melodious tracks by
Viveck Phillip) too! |
4 |
5 |
Omkara |
In a week of shuffling of number of albums and arrival of
many more, ‘Omkara’ actually moves a step up! Now this is something unheard of for music of majority of films that actually show
a downwards trend when a film is set to exit the theatres. |
Jo bikta hai wo achcha hai! The sales of ‘Omkara’ do not
really make one cite a weakness any more. The music has proved to be ‘lambi race ka ghoda’! |
5 |
3 |
Aap Ki Khatir |
A couple of really enjoyable tunes by Reshammiya give the
music sales of ‘Aap Ki Khatir’ a boost. Dharmesh Darshan’s penchant for popular music is visible yet again though not on the
same scale as majority of his earlier musical hits. |
Inevitable happens as ‘Aap Ki Khatir’ moves down the
charts by a couple of positions as the film doesn’t lure many to the theatres. |
6 |
8 |
Woh Lamhe |
In a week when number of albums have moves up, ‘Woh
Lamhe’ also shows a jump. As expected, a remix promotional music video of ‘Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hai’ is out that has further helped
the music register amongst the audience. |
Just like ‘Gangster’. ‘Woh Lamhe’ too is taking a steady
approach from the sales perspective. If the film is a success, the music can further zoom up the charts but if that doesn’t happen, it
may be disheartening to see ‘Woh Lamhe’ exiting the charts in a few weeks time. |
7 |
4 |
Gangster |
Back to back with ‘Woh Lamhe’, ‘Gangster’ falls 3 steps
down. Nevertheless Pritam has two hits with Vishesh Films now and it would be interesting to see if he truly and firmly becomes a
part of the Bhatt camp! |
After plagiarism stories erupted about ‘Gangster’ with
slight murmurs about ‘Woh Lamhe’ as well, every song by Pritam is being looked at with hawk-eyes! |
8 |
2 |
Fanaa |
Jatin Lalit exit the music scene with ‘Fanaa’ that is now
showing signs of fatigue. Though good news for their fans is that they would be hearing their music in Shatrughan Sinha’s home
production ‘Mera Dil Leke Dekho’. |
If ‘Fanaa’ being at # 2 for so long wasn’t surprising
enough, a bigger surprise was in store this week to see it taking a fall by 6 positions and landing at #8. |
9 |
New |
Lagey Raho Munnabhai |
It happened in case of ‘Munnabhai MBBS’ and it has
happened again in case of ‘Lahey Raho Munnabhai’. After the songs were seen on the big screen, their popularity has increased
hence enabling this Shantanu Moitra album to make a belated entry into the charts. |
Situational tracks that can be enjoyed most only when
being seen rather than heard! |
10 |
New |
Jaan-e-mann |
‘Jaan-E-Mann’ has just released but this is the last instance
of it being at this position. Why? Because it is destined to move further up from now on due to grandeur music by Anu Malik. He
makes a terrific comeback and churns out some of the classiest melodies ever composed in contemporary time. |
The songs have a classy touch that would make it a hot
property mainly in the urban centers to begin with. Gradually it has a chance to pick up elsewhere too but that would mainly depend
on the promotion and picturisation. |
Satellite buyer offers big money for ‘Don’ rights
