By Joginder Tuteja, September 14, 2004 - 14:54 IST
When one picks up the music album of ' Bhola In Bollywood ', one does so with utmost negative mindset. From makers of the movie (Producer - Gazi, Director - Sumbul-Gazi) to the people behind the music of the movie (Composer - Atamash, Music arranger - Babloo Chakravarty, Lyricists - Wajeda Tabassum, Gazi) - none of them are the names that make a person sit and notice either the movie or the music. Add to the debutant starcast and zero publicity and one already stars wondering about the fate of the movie. A ray of hope is the catchy punch line 'He is from Bihar, she is from Boston, and they meet in Bollywood', that very well sets the pretext of the movie and makes one hear to the album at least once.
Opening number ' Maine Hoton Pe ' is today's take on ' Sajna Hai Mujhe Sajna Ke Liye ' from yesteryear's ' Saudagar '. A very average composition sung with a different modulation by Sunidhi Chauhan, it has some heavy and non-filmi lyrics by Wajeda Tabassum. Shaan too makes a brief appearance but fails to leave any impression. Mainly a Sunidhi Chauhan track, it is not of a kind that one expects at the beginning of an album.
Following track ' Hindustani Khana Hindustani Gana ' is another inspiration that takes on from ' It Happens Only In India ', the difference here being that it restricts itself to two areas - Indian food and music. There is a trademark Babloo Chakravorty touch in the chorus a la the tracks in ' Mohabbatein ', but overall this one too settles down to just about average. Written well by Gazi, who writes about various exotic Indian dishes and the legacy of Indian music, it has a very subdued Sonu Nigam behind the mike.
Shaan and Jolly Mukherjee come together to sing about the life of Indians, which as per them, is ' Timepass '. Written by Gazi, it is poorly worded and neither the music nor the singing is anything to cheer about. The number is pacy and is composed as a conversation between the two male singers, but the final product is not worth a second look.
Wajeda Tabassum returns to write with ' O Angusht Badan ', another heavily worded song, that is primarily Urdu. Sonu Nigam would have worked hard to catch the nuisances of each and every word in this number that has the best tune of the lot so far. Not that the number turns out to be one of the landmark songs of 2004, but as far as the quality of songs in ' Bhola In Bollywood ' go, this is the one that can be listened to some extent.
Sonu Nigam continues to sing romantic tracks with ' Kis Kadar Khoobsurat ' that is not bad after all and can again be sat through. Written by Wajeda Tabassum, it can be hummed along.
Finishing touches to the album are put in the form of ' She is From Punjab ' (Wasn't she from Boston as per the album cover?), a number written by Gazi and sung by Sonu Nigam. A racy track with good dose of 'Bhangra' beats; it is the most catchy of all the previous numbers. Sonu Nigam too sounds his energetic best in this track that is foot tapping. Producers and the music company should immediately start publicizing this track if they want the movie to be known and album to reach out to people.
In nutshell, the album turns out to be marginally better than what one had expected while picking it up. There are two or three tracks that keep you engaged for a while but nothing that keeps you hooked to the album. There are number of other factors that go against the album (as discussed above). Chances are very high that the album will go completely unnoticed from the musical scene.
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