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By Joginder Tuteja, August 22, 2005 - 14:47 IST
Nagesh Kukunoor is a man associated with quality cinema, be it his debut venture Hyderabad Blues or his subsequent Rockford, Bollywood Calling or 3 Deewarein. And when the production house of Subhash Ghai backs him for his latest venture, one is sure that the movie would have something in it that would have excited everyone involved. More so with the likes of Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad and Kapil Dev consenting to be a part of the project 'Iqbal', which is touted as 'a story above cricket'. New find Shreyas Talpade enacts the all important title role of Iqbal – a deaf and mute villager - who rises up to be an international fast bowler on the basis of sheer will power, courage, determination and hard work. In a movie like this, there is little scope of music, but one is pleasantly surprised to see the album of 'Iqbal' hitting the stands, though barely a week before the movie's release.
KK comes up with his trademark spirited rendition for the main song of the movie - Aashayein. A song about hope, determination and challenging all that comes in the way, it is a lively composition by the composer duo of Salim-Sulaiman who continue to delight with their tunes. The song should make for a good background piece at all the crucial junctures of the movie due to positive lyrics by Irfan Siddique and some good singing support by Salim himself. A track that could also be lent for sport events [and why just sport events, but anywhere else where there is a requirement of positive thinking], it does quite well. There is also a slower version [and not sad] of the track coming towards the middle of the album and makes a good impression yet again.
Ravindra Upadhyay, who has just recently been crowned as a Channel [V] super singer, makes an appearance in one of the many bonus tracks of the album. He takes centre stage with 'Aankhon Mein Sapna', yet another soulful track about hope and life. The song is a quite and mellowed outing and impresses in a big way. Lyricist Sameer and musician Himesh Reshammiya show a different facet about their talent with 'Aankhon Mein Sapna' that deserves to be heard by all. One feels quite strongly about this track with a special mention for Ravindra who sounds like a pro by every means and also reminds of Suresh Wadkar's smooth vocals in his early years.
KK comes back to the scene with a number that sounds like sports jingle by all means. 'Mutthi Mein Hai Aasmaan' is the song in picture that is about winning the game and conquering the world. Vimal Kashyap's lyrics are put to tune by Kedar-Sarosh who bring a calypso effect to the track.
Subhash Ghai lifts his writing pen for the song 'Khelenge Khelenge' that is sung and composed by Sukhwinder Singh. A song high on volume and beats that has Sukhwinder Singh at his high-pitch best, it follows the theme of the album's soundtrack i.e. playing, winning and ruling the game. There is a Sunidhi Chauhan version of the track too and needless to say adds on to the momentum.
Next three tracks that follow from hereon are the bonus tracks that are not a part of the movie. First to come is the highly energetic and high on life 'Maula' that is a great track in a western mode composed by Amartya-Shriram and written by Indraneel. Taken from the album 'Om The Fusion Band', 'Maula' is sung by Shriram and is a high adrenaline affair. Instantly foot tapping with great appeal for the youth, 'Maula' impresses in a big way. 'Tum Tana' is another track from the same band with Shriram taking care of both the music and rendition. Mainly a fusion of Western and Indian classical music, it is of the kind that you frequently hear as a part of lounge music. A good musical piece!
For yet another track in the album, Subhash Ghai writes the lyrics - this time for 'Paani'. Composed by Sukhwinder Singh, 'Paani' also makes way for Suresh Wadkar to come behind the mike after a hiatus. The track has a trademark Subhash Ghai musical touch with strong Indian base. In company of Sukhwinder Singh and Shweta Pandit, Suresh Wadkar casts a spell on everyone listening to this track which is more about enjoying the sheer beauty of music rather than anything else. The song mesmerizes and haunts in parallel and speaks of all around quality. Though the number is out of synch from the rest of the album due to its style, it manages to create a space for itself.
The soundtrack of 'Iqbal' is about - in two words - POSITIVE THINKING! A good effort from the composers to come up with an album for a movie that revolves around the spirit of courage and determination, it breaks away from conventional Bollywood norms and still comes trumps.
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