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By Joginder Tuteja, January 12, 2006 - 12:13 IST
Remember 'Aashique' where the lead pair of the movie was not shown in the publicity stills with their faces hidden beneath a coat? Circa 2006 and a similar publicity design is adopted for Salim's 'Sun Zarra' that has the faces of the lead pair, Samir Aftab and Anjana Sukhani, covered behind a bouquet while they embrace each other. Incidentally both Samir and Anjana debuted last year in 'Chand Sa Roshan Chehra' and 'Hum Dum' respectively. Rohit Krishnakant Nayyar is the writer-director while Sandesh Shandilya, who composed some good songs for 'Socha Na Tha', handles the music department along with lyricist Anil Pandey.
Highlight of the album is Amit Sana, Indian Idol runners-up, who sings 4 out of 6 tracks in the album. Opening track 'Unse Nazrein Mili Aur Mili Bhi Nahi' is a romantic number that reminds of the Anand Milind – Nadeem Shravan compositions from the early 90s. Still the zing is clearly missing in this song that just remains laidback throughout with not much excitement in terms of rendition. In the end, it doesn't give a good enough kick start to the album when one expected a highly melodious number at the very beginning for this romantic film.
Title song 'Sun Zarra' too follows the same route as the opening track and belongs to the early 90s variety. There is a Sandesh Shandilya touch to the song in the midst where there is an effective use of 'dholki' in an attempt to give it a vibrant feel. Still, in the end, there is not much ignition of passion in this solo by Amit Sana that turns out to be quite ordinary in the end. The song is repeated as 'Dil Ki Sun Zarra' with Shreya joining Amit for the duet and the experience difference between the two clearly shows. Undoubtedly Shreya enlivens the proceedings to a great extent and makes the song much more enjoyable than the solo version by Amit Sana.
Well, there is something better in the offering in the subsequent track 'O Jaana Tere Pyaar Mein' sung by Neeraj Sridhar [Bombay Vikings], who is surprisingly credited as Neeraj 'Girdhar'. A sweet song that is completely different from what one normally associated with a Bombay Vikings number that are mostly remixes of the oldies, this one is a complete original with romantic lyrics by Sandesh Shandilya himself. This is THE number that should be a part of the promotion and is a good offering as an overall package. Hear it any number of times and it is guaranteed that you won't get bored of it.
Sanjeevani, who made a great foray into playback singing with 'Chori Chori' and 'Chura Lo Na Dil' [Kareeb] in the late 90s and also sung 'Yaara Rab' for 'Socha Na Tha' sings a solo 'Tere Rang Se' for 'Sun Zarra'. Surprisingly this number hardly sounds like a song for a movie and belongs to the type that were heard and seen on 'Sugam Sangeet' shows on Doordarshan years back! Blame it on the musical arrangements that belong to the 80s and do not come with a grand orchestra. Yet another ordinary number that hardly invokes excitement!
Amit Sana sings the last song of the album 'Wo Raat Mein Boli' that is a celebration number based on 'bhangra' beats. He pitches higher for this track when compared to the first three songs and at least manages to get a lively feel to the song. Kumar Kancha joins him towards the end but again, as like most of the tracks earlier in the album, this is not one of those numbers that would make the album sell like hot cakes.
Ultimately, 'Sun Zarra' turns out to be a disappointing album, especially because there were two factors that could have worked for the music – Sandesh Shandilya as the composer and a romantic subject that provides ample scope for a melodious album. In the end, nothing much works for this album except for Bombay Vikings' 'O Jaana' which is the only memorable track.
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