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By Joginder Tuteja, September 5, 2005 - 18:35 IST
Director Patho Ghosh was once a name to reckon with, but off late he has moved on to make movies belonging to an altogether different genre. Produced by Kamal, who also acts in the movie and writes the lyrics, 'Sitam' stars Kiran Janjani [Oops, Stop], Tara Sharma [Masti, Page 3], Navneet Kaur [Chetna] and Mallika. With the names of Nikhil Vinay on the album cover, one has some good hopes from the music though. Also the singers in the album belong to the top bracket, namely Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam, Kumar Sanu, Shreya Ghoshal and Sukhwinder Singh.
Sukhwinder Singh comes up with a spirited bhangra-pop rendition of 'Teri Maa Ka Main Banooga Jawain Kudiye' [I will be your mom's son-in-law]. If the song is heard without any pre-conceived notions and keeping a bigger star dancing to its tune in mind, the song turns out to be fairly entertaining. The overall arrangements stick to the basics of numerous Punjabi 'ched-chad' tracks heard in the past but still the foot tapping feel of the number makes for a decent hearing. Nikhil Vinay come up with a catchy tune that is further enjoyable due to basic, but good choreography.
The beginning of the next song 'Maya Hai Sab Maya' is reminiscent of numerous non-film songs composed by Nikhil Vinay. Call it as the strength of Nikhil Vinay as now their songs can be easily identifiable due to their popular style. A love song, it is sung by ever ready to please Udit Narayan who never sings without 100% involvement. A well written track by Kamal given a melodious tune by Nikhil Vinay, this track too is good hearing.
With Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal pairing up for the next song, one gets a sense that the album is going in a right direction. A routine song about 'dil vil pyaar vyaar', 'Pyaar Tumko Hi Kiya Hai' is not one's idea of 'different' or 'path breaking' music, but still works! How? Because Nikhil Vinay and the singers again stick to what more often than not works a basic tune soaked in Indian melody with trademark musical arrangements that never fail to deliver. It belongs to the hundreds of other similar songs heard for decades now, and though it comes pretty close to 'Dil Ka Karaar Kho Gaya' [Sangharsh], it still makes you hear the number till the end and move on comfortably to the next track.
Kumar Sanu comes up next with a solo 'Ho Sake To Mera Ek Kaam' that begins as a trademark Nikhil Vinay composition. There is a small little tribute to Laxmikant Pyaarelal too in this yet another track relying on melody. A song about a guy urging his girlfriend to stay with him the entire evening, it is ear pleasing and would be lapped up by Kumar Sanu fans. In fact its a double whammy for them as the song is also repeated!
By far the album of 'Sitam' turns out to be pretty decent and though one expected a decent tune or two from this Nikhil Vinay album, an entertaining string of songs so far do throw in a surprise. Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal come together again for 'Sharmila Ho Sharmila', that begins well but as soon as crooning of 'Sharmila I Love You' begins, the song just looses control and threatens to go nowhere. Overall the song is fine except for the part when both Sonu and Shreya try to stretch their vocals for an extra length in their attempted expression of love through 'I Love You'. As expected, there is a shorter sad version of the track too that is rendered by Sonu Nigam. The sadness in the song comes here by means of lyrics rather than the pace, which is same as the original version.
'Aa Jao Aa Bhi Jao' sets the stage for Alka Yagnik to make her first appearance in the album. A song belonging to the 'dard-e-judaai' genre, it is about 'Come back as I can't wait for any longer' and stuff alike. If not presented well in the movie at a right juncture in the narrative, it could be an ideal candidate for cine-goers walking out for a popcorn break. The tune isn't bad but it all depends upon its placement in the movie. Also, it is not of the kind that you would hear people humming around after hearing the album or coming out of the theatre.
Overall 'Sitam' still is a decent fare that is not a complete pushover. In an age where marketing and publicity of a product overpowers everything else, it is surprising that the album company has hardly publicized the music. If only the music would have come out by the other leading music company that is known to make every second album of theirs a good success with their marketing wizardry, 'Sitam' would have managed to do at least some average sales by now.
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