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By Joginder Tuteja, July 30, 2007 - 12:00 IST
There are some newcomers who promise to arrive amidst immense hype. Ranbir Kapoor, Harman Baweja, Sikandar Kher, Deepika Padukone and
Sonam are some of the names that immediately come to mind. On the other hand there are some newcomers who make a comparatively low key
debut.
Rajveer and Neha Julka are two such newcomers who would be knocking at Bollywood doors with Kaise Kahe…, a film by Smita Thackeray.
Another debutant who is associated with the film is Mohit Hussein who directs his first film. Pritam composes music for this film which is all set
for release this August. Surprisingly, even though Pritam is at the helm of composing, one is not quite kicked about giving the soundtrack a
hearing since there has been absolutely no buzz or hype around either the film or the music.
Remember 'Jeena Kya Tere Bina' from Kya Love Story Hai which released just a few months back? Well, if not then we can't blame
you for that since 'It's Rocking' dominated the entire promotion of the film. Well, 'Jeena Kya...' is revisited here in the form of 'Kee
Kasoor' which is written by Kunwar Juneja. Incidentally, Zubeen Garg, who had also sung 'Jeena Kya', croons 'Kee Kasoor' as
well.
For an opening track of a romantic musical, it comes as a surprise to hear a passionate yet sad number to begin the proceedings. Agreed that the
arrangements are pacy with western rhythm taking the song along but it is unintentionally funny to hear some Punjabi lyrics as a part of the
song. Ultimately this song turns out to be nothing but just a poor cousin of 'Jeena Kya' and fails to make an impact.
Title song 'Kaise Kahein' is the next to come which has a jazz flavor to it. Written by Irshad Kamil, the song has guitar forming the major
part of the orchestra. Though Shaan tries to infuse life into the song by making it sound all peppy, it turns out to be nothing much different from
countless Indi-pop numbers that one has been hearing since ages. Ultimately, 'Kaise Kahein' turns out to be a love song which is just
about ok but isn't spectacular enough to make a place for itself into the charts.
For a third song in succession comes a track which is written by a different lyricist. This time around Aashish Pandit pens 'Aarzoo Hai Pyar
Ki' which follows the same route as the title song. Sonu Nigam is good while crooning this track which is guest composed by Imran Ali. Nikita
Nigam also chips in with a line or two but that's about it.
What is surprising though is the usage of 80s style arrangements when one would have expected modern day technology to have made
'Aarzoo' a much better listening experience. Still, out of the ones heard so far, this one turns out to be most likeable of all, though the
Indi-pop feel is still prevalent.
When Yana Gupta agrees to dance to an item number, one expects nothing but something out of the world since 'Babuji' [Dum] and 'Oh
What A Babe' [Rakht] have set quite high standards. Surprisingly 'Teri Yaadein' penned by Rahul B Seth doesn't turn out to be catchy at all
in spite of repeated hearing. The tune tries to combine Western setting with Indian folk and though Sukhwinder Singh and Mahalaxmi Iyer try to
give their best, Pritam's tune just fails to excite. One expected a far better outing here.
Kaise Kahe is an average album that has youth flavor as its high point. On the flip side the tunes do not go an extra distance to create a
single song which could be marked as the album's USP. Newcomers Rajveer and Neha Julka would now have to rely on the movie as a whole for
them to be noticed.
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