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By Joginder Tuteja, July 2, 2007 - 10:55 IST
An Abbas-Mustan film is always special. And when the director duo come together with producers TIPS after almost a decade [SOLDIER (1998) was their last film together], you can expect to be in the midst of something special. Ok, so the director duo's last outing 36 CHINA TOWN was not a patch on the work they have done in the past, an interesting cast [Bobby Deol, Akshay Khanna, debutant Urvashi Sharma] combined with Pritam's name on the credits makes you look forward to both the film and the music.
There is a surprise though as soon as one lays hands on the album of Naqaab. Reason? This album with songs written by Sameer has only 3 songs in total with one theme track. This makes it difficult for the album to make a mark because one average/below average track and there is a threat on the momentum to go down. Thankfully that doesn't really happen and you get a good adrenalin jump once the album is through.
The sound of guitar at the very beginning of 'Ek Din Teri Raahon Mein' instantly reminds of Pritam's own work in 'Jal Jal Ke Dhuaan' [Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena]. Nevertheless the coincidence just ends here as Javed Ali takes the song in a different direction immediately and makes 'Ek Din' a good situational hear.
What works in the song's favor is the fact that Pritam and his team of arrangers have not gone overboard in filling up the song with heavy duty orchestra and instead allowed Javed Ali to hold the center stage. For a song like this that has been deigned for a passionate mood, it could have been an easy task to make it sound a little loud but that's not the case.
Later in the album A.Myth Sharma remixes the track while bringing Zubin Garg on board. Electronic arrangements along with lively beats give an edge to 'Ek Din' and if you have enjoyed the soother version by Javed Ali earlier, you would also want to give this Zubin version a good hear at least.
In fact after hearing this version, one starts liking the song better than what you had when it was played first. Even though 'Ek Din' would not turn out to be the first blockbuster of second half of 2007 but when it comes to an engaging tune, it doesn't disappoint at all.
It is the other way round for 'Ae Dil Paagal Mere' which comes first in it's remix version rather than the original take. A foot tapping mood is created from the very first mood as the high-on-electronics arrangements keep the momentum going after 'Ek Din'. In fact it only takes the graph of the album further with a certain vintage quality from late 90s/early 00s that it brings with it.
Sonu Niigaam sings this yet another passionate track well, especially when it comes to taking the song to higher notes. As one hears the song closely, one can also sense a Viju Shah effect in the way this love song is arranged. Later yet another remix version sees Sunidhi Chauhan coming behind the mike who sings with an extremely husky tone.
While one's attention is immediately caught with the way Sunidhi goes about singing the track [she is excellent here and tries something new this time around], what makes one hail this version as the best track heard in the album so far are the pacing and arrangements.
It is almost set as a lounge version and the haunting mood created by this 5 minutes song makes one almost scared of being witness to this love story cum thriller about disguised intentions! Later Sonu Niigaam is roped in to sing along the same arrangements as the one witnessed earlier in Sunidhi Chauhan version and he gives a completely different take by going slightly husky while compared to a full-on manner in which he had sung in the remix version.
There are heavy drum beats that kick start 'Aa Dil Se Dil Mila Le' which quickly gets into a Middle-East mode while being immediately followed by Punjabi dhol beats, hence making it a combination of Indian, Western and Middle East tune. Overall impact of the song comes close to the kind that Pritam's 'Dil Lagana' [Dhoom 2] had made last year.
Krishna gets a song as a lead singer with Alisha Chinai coming together with Pritam once again after 'It's Rocking' [Kya Love Story Hai] . Nevertheless, the track is just about average and ultimately it will be lively/glossy choreography that should come to the rescue. Later Jatin Sharma remixes the track while keeping the two singers intact and the zany arrangements ensure that one doesn't move on the next track without hearing the track in totality.
The best is reserved for the end as the theme track 'Disguised Intentions' marks a close to the album. Extremely high on tempo, well orchestrated, mixed and arranged with the chorus creating more than just the right impact while crooning along to the theme tune of 'Ae Dil', this theme piece should make a rocking impact as a part of the film's narrative.
International in appeal and truly western in outlook, it is the kind of background piece that one expects from Abbas Mustan. One is sure that the director duo would use this quite well in the film and get the adrenalin pumping.
To compensate for merely 4 unique tracks in the album, the music company has also included an additional CD with their earlier hits like 'Jo Bhi Kasmein' [Raaz], 'Pardesi Pardesi' [Raja Hindustani], 'Ishq Vishk' [Ishq Vishk], 'Soldier Soldier' [Soldier], 'Aaja Ve Mahi' [Fida] and some more.
There is just an occasional 'Aa Dil Se Dil Mila Le' that doesn't quite make much of an impact but if one leaves that out, 'Disguised Intentions' followed by 'Aye Dil' and 'Ek Din' along with their remix versions more than make you enjoy the album thoroughly. Any single track may not stand out of the crowd and turn out to be the chartbuster of the season but one can be rest assured that this soundtrack by Pritam would make the narrative of Naqaab only more exciting.
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