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By Joginder Tuteja, September 11, 2001 - 13:57 IST
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have been in news for a few months
now for their superhit score of 'Dil Chahta Hai'.
'Abhay' is their latest offering. If the music of 'Dil
Chahta Hai' was youthful, peppy and romantic, then
'Abhay' comes across as completely contrasting. It is
something on the lines of the music of 'AKS'
....Strange, Dark and Disturbing, but narrating the flow of
the movie. But one glaring difference between 'Aks' and
'Abhay' is that 'Aks' had a chartbuster 'Rabba Rabba'
which had a mass appeal, but 'Abhay' lacks in this.
There isn't a single song that may lead to serpentine
queues in front of music stores.
'Koyal Se Mili' (Shankar Mahadevan, Sujatha) is smooth
on ears with just a few instruments playing their
roles in the orchestra. The song is fine but is
completely based on Rehman's style of composition.
Also it has absolutely nothing original to offer
except for Javed Akhtar's poetry.
After 'Shabba Shabba' (Daud), the 'Kabeela' music is
back with 'Zingoria' (by Nandini). Fairly enjoyable
and good till it lasts, but again not having the
potential of breaking into the TOP 5 charts.
'Hasde Hasde' (Shankar Mahadevan, Mahalaxmi) seems to
be designed for a situation in a 'Laugh Club' with
some members participating with their gags. The jokes
thrown in are good but the question that raises in
one's mind is that can a common man laugh only at the
jokes that deal with 'Extra Marital Affairs' (which is
so obvious in 3 out of the 4 jokes). But all said and
done, the song makes a good timepass.
The ones that give some punch to this album are 'Dekho
Abhay' and 'Kal Tak Mujhko Gaurav Tha'.
'Kal Tak Mujhko Gaurav Tha' (Kamal Hassan) disturbs
and if this was the purpose then it is immensely
successful in that. The psycho element of the character
Abhay comes out very clearly in the lyrics 'Kal Tak
Mujhko Gaurav Tha, Main Devtaaon Ki Hoon Santaan.....'
'Dekho Abhay' (Shankar Mahadevan) starts off as some
advertisement of a Diamond Comics thriller. The promos
of the song too contain some animated shots that
further justify that the song is targeted for
children. But we all have been anticipating Abhay to
be a bold psychological thriller...isnt it?
Manisha Koirala too joins the bandwagon of the
actresses trying their skills behind the mike in
'Hey..Who are you?'. Dont get decieved...neither Kamal
Hassan nor Manisha sing here. In fact its basically a
musical piece with a liitle bit of 'Bed time Stories'
by the lead players thrown in the narration. But to be
fair to Manisha, she does a good job in whatever
little she is offered. The track will obviously make
more sense when visualised on screen.
To enhance the prospects of the album, there are 5
bonus tracks in the shape of Kamal Hassan's earlier
hits. 'O Maria' (Saagar) and 'Dekhta Hoon Koyi Ladki
Haseen' (Sanam Teri Kasam) do not need much of an
introduction. Then there is the title track of 'Hey!
Ram'. 'Sitam Ki Aandhi Se' (Velu Nayakan) exudes pain.
Nostalgia is back with Kishorda's 'NOT-MUCH-HEARD'
'Aate Hai Chale Jaate Hain' from Yaadagar.
Abhay means 'The Fearless'. Now does that stand for
the reel life character that Kamal Hassan plays in the
movie or the real life Kamal Hassan. Thats because he
has indeed been 'Abhay' in getting composed an indeed
'DIFFERENT' music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy which is
neither 'arty' nor does it fall completely in the
commercial category.
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