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By Joginder Tuteja, October 19, 2001 - 14:32 IST
What is common in the movies that come from the house
of Johars, Chopras and Barjatyas? Case in point being
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge,
Dil To Pagal Hai, Hum Saath Saath Hai and Hum Aapke
Hai Koun!!! All these flicks have lead characters who
are yuppy (Shahrukh in KKHH, DDLJ and DTPH, Salman in
HAHK), they come from rich and famous families, they
carry traditional values and the best of all, they
think alike, similar tunes come in their mind at any
given situation and THEY SING SIMILAR SONGS.
The title track by Lata is one 'We are one BIG happy
family' kind of a song. No doubt, it runs on a
tried and a trusted formula of soulful lyrics and
melodious music (by Jatin Lalit) - the kind of
combination that is the backbone of Chopras, Johars
and Barjatyas. Lataji's rendition of such songs is
unquestionable and the title song in all its versions
(main and sad ones by Lata and Sonu Nigam each) are
surely going to leave a lasting impression. Going by
the beautiful heart warming moments in KKHH - Karan
Johar's debut movie, this song should be even more
touching with visuals.
'Soul of K3G' (instrumental) by Sandesh Shandilya is a
musical piece which conveys various moods. It is
pretty enjoyable too, never mind the traces of 'Chalte
Chalte' from Mohabbatein in the midst!!! 'Suraj Hua
Maddham' - music Sandesh Shandilya - is a romantic
number sung in low pitch by Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik
that has lyrics by Anil Pandey. It's about confession
of first love and makes for good listening. Especially
check out a brief chorus of 'Tum Paas Aaye' from KKHH
and how one gets nostalgic!!! Remaining numbers are
penned by Sameer.
The best track in the album is undoubtedly 'Bole
Chudiyan' which is composed in the typical family
celebration brand of songs that Jatin-Lalit have been
doing for ages now. Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam , Amit
Kumar (Oh!! How much we miss him), Kavita K.
Subramaniam and Alka Yagnik sing this one and all the
singers have their heart IN here. The setup is lavish
and EXCELLENT and the lead players look charming.
Dance steps by Director of Choreography Farah Khan are
full of life and Hrithik too does something different
after shaking his legs in similar style for all his
earlier movies - KNPH, Fiza, Mission Kashmir and
recently Yaadein!!! 'Bole Chudiyan' is a HIT !!!
'Deewana Hai Dekho' settles in 'JUST-AN-AVERAGE'
category. Alka Yagnik and Sonu Nigam pair up again.
Kareena Kapoor too joins the show though she doesn't
sing but utters a few words. 'You Are My Soniya' (Alka
Yagnik, Udit Narayan) is a funky track that is very
unlike those DDLJ and HAHK kinds. It is more of beats
and jazz than melody and is youthful, probably being
picturised on the younger pair of K3G - Hrithik and
Kareena. Both the numbers are composed by Sandesh
Shandilya.
'Yeh Ladka Hai Allah' - Alka Yagnik , Sonu Nigam is a
predictable marriage song by Jatin Lalit and in the
beginning of the song, Udit Narayan begins in more or
less the same fashion as 'Mehendi Laga Ke Rakhna' in
DDLJ.
Guest music director Aadesh Shrivastava composes
(again) a typical Punjabi celebration dance track.
It starts off as a Bhangra number with the voice of
Amitabh Bachchan and later Sudesh Bhonsle takes over.
Alka Yagnik, Sunidhi Chauhan, Udit Narayan and Aadesh
Shrivastava are the others who join the fun. It is
one safe number that no one can get bored to listening
or watching although it is not a completely original
composition as it borrows heavily from Big B's earlier
chartbuster 'Sona Sona' from Major Saab. But to be
fair to the composer and the team of K3G, one can't
exactly hope the folk tunes of Punjab to be changed
for the sake of originality...isn't it ?
So here we are!!!! Yet another movie arrives that
carries a message of togetherness, traditions and
values of a family set in today's time. Karan Johar
says "It's all about loving your parents". Simple
words but carrying a lot of meaning. And when you have
a rock solid start cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya
Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan,
Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee, then where can anything go wrong. No wonder, SONY
Music paid an unheard of price to bag the rights of
the music of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham -- innovatively
titled K3G!!!
Now after having churned millions of bucks for such a
prestigious product, the million dollar question that
arises is that whether the music of K3G really
justifies the hype surrounding it? And one can't
exactly answer in Black or White here. This is because
if one listens to the music of K3G keeping in mind the
music of the earlier movies of the same genre, then
the comparison is but obvious - which is NOT EXACTLY
FAIR!!! One can't expect a KKHH or a DDLJ or a HAHK
every time !!! So this way, the hype surrounding K3G
is certainly unjustified. But if K3G is listened
without any Pre-conceived notion, then it comes
across as HIGH QUALITY product which is far better
than some of the other trash generated today in the
name of music.
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