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By Joginder Tuteja, February 14, 2002 - 09:56 IST
It's not news any more. The celluloid romance of
Hrithik and Amisha resurfaces in beautifully titled
'Aap Mujhe Achce Lagne Lage' - AMALL. Since the
release of Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai in 2000, cinegoers have
waited to watch the lovey-dovey pairing of
Hrithik-Amisha again. And the question on everyone's
lips is Can they recreate the magic of KNPH? Vikram
Bhatt who has the knack of directing different themes
one after another, eg-> Jaanam, Fareb, Ghulam, Kasoor and most recently
paranormal thriller Raaz (which has done the enviable
task of toppling K3G from the no1 movie spot) directs
a full fledged love story - AMALL. Rohit Kumar is the
producer who began his career as a hero in Aazmaish
with Anjali Jatthar a few years ago and later moved on
to small screen. Rajesh Roshan composes for bhatija
Hrithik's movie again after KNPH.
Ibrahim Ashq and Dev Kohli are the lyricists.Hrithik
and Amisha gyrate well in jhatka-matka act in the
Title song which is the best of the total seven
numbers. Admittedly two of them look a more cosier
couple than they were in KNPH. They look better, dance
better and appear to be lovers deep in love. The
music resembles a typical Rajesh Roshan number all the
way with all the similar arrangements that made Khoon
Bhari Maang, Kishen Kanhaiya and Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai so
popular. This song by Alka Yagnik and Abhijeet is a
HIT.
If it comes to being "inspired" - and that too with
style then "Rajesh Roshan sahab ka muqabla nahi".
"Copy bhi ho jaaye aur pata bhi naa chale" - this is
what's happened in 'Tum To Sagar Jaisi'. Hear this
number carefully and one will find the undercurrent of
'Do Lafzon Ki Hai' from the The Great Gambler. But all
said and done, the number is a potential chartbuster
and efforts of Alka Yagnik and
(especially) Abhijeet do show !!! Abhijeet sings with
heart and his cool vocals make the song special.
The song goes 'We wish you a great life'!!! But the
song isn't anything near to being even average - let
alone be Great. It is about a guy proposing a girl to
get married to him and in the background all the
friends and family are celebrating. Sad, but neither
do we celebrate nor are we impressed!! Easily the
most avoidable number of AMALL which is sung by Alka
Yagnik, K.K. and a newcomer Jack.
'Kuchh Hum Mein Aisi Baaten Hai' is a youth song by
Sonu Nigam. It is a number about having confidence in
yourself, getting the wayward on line and ruling the
world. An average song with ordinary music, which is
nothing great shakes. 'O Re Gori' by Udit Narayan and
Pamela Jain begins as an old fashioned number - the
kind which one can identify with the songs from Dilip
Kumar's movies. The lyrics too are set in the black
and white era. But the fun begins when the song
suddenly changes tracks, shifts gears and the lyrics
like 'Tera Jhumka' start flowing. The mood shifts
swiftly from 60's to Y2K+2. The beats are impressive
and one suddenly finds him rising to his feet and
raring to hit the dance floor. The icing on the cake
is the third track the number takes with
'Hindaaru-Pindaaru' which seems to be designed
specially for Hrithik to demonstrate his dancing
skills. The song which starts as a 60's style love
song becomes a fulltime fun track in the end and the
efforts of Rajesh Roshan which seem to be so natural
are
appreciable here.
The Theme Music is just a very brief instrumental of
the title song. Nevertheless, it is good.'Meri Jaan'
by Alka Yagnik and K.K. is more of a background music
piece than a song. It is set as a track as in
Hollywood's music albums.The instrumental of the title
number is visible throughout. Most part of the number
is (again !!! ) 'inspired' by the Hollywood style of
background music. This music piece will make a more
solid impact once it flows with the narrative of the
movie. 'Hawaon Ne Yeh Kaha' by Udit Narayan looks like
a stage performance and it talks of being optimist
enough to live for love rather than just dying for it.
If an analogy was to be given then the song is
somewhat in the lines of 'Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukaara' from
KNPH in terms of the arrangement for the orchestra.
But the similarity just ends here.
In the start we mentioned a question. Can Hrithik and
Amisha recreate the magic of KNPH? The music of AMALL
fails to do so !! Let's hope the star pairing succeeds
in this !!!
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