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By Joginder Tuteja, March 18, 2002 - 17:53 IST
After a long sabbatical of about 5 years comes a flick
from the house of Manmohan Desai films. Last movie
produced by Ketan Desai was Super-Hit laugh-riot Deewana Mastana in 1997
that starred Anil Kapoor,Govinda and Juhi Chawla. Yeh
Hai
Jalwa(YHJ) is directed by the same director of Deewana
Mastana - David Dhawan who is going through a somewhat
lean patch
after a disappointing show with 'Kyo Ki Main Jhuth
Nahi Bolta'. Govinda-David Dhawan magic didn't work
for a change but hope
Salman-Dhawan combination (Judwaa, Biwi No.1, Dulhan Hum
Le Jayenge) clicks. Salman had lot of hopes pinned on
Tumko
Na Bhool Payenge which sadly didn't run as expected,
so a lot depends upon YHJ. It may be something like a
decider (though
not in true terms as Kya Yahi Pyar Hai is releasing
earlier) for Amisha after she had it TWO-ALL with Kaho
Naa Pyaar Hai and
Gadar as Super-Hits and Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar and
Kranti as Super-Duds. Rishi Kapoor too makes an
appearance after the
no-show of Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi and Raju Chacha.
Rinke Khanna tries her luck again in tinseltown after
playing Tushar's
sister in last year's first superhit Mujhe Kuch Kehna
Hai. Music director Himesh Reshammiya and lyrcist
Sudhakar Sharma
come again after Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge to handle the
music department for YHJ.
By the look of the promos and the album cover, it is
indicated that the major portion of the movie has been
shot in London. One
such song shot in London is the title song 'Jalwa'.
And Salman dances in the manner in which only HE can.
To some other
actor the steps may seem stupid or childish but they
suit Salman to the 'T'. Watch him especially gyrating
to the beats of
'Jalwa...Yeh Hai Jalwa' towards the end of the promo
and you will know WHY!! The duet by Kumar Sanu and
Alka Yagnik is
rhythmic as well though now there seems to be an
overdose of this number on all the channels. Amisha
looks real SEXY in her
designer outfits and all credit should go to her
designer for presenting her this way. A crowd puller
number which features twice
in the album.
'Dhire Dhire' (Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik)is very
typical of Himesh Reshammiya as were his numbers in
DHLJ. Concentrate
solely on beats, beats and more beats and let the fun
begin. Never mind the lyrics, which are common like
'deewana deewana,
dil tera deewana'. 'Ankhen Pyari Hain'(Kumar Sanu and
Alka Yagnik) and 'Chudi Khankayi Re'(Udit Narayan and
Alka
Yagnik)can be described in the same manner as 'Dhire
Dhire'. Rhythmic numbers woven around western beats.
One hears 'Carbon Copy' and feels that 'Omigosh...how
can I listen to a number like this!!' But to one's
surprise, you feel
yourself humming this number after a few hearings. The
song narrates the feel good vibes shared by a father
and his son who
compares himself to be a ditto CARBON COPY of his
father. It is repeated trice in the album, once as a
solo by Shaan, once
with both Shaan and Kumar Sanu and once as a sad
version of the same by Kumar Sanu. The song may appeal
well to
children. A passable song.
Well, when the movie is shot in London then it is
obvious that here will be a number to woo the NRI
audience. And what better
way than doing this by chanting 'Mera Bharat Mahan'.
Ya, the Punjabi specialist Anand Raj Anand guest
composes a feel
good patriotic number 'London Mein India' which is
sung by Sukhwinder Sngh and Pankaj Udhas and written
by Dev Kohli. But
hey, don't expect this to be another 'Chithi Aayi Hai
- Naam' from Pankaj Udhas this time around. The
resemblance just stops
at the singer and the theme - that's all. Not a number
to be sung on the streets but of a kind one enjoys
when the mood is
created for such a situation.
Most of the songs in YHJ have the similar kind of feel
and one can't really differentiate one from the other.
Though they may
seem different once the FEEL given varies in these
tracks. In all, music of YHJ is something like HOT
CAKE. Good only when
it is served at the right time. Once the movie is out
of the theatres, the music too will be
'Thandaaaaa......' !! Samjha kya !!!
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