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By Joginder Tuteja, February 3, 2004 - 14:22 IST
'Culture of the Streets Films' present 'Meenaxi - Tale of 3 Cities' that stars Tabu and is directed by M.F. Husain (who earlier directed Madhuri Dixit starrer 'Gaja Gamini'). Set in the three cities of Hyderabad, Jaisalmer and Prague, it has Santosh Sivan as the director of photography, Sharmishta Roy as the art director, A.R. Rehman as the composer and Rahat Indori as the lyricist.
A new singer Reena Bhardwaj arrives - and she does this with style! 'Yeh Rishta' is a marvelous track that boasts of great vocals, wonderful music, pleasant locales, breath-taking cinematography and thoughtful lyrics! The track has variations and the singer does full justice to the nuances and subtlety of the track. This is another superb number by Rehman after a long-long time since 'Saathiya'.
In terms of overall setup, mood, sets, lighting and choreography, 'Chinnamma Chilakkamma' instantly reminds of 'Hamma Hamma' from Bombay. And the comparisons just do not end here. This full-throated song about love and lust by Sukhwindra Singh (who also writes this track) has enough potential to be among the top tracks if promoted well and aggressively.
With 'Do Kadam Aur Sahi', Sonu nigam sings his third straight quality song after the title song of 'Kal Ho Na Ho' and 'Ek Saathi Aur Bhi Tha' from 'LOC Kargil'. A soft number, it is a nice song to be crooned to your beloved. Rahat Indori's lyrics are fantastic which are truly complimented by Rehman. A wonderfully composed track, Sonu Nigam is at his restrained best and is in total control with this one.
'Cyclist's rhythm'- an instrumental, is an experiment going right. It starts in a subtle manner with the gentle ring of a cycle's bell and catches momentum as it progresses with heavy drumbeats and whistles.
Another instrumental based on the 'Potter's village' (which seems to be based in Rajasthan) starts with the 'matka beats' and later moves on to middle-east music style. Variety of musical arrangements are played in this instrumental, which are a treat to hear. This is vintage Rehman !!
Ashaji is at her seductive best in 'Dhuan Dhuan', which has amazing orchestra, wonderful sound arrangements and great lyrics. A song that should find place in a high league, it even leaves Rehman's last year 'Meherbaan Meherbaan' far behind. A song that should appeal to both the class and mass alike!
'Rang (Colour)', 'Tabu' and 'Rehman' had an association earlier also in 'Thakshak' in the hit track - 'Mujhe Rang De'. The same combination makes a return in 'Rang Hai' which has great rhythm with catchy beats. A celebration song composed in the traditional 'Hindustani' style, this should be another chart-buster for Tabu.
'Noor-Un-Ala-Noor' by Murtuza Khan and Qadir Khan is another masterpiece, which is a treat for the quality music lovers. M.F.Husain writes this track and shows his excellence in this genre as well.
Rehman's arrangements are superb to hear and one wonders what had gone really wrong in his earlier not-so-inspiring scores in 'Tehzeeb' and 'Lakeer', which carried lackluster and plain average musical scores respectively. Rehman is back with his vintage touch in Meenaxi hence his fans should have enough reasons to go for this one.
'Meenaxi' is a MUST for all the lovers of simple yet effective music.
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