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By Joginder Tuteja, January 23, 2005 - 17:15 IST
The maker of ' Disco Dancer', 'Kasam Paida Karne Waale Ki, 'Dance Dance', 'Commando', ' and ' Aaj Ke Angaare ' is back with a movie after a hiatus. Producer-Director B. Subhash, who was a popular name in the 80s after the success of all aforementioned movies, reunites with his favorite hero Mithun Chakravorty in ' Classic - Dance Of Love '. Meghna Naidu is the lead actress in her first medium budget film (after a relative low budget outing in Hawas ) while Vikas makes his debut as a lead hero. Based on the concept of 'karma', 'yoga' and the 'power of dance', ' Classic-Dance Of Love ' is an interesting subject based in the modern day world. With music by B.Subhash favorite Bappi Lahiri, 'Classic' also has Sukhwinder Singh chipping in with some tunes that promises some entertaining foot tapping music.
Sukhwinder Singh does an all around job with ' Mohabbat Ho Jaaye ' where he writes, composes and sings as well! A foot tapping number that sounds more like a Bappi da song, what with bongo beats, variation in singing pitch and the works, it is enjoyable. The presence of Meghna Naidu with all her gyrations makes the number pleasant to the eyes as well. A masala number, it should be liked by those looking for a time pass dance number.
Another foot tapping number composed and sung by Sukhwinder Singh is the title song ' Classic - Dance Of Love ' that boasts of good arrangements, orchestra and some fine singing. A heavy beats number, it has interesting lyrics (that are different from ordinary) and good interspersion of the movie title throughout the song. A theme song, it is a good experiment that also touches the philosophy of life and death but never drags to boredom due to an overall good packaging. This number could have easily been placed in any big budget blockbuster movie as well. There is another version of the track ' Theme of Classic - Dance Of Love ' that also makes an appearance after a couple of tracks and doesn't fail to entertain yet again.
Kailash Kher sings B. Subhash written and Bappi Lahiri composed ' Saathi Mere ' that is the one from the 'dard-e-judaai' genre (oh! how much did we miss a number belonging to this genre for last few albums!). A situational song, it is about missing your loved one and loosing everything for her! A number for broken hearts, it is not the one to be hummed along but is supposed to be heard in silence. Needless to say, Kailash Kher does a fine job with the singing and gets various variations to the song. The number also appears in Part 2 that is even longer in duration and works well for the one who wish to hear a painful number (no pun intended!). Don't know how much the song from the two parts combined together would actually make it to the movie but in the audio it does work.
The trend of repeating the songs twice continues with ' Aa Mujhe Dekh ' that is sung first by Bappi da (wow, he is back!) and then Sunidhi Chauhan. A sensual number that gets your neck in the motion right away, it is a Bappi da classic all the way. This is the kind that worked so well in the early 80s and the vintage feeling to have the musician back in Bollywood is wonderful. The variations the song takes, the lyrics by Sameer and the inviting yet subtle hints in the number – everything works in the favor of the song that should be publicized more vigorously to get the target audience to the theatres. Both Bappi da and Sunidhi Chauhan sing in the style of their own with both the version making an impression. If one looks closely at the promos, Meghna's swing on rope is so much reminiscent of the opening scene from ' Poison Ivy - I ' where Drew Barrymore did exactly the same trick. The jaw-dropping results are very much the same!
All rounder Sukhwinder Singh makes a comeback in the album with ' Mein Tujhpe Qurbaan ', a soft love song that has been sung very well. A trademark Sukhwinder Singh song, it takes various variations and continues to impress during its entire duration. If you are a Sukhwinder Singh fan, this is the one for you as you won't get tired of hearing the number.
Final song of the album ' Saiyaji ' is sung by Shreya Ghoshal. A stage number, it is again straight from the 80s and has a typical Bappi Lahiri arrangement. A fine number, it won't make any waves in the music industry but is sure to fit well in the movie. Shreya Ghoshal's singing compliments Sameer's lyrics well and manages to create the feel of child like innocence.
' Classic - Dance Of Love ' is a good album overall and deserves to be promoted more aggressively. With none of the tunes being just average or bad, 'Classic' has a good musical score that should be heard, at least by the fans of Bappi da and Sukhwinder Singh. Even otherwise, the album makes for a good time-pass entertaining musical score that could be heard to get away from the blues of a hard day!!
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