Dus Tola Music review of Dus Tola by Joginder Tuteja

EXPECTATIONS

 

One doesn't have any clue about what does the music of Dus Tola has to offer. And that's because there is no clue about the movie by itself as well. With no real star power to boast, an unknown banner/director, unknown setting, unknown genre and unknown subject of the film, there is a definite question mark that one has on the music that is on the offing despite Sandesh Shandilya as the composer and lyricist Gulzar coming together.

 

MUSIC

 

It is an energetic start for Dus Tola with Sandesh Shandilya fusing the folk flavour well with the modern day sound. Mohit Chauhan is a good choice for the song as well as he gets into the fun mood for this high energy song which sounds almost like a nursery rhyme in the way it carries a certain innocence to it. A theme track that bears a simple flow and has an unadulterated appeal to it, it is not for the followers of conventional Bollywood soundtrack but should do well along with the film's narrative.

 

 

As one progresses into the album, a realisation sets in that Dus Tola boasts of some of the most accomplished singers in the industry today. This is why Sukhwinder Singh's entry into Dus Tola makes one interested in what does 'Lal Lal Aag Hua' has to offer. As expected, this one turns out to be an engaging song as well with elements like simplicity, innocence, an Indian sound and an unadulterated appeal making 'Lal Lal...' an interesting hear as well. Especially watch out for Gulzar's lyrics as well that carry an expected poetic feel to them and have to be heard closely to be comprehended.

 

After a couple of high energy songs, a sad track comes next in the form of 'Tumse Kya Kehna'. A solo by Sonu Nigam, it has the feel of the night with sadness, darkness and pathos setting in. Carrying a non-filmy appeal to it, 'Tumse Kya Kehna' is not a bad composition but then still not engaging enough to be played all over again. In the times when even sad songs have started carrying an appeal that doesn't necessarily depress you, 'Tumse Kya Kehna' doesn't quite fit in.

 

Last to come is 'Jee Na Jalaiyo' which has two versions - one by Sunidhi Chauhan and another by Sukhwinder Singh. Belonging to the same style as one has evidenced in a few non-film compositions that Sandesh shandilya has put together in the past, 'Jee Na Jalaiyo' has an Indian-Western fusion to it by means of all three departments - composition, writing and singing. While the soul of the composition remains Indian, there are arrangements that have a few Western instruments coming together for this love song which sounds better when heard in the voice of Sukhwinder Singh.

 

OVERALL

 

Dus Tola isn't a bad album but is marred by the fact that there is absolutely no visibility created around the product, whether it is the music or the film by itself. Add to that the fact that the compositions here aren't quintessentially appealing in the manner as one expects from Bollywood soundtracks and the going gets even more difficult for Dus Tola here.

 

OUR PICK(S)

 

Lal Lal Aag Hua