Kahaani Gudiya Ki Music review of Kahaani Gudiya Ki by Joginder Tuteja

When a music CD has been out on the stands for close to one year, absolutely no promotion happens over the months and the movie gets ready for a sudden release, you are almost dismissive of the product even without giving it much of a chance. Kahaani Gudiya Ki is one such film where one isn't quite hopeful of what's in store. And that too when the album cover proudly mentions 'Featuring 3 songs of Jagjit Singh'! Touted as being 'True story of a woman', Kahaani Gudiya Ki stars Divya Dutta in the title role, has lyrics by Madan Pal with music composed by Vivek Prakash.

 

A trademark Jagjit Singh track marks the opening of Kahaani Gudiya Ki as he sings 'Dard Apna Likh Na Payee'. A sad number about pain, isolation and depression, it is strictly situational and mainly for those who want to be in isolation themselves and ponder over all the wrong that has happened in their lives!

 

A celebration mood seems to be the call of the situation as some feel-good arrangements mark the opening of 'Jis Rut Mein Chudiyaan'. A number about the central protagonist's marriage round the corner and her friends laughing and cheering around her to celebrate the occasion, 'Jis Rut Mein Chudiyaan' is so 70s that one just wishes to skip to the next track. Ok, so one can't expect a Race out here since the film's subject and setting is village based but then for a music lover, this limitation is hardly a consolation. At the end of the day, the song doesn't make you root for the album, that's about it!

 

After some feel-good moments, the album gets back into the sad route as Jagjit Singh returns to the scene with 'Gudiya Tujh Par Ik Pal'. A song about how 'Gudiya', the central protagonist, is going through her bout of 'kabhi khushi kabhi gham', it is yet another depressing track which only stays honest to the film's genre. In fact, towards the album's end, there is also an inclusion of Rakesh Chaurasiya's flute instrumental based on the same track.

 

Next to come is a 'qawalli' sung by Habib Sabri. Titled 'Dua Qabool Karo', the 'qawalli' is a prayer to God. Yet another track which fails to make the album raise to even an average mark, 'Dua Qabool Karo' is nothing different from dozens of other 'qawallis' heard before in movies and just about passes muster. With neither of the four tracks succeeding in enticing a listener, one is hardly excited about what's in store in the remaining 2 tracks. However, one still plays them on!

 

It is Jagjit Singh again for 'Har Ek Faisla Ek Imtihaan', yet another situational song which would be played in the film's background. A track about giving up in life and surrendering to the circumstances, 'Har Ek Faisla' seems to be a track which plays on after the death of Gudiyaa. Extremely 60s and depressing, just as majority of other songs in Kahaani Gudiya Ki are, the number is thankfully the last in the album.

 

Kahaani Gudiya Ki is a depressing album. Period. As said earlier, though the album stays rooted to the film's subject, it doesn't offer anything musically to make one jump into the queue and own a copy.