Jimmy Review {2.0/5} & Review Rating
Yes, it's finally happening. Mimoh Chakraborty, Mithun Chakraborty's son, would finally be having a release to his name after being in the news for close to two years. Jimmy is the film getting ready to hit the screens and the man who would be responsible for this star-son launch pad would be old war horse Raj N. C. Sippy. There is nostalgic value attached to the film's music as well since Bappa Lahiri, son of Bappi Lahiri who has given many a chartbusters with Mithun, has been roped in to compose two tracks for Jimmy which has Anand Raaj Anand as the chief composer.
Though one isn't quite positively biased towards Jimmy, there is a surprise in store with the opening number 'Why Not Jimmy' turning out to be a reasonably foot tapping song. In fact, the beginning of this Anand Raaj Anand composed number has a true blue Pritam influence to it.
Rendered by Shaan, this Ranbir Pushp written track does manage to throw a punch every time one hears the words 'Why Not Jimmy'. Though there is a female voice making an appearance for a short while as well, she hasn't been credited for that. Same goes for man who does the rap. The song isn't the kind which would stay on for months to come but Mimoh's dance would ensure that it keeps the audience entertained in those four minutes of the song's play.
Ok, so seems the people behind the arrangements for Jimmy are the ones who also come together for Pritam. This is why the sound of flute which marks the opening of 'Do Minute Mein' belongs completely to Pritam's school of music. A Bappa Lahiri composition which relies yet again on beats while providing a decent platform for Mimoh to demonstrate his dancing skills, 'Do Minute' by Shaan is yet another fair track in quick succession. Bappa Lahiri, lyricist Virag Mishra do well to create a number which doesn't break any grounds but stays on well to make for a decent contemporary hear. And yes, the female voice and the rapper go un-credited yet again!
The best of the enterprise comes when Anand Raaj Anand comes on his own and presents to listener what genuinely is his brand of music. If you have liked songs like 'Yaar Mangaya Si' [Kaante], 'Dil De Diya Hai' [Masti] and 'Bhula Diya' [Dus Kahaniyaan], you would definitely go for 'Jeevein Bulliyaan Pe' too which takes the album to an altogether different route. A soft song which truly belongs to Indian melody and brings to fore the pathos of the lead protagonist who has been going through the pain of separation, 'Jeevein Bulliyaan Pe' has Anand Raaj Anand contributing as an all rounder while being the composer, lyricist as well as the singer for the song.
It's back to Bappa-Virag combination for 'Marhaba' which boasts of the signature tune that has been accompanying the promos of Jimmy over last few weeks. Crooned by Debojit who tries singing in the way Kunal Ganjawala would have if given an opportunity to come up with a rock song, 'Marhaba' has an interesting mix of Middle East and Western fusion in the interim portions. However, except for some musical wizardry that Bappa demonstrates in his arrangements, the song doesn't have much to cheer about. In fact, the 'antara' portions are marginally better and one wishes Debojit and Bappa would have been more restrained during the initial portions of the song.
With Kailash Kher coming together with Anand Raaj Anand, one is led to believe that 'Zamaane Se Keh Do' would have something interesting in the offering. Well, the end result of this song with an Indian feel and Western arrangements doesn't quite go the kind of distance one was expecting and 'Zamaane Se Keh Do' turns out to be pretty much average sounding. In fact, with the way the words 'Rabba Rabba' come in the song, Ranbir Pushp written 'Zamaane Se Keh Do', which has a sad feel to it, may well have been titled 'Rabba Rabba'.
A new name comes to the fore in the form of Vijay Verma who not only composes but also sings 'Ye Hain Meri Dastaan'. Though the opening of the track turns out to be pretty disappointing, what with the listener getting a feel of a drag number in the offering where the protagonist is drunk and suffering in self pity, 'Yeh Hain Meri Dastaan' soon changes track with an Indi-pop feel to it. This Ranbir Pushp written number tends to become tolerable as one hears more of it and ultimately does well to keep on the momentum.
In the end, Anand Raaj Anand-Ranbir Pushp combination wins the final battle as 'Aaya Hoon' turns out to be one of the better numbers in the album. Composed on 70s/80s style, 'Aaya Hoon' has a feel-good appeal to it which promises to showcase the cool-dude persona of Mimoh. Kunal Ganjawala sings for the first time in the album and does well to have a decent number to his credit. With a R.D. Burman feel to it, this is the number which deserves to see some publicity happening for it soon. And yes, this is the third instance in the album when the female voice has not been credited in Jimmy!
It is so easy to dismiss an album/film when the chips are down. Since Jimmy has been in the making for quite some time and hasn't quite been accompanied by tremendous buzz or hype, one is inclined not to take the music of Jimmy seriously. Ok, so Jimmy isn't really going to make the music stands reshuffle their Top-5 charts but in entirety it is decent enough to have at least a couple of songs finding good audience for itself.
