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niket_pratap singh
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Music: HIMESH RESHAMMIYA & ANJJAAN-MEET BROTHERS Lyrics: SHABBIR AHMED & ASLAM LASHKARI Music…
<b>Music: HIMESH RESHAMMIYA & ANJJAAN-MEET BROTHERS</b><BR> <b>Lyrics: SHABBIR AHMED & ASLAM LASHKARI</b><BR> <b>Music label: T-SERIES</b><BR><BR> <b>Expectations</b><BR><BR> The expectations we have from the soundtrack are very modest because it is an actioner. <BR><BR> <b>Music</b><BR><BR> The opening track '<b><i>Robinhood</i></b>' (Anjjan-Meet Brothers) clearly presents the hero of the film in what sounds like a festival song with its cluttered but unfettered folk cadences. Sung and composed by Anjjan-Meet Brothers, it is a typical heard-before number with 'good', '<i>shudh</i>' (pure) and '<i>Robinhood</i>' used as rhyming words in the <i>mukhda</i>, apart from some rap that seems a shade out of place in the small-town setting of the film! The lyrics (Aslam Lashkari) tread familiar terrain. <BR><BR> Himesh Reshammiya steps in to score the rest of the album. In his very first track, '<b><i>Chura Ke Leja</i></b>' (Yashraj Kapil-Palak Muchhal), he repeats a complete <i>shehnai</i> piece he has used as an interlude in his classic but unsung <i>bhajan, 'Lagan Lagi</i>' from last year's <i>Dangerous Ishhq</i> and has a similar overall feel of a <i>bhajan</i> although it is a love duet! As a composition, the track uses notes that are remarkably identical to Himesh's <i>Bol Bachchan</i> hit '<i>Chalaao Na Nainon Se Baan Re</i>'. Now why is that, we wonder? <BR><BR> Despite these similarities to two of Himesh's older songs, this rousing track works also because it's ethnic orchestration and resounding <i>dhols</i>. The <i>raagdaari</i> is used smartly, but the old-world charm is unlikely to hook the 'Net-savvy generation. Palak Muchhal, whose rapid growth (<i>Aashiqui 2</i> onwards) is indeed both quick and impressive, carries the song more than the male singer. And the lyrics (Shabbir Ahmed) impress too. <BR><BR> The first reaction to the next track is that you got to hand it to Himesh for '<b><i>Jhoom Barabar Jhoom</i></b>' (Vineet Singh-Aman Trikha-Shaba Sabri-Pawani Pandey). Because this is a <i>qawwali</i>-esque song that compares <i>ishq</i> to '<i>Krishna Ki Leela</i>' and is also a modern love song, all at the same time! Shabab's high-octave <i>sargam</i> and (once again) the <i>dhols</i> are both used for good effect, Aman sounds like Himesh himself and the old-world feel and beats are pronounced. <BR><BR> The <i>Sufiana</i> tenor of '<b><i>Tirath Meri Tu</i></b>' (Vineet Singh-Shabab Sabri-Palak Mucchal) has a good concept in the words and the fact that it is a bright duet (but for the high-pitched Shabab Sabri intonation <i>Shab-e-firaaq</i>) makes it refreshingly different from the standard, melancholy <i>Sufiana filmi kalaam</i>. Once again, Palak impresses, but she should make a concerted effort to sound different from Shreya Ghoshal. Even more important, Vineet Singh should curtail trying to sound like Sonu Nigam! <BR><BR> The '<b><i>Policegiri title-track</i></b>' (Aman Trikha-Rajdeep Chaterjee-Yashraj Kapil) is typically '80s, Sanskrit <i>shloks</i>, rousing lyrics, up tempo rhythms and all. There is a thin veneer of modernity with a wallop of guitar and a trendy chorus. The functional track must be serving its purpose within the film but lacks intrinsic appeal for the listener. <BR><BR> <b>Overall</b><BR><BR> Like in most of his soundtracks, Himesh appeals predominantly to ears attuned to more <i>desi</i> (read traditional) tastes. The 'Net-savvy GenY may not be enamoured by the soundtrack but the masses may take to it - if the film succeeds. <BR><BR> <b>Our Pick</b><BR><BR> <i>Chura Ke Leja, Tirath Meri Tu</i>
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