Mission Istaanbul
T-Series, Rs 160
A bevy of composers turn out a hybrid but moderately-appealing soundtrack. Hamza’s rendition gives a tangy Turkish flavour to the Chirantan Bhatt-composed title-track. From Anu Malik’s songs, Shaan-Mahalakshmi-Ege’s Jo gumshuda has a haunting quality while Yaar mere dildara (Javed-Sunidhi) is as familiar as they come. Nobody like you (Neeraj-Ishq-Anushka) – again by Chirantan – sounds fresh.

Mehbooba
T-Series, Rs 160
Ismail Darbar’s music is as painstakingly crafted as always, but he seems to be forced to go into a Laxmikant-Pyarelal overdrive, which should have been avoided completely. This is probably the legendary Anand Bakshi’s last soundtrack, but his lyrics do not rank anywhere near his best. Excellent singing in Tu meri mehbooba (Udit), Babuji (Alka with Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgan) and Accha to ab main chalta hoon (Sonu) are a redeeming feature of this average score.