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Reviews
DULHAN HUM LE JAYENGE
Tips, Rs. 55
With this film, Himesh Reshammiya gets his first solo credit as the composer
of a film (he had earlier shared the credit with other composers, composing
only few songs in films like Bandhan, Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya and Hello
Brother, which turned out to be hits). Reshammiya proves yet again that
he has his finger on the pulse of the audience taste, as he comes up with
compositions which are guaranteed to be a rage, especially with the masses.
The compositions are very typical of a David Dhawan-Salman Khan-Karisma
Kapoor laugh-riot, enjoyable all the way. Critics may not agree with this,
but for poeple who just like to enjoy their music, the music of this film
is total paisa vasool.
Take for example the opening song, Mujhse shaadi karogi, which you get
hooked on to in the first hearing itself, with its highly catchy rhythm.
Ditto for the following number Pyar dilon ka mela hai, which also catches
your attention for the dink ka taka tak sound effect by the chorus, which
is sure to kick off a new trend. Dheere dheere is a queer mix of rock
n’ roll and bhangra, and it works well, while Tera pallu sarka jaye
re is raunchy type, with the lyrics which are highly objectionable and
crude. Wonder how Sonu Nigam agreed to sing this number, since he always
insists on good lyrics?
On the flipside, the interestingly worded title song, innovatively combines
the slow mukhda with the fast antara which makes for an interesting hearing.
O Mr. Raja has that old-time flavour and is catchy, with Sonu Nigam and
Alka Yagnik rendering it with aplomb. Karisma Kapoor is also a part of
the song, mouthing her dialogue in a very hoarse voice. Sonu and Alka
delight yet again in Chhamiya, which reminds one of Reshammiya’s
Bandhan number Ya Allah ya Allah balle balle. Sonu Nigam gets to sing
most of the songs here, which lends them a youthful appeal, at the same
time it shows his versatility. Sudhakar Sharma’s lyrics are frothy
and simple (except for the raunchy song). Go for this album and have fun.
KRODH
Tips, Rs. 45
An Anand-Milind score doesn’t come often these days, so it’s
a welcome change to hear the duo’s compositions, which are usually
catchy, even if they are repetitive sometimes. In fact the duo are among
the earliest composers to use beats and techno music. Here Anand- Milind
come up with something different on Side A, and they are back to their
old self on Side B. Mera kangana, the first song, is already being hummed
by people, thanks to the heavy airplay of the promos, and it happens to
be the best of the lot. What to do is another number which seems like
a potential hit, with the catchy words. Sapna Mukherjee can be heard here
after a long time in Hai deewana and Sun baba sun, which sound more or
less similar, but have their own charm.
Side B has an emotional ode to mother, Mamta bhare, which is repeated
as Part II and Part III, but it has that heard-before feeling. Hanji hanji
and Janejana are no great shakes. An okay fare.
HITLIST - VOL. 3
Venus, Rs. 50
The third in the series under this volatile title, this compilation album
has 10 recent film hits from the Venus stable. You get to hear some of
the best compositions, which are chart-toppers, like Sunta hai mera Khuda
and Humrahi jab ho mastana (Pukar), Mausam ki tarah and Mera yaar dildar
(Jaanwar), Tujhe rab ne banaya and Mela dilon ka (Mela), Hum to deewane
huye yaar (Baadshah), Aye ajnabi (Dil Se), Main mast (Mast) and Haan haan
yeh pyar hai (Dillagi). With such a variety of good songs, no music buff
can resist the temptation to go for this album.
MTV NON STOP HITS
Tips, Rs. 55
The inlay cover describes the album as comprising “45 dhamaka film
tracks,” and the continuous play of the recent hits, which are aired
regularly on MTV and other music channels, does lift your spirits. The
best part about the album is that it isn’t a remix album, so there
is no unwanted intrusion of beats, and even if the songs are played non-stop,
care has been taken to carefully merge one song into another, so one hardly
notices the gap between the two songs. So a Chamma chamma effortlessly
merges into Tanha tanha, which leads to Taal se taal mila, which then
goes on to Urvasi Urvasi. The other hits you hear are Choli kee peeche,
Jungle hai aadhi raat hai, Jaati hoon main, Jhanjhariya, Tinak tin tana,
Pehli pehli baar, Chandi ki daal, Pardesi pardesi, Kisi disco mein jaayen
and Chori chori to name a few. A different album which definitely needs
to be heard.
TENUN NACHDI VEKH KE (PUNJABI)
Catrack, Rs. 40
This is singer Kulbir’s debut album in Punjabi. There are 10 songs
(five on each side), one of which is traditional, six are penned by Devinder
Singh and the remaining three are written by the singer himself. Tuned
by composer Surinder Bachan, the songs have a lively beat and will find
favour with music lovers, even with those who aren’t conversant with
the Punjabi language. Of the 10 songs, Ja ja ve, Bhabi deva jaga, Tenun
nachdi vekh ke and Hor lagdi deserve spectial mention.
UTHI UTHI GOPAALA (MARATHI)
Venus, Rs. 30
This version album consists of 12 well-known devotional songs (six on
each side) like bhoopalis, abhangs and bhajans. The singers are Suresh
Wadkar, Ajit Kadkade, Sharad Jambhekar, Ashok Khare, Uday Upadhye, Anupama
Deshpande and Shyama Chittar, with Shank-Neel as music arrangers.
The songs on Side A are Omkar swaroopa, Gajanana Shri Ganaraya, Uthi uthi
Gopala, Utha utha ho sakalik, Narayana Rama Ramana and Rama Raghunandana,
while Side B consists of Shodhisi manawa, Keshava madhawa, Kuthe shodhisi
rameshwar, Dev maza vithu sawala, Dehachi tijori and Vitthala tu veda
kumbhar.
GHANASHYAM SUNDERA SHREEDHARA
Venus, Rs. 30
This is also a version album consisting 12 popular devotional songs (six
on each side) in the category of bhoopalis, abhangs and bhajans. With
Shank-Neel as music arrangers, the songs have been rendered by Suresh
Wadkar, Ajit Kadkade, Uday Upadhye, Anupama Deshpande, Shyama Chittar,
Pralhad Shinde, Chandrashekhar Gadgil and Sudesh Bhonsle.
The songs included in the album are: Ghanashyam sundera shreedhara, Prabhati
sur nabhi rangati, Tujhya kantisam raktapataka, Ram krishna govind, Sohala
pahila pandharicha and Vitthal awadi prembhav (all on Side A), while those
on the flipside are Akaar ukaar makaar, ye ga ye vithabai, Bai mee wikat
ghetala shyam, Chandrabhage tiri pandhari, Devachiye dwaari and Nako devraaya.
Salma
Khatib And Pandit Shimpi