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review By
Harish V |
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Billu
Barber
Priyadarshan
movies are always looked at with a lot of expectation,
and this one is much bigger. Shahrukh Khan the Baadshah
of Bollywood is acting in it and has produced it.
But interestingly, the Khan has only a special appearance
here, with Irfan Khan being the protagonist. The music
is by Pritam, and lyrics by Gulzar and Sayeed Quadri.
The movie has seven songs with all getting a remixed
version in the album. Let’s analyze if the songs
live up to the hype the movie has created.
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Marjaani
Marjaani has a South Indian flavour and the starting sounds
like a typical Rajinikanth intro song. An item song which
is very energetic with ample use of Punjabi words rendered
by Sukhwinder Singh and Anushka. Interestingly, the remix
version of this song is sung by a different female singer,
Sunidhi Chauhan. But the song looks too ordinary and nothing
is special to carry this to the top of the charts. The remix
version is also average.
Love Mere Hit Hit
Love Mere Hit Hit is supposed to be a nonsense song and
it is quite successful at that. The lyrics are quite cheesy
as expected but the music is quite catchy. Again an item
song with Shahrukh and Deepika shaking their legs -this
one is quite clearly sung by Neeraj Sridhar and Tulsi Kumar.
The song is decent enough for a second listen and with the
visuals it could appeal to a larger crowd. The remix is
more rapid but the instrumental usage is quite jarring.
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Ae
Aa O
A rock song which seems to be an intro song for Shahrukh.
But does the starting of the song borrow so much from
the tunes of its Tamil counterpart? But soon it goes
on a different route. K.K., Rana Mazumder, Suraj rock
with their vocals, but Pritam leaves a lot to be desired.
From now on any rock song will obviously be compared
to Rock On and this does not meet the expectations,
but none the less it’s a decent track which
can become a good hit with rock fans and obviously
Shahrukh's fans. And the less said about the remixed
version the better, Pritam, please work on this front.
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Kudhaya Khair
Kudhaya Khair is a family song picturized with Irfan
khan and his family. A lovely melody and one of the
best song of this album. The vocals by Soham Chakrabarthy,
Akritti Kakkar & Monali Thakur are lively, which
is needed for such a song. The beats and the instrumental
usage is quite cleverly done and so is the chorus
usage and the symphonic orchestra type music in the
middle piece which elevates the song quite well. Overall
a cute song which has potential to become a big hit
and if the movie does succeed Khudaya Khair would
clearly be on top of the charts for quite some time.
The reprise version is also good.
You get me rocking and reeling
‘You get me rocking and reeling’
starts off with a hip hop song which is just an English
version of Khudaya khair but sung by Neeraj Shridhar
alone. It’s quite good but a small feeling of
the music over powering the song can be sensed. Still
a good listen.
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The remixed version is too loud and the need for a remixed
version of this already hip hop song will always remain a
mystery.
Billu Bayankar
Billu Bayankar sung by Ajay Jhingran, Kalpana is a hilarious
song sung by the villagers praising Billu. The song will be
enjoyed by everyone if they can understand the wacky lyrics.
The music complements the overall feel of the song and after
hearing this we just can’t wait to see the picturization
of this song which, under Priyadarshan's direction, would
be a crackling watch.
Jaoon
kahan
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's ‘Jaoon kahan’ is a melancholic
rendition and quite clearly the pick of the album. The song
picturized with Irfan Khan is a sure shot hit. Pritam's music
does not try anything jazzy which is quite needed for such
a song.
Verdict:
Overall the music is just about average with a couple of good
numbers. The music can become a good hit if the movie hits
the bull’s eye -like any other Priyadarshan's movie.
But a sense of deja-vu while hearing the song tormented me
and similarities to the Tamil version of this movie was quite
striking. Coincidence? Not really!
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