Bollywood Music News

Film: “Golmaal Returns”
Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Singers: Neeraj Sridhar, Anushka Manchanda, Benny Dayal, Indie, Monali, Suzanne D’Mello aka Suzie Q, Suhail Kaull, Akruti Kakkar, Anvesha Dutta, Earl
Rating: ***

After hits like “Race”, “Kismat Konnection” and “Singh is Kinng”, Pritam Chakraborty offers yet another hit album with “Golmaal Returns”. It has nine tracks including five remixes and most of them are pretty catchy.

“Tha kar ke”, which has been making news for its extravagant cost, is basically a promotional number. Singer Neeraj Sridhar is joined by Akriti, Anvesha, Indie and Earl and they add in a lot of punch to their singing. Sameer’s lyrics are okay.

Suzie Q, who sang “Jee karda” in “Singh is Kinng”, is back in “Meow” along with Monali. As far as composition goes, the track isn’t very impressive. The lyrics are good, but the repeated use of the word ‘Meow’ irritates. This Hinglish track is basically an attempt at being a little naughty and successfully does so.

“Vacancy” is much better than the previous track. It can be called the title track because of the repeated use of the word ‘Golmaal’. Like the title track of the original “Golmaal”, this one too has got the same base. Rendered by Benny, Neeraj Sridhar, Suhail and Suzie Q, the number is a racy one. It is sure to be hummed by many, just like the original “Golmaal” was.

Anushka Manchanda tracks always manage to woo listeners and “Tu saala” is no exception. A solo rendition, Anushka adds a certain zing to the tune.

All in all, “Golmaal Returns” is not really an out-and-out chartbuster, but it is an enjoyable album and “Vacancy” can be flaunted as the star attraction.

Film: “Heroes”
Music Director: Sajid-Wajid, Monty Sharma
Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Shail Hada, Wajid, Sowmya Raoh, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sonu Nigam, Parthiv Gohil, Rekha Rao, Kunal Ganjawala
Rating: *1/2

Neither the promos of “Heroes” nor its songs are exciting. Despite composers like Sajid-Wajid and Monty Sharma, the album is quite boring.

The album starts with unimpressive number “Badmash launde”, a rustic track rendered by Parthiv Gohil, Shail Hada and Rekha Rao. While their singing is nothing to write home about, the composition is worse while the lyrics are not understandable at all. Not worth listening.

Next is “Gurbani”. It is better than the previous track. Sung by Shail Hada, the song is hardly a minute long, but is soothing. The Sajid-Wajid composition in this prayer is pleasant to hear.

Next comes “Heroes Theme”. It is a soothing number with a lingering appeal.

“Makhana” reminds of 1950s’ and 60s’ songs that used to have a social message. Dhols, an Indian percussion instrument, are predominant in the song composed by Sajid-Wajid, but despite that it turns out to be insipid. Sukhwinder Singh, who is accompanied by Wajid and Sowmya Raoh, is not able to lift the mood with his vocals.

“Mannata” is a Punjabi romantic track. It is melodious but, again, doesn’t really excite. Jalees’ lyrics are quite average.

“Wat’s up my bro” is composed by Monty Sharma. A thumping number, it has Kunal Ganjawala rendering with power-packed energy, but sadly to no avail, as, like most songs in the album, it isn’t very appealing.

Except “Gurbani” not a single song is worth listening to or writing about.

Film: “Hello”
Music Director: Sajid-Wajid, Salim-Suleiman
Lyricist: Jalees Sherwani
Singers: Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, Suzy Q, Herchelle, Tim, Merlin, Wajid, Daler Mehndi, Ishq Bector, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam, Zubin, Shaan, Sadhna Sargam
Rating: **

Director Atul Agnihotri roped in composer duos Sajid-Wajid and Salim-Suleiman to compose the music for his film, which is a screen adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s second bestseller, “One Night @ the Call Center”. But the final outcome is not so impressive.

The album starts with the loud number “Karle baby dance wance”. The song is not appealing despite the fact that Daler Mehndi is crooning it. Accompanying him is Sunidhi Chauhan and her rendition is also average. The worst are lyrics, courtesy Jalees Sherwani.

“Rab ka banda” is completely different from “Karle baby…”. The song is sung by accomplished and noteworthy singers like Sonu Nigam and Zubin and Sunidhi Chauhan. It is a philosophical track Jalees lyrics connect with the theme, but the music isn’t good enough to make it a chartbuster.

A romantic piece comes in the form of “Mitwa re”. In this slow and soft number, synthesizer, the flute and tambourine are used throughout and that gives it a slight rustic touch. While the lyrics are quite average, there’s nothing outstanding about the rendition by Shaan, Wajid and Sadhna Sargam.

“Bang bang bang” is an out and out Wajid song. Giving it a very concert-like feel, the composers of this track have made it seem like a ‘larger-than-life’ composition.

“Caravan”, as the title suggests, is a song about the journey of life and Jalees’ meaningful lyrics make it all the more appealing. Noted Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan renders it. Yet, one gets the feeling that there’s still something missing in the number or, rather, there could have been an improvement somewhere.

“Hello”, which is being used as a promotional song, has a host of singers on board including Wajid, Ishq Bector, Tim, Herchelle, Merlin and Suzie Q. But it is not a very happening number.

The “Hello” album lacks a lot and isn’t presented too well for masses to download any song, leave alone buying the entire CD or cassette.

Film: “Fashion”
Music Director: Salim-Suleiman
Lyricist: Irfan Siddique, Sandeep Nath
Singers: Salim Merchant, Neha Bhasin, Sukhwinder Singh, Shruti Pathak, Robert Bob Omulo, Satya Hinduja, Mohit Chauhan
Rating: ***1/2

Composers Salim-Suleiman have created great music for the film “Fashion”. And the success or failure of Madhur Bhandarkar’s movie at the box office wouldn’t change the fate of the album, which, beyond doubt, is a commercial success.

The album starts with the interesting song “Aashiyana”, which is five-and-a-half minutes long. Salim and Suleiman have put together an engaging mix of sounds that are complimented by Salim’s rendition and Irfan Siddique’s lyrics.

Next is “Fashion ka jalwa” that talks about the reality of the fashion world. Sandeep Nath’s lyrics are meaningful. Sukhwinder Singh sings it well along with Bob Omulo and Satya Hinduja.

It’s a pleasure to hear Mohit Chauhan’s rendition in the romantic number “Kuch khaas”. He teams up with Neha Bhasin of Viva fame to sing the lovely song. It may not top the charts, but is very soothing to listen to.

“Mar jawaan” is one of the best tracks of the album. It is already creating waves on the small screen. Salim takes over the vocals once again and this time Shruti Pathak gives him company. She adds something fresh and likeable to the number.

“Theme of fashion” is an instrumental piece. While it is not a great piece in terms of composition, it might suit the situation during the course of the movie.

It’s very hard to find anything wrong with the album. Salim-Suleiman have done a wonderful job as composers and have brought out the essence of the movie in a remarkable way. Irfan has come out with great lyrics and every singer has given his or her best shot.