Yeh Hawaein, a duet by Shaan and Alka Yagnik, is an instantly likeable song, with a very light-hearted and fresh song. Well-sung, the lyrics are simple and sweet, the music, soothingly pleasant, setting the album off to a good start. Nice! Kuch Aisa Jahan, also sung by the same duet, is a little irritating at first but grows on you once the beat finally begins (I found the main line until īpehla sawan ka aachal), irritating). Not as soothing as the first sung but still makes a good listen. Good Dil Nasheen picks up a more fast-paced, catchy Middle Eastern beat as it drops Alka for Hema Sardesai and Sukhwinder Singh to join Shaan. I founs Hema so highly irritating with her pathetic attempt at trying to sound sultry. Looking beyond that minor detail (?!?), Shaan sounds a lot like Sonu Nigam (and that isnīt a bad thing, just a little confusing). The beat on its own will send this song straight up the charts, especially the clever mixing of Middle Eastern and traditional Punjabi beats. The picturization of this song has me hyped about this song. Hit Chhota Sa Mann picks up a slower, slightly haunting, slightly innocent beat, with vocals by Kay Kay, Roopkumar Rathod and Alka Yagnik (who, might I say, sang quite well). A very refreshing twist to a qawaali, the song is atypical, switching cleverly between tempos and growing on you with each listen. I am curious as to the picturization of this song, hopefully they wonīt pull a "Dillagi" and disappoint! Great Ganga Maiya switches modes to the patent Amitabh-carried on by Abhishek legacy, the equivalent to the opening Agra song from Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya. Sung by the original Sonu Nigam, I quite liked this song for some reason, maybe its the traditional touch to it that softened me. The lyrics are kind of nice and fit Abhishek well (donīt get what I mean? Imagine Salman Khan prancing through a village, shirtless of course, and youīll know what I mean). The beat is catchy and lingers, not for any apparent reason but enjoyable nevertheless. Nice Kya Hua gets picked up by the initial duo, Shaan and Alka Yagnik, and is one of the more unappealing songs of the album. The picturization will help this song out a lot, but given just a listen or two, the song is definitely mediocre and the breaking of the music is irritating. Pass for now Jhoomen Yeh Zameen, a solo by Roopkumar Rathod, is haunting with funky music and lyrics. The singing is the downfall of this song, Rathod sounding horribly flat for this song, losing part of the overall effect. Nevertheless, the music is nice, with a clever mix of traditional (i.e. tabla) and modern beats, making it worth a listen. Curious as to how this fits in the movie. Funky Overall, not the best of the year but definitely worth a buy. |
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Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai, starring Abhishek and Rani
Mukherjee, hopes to pick up a little in the box office where most other
2001 releases have failed thus far. With an interesting storyline and a decently
strong cast, one would hope the music, by Aadesh Shrivastava, would lend support to the
film. And it does, to a degree....