Dev Kohli may never have been known for his brilliant lyrical abilities, and with Yeh Mohabbat Hai, he shows his abilities in patches. Anand Raj Anand has increased his popularity with the success of a number of films and many in his bag releasing in the future. Yeh Mohabbat Hai should prove a worthwhile venture for him in that it doesn´t do anything to detract from the popularity. As for the film, this soundtrack has immense potential to help it along its way. With good promotions the music has the typical "draw in the masses" feel, but naturally, that is not always significant of a good soundtrack, and secondly, that doesn´t ensure success. Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik sing the must include romantic title track, Yeh Mohabbat Hai. Certainly nothing unique in terms of musical contents but it is pleasant to the ears. Udit and Alka have mastered these soft love duets, which it is why it is no surprise that they sing well enough here. When you think of what a tune “Chand Samne Hai” would have been without the poorly chosen chorus of “Chand Mubarak” you’ll think- “blah”. The chorus itself is the fault, not the line they are repeating. In fact the lyrics here kind of stand out speaking of the auspicious Islamic holiday, Eid, (When the film is supposed to be releasing as well), and using some type of irony with the title of the song (The male hero is named Chand). Once again this is no challenge to Sonu but Alka sounds awkward at pieces. Anand Raj Anand has definitely gotten more experimental with his music. The outcome shows lots of promise; with a little more work and distinction he can have his own tunes (or “stamp” as we critics call it). Dashes of heavy Punjabi Folk music with a pinch of heavy Punjab Style Vocal and you have “Piya Mila De”, Shubha Mughal and newcomer (?) Samadder sing this tune, which has its potential. Probably better on screen this is probably the tune for people who absolutely enjoy any type of these songs. Nice to see Anand experimenting with his vocalists, as vocals are the stand out with this track from both singers. Anand also is experimental with his music. There are qawaali intervals and apt use of the chorus that adds to the effect. It is nice to see Kavita Subramanium sing in soundtracks these days, but none of the composers have actually given her anything meaningful to sing! The Latin influenced “Yeh Dil Deewana Hai” has Kavita stretching her voice at portions and Abhijeet sounding as run of the mill as ever. Nothing new here in terms of lyrics and time pass in terms of musical composition. So you may have been turned off by the title, “Chill Pill” (after all!), but surprisingly Anand Raj Anand has done a good job wiping off the mistake Dev Kohli left for him. That is of course, in terms of spiffy upbeat tunes that are catchy until you stop listening to it. It’s tolerable because of the reggae influenced beats and a decent singing job by Sunidhi, Shaan and the vocally feeble Harry Anand. Ending it all off is yet another Latin influenced track “Mar Gai Chokri”, okay so I was laughing when I read the title, but you’ll be laughing when you hear the rest of the song. Once again, Anand has managed to overcome idiotic lyrics with an upbeat sassy beat, something he has done many a times in the past. It is for those beats that you can overlook absolutely meaningless songs and enjoy them, to a minimal degree. Anand Raj Anand shows effort in this attempt at a mass-appealing soundtrack. With the right amount of promotion the film stands a chance. This “Khiladi” director (Sabse Bada Khiladi, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi and International Khiladi), Umesh Mehra, still has to come up with a good film to make something out of this. This soundtrack is nothing spectacular and serves for absolute time pass. You may get a little tired of Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar, Asoka and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (if at all possible) and want to listen to something new, which would be the best reason to pick this one up, but after a while you’ll probably put it down, for good, and pick those soundtracks up again. |
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