It is pretty safe to say that Sanjeev Darshan, after about six or so soundtracks, have burnt themselves out. Their career started on an amazing high with Mann, which was a true gem of a soundtrack, followed by the equally memorable Deewane. After these two scores, the duo just simply fizzled out. Sure, Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai contained the beautiful "Tumko Dekha To" and a nice title track, but not much else. And the less said of their Khiladi 420 (Only "Batiyaan Bujha Do" and "Kaisa Yeh Pyaar Hai" worth mentioning here) and Aashiq (Disappointing isnīt even the word), the better! So now, after this sketch of a career graph dipping lower and lower with each passing soundtrack since the first two perfect tens, we have Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke, yet another mediocre soundtrack in which the two best songs arenīt even composed by the duo, but by guest composer Adnan Sami. Asha Bhonsle has never really disappointed in the past and Adnan Samiīs "Aaja Aaja" is no exception. The song, a solo dance number from the diva of Bollywood, is very catchy and sung quite well by Bhonsle, instantly becoming a candidate for the "rewind repeatedly" category. The lyrics are quite catchy and, though weīve heard these lines in multiple seduction numbers, Asha, as always, makes the song interesting. The song, picturized on Madhuri Dixit, is bound to be even more exciting on screen. "Khoya Khoya Chand" is the male version of Ashaīs "Aaja Aaja" and is every bit as fun and catchy as the original. Singer Udit Narayan does a good job with the song, though he tries a bit hard to imitate Rafi at times - which becomes a bit irritating. "Jo Pyaar Karta Hai" is the only other song on the album worth talking about. Sung by Anuradha Paudwal, Manohar Shetty, and Kavita Krishnamurty, the song is a slow number that oozes class and appeal. The trio does a good job with the song, though Krishnamurty does a better job than Paudwal. This is the only track composed by Sanjeev Darshan that one can call a good effort. The rest of the album just barely makes it to mediocrity. "Mera Dil Ek Khali Kamra" by Kumar Sanu and Anuradha Paudwal had the potential of being a nice romantic number, but is saddled by the wordy chorus of the song. Instead of being short and sweet, the main refrain of the song is way too verbose and lengthy, resulting in a song that just doesnīt flow very well. The singers try to do a good job with the material, but even they canīt save this song from being a downer. The filmīs title track is also quite mediocre. If you listen to it a few times in a row, you might like it, despite the annoying voices of Shaan and Jaspinder Narula, both of whom test their vocal chords and our patience with their singing. Narula is no Whitney Huston or Mariah Carey and needs to just stop singing like sheīs on Soul Train. Shaan sounds more effeminate than Hariharan at times (if you can believe that), which is a shame because he has such potential to sound good ("Tune Mujhe Pehchaana Nahin" from Raju Chacha is testimony to that). Definitely neither memorable nor instantly likeable. Udit Narayan-Alka Yagnik duet "Yeh Dil Mohobbat Mein" has ordinary music and ordinary singing. Basically, it sounds like the music directors took the same beat as the awful "Diwani Diwani" number form Chori Chori Chupke Chupke and inserted a mediocre love song instead of a "seduction" number. This track is just plain boring. The less said of "Halle Halle" and "Bum Bhole", a wannabe Punjabi number, the better. They both stink. So there we have it - another half-baked effort on behalf of Sanjeev Darshan. The two are running out of steam pretty fast and need to work harder, or just quit altogether. These two are digging themselves a grave. I donīt know what their next album is, but Iīm not going to be expecting it to be as good as Mann, Deewane, or even Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai. That would just be asking too much, I guess. I just hope this Madhuri Dixit movie is much better than its regressive and ordinary music. |
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