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Dahek: A BURNING PASSION
The cover depicts Sonali and Akshaye, soaking wet and holding flowers. Yep, the
burning passion is just shining through. Looks more like sickly sweet high school romance.
The audio begins with Jab Se Tumhein.....Akshaye and Sonali
suffer from "Obsessive (read:Bollywood romance)" disorder....Anuradha
Paudawal, the filmi-turn-devotional singer, does a decent job, but its Udit
who carries the song. The lyrics (Jab se tumhein maine dekha/jana sanam...) are
sweet, clean, and simple. The music itself, though likely lifted from here and there, are
a good mix of traditional (typical) beats with just a little 'modernity'. Catchy and sweet!
The second song, Sawan Barse Tarse Dil, is obviously going to
be one of those prance-in-the-rain songs-blah. The song itself is okay, with the
background music slow and scarce. Some songs are better carried with little music and
most, with strong music and good singing. The singing itself isn't anything spectacular,
with Hari Haran (who sounds too nasally and feminine) and Sadhana
Sargam sounding a little wornout and "deele". Okay, nothing amazing.
Meri Jaan Hai Tu is sung twice, on Side A/song 3 (by
Roopkumar Rathod) and Side B/song 2 (Alka Yagnik). It's the
typical rohna dohna song. First time listening, fine, second time, boring, and by
the third, all I thought when I heard the droning of 'meri jaan hai tu, mere jaane
jaan....mai kaise jiyu, mai kaise jiyu' was mujhe koi farak nahin parta, tum
jaise bhi jiyo, jiyo, magar please gana aur rohna band kar do. Hit the fastforward
button. Next!
The last song on Side A is easily the hit song of the album. "Tujhe
Dekhte Hi Yeh Dil Kho Gaya Hai". Kumar Sanu and Alka
Yagnik sing quite well together, and the background music is lovey-dovey, sweet, and has a
great mix traditional beats with an upbeat, catchy spirit. Very
nice, light-hearted love song!
Side B starts with Ho Gori Aaja, a leftover from the Mustafa
Mustafa song from Aatish, badly mixed with a typical
lovey dovey Dahek song. The song begin with the lyrics, Alooa Alooa--I have yet
to figure out the significance of alooa in a love song *wink*. Separate the Aloo
part and the Cham Cham Nachi Paraa parts and you've got two nice songs...instead,
Sonali is chamchaming amongst Alooas. Next!
The last song, Kaha Kare Koiee, is an okay song....nice
timepass. Nothing wow, but nothing to fast forward. Balances the better and sillier songs
on this album. Again, Udit carries the song, and Sadhana sounds a little too
sweet...sickly sweet. and the music is a lot like the rest of the songs. Good timepass
Quick picks:
Best: Jab Se Tumhein and Tujhe Dekhte Hi Yeh Dil
Kho Gaya Hai
"Blah": Meri Jaan Hai Tu and
Ho Gori Aaja
Verdict: Dahek may be a burning passion, but
the songs are just simmering on low heat.
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