After his major hit, Dhoom, chef Pritam is now back with his assortment of spices.
But beware! It may cause a severe case of indigestion. Coz, this album aint no reshmi kabab. More of hot and spicy Hyderabadi biriyani, miyaan.
Kiss me baby
The title song is hummable and extremely naughty. Good ol’ Adnan Sami is back with what sounds like Part II of “teri oonchi shaan hai maula.”Quite a peppy number but the lyrics made my eyes pop out. “Kiss me baby, tu hai mera garam masala.” Sameer procceds to equate almost every part of a woman with garam masala. Long time since I heard such lyrics (the last instance I remember is those khatiya, nindiya songs by Chi Chi and Lolo). Better not play this one if Mom and Dad are in the same room. I would rate it the Lal Mirchi of the album. Teekhi but tasty. One can only imagine the picturisation. Can I see smoke coming out of your ears, guys??
Ada
The pick of the album is Ada by Sonu Nigam. It is the elaichi of the album, giving it the much needed khushboo. Peppered with English rap lyrics, it seems to be the next chartbuster. The normal version is the chhoti elaichi and the remix version is the badi elaichi. Both immensely “dancable” (The word will appear in the Oxford dictionary, soon).
Falak dekhun
Falak dekhun has two versions. One by Sonu and the other by Udit Narayan. The tune follows the Nadeem Shravan style of music, the soft and soothing kind. (Remember Tu meri zindagi hai-Ashiqi, Bahut pyar karte hain-Saajan). Again, Sonu is a shade better than Udit. Pehla shahi jeera to doosra kala jeera. Applause for Pritam for cooking up a dish that is not his style at all.
Chori chori
Chori chori is the cinnamon. Don’t ask me why? That was the only spice left in my limited cookery knowledge. Anyway, it is a typical bhangra number that grows on you and sets your feet tapping. Just listen to this number for what it is. After all, it does not pretend to be a classical number anyway so let us not look at it from that angle.
Dil Samandar
After all this cooking, you want to cool off, right? Care for a swim? No need to search for a swimming pool. “Dil Samandar, aa duba doon tujhe dil ke andar., ” KK offers gallantly. Accompanied by Sunidhi (and some great percussion), this is the haldi of the album. Adds that much need variety and colour to the album.
Priyan’s movies were never known for their musical greatness, the best one out of his camp was Virasat. None of the others were spicy enough to leave a lingering taste on the music lover’s palette. This one is also no better; except that when you are chewing it you enjoy the flavour. Then you spit it out, like lavang.