Album from Mani-Rahman combo will definitelystir up music lovers. This one is no exception from that. In one line’This album is very good which will become great once the movie isreleased’. This has good lyrics, variety in tunes and differentorchestration and most importantly life and feel in them. A specialkudos to Gulzar for begetting these kind of lyrics especially for thesong ’Jaage hain’. With the media sniffling the story line as DhirubaiAmbani’s life, combined with this kind of meaningful songs, certainlythe curiosity of the movie goers will be snowballed.
1. Barso Re – Shreya Ghoshal & Uday Mazumdar
Rain song. Will be picturised on Aishwarya Rai. Good catchy songsung very well by the ’always improving’ Shreya. I can guaranteedly saythat she has given here second hit with Rahman after ’Munbe Vaa’ fromSOL.
- Tere Bina – AR Rahman, Chinmayee, Additional Voices – Murtaza, Qadir
Sufi based qawaali song. Best song in the album. Also the themesong of the movie. Nowadays Rahman surprises his fans through his voiceregularly. He is improving a lot with every song. Good thing about hisvoice is that he is able emote very well when he sings. He also picksthe correct song which will suit his voice. Days are not far away forthe award jury to realize his voice potential.
- Ek Lo Ek Muft – Bappi Lahiri, Chitra Additional Voices – Tanvi, Saloni, Boney, Jaidev
A peppy ’Bhang’ song. A situational number by Bappi Lahiri.Mischievous lyrics by Gulzar. Immediately one can imagine a youngAmithab dancing to this song. Let us see whether Small B is able tofill in Amithab’s shoes and recreate the Bhang magic of his father???
- Baazi Laga – Udit Narayan, Madhushree, Swetha, Bhargavee Additional Programming – Pravin Mani
In my opinion this is a weak link in the album. Has a strong 1980’shindi song flavor in it. But the story of the movie spans acrossdecades (1950s to 1990s). So we need to ration our word till the movieis release. Mani, able director, ’could have asked/can use this as’ asituational number.
- Mayya – Maryem Toller, Chinmayee, Keerthi Programming & Additional Arrangements Ranjit Barot
Hip hop song for Mallika Sherawat. This is a Middle East songgenre. Very peppy indeed. If properly picturized, it will becomeanother ’Humma Humma’ or another ’Hello Mister Ehtirkatchey’.
- Ey Hairathe – Hariharan, Alka Yagnik Additional Voices – AR Rahman, Aslam Mohammed
A Ghazal song sung by the Ghazal king Hariharan. Initially itstarts in the same way as ’Poong kodiyin punnagai’ from Iruvar. May bebecause of the usage of Accordion. Very soothing song. Alka Yagnik addsmore melody to Hariharan’s. Additional Voice by AR Rahman needs aspecial mention.
- Jaage Hain – Chitra , AR Rahman and Madras Choral Group
A motivating song. This song has four heroes. First Gulzar for hislyrics. He must be ready with a well ironed Sherwani to receive a lotof accolades from many award panel including the prestigious nationalaward jury. Next is A R Rahman as a singer and Chitra for a wonderfulrendition of the song. Then the musician Rahman for the arrangement. Ifeel this song is going to be the heart of the movie just like Bombaytheme music..
Certainly worth a wait. In the making of a great album.