With the shelf life of music nowadays getting reduced to around 2 months, its too much to expect people to remember or relish songs which are 4 years old!
It was just the other day when my cablewallah (bless him!) decided to telecast the songs of Duggu baba?s first hit film and I became faintly nostalgic about those good old (!) days! Rummaging through my CD/ cassette shelf, I managed to extricate this long-forgotten gem from its mummified state and it was sheer re-discovery!
Music Director:
Rajesh Roshan is the younger brother of the actor/director Rakesh Roshan (who made this film starring his son Hrithik) and is also the son of yesteryear?s famous music maestro Roshan. Right from his first film ?Julie?, RR has managed to carve out a niche for himself despite a slight RD Burman hangover. With hits like Khuddar, Doosra Aadmi, Karan Arjun, Do Aur Do Paanch, Man Pasand under his belt, the composer has been entertaining his audience for the past over 25 years. A permanent fixture in his brother?s films, Rajesh Roshan has given his best for films under the Filmkraft banner.
The tracks:
Kaho Na Pyar Hai:
Right from the opening ?I love you? squeal by Udit Narayan, this song sets the playful mood in which two young lovers express their love for each other. Nice lyrics and singing by Narayan with Alka Yagnik, the song is reasonably good though nothing spectacular.
Chand Sitaare:
This has the unmistakable Sanu nasal twinge as he serenades the heroine in the opening track of the film. Like the lovely picturisation, this song also vividly captures the sounds of the waves on the shore amid a lilting melody,
Pyar ki kashti mein:
Once again Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik get together for a beautiful melody. The highlight of the song is the koli folk music which is used in the background.
Ek pal ka jeena:
Although this song is better seen than heard, the profundity in its lyrics and Lucky Ali?s fresh voice make this quite an appealing number. The interludes are quite innovative and provide the perfect trigger for those amazing Hrithik steps.
Jaaneman Jaaneman:
A pedestrian, ?can be safely skipped? number by Asha Bhosale ? this one doesn?t offer anything new. Its like any of those ?come hither? mischievous tracks we have heard from
Na tum jaano na hum:
This is my favorite track in the entire album. The opening music as well as the interludes sound quite unique. Again, Roshan has used Lucky Ali?s brooding voice to a beautiful effect.
The rest of the songs are merely sadder repetitions or instrumental tracks or simply not worth mentioning.
Comments:
Perhaps the most striking feature of this album is the discovery of ?Lucky Ali? as a Bollywood singer. While his earlier forays into singing were mainly private albums, very few may have thought of using this very different sounding voice in mainstream playback singing. Rajesh Roshan , by getting Lucky Ali to sing for the lead hero, has broken some unwritten, though well-established, norms of Hindi cinema.