They just keep doing it & they did it again! Yes, I’m talking about Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy…SEL!
In a nutshell Jhoom Barabar Jhoom(JBJ) rocks all the way!
*Gulzar Saab is real hero of the album…with his innovative poetry!
Album starts with Shankar Mahadevan’s Jhoom which should be declared chartbuster within a minute of listening. Gulzar saab injects desi(punjabi) soul in this western track! It just makes you Jhoom, Jhoom and Jhoom!
Take this for lyrics:
Ye ishq purana paapi, har baar khata karta hai. Har baar bachata hoon mein, har baar jaa marta hai.
Its relatively intense version of various Jhoom tracks.
There comes youthful Jhoom track…this time KK, Sukhvinder Singh, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Shankar Mahadevan render their voice to this amazing number. The song rocks because of its innovative lyrics…and singers don’t let Gulzar Saab and SEL down. BEST number in album!
*Aa ja chandani kutenge, aasaman ko lutenge, chal duwan uda ke…jhoom jhoom jhoom….
Innovative!
Next one, named JBJ, takes Jhoom tracks to Dhoom level with Shankar, Sunidhi and Zubin(remember the Ya Ali man in Gangster)! You can’t help but noticing carefree voice of Sunidhi…
She rocks!
Jhoom tracks make watching movie in theaters worth every penny! Who cares what movie is going to offer! Go treat yourself!
Then comes fun numbers Ticket To Hollywood(Neeraj Shridhar & Alisha Chinoy)! As said…it fun to listen to don’t try to understand meaning of it! But I guess you will be able to comprehend it better once we see the video. It’s a boy teasing gal kinda number…in the same league as Anil/Madhuri’s De de mera de de tu bis rupiyaa and Kishor/Madhubala’s Paanch rupiyaa bara ana! Here boy is asking for his Ticket To Hollywood and gal is refusing!
Then comes romantic number Bol na halke halke with Rahet Fateh Ali Khan and Mahalakshmi.
I really don’t know why but I did not enjoy the ever reliable and melodious Rahet Fateh Ali Khan for the first time. After Jiya dhadak dhadak and Naina(Omkar) this just doesn’t satisfy you. But Mahalakshmi makes up for everything with her melodious voice. Please hear it yourself and let me know! And yes, watch out for Gulazar saab again!
Then comes racy number Kiss Of Love where we again see Vishal dadlani in his recent new role(as singer in Pritam’s Dhoom and Vishal-Shekhar’s HTPL as well) along with husky Vasundara Das. Just get on the dance floor with this.and yeah… don’t forget to raise the volume to FULL!
Instrumental is a must in S E L album and here the instrumental keeps up with mood of album…Jhoom Jhoom and Jhoom all the way!
All in all a more than worthy album for the people who want to get a new high! Go for it and Jhoom!