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By Joginder Tuteja, August 8, 2005 - 15:17 IST
Probably after one of the longest wait for a music album to hit the stands [since the first set of promos arriving on small screen], the music of 'Dil Jo Bhi Kahey' is finally out. Produced and directed by Romesh Sharma, 'Dil Jo Bhi Kahey' is a film belonging to the genre of romance and family drama. A launch pad for Romesh Sharma's son Karan Sharma (who happens to resemble Shahid Kapoor at places), DJBK also stars mighty Big B along with Revathy, Bhumika Chawla and yet another debutant actress Annabelle Wallace. Set in Mauritius, the movie is now ready for release and has Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Javed Akhtar handling the songs department.
Shaan's silky vocals begin the title song 'Dil Jo Bhi Kahey' that boasts of trademark SEL rhythm while Dominique comes up with a highly accented take for the English part of the track that seems to be picturised on Annabelle Wallace. The lyrics are as poetic as Javed Akhtar saab can get and the number doesn't fail to bring a smile on the face. Overall a sweet sounding track with a soothing orchestra that comes quite easily on ears. Caralisa Monteiro does a 2 minutes long 'aalap' for the theme song. A musical piece that may be played along with the starting credits for the movie, it is again quite soothing and would relax a person if played on in a repeat mode. Incidentally, one may also feel quite close to nature while hearing this breezy track!
Quartet of Gayatri, Prashant, Sudesh Bhosle and Vaishali Samant come together for the fun'n'frolic track 'C'est La Vie'. Though the beginning of the track is reminiscent of any other Goan song, the entry of Sudesh Bhonsle (the voice for Big B) changes the song's pace. Overall the song ends up as being just about situational and that's about it! The number is also followed by a beach sequence 'J'ai Bessoin De Toi', the rhythm of which is based on light calypso beats. Caralisa Monteiro croons the track once again and proves herself to be the first choice once again for a track belonging to such genre. If picturised well, this beach track should appear quite enchanting on screen.
Shankar Mahadevan comes behind the mike for the father-son track 'Mere Munna'. A song where a father is trying to teach his grown up son some lessons in life, it again belongs to the situational songs category. One would have expected this track featuring debutant Karan and Big B as a highlight of the movie but an average tune lets the song down. In the end, the song turns out to be pretty lukewarm with not much to look forward to.
Shankar Mahadevan also croons 'Kaun Jaane', a sad track about a heart in pain. One can visualize darkness all around while this number is on. Though the song is again situational, the number may be liked by the broken hearts. 'More Angna Sajna Aayo Re' is a very short track by Javed Ali that is again situational and just has the words 'More Angna Sajna Aayo Re' as the lyrics. The song may make an appearance when the hero either arrives or is expected at the heroine's place!
Sonu Nigam gets to sing his first (and the only) track in the entire album - 'Kitni Narmi Se'. A beautifully composed number, it is a well worded romantic track by Javed Saab. Sonu is good yet again in his soft'n'silky rendition while the lilting melody by the trio of Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy make the song worthy of a repeat hearing. This is definitely one of the better tracks of the album and should be liked be liked by most of the listeners.
After 'C'est La Vie', there is yet another track that involves a quartet of singers. 'Tu Nahi Thi Jab Yahan' is sung by Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sudesh Bhosle and Mahalaxmi Iyer and turns out to be a fairly decent romantic song. One is able to grasp the tune of this differently composed song only after hearing it a number of times. This number too carries the SEL stamp all over with a kind of tune that is not instantly catchy but still sounds melodious.
The good part of the album is that it maintains a consistent feel through most part of the album and sticks to the theme. Also most of the tracks are situational and have a soothing feel. What it lacks is one single song that could be a hit material and act as the album's USP. Overall, a decent soundtrack sans any unnecessary thrills and frills!
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