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By Joginder Tuteja, October 30, 2002 - 10:05 IST
Yes, now we can say that Nikhil Vinay have arrived and
that Tum Bin was not just a flash in the pan. What
really matters is
consistency and Nikhil Vinay (NV) have shown this in
ample after the continued quality products with Hum
Tumhaare Hai
Sanam, Kuch Dil Ne Kaha and now Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahi
Dekha Hai (APBKDH). They have developed a style of
their own
which is appreciable.
Directed by Anubhav Sinha who
directed the earlier T-Series production Tum Bin,
APBKDH is a romantic
comedy starring Tum Bin hero Priyanshu with the
beautiful Sakshi Shivanand. Sakshi - the girl who has
starred in some
forgettable Hindi flicks in the past a few years back
and is now a household name in the South India as a
reigning star in the
Kannada film industry. Om Puri plays the "Father of
the daughter". APBKDH carry forward the tradition of
T-Series and
Anubhav Sinha combine with the same gloss and sheen as
is visible in their earlier products.
There are at least 4 excellent compositions out of
which it is impossible to select which one is the best
- The title song,
Barsaat, Baba Ki Raani Hoon and Aisi Aankhen Nahi
Dekhi. And mind it, we have just talked about the
excellent ones here -
not the good ones, which go as Ishq To Jaadu Hai, Kuch
Bhi Naa Kaha and Chhote - "The Alternate Trip". Let's
begin with the
excellent ones then !!!
The title number is in true NV tradition - extremely
melodious, lovely lyrics by Sameer, charming vocals by
Udit Narayan and
Alka Yagnik and eye filling locales. In total - a
complete number. A Hit number all the way, it is
already on the way to the top.
But hey, look behind, the title number is not the only
one in the fray, there is also 'Barsaat' catching up
fast. The lyrics by late
Bakshi saab are lovely as ever. Udit Narayan has
another award winning song in his hand, which is very
catchy, very melodious
and beautifully choreographed. Especially check out
for the chorus, which is just spell bounding. Aisi
Aankhen Nahi Dekhi is - as
called by the makers of APBKDH - "a rare duet by
Jagjit Singh and Asha ji". A romantic ghazal by the
duo, it is a treat - both
visually and audio wise. Though the ghazal doesn't
match 'Koyi Fariyaad' by Jagjit saab from Tum Bin,
still it impresses and
goes down well.
Well, dard-e-judai strikes with vengeance after so
much of mush'n'gloss in the shape of 'Sajna Main
Haari' by Harshdeep. Her
voice has maturity and she sings this sad song written
by Rajan Raj in a true punjabi tradition. A
situational track, you may
want to skip it as the rest of the album has so much
of fun in store - mainly in the form of 'Chhote',
interestingly suffixed by
"The Alternate Trip". Dunno what it means, but
nevertheless, it is a funky pacy track that has just
one line - "Yoon Kyo Lage
Aapko Bhi Pehle Kahi Dekha Hai". In the midst of all
this fun is Sonu Nigam who modulates his vocals in a
husky mode to rap
a few lines about some Chhote and gives him valuable
tips about love written by Nitin Raikwar.
'Ishq To Jaadu Hai' has Alisha Chinoy in her sensual
best and she pairs up with Sonu Nigam to deliver a
very romantic song.
which ones aired on the screen, should be quite
popular. Though Sonu is good as usual, the song
belongs completely to
Alisha. 'Dil Gaya Kaam Se' is another western track
which is a true blue Alisha Chinoy song. A pacy track
again, it is not as
good as most of the other songs in the album
(primarily because the comparison factor comes into
the picture !!!) But if we
single this out, then we are impressed even by this.
'Kabhi Khan Khan' (no no, it's not about a Khan , it's
about the khan-khan
of choodiyaan !!) is a typical celebration song in the
family where a girl is about to be married. It is sung
by Udit Narayan, Alka
Yagnik and S. Shailaja. Not anything great, it's just
an average track and passes on with the proceedings.
A very plain and simple song, 'Baba Ki Raani Hoon' is
a heart - warming song between a girl and her
baba-amma. Alka Yagnik
is superb in this track that touches you and lyrics by
Rajan Raaj are commendable too. Babloo Chakraborty who
recently
re-arranged Burman da's tracks for Dil Vil Pyaar
Vyaar is the arranger for 'Baba Ki Raani'.
Kuch Bhi Naa Kaha - a duet by Sonu Nigam and Anuradha
Paudwal is another trademark NV composition. As we
mentioned
in the start of the review that NV have developed a
style of their own - this composition falls in the
same bracket. A romantic
number, it makes a good part of the course in this
lovely dish called APBKDH cooked up NV.
Don't miss this - complete albums like this are a
rarity in the industry these days.
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