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The Killer
Credits
Producer/s:	Mukesh Bhatt
Director:	Raksha Mistry and Hasnain S Hyderabadwala
Music:	Sajid-Wajid
Lyrics:	alees Sherwani
Vocals:	Alisha Chinoy, Earl, Hamza, Kay Kay, Shreya Ghoshal and Suzanne
Label:	T-Series

Any musical offering from the house of the Bhatts' is always welcomed with open arms by music lovers, as time and again they have delivered super hit albums. If the star in question is music's lucky mascot Emraan Hashmi, then expectations soar higher than usual. What we should not forget is that the music directors here are Sajid-Wajid, who were instrumental (to some extent) in Emraan's only disappointment in recent times, 'Jawani Diwani'. So lets check out whether they redeem themselves with 'Killer'.

The album opens with the track 'Teri Yaadon Mein' with Kay Kay singing in a trademark Emraan Hashmi style, which is (slightly) reminiscent of 'Woh Lamhey' ('Zeher'). It's a deep, intense and passionate number, keeping in mind Emraan's image. The melody is haunting and Kay Kay is fantastic as he infuses life to this number with his rendition. Jalees Sherwani's lyrics are apt - "Phirta rahoon darbadar, Milta nahin tera nishan, Hoke juda kab main jiya..." An excellent composition.

The remixed version has been very well done by Sajid-Wajid. They have decorated the vocals with some good musical arrangements, thereby making the song peppier.

The next track 'O Sanam' starts with a Spanish/Italian piece. It's a breezy love song, which seems to be a slower version of the Hrithik-Esha number from 'Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage'. The song being 'Dil Leke' may be unintentionally. Kay Kay shows his class once again with Shreya Ghoshal excelling and showing why she has replaced Alka Yagnik as the queen of romantic numbers. The lyrics by Jalees Sherwani are flowery and classy - "Dil ko churaya tune sanam, Pagal banaya tune sanam, Awargi ki rahber meri, Jeena sikhaya tune sanam."

The second version of 'O Sanam' is a solo by Kay Kay, which is similar to the first version except lyrically, to an extent.

As we move on we come across Sajid-Wajid's version of Pakistani singer, Malika Pukhraj's evergreen classic 'Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon'. It is sort of a remix of the original. While the former was class beyond compare, this one unfortunately (due to Alisha's raunchy singing) becomes more of an item or a song 'n' dance number. Maybe it's situational, but nevertheless it is in bad taste. Such classics should not be tampered with.

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