Director:  Anil Sharma  Music:  Himesh Reshammiya  Lyrics:  Sameer  Vocals:  Akriti Kakar, Amrita Kak, Earl, Himesh Reshammiya, Jaspinder Narula, Jayesh Gandhi, Kunal Ganjawala, Shaan and Sonu Nigam  Label:  T-Series

Even though most of his films have been action oriented (with strong, embedded emotions), Anil Sharma does have an ear for good music. His films like, 'Gadar - Ek Prem Katha' (Bollywood's biggest hit of all time) and 'Hero - The Love Story Of A Spy' had some lilting, melodious music by Uttam Singh. Even the box-office dud 'Ab Tumhare Hawaale Watan Saathiyo' had reasonably good scores. In 'Apne', Anil manages a casting coup of sorts by getting all three Deols to work together for the first time. Here's hoping that the composer, numero-uno Himesh Reshammiya, will make this movie even more musically memorable for all the Deol fans and movie buffs.

So with much hope, we move on to the first song of the album 'Mehfooz'. Since Bobby plays the role of a rock star (in the earlier part of the movie), this is a very typical Himesh style dance floor number. Easy paced, nice flowing rhythm, with Himesh in good form, both as a composer and as a singer. But it's the lyrics by Sameer which are worth mentioning - "Mehfooz rakhta hoon dil mein, Tere ishq ka fasana, Nahin, Nahin, Gawara, Tera kisi ka ho jana."

The 'Mehfooz -(Remix)' by Akbar Sami, a necessity these day, has been tastefully done.