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By Abid Š2007 Bollyvista.com |
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Chak De India |
Next up, is the very unique 'Sufi' style, devotional composition 'Maula Mere Le Le Meri Jaan'. As the lyrics suggest, this a very morose, sentimental, situational track, which may not find universal appreciation because of its slow pace and sad theme. What should be noted here is that the style of rendition is as unique as it is a beautiful mix/fusion of the 'qeerat' (holy 'Quran' recitation style) and bhajan singing. Salute to Salim-Suleiman for this very unique idea, which no other music director has attempted before (Ghazal maestro tried it once). Krishna, who up till now had been relegated to the background, singing 'alaaps' etc, gets to show his potential as a classical singer, along with Salim Merchant. The only drawback is the 'antara', which is highly inspired by S.D. Burman's , 'Mere Saajan Hain Us Paar' from Ashok Kumar and Nutan's evergreen classic, 'Bandini'. One can almost say it with surety that this track must be picturised on 'Kabir Khan' the 'fallen hero' portions of 'Chakde! India'.
Last but not least, is King Khan himself in 'Sattar Minute', which obviously refers to the duration of the hockey match that lasts seventy minutes (apart from the break). Here is coach SRK, in a very business like manner (devoid of emotions and histrionics) urging his players to just go and do their best in the seventy minutes. His base, almost gruff tenor advising the girls that they can be a hero or a zero, and it all depends on how well they play and apply themselves to pressure situations. It is extremely inspiring. The beauty of 'Sattar Minute' is that Shah Rukh Khan (the talented and experienced actor that he is), conveys the mood, the theme of the movie through this piece without it ever sounding like he is giving a sermon or a lecture.
All in all, the audio album can easily be termed as almost a perfect musical version of the movie and could not have been done any better. The late delivery of the 'Chakde! India' audio may not have helped its cause, but the sales have started trickling in and with the movie releasing and Independence Day around the corner, expect a big pick up, and very soon.
Rating: 8/10 |
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