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By Abid Š2007 Bollyvista.com |
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When the next song, 'Tera Sarapa' commences, one is absolutely aghast so as to why a talented music director like Anand Raj Anand had to so blatantly rehash his own hit tune from 'Masti'. The song in question 'Dil De Diya Hai' . But our fears were unfounded because as the first two lines of the 'mukhda' fade and the super, rocking rhythm takes over, one is simply carried away. The song is converted into a superfast fun-filled, 'masti' dance number, which will surely be greeted with whistles ('seetis') by the front benchers and masses, what with Nana, Anil along with the sexy siren, Mallika Sherawat and not to forget the handsome Akki and beautiful Katrina dancing away to glory! The highlight is the part "Kiya kiya kya kiya kya kiya re sanam", which is absolutely electrifying. Anand Raj Anand rocks, more as a singer than a composer, and this time he has Shweta Pandit for company, and she matches him step-for- step.
After entertaining us with two 'fultoo' timepass numbers, Anand Raj Anand comes up with another one. 'Hoth Rasiley', and as the title suggests, it is another spicy, fast paced composition, with the 'antaras' in traditional 'mujra-cum-qawwali' format, a genre made popular by 'Kajra Re'. So who better than the genius Shankar Mahadevan to render this number? Shankar's vocals suit these types of songs (with a touch of folk to it) and he just puts in everything he can, along with Anand Raj Anand himself, who joins in the 'mukhda' and the chorus. The sugary sweet Shreya Goshal is good as always. In fact, the opening couplets (that borrow from Mir Taqi Mir's "Pankhudi Ek Gulab Ki Si Hai") by her are a pleasant surprise. Anand must be commended for the lovely amalgamation of Indian musical instruments like harmonium, 'tabla', 'ghunghroo' with Western ones like, synthesizer, guitar and drums. Together all these singers have a blast and are able to lift this otherwise average song.
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