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By Abid Š2008 Bollyvista.com |
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Credits
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| Producer/s: |
Kumar S Taurani and Ramesh S Taurani |
| Director: |
Abbas-Mustan |
| Music: |
Pritam |
| Vocals: |
Atif Aslam, Apache Indian, K.K, Monali, Neeraj, Shaan, Sunidhi and Taz |
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Directors Abbas-Mustan have been associated with some thrilling and pulsating films and the music, like their direction, is always a treat. Earlier it was Anu Malik followed by Himesh Reshammiya, who were the permanent music directors and gave some outstanding scores in the past for the director duo. Who can forget Anu's fantabulous compositions in 'Baazigar', 'Soldier' and ' Ajnabee' or Himesh's scores in 'Aitraaz' and 'Humraaz'. After Himesh decided to compose only for his own films, Pritam was the obvious choice. However, their first venture together, 'Naqaab', disappointed big time, as the film as well as its music sank without a trace. So let us checkout whether Pritam's luck works for this Tips venture and can he be called a true inheritor to a great legacy, set by Anu Malik and Himesh Reshammiya?
The album kick-starts in the fourth gear with the title track, 'Race Saanson Ki' which can be called the nth version of Pritam's very own, 'Dhoom' title track. But it will be unjust to solely blame Pritam for rehashing his own chartbuster, as it is obvious that it's the makers who want him to compose along those lines. As for the song, it commences with some totally groovy guitar beats (keeping in mind Saif's recent 'avatar' as a rock artist), followed by the James Bond theme! This is present in between the song to give to give it a thriller effect. Thankfully, the track changes course soon enough. The chorus "Allah duhayee hai, Beataabi chhayee hai, Mushkil judayee hai, Haan tere pyar mein", as well as the 'antaras' are simply fantastic, and soon one starts crooning the chorus, invariantly. The repeat value is high. Sunidhi is at her seductive best, her voice modulation perfect and Neeraj Sridhar, who is the flavour of the season with Pritam's own , "Hare Ram", delivers another cracker of a performance. Pritam's favourite instrument, guitar has been used widely. It has all the ingredients to become a chartbuster, and given the publicity blitzkrieg, the song is bound to hit the charts.
'Race Is On My Mind' is another version of the title track. The lyrics are more in English here. The 'antara' has intermittent Hindi and English lyrics, which makes this song quite different from the original. And obviously Neeraj is a master at that, and Sunidhi is superb, as always. |
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