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By Abid Š2008 Bollyvista.com |
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U, Me Aur Hum |
From one romantic number we move on to another one, 'Dil Dhadka Hai', not surprising, as this is a romantic movie. Adnan Sami and Shreya Ghoshal team up once again after the superb first number. This time Shreya is excellent, as the melody based track is Shreya's forte and the irrepressible Adnan is once again class apart. The musical arrangements complement the light melody with soft notes well, and there is not an iota of doubt that this number will definitely hit the charts. Munna Dhiman's lyrics are filmy, naturally the situation is such, but has been handled well, and he shows his hold over poetry through this nice love ballad.
The title track 'U, Me Aur Hum' has the Vishal Bhardwaj stamp written all over it. There are two versions of the song, one sung by Shreya Ghoshal and the other by the composer Vishal Bhardwaj himself. Vishal's heavy influence is evident with the rendition style of the lead singer, Shreya Ghoshal. It is a nice, simple, melodious track, which should be used as a background number, and no, it is not an English number. As a composer, Vishal proves his mettle yet again. Just the track which allows the listeners to get the feel of the movie.
We have heard Vishal a few times before. The latest that comes to mind is the No Smoking number, 'Kash Laga' where he was in the elite company of Sukhwinder Singh and Daler Mehndi. However this one has just Vishal, and we are bowled over by his sugary sweet, quite different from the usual vocals. It is a pleasure to have him render the title track, 'U, Me Aur Hum' with zest and passion. Not much change in the number here in terms of tune, but the minimum musical arrangement with just a hint of guitar in the background is a bonus, as Vishal vocals stand out loud and clear. Absolutely fantastic.
Light, mellifluous guitar strumming and a lovely, groovy synthesized rhythm (another off-shoot of the Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan 'Makhana' track?) gets one into the mood straight away with the next track 'Phatte'. This is a lively, light hearted "ched-chaad" cum propositioning number which is peppered with some lovely orchestral arrangements. The harmonious blending of drums, dhol, plates and the bhangra chants of "Oye, Oye" and of course the nice, smooth synthesized rhythm as the backdrop, all add up to a good "Funjabi" number. Quite a pleasant change from the usual Punjabi numbers based on same old, mundane Punjabi folk. Though even Vishal's antara has a slight resemblance to the Labh Janjua track 'Rabba Khair Kare' (Hattrick). Coming to the most important factor, the rendition of the song, the primary factor that makes this song a pleasant listening experience. Well, the song is rendered to perfection by the highly versatile singers, Adnan Sami and Sunidhi Chauhan. Both of them are top rate, as they emote splendidly and sing with ease which was the requirement in this lively, fun-filled track. At times it is difficult to imagine that it is the iconoclastic Vishal Bharawaj, who is the composer here, but he has taken to commercial style composing like a duck takes to water. Another example of his creative genius. |
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