Home Delivery

Article Updated 07 November, 2005 03:44:50 PM IST

Home Delivery

After the good soundtrack of 'Jhankaar Beats', Sujoy Ghosh is back with 'Home Delivery' and this time with Vishal-Shekhar who have given us some classy rock music in 'Karam', some funky stuff in 'Salaam Namaste' (still in the top 5) and not to forget the chartbuster 'Dus' the title track of which is still quite popular and definitely the number one mobile ring tone of India. So let us checkout if the music of 'Home Delivery' is as appetizing as the name suggests.

First up is the title track 'Home delivery' which introduces us to another facet of the brilliant and versatile Boman Irani as he raps effortlessly -'Hello bolo, Kya Chahiye, Jo chahiye mil jayega'. Not only does he rap well, he sings equally well to some good and apt lyrics. Credit must be given to Vishal-Shekhar for choosing and making him do this with a very apt number. It is a very humorous, fun filled number that aptly sums up the movie.

Next we have 'Kaash', which is a very soft, philosophical number, composed or rather inspired by Shaan's very own style (his trademark style that has charmed his fans, especially the youths for the last few years) of singing. Some very beautiful and simple lyrics make this number excellent 'Har kisi ka koi hota sahara, Har dil ka koi dil hota pyara, Har raat ki ek subah hoti, Phoolon sa khilta jahan.'

The instrumental version of 'Kaash' is very pleasing to the ears. It automatically calms the nerves of the listener and gives one a soothing feeling. Vishal-Shekhar's orchestra is crisp, precise and every note and beat is audible and clear.

'Happy Diwali' is a song that is a tribute to the festival of light ('Diwali'), marking the triumph of the good over evil. The young singers Vaishali, Surthi, Divya, Suraj and Aparna do a good job and give a good account of them.

The remix version of 'Happy Diwali' is slightly better than the original one but not very different. Towards the end, the track changes gears and gets into a march sort of mode as the mood gets festive and finally has a very soft ending.

'Happy Diwali' is a number that will surely lift the sprits during the festival, especially because of the chorus singing by the children.

Next, we have a routine philosophical number 'Khusboo Churati'. While Sunidhi is a talented singer and as professional as ever, full marks must be given to the lyricists Vishal once again, as he is absolutely fantastic. It's a song that talks about life, fate and destiny - 'Khushboo churati yeh hawa chalegi, Mere bina bhi shaam dhalegi, Jo bhi hota hai jahaan mein, Wohi hota jayega.'

The instrumental version of 'Khushboo Churati' is not as good as other Vishal-Shekhar' instrumentals. Though the orchestra is very good, but it is more of a space filler.

The lucky singing mascot Sanjay Dutt (after 'Ae Shivani' - 'Khubsoorat', 'Jane Kya Hoga' - 'Kaante' & 'Tez Dhar' -'Musafir') sings a song composed in the 'Kaante' style, keeping in minds his baritone voice, which suits the song 'Maya' to a tee! The background chorus gives ample support as 'Baba' goes 'Yeh kaisi maya hai.' There is some beautiful guitar playing and rock style singing once again from Vishal-Shekhar after 'Karam'.

KK proves with 'Chaand Ki Roshni' that he is equally adept at singing soft romantic numbers, as he is with high pitched ones (his USP). It is a sort of a lullaby ('lori')but not strictly speaking.

The instrumental 'Chaand Ki Roshni' is soft like the name of the track! The decibel levels have been kept low, good use of beads and guitar lend a good touch to this nice instrumental.

'Gyaan Guru' has Vishal Dadlani himself singing a routine but cute, pompous, self praising (lyrics wise) type of song. A mix of the late R.D. Burman /Bhappi Lahiri style from the 70s.

In the end we have 'Cuckoo Cuckoo', a song that tries to be cute but fails in it's attempt, due to some stupid lyrics (maybe a requirement of the movie). It appears to be a situational number, though Shekhar Ravjiani and Sunidhi do an able job.

All in all, it's another commendable job from Vishal & Shekhar after 'Karam', 'Dus' and 'Salaam Namaste'. Definitely worth a buy, especially in view of the festive 'Diwali-Eid' mood.

Rating: 7.5/10

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