Music: Vishal Bhardwaj,
Lyrics: Gulzar,
Label: T-Series,
Rating 3.5/5
It’s only for selected projects that Vishal Bharadwaj scores music – perhaps once or twice in year? and make those who await, wait really hard. The forty plus muti-talented personality who dons hats of director, producer, screenwriter and composer has his latest offering in Kaminey – a film starring Shahid Kapoor (in double role) and Priyanka Chopra.
The music of the film, as expected of a Vishal Bharadwaj, is a trademark melody oriented lyrically rich compositions with plenty of experiments – with singer combinations, whacky lyrics, and (quite unexpectedly) the progressive sound. The over all result is staggering
Speaking about one of the best tracks, the title track â€?Kaminey’ sung by Vishal Bhardwaj is the most decent compositions to have released in a long time. The song opens with some laid back piano work and gradually builds up to a huge string section. The song is something that will make you brood, but still compel you to put it on a perennial repeat
The catchphrase of the next song is Fatak (yes, the onomatopoetic expression) the song has a cheerful tone, with figurative lyrics. The young may perhaps end up saying wah-wah (in the name of creativity) after listening to whacky lines like, â€?Ye ishq nahin aasan AIDS ka Khatra hai’. Don’t miss this one as two of bollywood’s strongest voices Sukhwinder Singh and Kailash Kher go satak satak… ahem, with their vocals.
Vishal Bharadwaj’s singer wife Rekha Bharadwaj too goes behind the mic (and she should go every time!!) to sing the lovelorn fun song Raat Ke Dhai Baje. Tough the song seems a bit of hotchpotch with several genres clubbed in together (what is the bollywood sound after all?), but Rekha’s expressive voice distinctly stands out. Besides Rekha Bharadwaj, Sunidhi Chauhan, Kunal Ganjawala, Suresh Wadkar and Earl (for rap fillers) shares the mic. Raat Ke Dhai Baje may not be the best of VB composition, but is definitely entertaining
Massakalli singer Mohit Chauhan (excuse the clich?©d intro) sings a soft-rock track Pehli Baar Mohabbat with elaborated string sections – though this track has a heard before melody, the fantastic lyrical work by Gulzar is what the song should be given a hear for
Of all the tracks, the only track which seems substandard is Dhan Te Nan – for many, this may be the ultimate opening track, but this Indian’sed version of pulp fiction â€?surf music’ soundtrack doesn’t offer much except the interesting lyrics. Delivered by Sukhwinder Singh, Vishal Dadlani & Robert Bob Omulo, this one is ho-hum to say the least
If you look at the team that has worked on Kaminey’s music, it isn’t hard to guess why the result is so striking. Singer Suresh Wadkar can be heard after a long time (he last sang for Bharadwaj’s Omkara in 2006), the Sukhwinder-Kailash combo works well too, lyricist Gulzar is wacky, and, also dark with his words while Vishal Bharadwaj can be heard experimenting with a rather progressive bollywood sound – and quite impressively manages to strike the right balance between commercial expectations and melody. With six multihued tracks, Kaminey’s music will stay longer than just few months for sure.
