Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Tum Se Hi - Jab We Met

Playback - Mohit Chauhan

Music - Pritam

Lyrics - Imran Kamil

Jab We Met, the movie I think is a really nice and light hearted love story.. Kareena Kapoor I think has given her best performance ever.. sincere and enjoyable.

Shahid and Kareena did make a nice pair... sad that they aren't together any more.

Coming to the song.. it comes at a point where they've gone their own ways and yes, he is imagining her around!

The music of the song, especially the flute sounds really nice..

I don't like the Aa.. aa bit in the song.. they could've easily done without it and..

The nice lines in the song are:

Tum se hi din hota hai
Surmaiye shaam aati
Tumse hi tumse hi
Har ghadi saans aati hai
Zindagi kehlati hai
Tumse hi tumse hi
Na hai yeh pana
Na Khona hi hai
Tera Na hona jane
Kyun hona hi hai

Aankhon mein ankhne teri
Bahoon mein baahein teri
Mera na mujhe mein kuch raha hua kya
Baaton mein baatein teri

Raatein saugatein teri
Kyun tera sab yeh ho gayahua kya
Mein kahin bhi jata hoon
Tumse hi mil jata hoon
Tumse hi tumse hi

Shoor mein khamoshi hai
Thodi se Behoshi hai
Tum se hi tum se hi

Aadha sa wada kabhi
Aadhe se jayada kabhi
Jee chahe karlu is trah wafa ka
Chode na chote kabhi
Tode na tute kabhi
Jo dhaga tumse jud gaya wafa ka
Mein Tera sharmaya hoon
Jo mein ban paya hoon
Tumse hi tumse hi
Raste miljate hai
Manzile miljati hai
Tumse hi tumse hi

.... It's all mush.. but It's a nice song!

O Re Piya - Aaja Nachle

Playback - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Music - Salim - Sulaiman

Lyrics - Jaideep Sahni & Piyush Mishra

I think the songs sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan by default, are good!
He sings with so much passion and feeling..you're totally into the mood of the song once you listen to it.

It's got decent music, the harmonium reminds me of a Qawali somehow.. and also another song which I just cannot recollect!

Aaja Nachle is Madhuri Dixit's comeback movie after 5 years.. her last Bollywood film being Devdas.. and I think she looks and acts and dances as well as ever!

If you listen to the song for the first time.. you might just get the feeling that it's a dull, slow and depressing song.. but do listen to it.. pay attention to the lines like..

Udne Laga Kyon Man Baawla Re

Aaya Kahan Se Yeh Hosla Re

O Re Piya Haye

Our minds are so restless and our thoughts jump from one to the other to another in a jiffy.. atlease mine does :) and then we wonder.. how? what just happened!
And now thinking about "Mann Bawra" check out my previous post on the song from Pyar Ke Side Effects here.

Sazish Mein Shaamil Sara Jahan Hai
Har Zarre Zarre Ki Yeh Iltiza Hai

When we are thinking about certain things.. some right, some wrong, some that go our way and some which don't and for the ones which don't we think the entire world's conspiring against us..
this reminds me of a book I once read.. yes you read that right.. I did read a book called "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho in which it says.. you should believe in what you want and once you start believing in it the entire universe conspires to make it happen... if you'd ask me.. I think it's wishful thinking... but then who says we shouldn't be optimistic? Think Positive!

Chalna Aahiste Ishq Naya Hai

Pehla Yeh Vada Humne Kiya Hai

When you make commitments.. try and stick to them, hold onto your thoughts before you take action!

It's a soft and peaceful song.. I'd recommend it!

Monday, October 22, 2007

Mauja Hi Mauja - Jab We Met

Playback - Mika Singh (Daler Mehndi's brother - for those who didn't know)

Music - Pritam Chakraborty

Lyrics - Imran Kamil

Dance is what I want to do when I hear this song!
It's this nice Punjabi song with dhol music playing along which makes it a whole lot of fun.

The beginning tone reminds me of the beginning of the title song of Range De Basanti.. think about it..

I don't understand Punjabi and neither do I understand too much of the song.. but I still like it.
It's just got this nice and happy feel to it.

It's been well sung by Mika too.. his second hit number after "Dil mein baji guitar" from Apna Sapna Money Money.. and yes, he's also been over television in the dance reality show called Jhalak Dikhla Ja on SET.. haven't watched him dance ever.. but I think he is a whole lot of drama.. and yea.. you have Rakhi Sawant on the rival dance show on the rival channel!
Nach Baliye 3 on STAR Plus.. co-incidence or taking the fight all the way :)

Coming to the song.. Shahid and Kareena look good together and dance well in the song..
Shahid Kapoor.. undoubtedly is very cute.. and pretty sporting I think in comparison with his previous TV appearances. He was pretty humble to dance with the Voice of India contestants, do a performance for Shiamak Davar - his dance guru on Jhalak.. and yes, an appearance on Nach Baliye too.. with Kareena for the promotion of Jab We Met.

I actually begun liking this song after I heard and saw Shahid dance on all these shows!

Do listen to it if you still haven't.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Johnny In The House - Johnny Gaddar

Playback - Suraj Gagan & Akriti Kakkar

Music - Shankar - Ehsaan - Loy

Lyrics - Jaideep Sahni

This is the remix version of the title song - Johnny Gaddar and I think the background music is awesome.. There used to be a time I used to really dislike the sound of the electronic guitar.. and liked just the original sound of guitar music.. but times have changed! I do like the electronic guitar too.

This song is actually on my top songs list currently because of the music & lyrics!

Baatein hai
Sab saali baatein hai
Kehte hai phir bhool jaaate hain

Lot of people say a lot of things but rarely action them.. and then just forget about them.. I think I also would feature in that list of some people.. but well I am going to make an attempt to not say things I can't do :)

Aayegi nahi phir yeh zindagi
ho mar mar ke kyun jeena yaar
jam ke khana pee na yaar
Bhar ke pyala pee na yaar
Mangega to mera hai
Cheenega to tera hai ki nahi

This means - Live life King Size :)

Hey johny Gaddar
Sab chalta hai khel mein
Hey Johnny

All's fair in love and war :) but I really don't think so..

Apni karta ja na tu
Baaton mein na ana tu
Apna gana ga na tu

Jadu hai tere mein
Tere mein jadu hai ki nahi

Always focus on doing your thing.. don't take what other's think of you too seriously cause it could do more harm than effect! Listen and consider what you think works for you. But yes, don't be selfish!

And lastly..
Bhala kar to tera to tera bhal ho

Do good, be good!

Didn't mean to make this a 'gyan' post.. but there are learnings we can get out of entertaining bollywood songs right?

I finally watched the film.. and I think it was nice. Something different from the usual bollywood masala films.

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Zara Gungunalein Chalo - Laaga Chunari Mein Daag

Playback - Babul Supriyo (I think he's a Kumar Sanu clone) & Mahalaxmi Iyer

Music - Shantanu Moitra

Lyrics - Swanand Kirkire

This is one song which was sung by 3 female singers Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal & Mahalaxmi Iyer (which is the final version) because Aditya Chopra wanted the voice to suit Rani Makherji's voice well.. Don't know about that bit of it.. but I think the song's nice and sweet.

Starts with a few lines in Spanish that I don't understand and then.. Love the guitar music that follows.. and also, the Baila Baila... lyrics of the song remind me of the song from Dhoom2 which is picturised in Rio? It's also got this Carnival and tap dancing feel to it.

It's also got a few lines from the Hum to aise hain bhaiya song(which I think I like as well).. with a little style!

Zara Gunugunale.. is picturised in Zurich (absolutely stunning is what I think).. pretty locales and all of it.. + Abhishek and Rani look good together..

Also, the message of the song is - Smile a little.. enjoy a little and make a strange face someone known.. it's difficult to make someone unknown, known but I guess in a matter of time it's all good.

If you were to hear the song the first time you wouldn't care much.. but hear it a couple more times... and there you are.. you'll keep humming!

Sunday, October 07, 2007

Dard-e-Disco - Om Shanti Om

Playback - Sukhwinder Singh

Music - Vishal-Shekhar

Lyrics - Javed Akhtar

(I was actually wondering what's wrong with JA this time.. but read somewhere that the 'dumb character' that SRK plays in the film demanded something like that)

Om Shanti Om in the first place, reminds me of the famous Rishi Kapoor Song 'Om Shanti Om' from the movie Karz which is a fantastic song!

Apparently, in Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om (OSO) the movie is filmed in parts like the 70s and now- the 21st century where SRK is Om once and Om again.. and I guess that's why SRK and Shreyas Talpade have those weird hair-dos.. but I think Deepika Padukone looks really pretty.

In this song, Dard-e-Disco - I think Sukhwinder has sung it really well, I like the way the song starts - it's got this nice Arabic feel to it!

The video is shot with Shahrukh Khan bear chested + a 6-pack which in my opinion is UGLY!
I know it's a lot of hard work that's gone into his look or whatever it is.. but really not something I liked.

The song's got a nice, foot-tapping beat to it, well sung and should linger for quite some time!
It's also got an English verse in the song (Vishal-Shekhar trademark is it?).. actually I do remember a friend telling me that it was the group 'Strings' which actually started the English lyrics in a Hindi song because it was 'needed' and that now people are using it just like that!
I wonder.. and I think it's nice as long as it sounds good and not just to make the song more 'hip'.

If you watch Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee TV, it's a music based show which is a nice platform for aspiring singers.. Vishal-Shekhar are judges in the current season & Farah Khan, Deepika Padukone & Shreyas Talpade were guest judges in last week's episodes where the contestants were singing songs from OSO.. and Raja who is one of the top3 contestants, sang this song.. and I think he sang it really well! In fact, Farah Khan also went on to tell Vishal-Shekhar that in the next batch of the audio cds and cassettes there should be a Raja Version.. I think it's just a nice way of showing appreciation even if they 'actually' don't ad a Raja version...

And what Dard-e-disco means.. I really don't know.. it's just a nice song!

P.S. On the same day on STAR Voice of India - we had the Saawariya trio of Sanjay Leela Bhansali with Ranbir & Sonam Kapoor ... now that's taking the competition all the way!!

Move Your Body - Johnny Gaddar

Playback - Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy, Hard Kaur

Music - Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy

Lyrics - Jaideep Sahni

To start off.. I just think this is the most awesome song I've heard this year and it's a good and unusual mix of the typical 40s-50s-60s kind of music with the (Doob ja mere pyar mein) bit of it which reminds me of the song 'Mere piye gaye Rangoon' which has a nasal style of singing in it + the harmonium music that's playing in the background reminds me of "local train" singers of Mumbai.. I might sound harsh here.. but that's what it reminds me off!

And then you got the English - Rap lines in the song (Move your body... Groove your body & Rock to the rhythm & rock to the rhym) which give the song this "cool, hip-hop" feel to it..

All in all it's a nice combination of desi, videsi, and the masala - chhamiya kind of music which Bollywood is famous for!

If you delve deeper into the lyrics of the song, they're talking about:
"Paisa phek, tamasha dekh" which actually implies that in today's day and age, you give money to let the show go on, to get things done your way.. bribes and other forms of incentives have become a popular way of getting things done.. sad but true.

And.. if you think about how many songs there are in bollywood that feature "money/cash" as the main concept you will be surprised, there are quite a few!

So here goes :

1. Sabse bada rupaiya (Bluffmaster - Abhishek Bachchan)
2. The whole thing is that sabse bada rupaiya (Mehmood)
3. Cash to the left of me.. (Cash - title song)
4. Apna sapna money money (Title song)
5. Paisa paisa (Apna sapna money money)
6. Jai jai money (Apna Sapna Money Money)
7. Dede mujhe mera bees rupaiyaa (Jamai Raja - Anil Kapoor & Madhuri Dixit)
8. Panch rupaiya bara aana (Kishore Kumar & Madhubala - Chalti ka naam gadi)
9. Paisa yeh paisa (Karz - Rishi Kapoor)
10. Paisa phek tamasha dekh
....and the list can go on!

The film stars Neil Nitin Mukesh... he used to be Neil Mathur in school :)
who looks pretty decent.. I think he will get better with time.. haven't seen the film yet and have heard good reviews about it.

It's from the maker of Ek Hasina Thi starring Urmila Matondkar & Saif Ali Khan which was a good movie. I hope to catch this one soon! Do listen to the song, it's a must!