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Dr.P.V.Vaidyanathan, Apr 6 Wed, 06 Apr 2005
Credits:
Directed by: Samar Khan
Music Director: Himesh Reshammiya
Lyrics: Sameer
Himesh Reshammiya, arguably the most successful music director in Bollywood today returns with the music of Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye. Arshad Warsi, who has been getting rave reviews for some brilliant roles, both in Munnabhai MBBS and Hulchul, gets an opportunity to play the lead star, something that he has not done for some time now. This is a classical example of 'good work begets good work', and for Arshad's sake one wishes and hopes that the film does well. The film is about relationships, human emotions, and is one sure to touch your heart. The album has 8 numbers.
The track opens with Bhool Jayenge Hum in the voices of Shreya Ghosal and Udit Narayan. This is a standard Hindi film love duet, and though the singers perform well, putting their hearts into the song, the song sounds too much like a hundred others that one has heard in films, in the last couple of decades. Slow paced, this is one song that can grow on you, but at the end of the day, it's one more Sameer-Himesh love duet, which will be forgotten before they are out with their next duet.
What follows next is the title song 'Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye" sung by Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghosal and Jayesh Gandhi. This song is accompanied to typical Rajasthani folk music, and opens with a few lines in the background in Jayesh Gandhi's voice. This is easily the best song in the entire album, and is a song that is hum able. A song in which the lover is trying to placate and pacify his beloved, this slow song talks of relationships and their value in our lives. The accompaniments are kept simple. Shreya sings only a couple of lines.
"O Jaana Tenu Rab Da", by Kunal Ganjawala and Sunidhi Chauhan, is a Punjabi pop number, which seems to have become mandatory in most films nowadays. The song reminds one of some of the songs from Himesh's earlier hit 'Dil Maange More' and is too close to 'O Jaana, Keh raha hai dil Deewana'. This is a good dance number though, and is a cut to the days of rock and roll, and has a flavour of the sixties, very similar to the 'Gustakiyan' from DMM. Kunal, as usual, is good with the vocals. Sunidhi joins late, but does well, for this type of song is very much suited to her style of singing. One only wishes that the singers would quickly lose their English accent, when they sing Hindi numbers.
"Lagne Lage Ho" is another slow love duet, in the voices of Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik. The song has a good tune, and is easy on the ears. It's a very romantic number, as the singer declares his total love and commitment for his lover, as he asks her to return his love. Lyrics are ordinary, but this again is a song that can grow on you, and is basically a 'feel good' number.
To Himesh's credit, it must be said that he has done something different, as he incorporates a proper classical 'Thumri', as his next song, in the voice of Dr. Shoma Ghosh. Titled "Aane Do' this thumri, which is more in the style of a Ghazal, is well rendered, though it runs for a long time, and is apparently a background song. Predominantly accompanied by the Sarangi and the Tabla, this song reminds one of some of the famous songs from films of yesteryears like Pakeezah and Umrao Jaan. The lyrics are also good and run thus: 'Kat-Thi Nahin Abhi Tanha Raathe, Karni Badi Hai Tumse Bateen, Chain Jara Paane Tho Do',
The next song in the list is a repeat of the earlier title song 'Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye' this time around in a fresh voice-that of Arpita Mukherjee, who is a Sa Re Ga Ma finalist. Arpita has a good voice, which is suited to playback singing, and her rendering of the song is good.
"Bhool Jayenge Hum is next, in the voices of Shreya Ghosal and Udit Narayan. This song too appears in the first half of the album, and is a repeat.
The last song is titled "Aane Do Royal Stag Mega Mix" and is sung by Dr. Shoma Ghosh, Suzanne and Jayesh Gandhi. The music of the song starts with a Middle Eastern touch, and the words Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye are frequently heard in the background. A seductive voice croons, first in English and then in Hindi; as the earlier thumri by Dr. Shoma Ghosh is presented as a fast racy re-mix. Though the re-mix is catchy, one wonders whether it was really necessary to take such a lovely melodious 'thumri' and convert it into a re-mix, of the types seen on television videos. The purists are sure to fret and fume on this one.
Overall, the album is average, with a couple of songs that will stay with you for some time. The thumri is a bonus for lovers of classical music, but this album is unlikely to set the sales figures soaring. But only after seeing the film can one really make out how well the songs blend with the screenplay.
Rating * * and a half.
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