. The 3 minute track does not have much of lyrics and is more like “Guru Bhai Guru Bhai ” from Guru’s background score . This song has more music in it and coupled with the visuals it would look nice on screen with Beera’s character . It would sound great in the movie and also on a good music system . It has some good use of percussion instruments of different types . I wont say that Rahman Sir has done a stupendous job but no doubt integrating so many sounds together is also quite a task and he has done that fabulously here . Its a good one no doubt but a little short than what i was expecting . I was also expecting a more of singing and lyrics in it . But that section is pretty limited and has been done well by Vijay Prakash , Mustafa Kutoane and Keerthi Sagathia . Gulzar sir get no special credit for this one . He would have managed this with not much effort .There is a Chinese music influence in “Beera” which continues over in the next track “Behene De” . This one again has a whole lot of instruments in it and it keeps changing its nature throughout . Though mostly sombre it does get into a rock mood for certain bits . The lyrics on this one haven’t quite jelled(or gelled) along with the music . I don’t know how many of you would agree with me but this one felt like a typical Rahman track . For a 6 minute long track it does get a bit repetitive and if used at its length in the film would make it a bit slow . But maybe along with a proper situation in the film the song may turn out well . The composition didn’t really fascinate me and i wasn’t that impressed as such . The lyrics are good and even the vocals by Karthik are good .
The soundtrack gets back to the “paathshala” and “kala bandar” mood and comes “Thok de Killi” . I’ve heard this phrase mostly from Navjot Singh Siddhu’s mouth in his typical Siddhuism , never thought that Gulzar sir would actually churn out a song out of it . This one also keeps changing for its length and gets pacy towards the end suddenly . This track is definitely film oriented and won’t really make that much sense without it as such . The lyrics are nice and have a deeper meaning which is a little hard to comprehend . Sukhwinder sings in his typical style and does good .
Rahman and Rekha Bhardwaj did magic with “Genda Phool” but the magic doesn’t repeat itself again in “Raanjha Raanjha” . This one felt like a very basic track to me . Honestly speaking nothing really worked for me in this track . Rekha’s voice is special and she needs special tracks only . Still , she does a good job along with Javed Ali . Overall , its an average track for me with nothing much to offer .
Next comes “Khili Re” from Reena Bharadwaj (not Rekha) . Though the composition on this one has a bit of Jodhaa Akbar hangover in between but due to vocals it does sound fresh and is of the better tracks on the album . Its a nice slow soulful track and Reena sounds really sweet in it . Gulzar sir has also done a great job on this one and probably his best on the soundtrack . Overall its a nice simple track with Reena showing a lot of promise .
The last track on the album is “Kata Kata” which has a folk song sort of nature to it . There is nothing much to comment about this song . Its a mish mash of whole lot of instruments and different vocals . This one didn’t really impress me that much either but i am certainly looking forward to the situation where this song would be used in the film . Its kinda loud and in the theaters the loudness would increase even more .
Overall this album falls below expectations and it now depends on the way the music has been used in the film . I am hoping that the music does not hinder the film and adds to it in some way . As a standalone album it does not have that much to offer . Rahman sir has done a good job with mixing a whole bunch of instruments but the compositions are a lackluster affair . Its very strange but for the very first time Gulzar sir had very little to offer in this album . Beera and Khili Re are my pick from the album . Rest all are on the same level . After Blue , this one is again a weak album from ARR and the Rahmaniacs would certainly be a bit disappointed . I know its a very early view and someone can say that I’ve not let the music grow on me . But the Blue music has still not grown on me and I don’t see that happening for this album too . I was really looking forward to this album and now i am thinking whats next . The Kites album also didn’t impress me that much apart from a few tracks . Lets hope so both the films make up for the music and turn out well .
