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Music Reviews
Raaz 3
Raaz 3 is the third movie from the most successful horror franchise of Indian films. The flick stars Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta and marks the return of original cast member Bipasha Basu. Music has played a vital role in the box office returns of this franchise. Nadeem and Shravan composed ...
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Shirin farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
Easy Listening
The album kicks off with the lighthearted Ishq mein tere bina by KKand Shreya Ghoshal. Although the melody is average, Jeet Ganguli designs the composition with delightful guitar interludes and a catchy chorus. Ghoshal is at her playful best and KK, wonderfully restrained. This breezy romantic track ...
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Tagged Jhiri jhiri, Kaafir andhere, Neeraj Sridhar, Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
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Does Not Roar
The country’s biggest movie star Salman Khan and Hindi film industry’s premiere film studio Yash Raj Films join hands for the first time in Kabir Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger. No surprise then, that the release of this action-thriller is touted to be the event of the year. The film is ...
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Tagged bad, Ek Tha Tiger, Katrina Kaif, Mashallah, music, Sajid-Wajid, Salman Khan
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Jism 2
In spite of the similarity with two Turkish songs – pop diva Bengu’s chartbuster Unut beni and singer-composer Kayahan Acar’s Bir ask hikayesi, Yeh jism is a delightful listen! Composer Arko creates a strong melody, ropes in the versatile Ali Azmat (Garaj baras – Paap) to render it and deftly ...
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Tagged Abdul Baasith Saeed, Akriti Kakkar, Arko, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Bir hikayesi, composer, Jism 2, Junoon, Kayahan Acar, KK, Maula, Mithoon, Rushk, singer, Unut beni, Yeh jism
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Not Kool Enough
In 2005, Kyaa Kool Hai Hum created a mini-storm at the box office due to its notoriously irreverent content and double entendre. Now, over a decade later, Riteish and Tusshar return with their goofy antics in its sequel, Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum – a sex comedy targeted at young ...
A Heady Cocktail
Tum hi ho bandhu is a tune that sticks in your mind. Composer Pritam wraps Kavita Seth’s earthy vocals around an energetic electronic bed, ropes in Neeraj Sridhar for a catchy chorus and designs an extremely likeable dance track. Irshad Kamil’s words offer a delightful take on friendship. A sure-shot ...
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Fun All The Way
Rohit Shetty’s films arecomic capers, mostlyremembered for their slick action pieces involvingflying cars! Though musichas played second fiddle tofight sequences in his films,there has always been that oneodd song that’s found popularity – Tere sang (Zameen), Golmaal title track and Saathiya (Singham) are examples. Shetty’sdebut film Zameen featured HimeshReshammiya as ...
A Fun Ride
Kunal Kohli’s debut film Mujhse Dosti Karoge was a super dud. His filmography since has been chequered with big hits like Hum Tum (2004) and Fanaa (2006) and a flop, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (2008). Teri Meri Kahaani starring Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra marks his return to direction after ...
Inconsistent
Dibakar Banerjee has written the lyrics for Bharat mata ki jai, a satirical take on the state of affairs in our country. Vishal-Shekar jazz it up with drums, cymbals and six enthusiastic voices, each infusing solid energy into their singing. The song is the kind that’s heard at Ganapati pandals ...
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Tagged Dibakar Banerjee, Dua, Imported Kamariya, Khudaya, Shanghai, Vishal-Shekhar
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Rowdy It Is
Dhadhang dhang(Wajid, Shreya Ghoshal) is a tacky number, straight out of a Govinda film from the ‘90s. In fact, the track seems like an extension of O lal dupatte wali (Aankhen). The composers wrap Sameer’s cheesy lyrics (strongly yeh tera jaado mujhpe chal gaya) arounda clichéd drum bed to create ...
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Tagged Akshay Kumar, lyrics, MAMTA SHARMA, Rowdy Rathore, Sajid-Wajid, Sameer, Sonakshi Sinha, SONGS
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Appalling!
There was a time when a Ram Gopal Varma flick guaranteed good music (Kshana Kshanam, Shiva, Rangeela, Satya and Mast). But in the last few years, not one of his films has had a single noteworthy song. Sadly, the soundtrack of Department is no better.
Composers Dharam-Sandeep lift the ...
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Tagged Bappa Lahiri, Department, Dharam- Sandeep, T-Series, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Vikram Nagi
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Electrifying!
Ishaqzaade opens marvelously with the evocative notes of a horn, setting the mood for a mesmerising romantic number. Amit Trivedi ropes in mainstream singers like Javed Ali and Shreya Ghoshal to render this mellow ballad.
Ali, who takes centre-stage for most parts of this number, is particularly soulful. The ...
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Tagged Amit Trivedi, Chokra jawaan, Ishaqzaade, Pareshan, Shalmali Kholpade, Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani
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Repeat Winner
Back in 2008, Jannat, a small film about match fixingin cricket, made a killing at the box office. And Pritam’s melodies had played a vital role in drawing the crowds to this Emraan Hashmi-starrer.Five years later, the same team returns with Jannat 2, this time tackling the issue of illegal ...
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Anything But!
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is an outstanding singer. That’s a fact. But how we wish he would refrain from singing every song that came his way. Tere bina is a typical love ballad that one has heard Khan sing innumerable times. The ordinary melody and trite lyrics like Tere bina ...
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Fails To Charm
Pulkit Samrat, who charmed his way into Indian households by playing Laksh Virani in the legendary TV soap Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, makes his film debut in Bittoo Boss. The first promos of this film had generated quite a buzz on social networking sites due to its bawdy ...
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Tagged Bitoo Boss, Bittoo sab ki lega, Gajendra Verma, Kabootar, Kaun kenda, Mika, Natalie De Luccio, Neeti Mohan, Raghav Sachar
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Brings The House Down!
Sajid Khan returns with Housefull 2, a sequel to his madcap comedy Housefull, which released in 2010. Though panned by critics, the star-studded original raked in some serious moolah. This time around, the cast is bigger and if the promos are any indication, the gags more asinine. Khan replaces his ...
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Tagged Anarkali disco chali, Heyy Baby, Housefull, Housefull 2, Sajid Khan
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Bloody Good!
Music director duo Jeet and Pritam went their separate ways after composing some lilting melodies for films like Tere Liye (2001) and Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hain (2002). Since then, Pritam has established himself as a hit music maker in Bollywood while Jeet found his groove in Bengali films. With ...
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Tagged Blood Money, Jeet, Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hain, music, Pritam, Rana Chakravarthy, Tere Liye
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A Success Story
Usha Uthup is on a roll. Post the exuberant Darling (7 KhoonMaaf) and the sophisticated Maya (Don 2), the diva completes her hattrick with a fierce Aami shotti bolchi. This wonderful ode to Kolkata, in complete contrast to the city’s perceived image,opens spectacularly in Broadway style and soon becomes a ...
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Tagged 7 KhoonMaaf, Aami shotti bolchhi, Anvita Dutt, Clinton Cerejo, Darling, Sandeep Srivatsava, Vishal Dadlani
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Just Trippin
The surprise package of the soundtrack of London Paris NewYork is leading lady Aditi Rao Hydari. The actor makes an impressive debut as a singer here. Her delivery of ‘Voh dekhne mein’, although a little raw, is assured and fresh, but it’s her rendition of’ Thehree si zindagi’ that truly ...
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Passes Muster
In a short span of time, Sachin-Jigar have managed to make quite an impression in Bollywood with their songs in films such as Prince, F.A.L.T.U. and Hum Tum Aur Shabana. Their latest score is for Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya, a romantic comedy starring real-life couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia ...
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Enjoyable
Ashwini Chaudhary brings together the unusual pairing of Bipasha Basu and Madhavan for the first time in Jodi Breakers. This romantic comedy features five original compositions by music directors Salim & Sulaiman. The brothers are in urgent need of a superhit soundtrack, given that their last few albums didn’t generate ...
Breezy Fun- Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
Ek main aur ekk tu (Benny Dayal, Anushka Manchanda, Shefali Alvares) is a bouncy, teen pop number with a carefree spirit. Bhattacharya’s lyrics, though straight out of a nursery rhyme, are in perfect sync with the song’s upbeat rhythm. The auto-tuned vocals add to the appeal of this breezy title track. ...
Musically Redeemed
Agneepath won a lot of critical acclaim including a National Award for leading man Amitabh Bachchan when it released in the ‘90s but it didn’t qualify as a box-office hit. In its remake, Hrithik Roshan reprises the iconic role of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan. The film, scheduled for release in January ...
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Top 10 Songs Of The Year
In the second part of our special series, we take a look at five scintillating songs that brought in the audience to the movie halls. Chartbusters that helped create a mammoth buzz around the movies.
Chammak Challo (RA.One)
A heady mix of Middle Eastern and mainstream Bollywood ...
Top 10 Songs Of The Year
This has been the year of the BIG chartbusters – loud, paisa vasool songs designed to provide instant gratification. There was no room for subtlety in the lyrics or in the melody. Everything had to be glitzy, catchy and forceful. Most of the big-ticket films that released this year had ...
Better Than Ordinary- Players
Director duo Abbas Mustan are renowned for their super-hit musical thrillers. Over the years, the brothers have mastered the art of dishing out superbly entertaining masala fare by incorporating elements like intrigue, thrills, glamour and chartbuster songs in their films. The latest from their stable is Players, a remake of ...
A Good Time Pass: Jo Hum Chahein
Jo Hum Chahein seems to be an urban coming-of-age romance starring newcomers Sunny Gill and Simran Kaur Mundi. Sachin Gupta, known for the glitzy soundtrack of Vivek Oberoi-starrer Prince (2010) has been roped in to compose the songs for this film. The album consists of five original compositions featuring prominent ...
Lacks Zing- Don 2
The soundtrack of Don – The Chase Begins was funky and superbly entertaining. Songs like Main hoon don and Aaj ki raat became extremely popular, enjoying massive airplay on radio stations and in clubs. Composers Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy have always been Farhan Akhtar’s first choice when it comes to ...
Missing The Romance
Band Baaja Baraat (BBB), a relatively low-budget film about marriage planners, charmed the audience last winter and raked in the moolah at the turnstiles. The successful team of that film returns with another rom-com, Ladies VS Ricky Bahl, in December. The music of BBB, composed by brothers Salim-Sulaiman, played a ...
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Patchy But Fun- The Dirty Picture
The excitement hasn’t stopped ever since the first promo of Milan Luthria’s The Dirty Picture hit theTV screens. Besides Vidya Balan’s audaciousact, what also caught the viewer’sattention was the sweetly outrageous buthugely catchy number Ooh la la.
Sung with solid enthusiasm by Bappi Lahiri and Shreya Ghoshal, this retro ...
Zokkomon
The last time Shankar Ehsaan Loy composed for a ch...
The last time Shankar Ehsaan Loy composed for a ch...
Delhi Belly
Rejoice. At last, we have an album that’s striking...
Rejoice. At last, we have an album that’s striking...
Missing The Romance
Band Baaja Baraat (BBB), a relatively low-budget f...
Band Baaja Baraat (BBB), a relatively low-budget f...
Is OUATIM2 Delayed?
Ekta Kapoor launched Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2...
Ekta Kapoor launched Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2...
TOP 10 MUMBAI CIRCUIT LIFE TIME 2011; TDP @ 6
TOP TEN MUMBAI CIRCUIT - LIFE TIME 2011 ...
TOP TEN MUMBAI CIRCUIT - LIFE TIME 2011 ...
Vidya Balan At 92.7 BIG FM
92.7 BIG FM, celebrated the launch of their new ji...
92.7 BIG FM, celebrated the launch of their new ji...
Rajat Aroraa To Write Salman's Next
Producer Sajid Nadiadwalaand director Shirish Kund...
Producer Sajid Nadiadwalaand director Shirish Kund...
Just Trippin
The surprise package of the soundtrack of London P...
The surprise package of the soundtrack of London P...
FICCI Frames 2012
The 13th chapter of the FICCI Frames was held in M...
The 13th chapter of the FICCI Frames was held in M...
Runs Out Of Steam
The Race franchise is known for its glamour, thril...
The Race franchise is known for its glamour, thril...
Chashme Baddoor
The composers twist the popular jingle Har ek frie...
The composers twist the popular jingle Har ek frie...
Limca Book Of Records Celebrates 100 Years Of Cinema
Limca Book of Records is all set to bring out its ...
Limca Book of Records is all set to bring out its ...
