Mr.India
25-05-2005, 04:21 AM
Yakeen
May 16, 2005
Yet another Bollywood insider makes his debut as a director. This time it's the turn of popular dialogue writer from the Bhatt camp – Girish Dhamija – who dons this hat for the dramatic thriller around a troubled relationship between a husband and wife – ' Yakeen '. Coming back together is the ' Asambhav ' jodi of Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra who feature in this Shreya Creations flick produced by Sujit Kumar Singh. Vikram Bhatt handles the story and screenplay department while Himesh Reshammiya and Sameer are in charge of the music.
From this relatively unknown movie that was relatively out of news and for which the publicity has just about begun, one doesn't look forward to a chartbuster score. An average to above average score is what one anticipates and plays on the album. ' Tune Mujhko Deewana Kiya ' has a distinct Nadeem Shravan stamp and one is surprised to see Himesh Reshammiya coming up with such melody. Lyrics by Sameer are as simple as they go but then as always they work. Both Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik go through the motions effortlessly as they have done in thousand such love songs. The result – a fine romantic duet that does well as an opening number and can be easily hummed around.
' Meri Aankhon Mein ' is the second love duet by Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik in succession but this time on the singers are let down by an average tune. Predictable and heard before, even this number too bears a Nadeem Shravan resemblance. Thankfully the number isn't an absolute letdown and is still easy to ears. But this pass-on number that (as expected) appears in an ' Instrumental ' doesn't stand a chance to be one of those popular tracks.
Beginning of ' Tu Hi ' establishes the theory that Girish Dhamija has been heavily inspired by the Bhatt style of music and that seems to have been rubbed onto Himesh Reshammiya as well who gets a third Nadeem Shravan sound-alike track. This time it is the turn of Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal to lend their vocals for this love duet that again relies on melody and is given that extra zing with an effective use of ' tabla '. Yet another track that can be given an ear comfortably but is not suited to be one of those that you would highly recommend to friends as 'THE' song.
Guitar strings at the beginning of ' Bhoolna Nahi ' successfully adds in the mystery to the plot of ' Yakeen '. But then just as one expected this version by Shaan to be one of his sugarcoated renditions, it surprisingly turns out to be quite lackluster. Shaan, for reasons that may suit the narrative of the movie, sings in a quivering tone that fails to create any appeal. This time the emphasis is on rhythm rather than melody but then this situational track (that also doubles up as the title song) just doesn't rise up to the occasion. The second version by Sunidhi Chauhan is also on the same lines and doesn't create any impact or excitement around the movie. Surprisingly this weakest song of the album appears third time in the album – this time as yet another Shaan version where he switches moods from being lovey dovey in the first version to accusing his beloved of breaking his heart!
'Chehra Tera Jab Jab Dekhoon ' by Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik is another run of the mill number that makes one wonder that for how many more years would be continuing to listen such tracks. Same rhythm, same beats, same tone, same rendition – it is just surprising to see such tracks being composed year after year!
As expected, the soundtrack of ' Yakeen ' is very average with just about a few tunes that manage to make you at least listen through the entire album. There is not a single track that would reach the top of the charts. But thankfully, on the flip side, none of the songs jar or turn out to be absolute disappointment hence turning out to be face saving for the album.
Don't expect Dhamija's debut movie's musical score to be the talk of the town this summer.
Rating: **
May 16, 2005
Yet another Bollywood insider makes his debut as a director. This time it's the turn of popular dialogue writer from the Bhatt camp – Girish Dhamija – who dons this hat for the dramatic thriller around a troubled relationship between a husband and wife – ' Yakeen '. Coming back together is the ' Asambhav ' jodi of Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra who feature in this Shreya Creations flick produced by Sujit Kumar Singh. Vikram Bhatt handles the story and screenplay department while Himesh Reshammiya and Sameer are in charge of the music.
From this relatively unknown movie that was relatively out of news and for which the publicity has just about begun, one doesn't look forward to a chartbuster score. An average to above average score is what one anticipates and plays on the album. ' Tune Mujhko Deewana Kiya ' has a distinct Nadeem Shravan stamp and one is surprised to see Himesh Reshammiya coming up with such melody. Lyrics by Sameer are as simple as they go but then as always they work. Both Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik go through the motions effortlessly as they have done in thousand such love songs. The result – a fine romantic duet that does well as an opening number and can be easily hummed around.
' Meri Aankhon Mein ' is the second love duet by Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik in succession but this time on the singers are let down by an average tune. Predictable and heard before, even this number too bears a Nadeem Shravan resemblance. Thankfully the number isn't an absolute letdown and is still easy to ears. But this pass-on number that (as expected) appears in an ' Instrumental ' doesn't stand a chance to be one of those popular tracks.
Beginning of ' Tu Hi ' establishes the theory that Girish Dhamija has been heavily inspired by the Bhatt style of music and that seems to have been rubbed onto Himesh Reshammiya as well who gets a third Nadeem Shravan sound-alike track. This time it is the turn of Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal to lend their vocals for this love duet that again relies on melody and is given that extra zing with an effective use of ' tabla '. Yet another track that can be given an ear comfortably but is not suited to be one of those that you would highly recommend to friends as 'THE' song.
Guitar strings at the beginning of ' Bhoolna Nahi ' successfully adds in the mystery to the plot of ' Yakeen '. But then just as one expected this version by Shaan to be one of his sugarcoated renditions, it surprisingly turns out to be quite lackluster. Shaan, for reasons that may suit the narrative of the movie, sings in a quivering tone that fails to create any appeal. This time the emphasis is on rhythm rather than melody but then this situational track (that also doubles up as the title song) just doesn't rise up to the occasion. The second version by Sunidhi Chauhan is also on the same lines and doesn't create any impact or excitement around the movie. Surprisingly this weakest song of the album appears third time in the album – this time as yet another Shaan version where he switches moods from being lovey dovey in the first version to accusing his beloved of breaking his heart!
'Chehra Tera Jab Jab Dekhoon ' by Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik is another run of the mill number that makes one wonder that for how many more years would be continuing to listen such tracks. Same rhythm, same beats, same tone, same rendition – it is just surprising to see such tracks being composed year after year!
As expected, the soundtrack of ' Yakeen ' is very average with just about a few tunes that manage to make you at least listen through the entire album. There is not a single track that would reach the top of the charts. But thankfully, on the flip side, none of the songs jar or turn out to be absolute disappointment hence turning out to be face saving for the album.
Don't expect Dhamija's debut movie's musical score to be the talk of the town this summer.
Rating: **