Raavan, Krantiveer, Kushti, Road To Sangam - Music Review

Raavan (2010)

Music: A. R. Rahman


ARR is back. But not quite with a bang. The songs do carry his signature and only a few songs are just good enough.

1.  Ranjha Ranjha ------------------------------------------- (7/10)

Out of all the songs, Ranjha Ranjha is the only one that sticks. Has good beats throughout the songs. Javed Ali shines again for ARR.


2.  Thok De Killi, -------------------------------------------- (6/10)
It feels bad to not give a nod to these songs. So close to being really good.
Thok De Killi is very energetic with bass guitars and high tempo. Add Sukhwinder Singh to add additional spice to it. Also, this song has an interesting patch where it totally sounds like the instrumental from Rangeela.


3.  Behene De, Khilli Re ------------------------------------- (6/10)
Behene De is again a good song, except the part where the best part of the song comes a little too late and very briefly. This makes the whole song a tad too silent and slow.
Khilli Re on the other hand is an out and out melody. So this one is really only for those like truly melodious, classical style songs. It's peppiness quotient is zero.

Final verdict: After having coming up with gems like Roja, Bombay and Dil Se... for Mani Ratnam, ARR decided to take a break here. Not a memorable album.
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Krantiveer - The Revolution (2010)

Music: Sachin-Jigar

Nothing is perfect and there was not much to be expected from this album anyways. Furthermore, debutant music duo Sachin-Jigar get only a slight opportunity at what they could do, since this album has just 4 tracks.

1. Khuda Mere Khuda ------------------------- (7/10)
The best song of the album and pretty good too. Not surprising when the leading singers of Bollywood are lending their voice. KK and Shreya Ghoshal do the job and do it well. Good track.

Another rock track in Bollywood: Lau Jali. But not good.

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Kushti (2010)

Music: Tauseef Akhtar, Srinivas K.

Should anyone care? Of course not! But you can still check out ONE song from this album.
Dangal - Shreya Ghoshal's magical voice makes it worth an ear (Alright, I just made up the idiom). Decent enough. And not to forget, whoever this Sreenivas, the male lead playback is sounds an awful lot like S.P. Balasubramaniam. Nostalgic.

Another fun factor. Dekho Mere Gaon Mein by Abhijeet is so 80s, where it paints a picture of a serene town somewhere in oblivion.

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Road To Sangam (2010)

Music: Vijay Mishra, Nitin-prem, Sandesh Shandilya

No clue what the theme of the movie is, the album is an incredibly big yawn!
Roll up your windows. Don't stop or look anywhere and hit hard on gas! Save yourself.