Music: Himesh Reshammiya
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1. Hookah Bar ----------------------------- 9/10
2. Hookah Bar (Remix) ---------------- 9/10
One of the best, one of the most catchy tunes brought to us by HR after a while. And finally, HR decides to pick up the microphone. The beats are very buoyant, lyrics are fun and easy to croon along; just in time for the holiday season parties.
The Remix is equally nice, with all the goodness condensed by a minute when compared to the original track.
3. Lonely (Remix) ------------------------ 8/10
The ultimate HR experience. With some video bias, I can say HR has employed his nasal twang well after a long break. The monologue at the opening and the middle of the song is genuinely boring and sounds as if the rapper is saying it while taking a dump. Using Teri Yaad Saath Hai from Namastey London tune works nicely in the track.
The Remix works a little better, as the beats are better. The rapper is limited compared to the original and blends a little better instead of the juxtaposed feeling in the main version of the song.
4. Long Drive ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7/10
5. Long Drive (Bhangra Mix) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7/10
An interesting track which blends the western instrumentals with an essentially Punjabi track. Mika Singh's lazy voice sounds more relaxed than forced energetic, so kudos to HR for his choice of playback singer. The songs swerves between a chic track and outright emotional tunes is pretty unique. The Bhangra Mix is an out-n-out Punjabi folk track which is equally foot tapping. The main track and the remix evoke completely different moods.
Final verdict: Overall, gets a 8/10 if you are a Himesh fan. A lot of his albums off late have not featured him behind, which kind of led to a feeling he had lost his mojo. This proves me wrong. The entire album is fairly interesting for his fans, otherwise this could easily have been a mediocre album.
Music: Runa Rizvi
The album has the first big step to climb out of obscurity, and then please the audience enough to take a note. Thankfully enough, the Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na fame Runa Rizvi does a fair job of her music director. The music is folksy and overall pleasant, unlike a lot of painful second tier albums. Good enough to earn some brownie points, and I will respectfully hold back sharp criticisms.
Brownie points:
- Saathiya - A pleasant and Indian classical romantic track with a tinge of sadness. The male lead could have been a little better.
- Haq Ali Da - A typical but still enjoyable track sung by Master Saleem for fans of the sufi genre.
- Vande Mataram - An oddly interesting patriotic song both intense in it's mood and melody. A good listen every 15th August for Indians.
Music: Sudeep Banerjee, Kavita Seth, Ankur Mishra, Viraj Sawant
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An average album for a fairly unknown movie. No surprises here. Not too bad, but nothing of much notice either. Nikhil D'Souza tries in vain to imitate the style of Pakistani rock singers. Sounds haphazard and thus flat in Doorian.
Brownie point:
- Hey Bhagwan - An average but still fun track about a life turned upside down. Pretty catchy, short and simple.
Music: Amjad Khan
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Oh boy! If I was waiting for bad music to happen, this is it. No point in the tunes, vocals or genres of the album. An all round failure. For some sarcastic humor, listen to Ye Le Ye Le. A train wreck of a song, but not enough to own it.
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