Music: Pritam
Kabira 9/10
Kabira Encore 9/10
This is a song, where I am surprised how no one has copied Pritam yet (no pun intended). The amalgamation of Hindustani classical by Rekha Bharadwaj and freestyle singing is beautiful in itself. The arousing outro with trademark Pritam electric guitars is just amazing.
The Kabira Encore is almost the same as the main version, with a more upbeat wedding mood. The opening is really interesting in the way Pritam has wasted no time in getting the tempo up.
Badtameez Dil 9/10
What a fun song this is. Fast lyrics with funny overtones makes this song a great song for karaoke. The use of trumpets gives it a retro feel. The beats are foot tapping. The song loses steam after a while, but Pritam has been smart enough to keep this song short.
Balam Pichkari 8/10
One of the best Holi songs in Bollywood in a while. The song is catchy and just happy. The euphoric chorus that follow the solos raises goosebumps. The lyrics are also fun to sing along.
Ilahi 7/10
Ilahi Reprise 7/10
The song is pretty upbeat, the mandolins have been nicely used. This is also a signature Mohit Chauhan song and he delivers. Overall good, but not the best song by Pritam. The "Ooh" and "Aah" children lyrics is more distracting than cute.
Ilahi Reprise is not a lot different than the original version. Really, why is even there another version?
Subhanallah 7/10
A lovable romantic track, reminds us of Sonu Nigam, except he is now the past, and we get to hear Sreeram, who is equally pleasant. Otherwise, this is a tried and tested track. There is not much to not like, but nothing new.
Dilliwaali Girlfriend 7/10
Not a musical gem by any stretch, but just a fun musical duel for the party.
Final verdict: Overall, gets an 8/10. A fun album worth paying attention, although not all songs are worthy a mention. While striking the right chords, Pritam displays repetitiveness of his style. Does it signal his downward trend? Not yet.
Music: Sachin Jigar
Probably not a lot was expected out of an album for a zombie movie (seriously, why does every genre of Bollywood have songs?!). But despite the uphill battle the music duo had to face up to, they did pretty impressively directing some funny songs.
Brownie points:
- Khoon Choos Le - A hilarious take on the Monday morning blues.
- Babaji Ki Booti - This is a perfect song for getting stoned with friends. So frivolous yet deep. JK. Only frivolous.
- Khushamdeed - What is Shreya Ghoshal doing in this album? She is stunning as always, and she carries this romantic track all by herself.
Music: Sharib-Toshi, Sachin Gupta
It is a full size album, however, half the songs revolve around the main movie theme. And the rest of the album has cliched Bhangra tracks. Average to mediocre album.
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