|
|
 |
|
|
Cast:
John Abraham, Naveen Andrews, Bipasha Basu, |
|
Arshad Warsi, Raj Zutshi Dibyendu, Boman
Irani, |
|
Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Kushal Punjabi,
|
|
Dilip Tahil |
|
Banner:
UTV Motion Pictures |
|
Producer:
Ronnie Screwvala |
|
Direction:
Vivek Agnihotri |
|
Music:
Pritam Chakraborty |
|
|
|
|
Goal
is special. It has a number of things, which are happening
only for the second time.
It is the second film of director Vivek Agnihotri after
Chocolate.
It is the second sports based film to release in 2007 after
Chak De India.
It is the second UTV production to have been shot in UK this
year after Hat Trick.
It is the second film with John Abraham and Arshad Warsi
forming a pair after Kabul Express.
It is the second instance of Vivek Agnihotri and composer
Pritam coming together after Chocolate.
It is the second time that John Abraham and Bipasha Basu
would share a frame in 2007 after ‘Phoonk De' in No Smoking. |
|
- |
|
Though
with Pritam at helm, one can expect a hardcore
commercial song or two from Goal, expectations are
more of a theme-based soundtrack from the album. One
hopes though that at least a couple of them rise
above being conventionally situational and give
something to a listener to cheer and dance along.
This is exactly what happens as beyond the
situational tracks, two more numbers ('Billo Rani',
'Ishq Ka Kalma') promise to be sure fire
chartbusters. |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
Track 1,6 - Billo Rani
Unexpected happens at the very start of Goal as what you get
to hear is completely against what you could have ever
imagined as the first track of the album. No theme song. No
situational track. No anthem music. What you hear is an out
and out 'masala' track, 'Billo Rani', which follows the 'qawalli-mujra'
mode and turns out to be a number which could belong to the
heartland of India. Pritam gets an unlikely combination of
Anand Raaj Anand and Richa Sharma to sing for him and the
duo does quite well to croon with full gusto.
With
Pritam looking at instruments like harmonium, tabla and
dholki rather than the set of western instruments available
to him, he throws a surprise by making a thorough 'seeti-maar'
number. Racy and instantly catchy, 'Billo Rani' is a
guaranteed chartbuster which would make much more than just
it's presence felt across the nook and corner of the
country. If handled well, this Javed Akhtar saab written
track could turn out to be 2007's 'Kajrare'! And yes, for
those who want to take this number to the dance floor of
clubs and discotheques, there is always a remix track
which picks on additional pace with 'dhik-chik' added for
creating the effect! |
|
|
 |
|
Track 2 -
Ishq Ka Kalma
What happens when the sound of three chartbuster
tracks 'Hare Krishna Hare Raam' [Bhool Bhulaiyaa], 'Ada'
[Garam Masala] and 'Bhagam Bhag' [Bhagam Bhag] is
merged into one single track? 'Ishq Ka Kalma' is
born! Just two minutes into it and you know that a
popular song is in the making. Though 'Ishq Ka Kalma'
is designed as 'made for an item song', there is
also a touch up in the form of 'Aale Aale' which
gives a sports angle a la 'Ole Ole' which is a sound
much heard when football matches are cheered by
spectators. This funky track by Neeraj. |
|
|
|
|
Track 3 - Hey Dude A punch on the face comes next when
newcomer Devrat gets all charged up for his rendition in
'Hey Dude'. With the lyrics further spreading on as 'Hey
dude, don't mess with me', you know that it's a clear
messaging to the opposition both on and off the field. An
out and out Western track with high on arrangements and an
overall loud appeal (to go with the genre of the film and
song's setting), 'Hey Dude' is a kind of musical piece,
which is expected to appear regularly at various junctions
in the film. Expect it to carry on the heat of the narrative
whenever it blazes on.
Track
4 - Halla Bol Finally a bona fide theme track hits the
album when Daler Mehndi takes center stage with 'Halla Bol'.
Ever imagined that the sound of Bagpiper could be
interspersed with 'dhol' beats? Well, Pritam and his team do
so, to create a vociferous sound for this spirited number
written by Javed Akhtar saab. One would have expected 'Halla
Bol' to arrive at the very beginning of the album though due
to it's theme. The song keeps it's Indian feel intact and
aided by an elaborate orchestra, it blazes on and promises
to keep the flag flying high. Look out for the track's
culmination which times around a minute and keeps you hooked
on with it's grand appeal! |
|
|
 |
|
Track 5 - Tara Ru. The moment 'Tara Ru'
begins, one gets a sudden feeling about Goal
slipping away into a different territory. While all
this while the soundtrack kept an upbeat mood, the
slow beginning to 'Tara Ru' gives an impression that
the finale would be taking a different route. This
is what happens as 'Tara Ru' turns out to be a big
yawn with the four-minute audio not really catching
your attention. The song's theme is about a team
which is on the verge of loosing and is being
motivated not to give up and keep it's head high on
the face of adversity. It may work to an extent in
the film but as an audio this Javed Ali sung number
is a strict no-no. |
|
|
|
|
Nevertheless, keeping an odd 'Tara Ru' aside, Goal has it's
many bright points in the form of 'Ishq Ka Kalma' and 'Billo
Rani' (difficult to choose the better of the two). While
these two tracks would keep the music company happy, title
song 'Halla Bol' and 'Hey Dude' are the numbers, which would
keep director Vivek.
Agnihotri
happy. As for Pritam, he can count Goal as yet another album
in 2007, which would continue to feature his name in the
charts. |
|
|
|
|
