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Cast:
Emran Hashmi, Esha Deol, Sameer Kochhar |
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Simone Singh, Chetan Hansraj |
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Year:
2008 |
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Music:
Pritam |
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Lyrics: Sayeed Quadri, Neelesh Misra |
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Co Producer:
Vishesh Bhatt |
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Executive Producer:
Kumkum Saigal |
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Banner:
Vishesh Films |
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Producer:
Mukesh Bhatt |
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Director:
Kunal Deshmukh |
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Whether
it's their movies or music, the Bhatts have always sought
inspiration unapologetically! Their upcoming film Jannat too
is no exception in both the departments. Loosely based on
the Bob Woolmer murder case that made news post Pakistan
cricket team's ouster from the last World Cup, Jannat has
Emraan Hashmi playing a match-fixer. With a film based on
such a theme, one wonders how much scope the music will
have. But when it comes to the Bhatts, rest assured, they
can infuse music in any plot, melody being their forte. With
Pritam being the composer, let's not debate on the
originality of the tunes, though one can surely expect an
ear-friendly score. And with Pakistan as the backdrop, the
Bhatts only get an easy excuse to use Pakistani voices in
the soundtrack, something which they are quite fond of. Only
this time there are new names on the credits and
refreshingly so! |
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Track 1
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Zara Sa
For the opening track, Pritam chooses his most
dependable singer KK for a tune that has ample scope
for the trademark KK 'Ooooing' brand of singing.
Kishore Kumar had his yoodling and now seems like KK
is soon building his oodling stamp. After Tu Hi Meri
Shab Hain, Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hain and Labo Ko Labo Se,
the Pritam-KK duo give you another mellifluous
number of the same genre with Zara Sa . A
couple of hearing and you soon take to the song
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effortlessly. Contrary to what the title may
suggest, the Power Ballad version of Zara Sa is not
a remix but a slower adaptation as compared to the
original. While the original track cruises casually,
this version stresses on every beat and note
creating an added impact. KK's singing and Pritam's
arrangements go in the mode of Scorpions' popular
English number 'Still Loving You’ |
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Track 2, 6, 8
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Judai
After Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Atif Aslam and Mustafa
Zahid, Bhatts introduce a new voice from Pakistan in
the form of Kamran Ahmed who writes, composes and
sings Judai. Staring off with mellow guitar
strumming, the song grows on you with an instantly
infectious tune. Kamran's voice has that typical
texture distinctive of our neighboring country
singers. An un-credited female voice plays in the
background which in most probability belongs to
Richa Sharma as she takes the lead in the female
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The usually rustic Richa Sharma sings on rather
lower notes and sounds somber in Lambu Judai.
But she gets to be her usual self intermittently in
the alaaps which is reminiscent of 'Rabba' (Musafir).
With no difference in the musical arrangements, the
male version ends up being more appealing than the
female for the texture of the vocals. The
Kilogram Mix (whatever that means) of Judai is
just modified with faster pace to be a dance track.
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Track
3
- Haan Tu Hain
by KK is as cliched a composition can get with the
beats in the background dating back to the
decade-old Nadeem Shravan tabla treatment. Neither
KK's singing nor Pritam's instrumentation succeed in
uplifting this conventional track. Complete
lacklustre!
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Track 4
- Door Na Ja Rana Mazumder who has only sung
for Pritam till date sings Door Na Ja , a
slow number with sturdy instrumentation. With heavy
electric guitaring, this one is essentially designed
as a rock number. Though the music and singing seem
to get out of smooth sync at places, this one ends
up being a decent composition
Track 5 - Jannat Jahan
Electric guitar continues to rule Jannat Jahan
which qualifies to be the title track of the
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film. Another Bengali singer Rupam Islam goes
head-banging ballistic in yet another rock number
from this album. The lyrics by Neelesh Misra speak
about the magic and madness of money and serves as a
good background theme piece for the film. The spunk
in Rupam's singing and Pritam's guitaring enlivens
the energy of this track.
Guitar is one prominent instrument that defines the
music of Jannat thereby giving it a 'rocking' feel.
Bhatts have constantly upgraded themselves on the
musical scene and continue their legacy of
chartbusting compositions.
Jannat's score is harmoniously heavenly! |
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