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Cast:
Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, |
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Om
Puri, Rupinder Nagra, Diya Mirza |
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Year:
2009 |
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Music:
Salim - Sulaiman |
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Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi |
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Dialogues:
Anurag Kashyap |
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Screenplay: Renzil D'Silva |
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Banner:
Dharma Productions |
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Producer:
Karan Johar |
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Director:
Rajkumar Santoshi |
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Dharma
Productions' 'Kurbaan' is among the much awaited movies of
this year, especially for its theme and its dream casting of
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor. The film, which is
directed by Rensil D'Silva, is not a conventional love
story, hence, its music cannot be conventional. Composers
Salim Suliaman and lyricist Niranjan Iyengar have
collaborated brilliantly in this album to give us music
which is unconventional and haunting. This is an album which
will call for repeated hearing only because of the different
sound of its music. Salim Sulaiman, all due credit to them,
have not fallen into the trap of trying to make their music
commercial or taken to catering to any kind of populist fad,
The music Of 'Kurbaan' is authentic and passionate. |
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The album which has five original numbers and one
remix, begins with a number called ' Shukran Allah'
which has been sung by Salim Merchant, Sonu Nigam
and Shreya Ghoshal. This is probably the perfect
opening for the album as this is a number which is
steeped in romance and melody. Sonu is perfect for
this song and he gives an impeccable rendition.
Shreya joins the proceedings a little later and with
the three of them, what we have is a number which is
definitely way above your typical, romantic ditty. |
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02.
Dua -
Sukhwinder Singh, Kailash Kher, Marianne D'Cruz
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The second number, 'Dua Hai', promises a lot because
it sees Sukhwinder Singh and Kailash Kher coming
together to create a number which sees a fusion of
many elements like sufi, pop and rock. Sukhwinder
and Kailash kind of set the stage on fire with their
renditions and that too in a wonderful manner in
which their energies combine, so distinct and yet so
similar. Marianna D'Cruz chips in with the English
portions. But the song truly belongs to the Kher and
Sukhwinder. |
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03.
Ali Maula -
Salim Merchant |
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The third
song in the album, 'Ali Maula', has Salim going solo
with a very pensive number. It is devotional to a
degree, but it would be more true to say that it is
a song which is more like a conversation between God
and his devotee. The lyrics are really powerful and
have been penned by Irfan Siddique. This song seems
to have been tailor made for Salim, whose voice has
just the right amount of angst to carry the emotion
of 'Ali Maula' through. This number also appears in
a remix format.
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04.
Rasiya
- Shruti Pathak |
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This next number is a real gem. 'Rasiya' sung by
Shruti Pathak is one of a kind. It is a slow,
romantic track with a strong undercurrent of
sensuality running through it. The trick is to keep
the balance right and Shruti does just that and
makes it an almost sublime experience. She pitches
her voice just right for this softly sung number and
easily travels the route of Indian classical,
specially in the manner in which she pitches the
word, 'Rasiya'. One cannot think of anyone else who
could have so got into the soul of this number as
this young singer does. This is definitely one of
the highlights of this album. |
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Kurbaan Hua -
Vishal
Dadlani |
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The last song on this album, 'Kurbaan Hua', has been
sung by Vishal Dadlani and signals a change in the serious,
pensive mood of the earlier numbers. There is a lot of
energy in this number, which so typical of Vishal. This
number is the title track of the movie and has its moorings
in the rock genre. Vishal really raises the bar with his
energetic rendition and gives the album a fitting
conclusion. |
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The music of 'Kurbaan' would definitely be counted
as being among the highlights of Salim Sulaiman's career as
composers. The composers have taken recourse to originality
in this album and that accounts for the authentic sound of 'Kurbaan'.
The highlight of the album would definitely be 'Rasiya' and
'Shukran Allah,' but this is not to put down the other
numbers. Each number that Salim Suliman have composed for
this film, has a power of its own. But the beguiling power
of 'Rasiya' and the opening number is too overpowering. In
all, an album which definitely calls for repeated hearing. |
