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Film:
"Aap Kaa Surroor"; Music: Himesh Reshammiya; Singers: Himesh
Reshammiya, Shreya Ghosal, Sunidhi Chauhan; Lyrics: Sameer; Ratings
**1/2 Interestingly,
Himesh Reshammiya's debut movie is named exactly after his debut album
"Aap Kaa Surroor", which came out in January 2006. So don't be
surprised if you find stylistic similarities between the two.
In
this album too, as in the earlier, Reshammiya has teamed up with
Sameer. Today, it won't be out of sync if the two - keeping in mind the
work they have produced jointly - start keeping a joint name as
Himesh-Sameer.
The album has 19 tracks, with seven original, and the rest are remixed versions of various songs.
It
starts with "Assaalaam vaalekum", in which Reshammiya takes over the
track with a monologue, dedicating his life to true love. He has sung
it at the top of his vocals. "Assaalaam vaalekum" has been repeated to
the extent of dreariness and weariness. Although its pace is relatively
slow, the beats are regular with intermingling of strings and melodious
alaap.
"Tera mera milna" has a sweet and rhythmic instrumental
beginning. Guitar, sarangi and vocals try to create a magical effect
leaving you hooked. Suddenly Reshammiya pops in. He abandons his
high-pitch alaaps in this number but stretches his vocals. Shreya
Ghosal croons "Tera mera milna" as a second fiddle to Reshammiya. She
is a mere female response.
In "Jhoot nahin bolna", Reshammiya
once again lends his voice. He begins with a gentle poetic request to
his beloved. Soon you realise that he is back to his hallmark
high-pitch style.
"Tanhaiyaan" is sung in a style that can
only be described as a show of Reshammiya's idiosyncrasy. He tries to
croon the word tanhaiyaan in all manners possible to portray the
feeling of loneliness. Sunidhi Chauhan sings the song rather
animatedly.
Surprisingly, in this album, marked by
Reshammiya's hegemony, Sunidhi begins "Ya Ali". Perhaps to give it a
different feel from several other "Ya Ali(s)". Its background score is
peppy but it suffers from a serious mismatch between lyrics, vocals and
music. Sunidhi has been wasted in the track by limiting her to sing
only "Ya Ali".
"Tere Bina" is a slow track. The background score is dominated by slow drum play that gels well with the lyrics and vocals.
Next
is "Kya Jeena" by Reshammiya again and he is at his nasal best. Indian
classical instruments remain the mainstay of the background score.
Reshammiya's
rendition of "Mehbooba" can best be termed as a sacrilege by the
purists and Rahul Dev Burman's fans. Far from being "a tribute" to the
great musician, it is a poor remix of the original song by Burman.
"Aap Kaa Surroor" is a one-man show for the major part with Reshammiya singing three solo and major portions of duets.
The music is nonetheless, listen-able in parts.
By Prashant Kaushik, Indo-Asian News Service
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