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Film:
"Hat Trick; music director: Pritam; singers: Kay Kay, Roop Kumar
Rathod, Rana Mazumder, Mahalaxmi, Soham Chakrabarty; rating: *** The
film "Hat Trick", starring Kunal Kapoor, Rimi Sen, Paresh Rawal, Danny
Denzongpa and Nana Patekar, comes at a time when the entire nation is
gearing up for the World Cup cricket series.
With music
composed by Pritam of "Dhoom" fame, the soundtrack comprises 11 tracks
and includes a cricket-based song "Wicket bacha". A different album, it
makes for good listening.
Starting off the soundtrack is "Ek pal
mein", sung by Kay Kay - the man behind the success of "Kya mujhe pyaar
hei" from "Woh Lamhe". Though he doesn't create the same magic, his
vocals make the number a typical Bollywood track that concentrates on
the hero's emotions and journey.
Following Kay Kay's youthful
song is the soulful "I am coming home" by Roop Kumar Rathod. Rathod
easily gives Sonu Nigam a run for his money as he does a great job in
this incredibly melodic and romantic track.
Vishal Dadlani,
the composer of this number, too, has lived up to his style. With a
daydreaming effect to it, the song talks about a person wanting to
break down all barriers and return home.
While the original
was more of a soulful track, "I am coming home (reprise)" sounds a lot
better as it includes guitar and drum beats. It is higher on
instrumental appeal and more on a rock note. Plus, singer Rana
Mazumder's vocals find greater passion in this version.
An
evergreen number from yester-year film "Loot Maar" makes a comeback in
with Mahalaxmi Iyer crooning "Jab chaye mera jaadu". Quite a surprise,
this song, as the singer does a credible job of the song previously
sung by Asha Bhosle.
Mahalaxmi has expressed fun and passion
the same way Asha would. The only difference lies in Pritam's composing
and the track's remix appeal.
The instant "Kahan kho gaya"
begins, you're sure of a fast-tracked, guy-centric number high on
beats. Sung by Soham Chakrabarty and written by Ashiesh Pandit, the
song can be rated as an average number with a short lifespan because it
doesn't bring anything special.
Labh Janjua does an okay job in
the next song "Rabba khair kare", which has some Punjabi charm to it.
Fused with drumbeats and western arrangements, the number also
qualifies as a dance number. This rendering overshadows Gulzar's
singing of another version of "Rabba khair kare".
A unique
number comes in the form of "Wicket bacha", which suits the title of
the film. The disco queen of the 80s, Usha Uthup, energises this peppy
track in her trademark style.
Music arrangements are good and
the chorus adds a cheering attitude. But easily beating this number is
the "Wicket bacha" club remix by Bunty Rajput and EMU. Packed with
extra zing and cheering, the song actually makes you want to join Team
India in West Indies.
"Hat Trick" is a nice-to-hear album but
might not really last long in the audio market. In spite of the fact
that it boasts of a few commendable numbers, it stills seems to lack an
immortal tinge.By Meghna Menon, Indo-Asian News Service
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