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Film:
"Life Mein Kabhi Kabhie"; Music Director; Lalit Pandit; Lyrics: Sameer;
Singers: Shaan, Zubin Garg, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Shamit, Gayatri Iyer,
Sunidhi Chauhan, Kay Kay, Alka Yagnik, Remo Fernandes; Ratings: ** Vikram
Bhatt's film "Life Mein Kabhi Kabhie" has music by Lalit Pandit and
lyrics by Sameer. Despite a variety of good singers, there is something
vital missing from the album.
Sunidhi Chauhan sets the ball
rolling with "Gehra gehra", a song that's totally hers. The track
starts off as a slow, romantic piece, and catches pace soon to become a
nice, peppy number with a 'sing-along' feel to it.
Sunidhi usually doesn't do a bad job when the entire song is left to her, and this time too, doesn't let down her fans.
Upcoming
singer Zubin Garg features next in a philosophical, life
story-narrating sort of a song titled "Hum khushi ki chah mein". The
musical arrangements are easy like in Sunidhi's piece, and the track
ends up likable.
The next, "Hum tum hum tum", is average.
Gayatri Iyer makes her voice heard but Kay Kay doesn't create the magic
that he's known for. The music too is just not interesting enough to
make you sit up and listen.
Remo Fernandes, the king of pop and
rock in India, croons "No problem", a song that has a very Goan feel.
With Remo written all over, it is a carefree, energetic number with an
'I-don't-care' touch to it, courtesy the lyrics. Nice to hear, but
again, does not have a lasting touch.
Sounding a lot like
Sunidhi is Mahalaxmi Iyer in "Valha valha". She teams up with Shaan and
Shamit for a track full of liveliness and youthful appeal. Like the
earlier numbers, it is also a song that would be heard only if it
happens to be playing around and not because you would want to listen.
Even
though the composer has tried to make the album a light-hearted and
likable one, it just doesn't seem to click. The soundtrack lacks that
something to actually make you want to hear it again and again. Maybe
the movie will make up for any losses.
By Meghna Menon, Indo-Asian News Service
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