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Film: "Cash"; Music Director: Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani;
Singers: Sunidhi Chauhan, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Anushka
Manchandani; Ratings: *** "Cash" is all about loads of bikes,
action, stunts and music. Directed by Anubhav Sinha, the soundtrack
of the movie has been composed by Vishal and Shekhar who haven't
really put their skills to good use. Only two numbers make their
mark.
The power packed title track of "Cash" catches on to listeners
instantly. Rendered by Vishal and Shekhar along with Sunidhi
Chauhan, it is an assortment of foot-tapping beats and rushing
music. Sunidhi's expertise in this genre of music is clearly
evident as her passionate voice gives the track the push to make it
a success. All this and more has made the number an instant
success.
"Mind-blowing mahiya" isn't as mind-blowing as the title suggests.
If the song does rake in any moolah, it would be all because of how
well Sunidhi's seductive vocals gel with Vishal-Shekhar's music.
An average track, "Mind-blowing mahiya" starts off with a musical
composition of beats and then proceeds to the vocals by Sunidhi and
ends up to be only a nice party number.
"Naa puchho" continues with the trend of slightly below average
numbers being belted out in the soundtrack of "Cash". Lacking that
punch to get the track going, the excitement in the song fizzles
out in no time. It sees the pairing up of Vishal and Sunidhi, the
latter being the only reason if the song survives long. In short,
it's a job not done too well.
Sunidhi and Vishal continue their pairing in "Rehem kare", which
finally shows the audience that Vishal-Shekhar haven't lost it all
as yet. A lot of things seems to be going well for this track
including the foot-tapping beats, lyrics, variety in terms of music
as well as the plus point of the album, Sunidhi.
"Naughty naughty" sees the absence of Sunidhi as the 'Viva' girl,
Anushka Manchandani, takes over from her. Rendering her voice to
the kind of music that suits her the best, "Naughty naughty" is an
attempt by the composers in making it an R&B number with a lot
of Indian elements being thrown in. Anushka gives her all to the
track and you can sense the passion in her voice. It is another
dance track.
"Zara bachke" fizzles out like "Naa puchho". With nuances that
suggest the track could have hit diamonds, "Zara bachke" just
doesn't seem to hold your interest. Vishal's lyrics do not
impress while Anushka's vocals seem dead. While the music is still
commendable to a small extent, the track just lacks the magic to
make it a chartbuster.
"Cash" doesn't offer variety in terms of singers. Saving the day
for the composer duo Shekhar was Sunidhi and, of course, some
credit can be given to the composer's music too. Yet, the album
could have done much better.
By Meghna Menon
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