36 China Town
Subhash Ghai must be a busy man. Barely has his 'Shaadi Se
Pehle' released last Friday when the music of his next '36 China Town' releases
almost simultaneously with the same music composer and the lead actor, Himesh
Reshammiya and Akshaye Khanna respectively. The mood of the film is different
though with '36 China Town' belonging to suspense and thrills genre, which is
the specialty of the film's director duo Abbas Mustan. Since the film bears a
stylish and modern look, the music too is expected to be zippy and hi-tech with
a strong western base. With the kind of high both Reshammiya and Sameer are this
season, there are good expectations from the music of this film that has Shahid
Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor as the young lead along with debutant Upen Patel and
beauties like Tanushree Dutta, Isha Koppikar and Payal Rohatgi.
Well, no brownie points for guessing that the opening track of the album,
'Aashiqui Meri', is sung by none other than Himesh Reshammiya himself. But
before we come to his vocals, a special note for the opening music. A wave of
suspense is built at the very beginning as a husky female voice utters the
film's title '36 China Town'. From this point on, the music builds up slowly and
steadily as high bass beats in line with an 'Enigma' feel create a western
rhythm for the song. Reshammiya takes over soon after and rather than trying to
be any different, he sings in the style that has been well accepted by the music
lovers all over. The signature tune of 'Aashique Meri' and the interspersions of
'China Town' keep making a good impression as Sunidhi Chauhan joins the song
mid-way. Her voice is modulated to suit the seductive stance of the song hence
making the opening number a complete packaged hit material. As expected Akbar
Sami comes up with a remix of the track making it an absolutely rocking track to
hear. The pace picks up a few notches for this version that makes it out and out
smashing. Far more entertaining than even the original, expect it to be played
in the discotheques in a week's time from now!
'24X7 I Think of You' - Now how could these words be put to tune? That's the
first thought which comes to mind when one reads the lyrics for this
Shaan-Sunidhi Chauhan sung number. One thing that is for sure is that this is
going to be a romantic number but it's the treatment by Reshammiya that one
looks forward to. Its time for a guitar to mark the song's beginning as Sunidhi
Chauhan starts crooning. Pace picks up immediately for this peppy youthful
number with foot tapping musical arrangements. The music belongs to Reshammiya's
style of a couple of years back when Shaan was the ace singer for the composer.
A love song overall, the sound of '24X7 I Think of You' with a missing X
accompanies the rhythm throughout. Akbar Sami returns again for the remix
version but apart from pacing up the song a little and adding in a few beats,
there is not much that he can do since the original itself is quite pacy.
Overall a fine track as long as it lasts!
It's back to Himesh with 'Dil Tumhare Bina' where he teams up with Alka Yagnik
for a romantic duet. The way the song begins with the sound of a violin, it
gives an impression of a sad outing that is enhanced by the full throated
rendition by Himesh - 'Ab Tanha Raha Na Jaaye'. But in a matter of seconds, the
rhythm shifts upside down with the arrival of heavy duty beats along with the
sound of 'Rock Your Body'. Thankfully, except for the interludes of 'Rock Your
Body', the song truly stays as a Reshammiya song. The overall feel comes quite
close to the superhit title song composed/rendered by Reshammiya for 'Humko
Deewana Kar Gaye' and it's not hard to predict it to be another feather in the
cap for Reshammiya. The song is so catchy that one eagerly looks forward to the
remix version by Akbar Sami. Tremendous! That's the way to describe this
'accelerated' version that has good usage of calypso beats that Sami has used so
effectively for his remix tracks in 'Aashique Banaya Aapne' and most recently
'Tom Dick and Harry'. Sunidhi Chauhan is a good selection for Reshammiya's
female counterpart in this remix version as she fits in the bill perfectly.
Western arrangements at the very beginning make it clear that 'Badi Dilchaspi
Hai' is going to be a foot taping number. Surprisingly the song turns out to be
quite average in spite of a trademark Reshammiya stamp again belonging to his 2
years old style. There are beats and rhythm alright but overall there is not
much for the song to survive beyond the movie's exit from the theatres. Also
Reshammiya has raised the bar so high in his recent compositions that one
expects a chartbuster from each and every of his songs. Thankfully Akbar Sami
comes to the rescue as his version salvages this KK and Arya sung number to some
extent with the pace and rhythm picking up remarkably.
'Jab Kabhi' is the only song in the album that arrives with as many as three
versions - original and a remix each by Akbar Sami and Suketu. This time around
it's time to create a lovey dovey feel with Kunal Ganjawala arriving on the
scene. He begins 'Jab Kabhi' in his trademark lovelorn manner that conveys the
feeling of a man hopelessly in love! The song comes close to the style of 'Tera
Jism Odh Loon' Kyun Ki, though with a little slower pace and somewhat better
feel. A beautiful love song with sweet lyrics by Sameer, it has Alka Yagnik
joining Kunal towards the very end where she reassures her love for the man who
is so desperately looking for the company of his lady love. Akbar Sami's version
of the song is just about 3 minutes long but that's good enough to create a good
impression and keep you involved. Suketu's version is full length and is more of
a rap-n-reggae version with a nice accompanying signature tune throughout.
Overall, a good way to end the album!
'36 China Town' has at least two superb numbers, 'Aashique Meri' and 'Dil
Tumhare Bina' that have HIT written all over them. 'Jab Kabhi' is nice too while
'24X7 I Think Of You' and 'Badi Dilchaspi Hai' too are not bad. As a package, it
is far better than Reshammiya's last effort for Subhash Ghai - 'Shaadi Se Pehle'
- and should boast of much better sales.
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