Bas Ek Pal
Onir's 'My Brother Nikhil' released last year and garnered
immense critical acclaim all over. Though commercially the movie didn't do great
business, it at least managed to announce the arrival of director Onir and a
dependable actor in the form of Sanjay Suri who won hearts all over.
Now the two
come together again for 'Bas Ek Pal', a story about relationships told in urban
setting that also stars Jimmy Shergill, Juhi Chawla and Urmila Matondkar in the
lead. Vivek Phillip and Amitabh Verma, who were the composer and lyricist
respectively in 'My Brother Nikhil', are repeated for 'Bas Ek Pal' too. Mithoon
is another music director roped in while Pritam and Sayeed Quadri are the guest
composer and lyricist respectively.
K.K. and Sunidhi Chauhan get together for 'Hai Ishq Ye Kya Ek Khata' that is
instantly catchy and is set for the dance floors. But unlike numerous item songs
that keep making appearance every now and then with ordinary lyrics, this one
carries a lot of meaning with it and exudes a lot of energy. Though the
beginning of the number has the same tune as 'Jal Jal Ke' Ek Khiladi
Ek Haseena, it has been set to a rock mode with the track taking a different
course soon after. With a message of enjoying life in entirety, it comes with a
lot of punch, courtesy Pritam's spirited western arrangements and superb
rendition by ever-dependable K.K. Sunidhi Chauhan is good but for the song she
plays second fiddle to K.K. who dominates the proceedings. A number with a
chartbuster appeal!
Atif Aslam, who is making quite an impact in the Bollywood music scene after 'Woh
Lamhe' and 'Aadat', croons 'Tere Bin' that belongs to a similar genre and
creates a splash once again. Superbly composed by Mithoon with some excellent
lyrics by Sayeed Quadri, 'Tere Bin' is an all around guest song that deserves to
be promoted all over the place due to its universal appeal. A song about
separation with living life being exceedingly difficult without the company of
your loved one, it has Atif bringing a lot of pain in his voice to create the
desired effect. Eric Pillai's remix version comes next and if only it was a film
by Bhatts, the song would have guaranteed a promotional music video. Also Emraan
Hashmi would be regretting that he couldn't get a chance to sink his teeth into
this track since it is simply tailor made for him!
Where has Vivek Phillip being all this while? This is the first thought that
comes to you on hearing 'Zindagi Hosh Mein' that again has sad undertones
conveyed through Amitabh Verma's lyrics but still turns out to be pretty
entertaining due to a lively western musical arrangement. Composed as an Indi-pop
number, it is sung by K.K. and Zubeen Garg and comes in an original and a remix
version as a Zubeen solo. Unlike ton loads of remix versions that we are being
exposed to in last few months, this one by Eric Pillai at least doesn't seem
forced upon and rather entertains.
Title song 'Bas Ek Pal' follows next that starts off on a rather subtle note
with an effective build up of rhythm. Dominique Cerejo's croons the words 'Bas
Ek Pal' before K.K. takes over from her and sings to Mithoon's tune that is
reminiscent to Pakistani pop! Yet another superb number to arrive that maintains
a consistent mood of the album, 'Bas Ek Pal' gives tough competition to 'Tere
Bin' in terms of class and quality and turns out to be an exceedingly well
composed track. A meaningful number with some interesting lyrics, 'Bas Ek Pal'
appears in a remix version too and is created for a DJ to lay his hands on. Yes,
this is yet another track that has Emraan Hashmi written all over it! Who will
be the lucky one to feature in the music video - Sanjay Suri or Jimmy Shergill?
Or both?
Vivek Philip begins 'Ashq Bhi' with a small piece of guitar before K.K. and
Sunidhi Chauhan start crooning this romantic number after a couple of heavy
tracks. It is amazing to see the way K.K. keeps changing his voice for every
song and sounds very much in love for this track based on Spanish music. It may
not be your regular candy floss track that is set around the trees but a very
contemporary number made for urban audience. The same team returns with 'Dheemey
Dheemey' that in fact is a good follow-up to 'Ashq Bhi' since it too has a
similar mood and belongs to the same romantic genre. A beautiful rock ballad
that deserves to be played in up market eating joints over a candle light
dinner, it is western in theme and should be liked by those who have been
looking for something urban and different.
'Bas Ek Pal' is certainly not one of your conventional albums with 2 love songs,
2 item songs and 2 situational songs with a remix for each of the 6 tracks
whether it is wanted or unwanted! Instead it is one of those very contemporary
and urban albums that have the songs telling a story and present a set of tunes
that are unique without trying too hard. If you have been craving for something
new and want to hear something out-of-routine, play on 'Bas Ek Pal' that has
some very good songs by Vivek Philip, Mithoon and Pritam. You would surely give
it a hearing for many more moments that just one!
|
