Katputhli
Sanjay Khanna,
who is known for his action flicks like 'Anth'
and 'Ittefaq' returns to direction with his
upcoming flick 'Katputtli' that is a Bro &
Sis Productions Mink and Punnu Brar and is
presented under the banner of Sahara One.
Starring Mink in the central role along with
Milind Soman, Yukta Mookhey and Sameer
Dharmadhikari, the film has music by Bapi
Tutul, Daboo Malik and Ishq Bector while
lyrics are written by Punnu Brar himself.
The album begins on a good note with 'Mitra
Nu' that is in the same style as the UK
based 'bhangra-pop', a genre that has picked
up in India especially in last couple of
years. A well paced rhythmic number sung
well by Punnu Brar himself with good
rap'n'reggae support by Ishq Bector, 'Mitra
Nu' is a track that deserves to be promoted
aggressively. With the film's release just
around the corner, one feels pity about the
fact that this potential hit composed by
Brar and Bector may just about go unnoticed.
An item track that is currently been used
for the promotion of the film, it marks a
good beginning for the album.
Shweta Pandit, who has been consistently
coming up with good songs over last few
months, does quite well in 'Mann Mera' that
just has a faint sound of guitar for
company. A difficult song by all means since
any flaw in the singing may be exposed due
to all the focus on the voice itself, 'Mann
Mera' is a melodious track composed by
Bapi-Tutul who have been trying to make
their presence felt in the Bollywood music
scene for number of years now. A well
written track with Gaurav Bangia giving good
company to Shweta, it is short'n'sweet and
makes you pretty content with the album so
far.
Bizarre! That's the way to describe 'Wild
Dreams', an English track that has a bizarre
feel to it that sounds intentional and
delves deep into the psychology of an
individual in this case the leading
protagonist Mink who has lost her identity,
is unable to locate her past and is
suffering from hallucinations and 'wild
dreams'! Composed and sung by Punnu Brar,
this is a song that would scare the sleep
out of you if you are making an attempt to
go to bed. It is fit for the background
score of the film it my turn out to be quite
effective there! but an absolutely no-no
while listening to the audio.
Punnu Brar shows his range while singing 'Neele
Aasmaan', which is quite a shift from the
two tracks 'Mitra Nu' and 'Wild Dreams' sung
by him earlier. In fact it is hard to
believe that it's the voice of the same
person as he goes quite subtle and mushy in
this love song that is based on melody and
has a slow pace. There is a slight
intoxicated feel in his voice but that may
be purely coincidental! While the musical
arrangements are soothing and come quite
easy on ears, the song overall is a fine
hearing too, if not purely original or
great. One misses Sunidhi Chauhan though who
has just a minor role to play in this
romantic number that could have only gained
with her extended presence.
'Rafta Rafta' composed by Bapi-Tutul and
sung by Runa Rizvi is another experimental
number in the album after 'Wild Dreams'. A
haunting rock track with entire look, feel
and treatment derived from the West, 'Rafta
Rafta' is a situational background track
which has Runa singing in a highly husky
voice. A kind of number that could do well
in the lounge circuits and would be
identified easily by those who follow
non-film music. The album ends with a true
blue fusion-lounge track by Ishq Bector that
has been interestingly titled 'Snake Potion
Instrumental'. A rhythmic instrumental that
again fits the kind of musical description
that Indian artists in UK create, it is foot
tapping, haunting and exciting - all at the
same time. One waits to see how does the
instrumental fit into the film's narrative?
'Katputtli' is an album from which one
didn't expect much at the very onset but on
hearing it one realizes that there are a few
tracks that do bring home some variety and
turn out to be interesting. While 'Mitra Nu'
and 'Mann Mera' are engaging hears, 'Snake
Potion Instrumental' gives the album a
befitting end. The album may not have a
great reach commercially due to
not-so-exciting promotion of the film's
music but nevertheless works to an extent
for those who may eventually give it a hear.
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