Khosla Ka Ghosla
Fresh subjects
are much in demand in Bollywood today. ''Khosla
Ka Ghosla'' is one such film that deals with
a fight of a man against all odds to get
hold of a house of his choice. A social
comic satire directed by debutant Dibakar
Banerjee, ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'' has been
ready for quite some time but now with UTV
coming into picture, it is finally being
readied for release.
Produced by Saita Raj Hiremath, ''Khosla Ka
Ghosla'' stars Anupam Kher in the central
role as Mr. Khosla along with Boman Irani,
Parvin Dabbas, Tara Sharma and Ranvir
Shourey. Dhruv Dhalla is the composer with
Bapi-Tutul chip in with a solitary track.
Jaideep Sahni is the lyricist who is also
credited as the story, screenplay and the
dialogues writer.
For a film this one is never too sure about
what to expect. Well, though one doesn''t
find the album irresistible after hearing it
till the end, a song or two do turn out to
be impressive.
''Dhol beats'' mark the arrival of ''Chak De
Phattey'' that, as the name suggests, is a
fun Punjabi track. A song about the ways of
the world, it has been presented in a lively
manner without getting too serious. A
promotional number has already been shot on
this track and features Anupam Kher, Boman
Irani and Parvin Dabbas. A good dance track,
it has chorus singers also contributing
effectively. Kailash Kher can count this as
yet another sure shot popular track in hands
after ''Tauba Tauba Re'' from his non-film
album ''Kailasa''.
A ''Sweety Mix'' an interesting way of
calling a remix of ''Chak De'' resurfaces at
the end of the album and has been given a
western treatment by removing the ''dhol
beats'' and replacing them by heavy beats.
The track turns out to be a club mix with
interspersions of short dialogues from the
movie by the cast of the film Anupam Kher,
Boman Irani, Tara Sharma, Vinod Nagpal,
Ranvir Shorey, Ashish Manchanda.
''Din Din Gin Gin'' follows next and reminds
one of the musical styles of Vishal Bhardwaj.
In fact even the lyrics are akin to the kind
that Gulzar saab writes. Unique in its theme
and treatment, it in fact requires a second
hearing to actually comprehend what the song
tries to say. Unlike a routine love song or
an item number, ''Din Din Gin Gin'' is
actually more situation based and keeps
sailing smooth throughout its 5 minutes 30
seconds duration. Kunal Ganjawala sings in a
style which is quite uncharacteristic of
what one has heard of him and is low pitched
for most of the times.
Feel good factor is expected with the way ''Iss
Se Pyaar Kaise Karoon'' begins. Unusual in
the way the song has been paced, Kunal
Ganjawala and Sowmya Raoh do their job well
in this peppy number with additional lyrics
by Dibakar Banerjee for which a lot will
depend upon the way it is picturised and
presented to the audience. The track also
appears in a much slower ''instrumental''
version, which in fact turns out to be a
much better hearing due to the melodious
approach it takes. One wonders if the
original track could also have been a
melodious love song instead of taking a
rhythmic approach. That would have certainly
made for a much better listening experience.
Well, the musical team of ''Khosla Ka Ghosla''
too must have thought the same since the
song does come in its melodious version and
is called ''Intezar Aitbaar Tumse Pyaar''.
Sowmya Raoh, one of the most underrated
singers in the Bollywood playback singing
scene today, is a different person to hear
altogether in this version. Mid-way through
the song, the tune changes to being ''qawalli''
with Qadar Niazi Qawwal joining the
proceedings. Simply unwarranted - that''s
the thought one gets with this sudden
interruption that just breaks the flow of
the song! Avoid this portion and you have a
good love song in hands.
Guest composers Bapi-Tutul arrive on the
scene with ''Ab Kya Karenge'' which appears
to be a situational track that should appear
as a part of the film''s background score
during important junctures of the film.
Adnan Sami goes low pitched in this song
that doesn''t really have much repeat value
to it and barely passes muster even after
one attempts to give it a repeat listening.
''Khosla Ka Ghosla'' is an average
soundtrack with two songs standing out.
While ''Chak De Phattey'' is a potential
chartbuster, ''Intezar Aitbaar Tumse Pyaar''
makes for an easy-on-ears listening. Since
there is near-to-nil buzz about the film and
the music at the moment, the call of the
situation is to go all out on the promotion
of ''Chak De Phattey'' and place ''Khosla Ka
Ghosla'' in the stores as an album with an
exclusive Kailash Kher single, which should
help the sales to soar.
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