Lage Raho Munnabhai
The team of
Munnabhai MBBS is
back with Lagey Raho Munnabhai. Sanjay Dutt,
Arshad Warsi, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and
Rajkumar Hirani - all the usual suspects are
there but as far as music is concerned,
things are a little different since Shantanu
Moitra, who earlier composed for Vidhu Vinod
Chopra's 'Parineeta', is roped in instead of
Anu Malik, who was the composer for the
first in the Munnabhai series.
With Swanand
Kirkire
the lyricist
who got into limelight with Parineeta
being the major contributor as the song
writer, one plays on to check if the album
surpasses the score of 'Munnabhai
MBBS' which picked
up only after the film became a box office
hit!
The sound of
whistle that comes at the beginning of the
title song 'Lage Raho Munnabhai'
and is also
heard as a part of the chorus throughout the
song
comes quite close to the signature tune of
Titan watches. Well, apart from this
similarity the song pretty much stays
original and is in sync with the mood and
theme of the film. Remaining true to the
'tapori' character of Munnabhai, the song is
about the search of Munnabhai for his ideal
woman! Vinod Rathod, who has been the voice
for Sanjay Dutt for many a numbers, does a
good job once again in this feel-good track
that should enliven the proceedings on
screen. The remix version that marks the end
of the album has Shaan coming in place of
Vinod Rathod. With a carnival feel given to
this entire song orchestrated with western
arrangements, it entertains yet again with
Shaan making his presence felt.
Enjoyed the
camaraderie of Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi
in 'Munnabhai MBBS'?
Then get set to relive the moments and enjoy
further on with both coming behind the mike
for 'Samjho Ho Hi Gaya'. Yet another
'tapori' number written by Swanand along
with Farhad and Sajid, it has Sanjay Dutt
sharing his experiences about his new found
love with Vinod Rathod seamlessly taking
over the singing part and both Dutt and
Warsi interspersing the song with their one
liners quite well. More than the rendition
or the music, it is the lyrics that impress
most as they tell a funny story with promise
of a humorous picturization. Just like most
of the tracks in the original film, this one
too is mainly designed for the situation and
does pretty well in that.
Its carnival
time yet again with 'Aane Char Aane' that
makes one nostalgic about yesterday's hit
'Saare Ke Saare Gama Ko Leke' from
'Parichay'. The similarity comes from the
fact that both the songs are 'raaga' based
and still carry a contemporary touch with.
First Hindi film song by Karunya, who was
the runners up in talent hunt show Indian
Idol 2, 'Aane Char Aane' has Vidhu Vinod
Chopra himself as Swanand's writing partner
and is simple situational with a nursery
rhyme flavor to it that also repeats in a
calypso-based 'remix version'. And yes,
Karunya is indeed quite good with no hint of
this being his first playback number. One
wonders though that on whom would the track
be picturised since Karunya has a very sweet
voice that neither fits well with Sanjay
Dutt nor Arshad Warsi! Vidya Balan, the lead
heroine of the film, may have been wondering
all this while if she would get a single
track to dance along!
Well, she may
not really be dancing along with 'Pal Pal
Har Pal' but gets a good enough opportunity
to impress all over again with her varied
expressions as she lip-synchs to Shreya
Ghoshal's sweet voice. One of the most
melodious tracks to have been churned out
this year, 'Pal Pal Har Pal' again follows
the nursery rhyme mode and turns out to be
an excellent composition. This love song
with Sonu Nigam as Shreya's male partner has
a certain freshness to it that makes it a
notch above the rest. Sweet-n-simple, play
this song to your toddler and he/she is
surely going to enjoy it in a big way. Kudos
to Shantanu, Swanand, Shreya and Sonu to
have made this number happen!
As a kid you
must have caught the patriotic number 'Aap
Bachcho Tumhe Dikhaye Jhanki Hindustan Ki'
Jagriti on good old Doordarshan.
Now its time to get nostaligic all over
again as the same tune is used as the base
for 'Bande Mein Tha Dum - Vande Mataram'!
The song is dedicated to 'Father Of The
Nation - Mahatma Gandhi' and his power that
made the mightiest of all get down on their
knees. While Sonu Nigam takes the lead in
the song, he is well supported by Shreya
Ghoshal and Pranab Biswas who provide the
background vocals. Yet another situational
track for which an 'instrumental' also
follows next, expect it to make an
impression in the narrative.
Except for 'Pal
Pal Har Pal', which is a love song, rest of
the tracks are all situational but
guaranteed to work well while the film is
on. While a soundtrack like this may not be
the best bet for turning out to be a massive
commercial success, it works in an
all-important area of taking the story
forward. Expect the sales to show an upwards
trend after the release of the film and its
subsequent expected success! |
