Rehguzar
There is a factor which is consistent about Jimmy Shergill's
films - sensitive subjects! Time and often he works on films that do not really
follow a conventional path and try to be something different.
His good boy image
comes handy too and though he is still waiting for an elusive box office
success, his effort is always noticed. With 'Rehguzar -The Road to Destiny', he
may be hoping that he finally strikes gold with this Kesar Kothari produced
Faruq Masudi film. Saloni Aswani, who was first seen in 'Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya'
followed by more recently 'Saawan - The Love Season' is Jimmy's female lead in
the film. Aadesh Srivastava, who didn't really set the musical charts on fire
with his last two scores for 'Chingari' and 'Saawan - The Love Season' would be
looking for a better result with Nusrat Badr as the lyricist.
When Aadesh Srivastava and Alisha Chinoy unite for singing the opening track
'Habibi Habibi', there is every indication that it is an item number in the
offering. This comes as a bit surprising because from a movie like 'Rehguzar'
that deals with a topical theme of people working in the Middle East, one
expected a much sensitive beginning. As expected, the song has a Middle-East
musical base and actually turns out to be reasonably enjoyable. Such has been an
overflow of numbers with a Middle-East base in the recent times that there are
apprehensions galore about these tracks but Aadesh Srivastava does it well to
come up with a foot tapping number that has a catchy appeal and doesn't sound
bad at all. Though the lyrics are quite conventional and do not really break any
new ground, it's the voice of the singing pair of Aadesh and Alisha that
maintain a good energy level throughout. Overall a fine beginning to the album!
On seeing Sukhwinder Singh's name for the title song 'Rehguzar' that comes next,
one feels that now could be the time for a sensitive outing. There is a good
built up to before the song actually catches pace and the heavy beats accompany
the lyrics 'Rabba Rabba Rehguzar'. The song is modestly paced along with a good
rhythm and the western arrangements give an up market feel to the track.
Sukhwinder Singh sings with a lot of heart in for this extremely well written
song by Nusrat Badr that could make Gulzar saab proud. One of the best songs to
have arrived this year that could also be a lounge favorite, it could alone be
the reason to go for the album. Play it on while on a long drive!
The way 'Pyaar Bhara Khat' begins with a faint sound of flute in the background
along with an 'alaap' in a male voice, you are sure that this is going to be a
highly melodious track to come. Well, it actually is a sensitively handled song
that is about the feeling of those who have just received a letter from their
homes far away. It's amazing to see how the quality of Aadesh's music just gets
better after every number as this track that has a 'ghazal' feel to it simply
hooks you on to its melody. Great words by Nusrat Badr make 'Pyaar Bhara Khat'
come pretty close to the feel of 'Chitthi Aayi Hai' Naam and 'Sandese Aate Hain'
Border. This is a number that deserves to be heard in a repeat mode for catching
its finer nuances.
It's time to get simplicity and innocence in words for the love song 'Woh Chand
Pe Titli'. Though Udit Narayan is in his romantic self as always, its a master
stroke to have Shreya Ghoshal as she does extremely well while singing in her
sweet-n-saccharine style. The music flows like a cool breeze and fits in well
with the mood of the rest of the album. A melodious track, it has A.R. Rehman
influences when it comes to musical arrangements but nevertheless does well to
hold on its own.
With none of the songs being disappointing at all, one keenly looks forward to
hearing the remaining two songs in the album. First to come is 'Meri
Bechainiyaan' by Shaan and Alka Yagnik which is as close as it gets to a typical
Bollywood score. At last count, one must have heard at least 500 songs based on
this tune that has the two lovers getting all passionate and excited in their
love for each other. Now this is the kind of track that Ram Gopal Verma would
have loved to make a parody of for his films where he is required to mock at the
conventional song-n-dance routine! What a letdown after some really different
numbers before this one! 'Rehguzar' ends on a devotional note with Adnan Sami
crooning 'Allah Hu' that has the singer doing a fine job as he sings along to a
melodious tune.
'Rehguzar' has at least two numbers that are good enough reasons to play on the
album - Title song and 'Pyaar Bhara Khat'. Remaining songs with an exception of
'Meri Bechainiyaan' also keep your interest alive while the album is played and
that's good enough for a film that is coming from an altogether new crew. Though
Aadesh was good in 'Chingari', he was surprisingly lackluster in 'Saawan - The
Love Season'. Now he comes back with a much better outcome in 'Rehguzar - The
Road To Destiny'.
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