Shiva
Ram Gopal Verma returns to direction with ''Shiva'', his take
on a contemporary action flick that revolves around the battle between good and
evil. He repeats his ''James'' lead pair of Mohit Ahlawat and Nisha Kothari
while borrowing the title of his own Nagarjuna starrer that brought him into
limelight. Ilaiya Raaja, who composed for the 1990 version of ''Shiva'', is
roped in for the new ''Shiva'' as well while RGV''s regular Nitin Raikwar
writes.
Hit campus number ''Jagdi Ja'' that was picturized on Nagarjuna and Amla and
made quite an impact in the original ''Shiva'' is rearranged as ''Police
Police'' for Mohit Ahlawat and Nisha Kothari. A situational fun song that
''exposes'' the functioning of the police force, its lyrics do bring a smile on
the face. Ninad Kamat, who has been seen as a supporting actor in number of
films Zeher, Dus, Parineeta, features in this track along with Nisha and also
lends his vocals. He does quite a fine job for this racy number while seasoned
Shweta Pandit continues to exude her naughty charm for young Nisha. Set in a
police station, ''Police Police'' is a track that is easily first of its kinds
and reaffirms RGV''s reputation as a film maker who believes in innovation for
each project of his.
''Dheemi Dheemi'' is a love song by a girl who has found love entering her life
and is completely enchanted by the feeling. The song has vintage Ilaiya Raaja
feel to it and has an extreme soothing effect. The orchestra is of high quality
as it maintains the melodious mood of the song throughout while Shreya Ghoshal
is brilliant in her rendition. She has now come at a stage when nothing less
than good is expected out of her but in case of ''Dheemi Dheemi'', she surpasses
expectations with the range she demonstrates. The song has a classy appeal to it
and if it was a part of a romantic film rather than an actioner like ''Shiva''
it had all the potential to go a long way amongst the followers of quality music
that may not be traditionally Bollywood in feel.
Sadhna Sargam is heard after a hiatus in ''Kaise Kahen'', a love duet with Roop
Kumar Rathod. Yet another song boasting of good quality, it starts off rather
well but goes off a tangent when the words ''I Love You'' come. The song becomes
reminiscent of the ones that were heard in the 90s and looses its freshness at
that point. But apart from this portion, the song maintains good melody and pace
and comes quite easy on ears. One feels though if a song like this would break
the momentum of the film''s narrative that follows a hard hitting action theme.
For a song like ''Josh Mein'', one naturally expects an energetic beginning.
That exactly is the case as a variety of instruments come together to give this
track a rapid start. Yesudas, who has always been known for his soothing voice,
changes track for ''Josh Mein'' as he goes vociferous and delivers the track
with a punch. A song about taking on the evil by its collar and giving it a
heavy punch on its face, ''Josh Mein'' is a song for the background music that
should appear at critical junctures of the film.
The third love song ''Saara Yeh Aalam'' begins with an extended symphony with
Shreya Ghoshal beginning her rendition soon after. It may have passed on as yet
another classical based song by Ilaiya Raaja if not for the eye candy provided
by Nisha Kothari. After presenting Urmila and Antara Mali in a new light, it is
time for RGV to experiment with costumes, camera angles and styling for Nisha
Kothari, and he succeeds to a good extent. Those who are fond of South Indian
style of composition would be able to relate to the classical feel of this duet
by Shreya Ghoshal and Roop Kumar Rathod.
Ilaiya Raja comes behind the mike to conclude the album with ''Shapath'' which
basically begins with an oath taking ceremony for a police official. Just like
''Josh Mein'', even ''Shapath'' narrates the tale of evil presiding over the
society and desperate measures that are required for desperate situations. A
song that has primarily been presented as a mix of chorus and solo track, it is
situational, has good lyrics by Nitin Raikwar but doesn''t really have any
appeal from audio point of view.
''Shiva'' is a fair album with ''Dheemi Dheemi'' standing out and ''Police
Police'' providing fun moments. ''Kaise Kahen'' is a fine hear as well while
remaining are mainly for the situation. Since ''Shiva'' is an action flick with
not much emphasis on the audio promotion, the film''s music has far few chances
to really reach out to the audience.
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