If there is one person who seems to be getting it big with Prince It’s Showtime, it’s composer Sachin Gupta. The guy has mostly got lesser known and comparatively low budget movies before this but this time the ehsaan itna sa kar de guy has got none other than Atif Aslam to sing half the songs of his huge soundtrack of 16, many of them remixes.
Prince starts with it’s already on TV song O mere khuda which has some traces of Race in the starting music. Of course, to clear that it’s the next venture of superhit Abbas-Mustan. And from here on Atif takes you on a fast track of beats. The song goes on a fixed rhythm which sets itself into your mind within one listening. And end of the day, like it or not, you’re humming the song.
The next song starts as Shreya Ghoshal is found trying to maintain all the sweetness of her voice even at that super pace while crooning jaagi jaagi soyi na main saari raat, tere liye, bheegi bheegi palken meri udaas, tere liye… while suddenly Atif comes in with his ooo.. and we are on another track of beats. This time with some more music than the first song and not just one mindless beat. Interestingly, after Atif’s one round, all the sweetness of Shreya’s voice goes and as she tries to sing in a ‘sexy’ voice. By the way, the song doesn’t use Atif’s USP as he doesn’t go to his high mode in the song. I guess the song could be better with some other singer. May be that is the reason there is an unplugged version of the song which is sung by Sachin Gupta himself, at least according to the credits given on the album cover.
If you are looking for any lyrics in Prince, here we are. Frankly, after all two days of listening to the album, this is my favorite song. Kaun hoon main kiski mujhe talaash is not the beat-run to start with. The song has some lyrics that may be liked. But still, while the lines Behke behke se pal chhin hain hosh mein bhi madhoshi hai, mujhko sunai deti hai ye kaisi khamoshi hai, Sachin almost makes the song rock, unnecessary according to me. I liked the music more in the beginning of the song. Still, overall the song is certainly worth listening to.
Aa bhi ja Sanam starts in style as Atif comes up first with a small alaap at his usual high. Sachin’s composition, which is the one used in O mere Khuda, is definitely good and this time isn’t just high speed beats but has some melody too. The good thing about Aa bhi ja sanam is that it doesn’t keep on the same tune and provides improvisations. But then this one is pretty small while compared to O mere Khuda, clearly this one is just for showing composer and singer’s talent. The remix of the song is more Atif’ish as there is more repetitions of the high-voiced aalap.
The next song, Jiyara Jiyara, sung by Alisha Chinoy is catchy and Alisha sings it well. Her voice has been added effects to but she still sounds good. Hard Kaur sounds quite like she did in main tera dhadkan teri of APKGK. But the song anyway will find it’s place on FM stations and maybe in chartbusters too. The bhangra mix isn’t bad either.
Ishq mein teri diwani ho gayi sung by Monali Thakur is the only song of Prince which has no remix. The song is not a great composition but gives some minor space to Monali to sing and she tries her best to grab the opportunity. Overall an average song which will slowly find it’s place with other songs of the album. Still, the song is not going to touch her last superhit with Abbas-Mustan, Zara zara touch me.
Besides the songs, there are a number of remixes in the album and we have a Prince Megamix (avoid) and a Prince Theme (Race-Prince theme it could have been) too. Not much worth telling and too much to blabber about. So I will stop here only.
Overall, most of the songs of Prince – It’s Showtime are fast paced, sound good and should work well enough for the movie. Be it aa bhi ja sanam, o mere khuda, Tere liye, kaun hoon main or even Alisha and Hard Kaur’s Jiyara Jiyara. Go for the album if you’re into fast, techno, beat based music. And yes, it’s gonna be a hit.
Tags: Alisha Chinoy, Atif, Hard Kaur, Monali Thakur, Music Review, Sachin Gupta, Shreya Ghoshal
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Prince ka music review may be tumne sabse pehle likha hai Harshit …aur ye mujhe sabse acchi chij lagi(maine kai jagah Prince ke Music review ke liye search kiya par kahi nahi mila) ..Waise review bhi acccha likha hai…
Loved ur review…wel written and to the point..
My favourites-o me khuda,aa bhi ja sanam,tere liye unplugged and kaun hoon..
But these songs dnt really hv a shelf lyf..but stil worth a listen til sum othr album cums out
@Harshit:
I just happend to visit ur site for the first tym and I am pleasantly surprisd to say the least.
Have almost read all ur music and movie reviews and loved them
I must say u religiously review every album or a movie as they keep and I do agree more or less wid all ur reviews
Keep up the good work and wil follow ur site religiously..CHEERS:-)
Hey nice music.. and remixes too. like the different versions.
Not in tune with the Review…
1.Its not an Abbas-Mastan Film…Its directed by kookie …
2.Atif is not that bad in Tere Liye… M not an Atif Fan.. but I liked him in the song..
3.Jiyara Jiyara was the worst composition I hv heard in long time.. Its so a wannabe Pritam Song…But fails …Many reviewers agree..
4.Ishq Mein – Well I thought it was good..If not it was Definetly way better than Jiyaara..
5.U avoided some 1 0r 2 good remixes… Most were average I agree..
@Ankit
Thanks for the long comment, and for the Abbas Mustan part especially. While talking about Tere Liye, I don’t mean to bash Atif, but I felt it could be better with someone else. People might differ in opinion on that.
Regarding Jiyara Jiyara, I’d say I liked Alisha’s sound on the mediocre composition. But according to me it IS catchy. And more than Ishq mein. Monali’s song can go up if it gets people’s time, which I now guess would happen.
And yeah, thanks for the visit n the critical comment.
Harshit, I didn’t meant to be over Critical .. That’s a critics job..
Every1 is entitled to their own point of view .. and rightly so!
I Just found way too many points hard to digest as I have read few reviews lately which align with What i initially thought about its music and yours was the only contrary..
Nywzz Ur welcome.. And try to do a better job Next Time..
almost all d songs r based on a one theme bt dese songs will rock our musik industry nd even now if dis movie will do well den i thin k that will be because of atif.gud atif most of ur pak fans were dissapointed frm u
as u were singing d romantic songs in bollwood,but by the song like kaun hoon mai they hve got the answer dat he still can sing pak style music like mustafa (awarapan- roxen band),jal band etc
gud atif…..
I agree with harshit.. i think ankit being over critical… and i have to mention this here… tere liye unplugged is a very soulful song which has indeed been sung by the composer himself.. harshit why the doubt? coz the song sounds awesome and it’s difficult for you to believe the music composer has sung it!!!!
owsum review but why isnt unplugged by Sachin gupta mentioned properly? that’s a beautiful song
Doubt just because he himself sounds somewhat like Atif in the way he sings. Guess he could have sung it more in his own style. But then maybe Atif sang in his. No doubt about the song being good. That’s the reason I mention it here even though I have avoided most remix/ other versions.
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