The lyrics of the song look good though I have not yet been able to completely understand the exact significance of words. My guess is that the song will be more meaningful and better once we see it in the movie.

Here are the lyrics of the song.

Kal tum the yahan
To ab ho, tum mujhse door kyon
Tanhaiyan poochhen to, batla do kya kahoon
Tumhe ho na saka, kyun mera yakeen
Kami hogi koi mujh mein hi kahin
Saathiya saathiya sun bhi lo
Main tumhara hoon tum meri ho

Ret samjhi ho tum jisko woh dariya hai mera
Bas yehi keh ke tumhari nazron se main gira
Kuch tumhe hai gila kuch mujhe hai gila
Hai magar baat kya sun bhi lo
Todo jhoothe bharam, mil sake taaki hum
Saathiya saathiya sun bhi lo

I have got suggestions from some of my readers that I should give star ratings to my album reviews. But somehow, I do not feel like doing that. Here are my reasons for that.

Firstly, I feel that every song is a different song and so I do not put ratings for entire albums, as I feel individual songs get lost if there are good songs in bad albums.

For example, if a 2 star album has a 5 star song, there is hardly a chance many people will get to know about it

To try and reduce the burden though, I write about what songs one should try while summarizing every album n u can find every song’s name in bold in the review. So u can just read the Summary n get to know about the album.

Also, mostly my n public’s reaction depend a lot on the expectations from an album. This relativity cannot be adjusted with stars as the star rating has to be similar throughout a platform.

Basically, stars give a quick idea of things, but they fail to reach the motive of this blog in many ways. Hence, I avoid stars.

I just want u to read three or four sentences’ summary to know about an album. I hope u would understand what I am trying to do and cooperate with that.

Thanks for the visits, appreciations, comments and suggestions. Keep visiting the blog and loving it.

The next song, Habibi, starts with an Arabic sounding tune and the same Rikkee in the previous song (at least as per credits) starts crooning in a voice that makes the song interesting to me. Shilpa Rao fits into the song like she does in any other song. The lyrics of the song, though not bad, do not catch my even when the Arabic tune and singing is something I find likable. Finally the first song in the album that I did not mind listening to. You can try this one.

The third song, Baby, is a fast track sung by Shaan and Rikkee and sounds okay in parts. Though, once again Arabic sounding tunes and lyrics come in and I am forced to wonder if the songs are original. The pure Hindi parts of the album are definitely less interesting ones.

The fourth track of the album, Kabhi Kabhi, sung by Rikkee alone, is so inspired by Kabhi Kabhi Aditi that I wonder if the composer, Praveen Bhardwaj even would take credit for this one. I’d just say a melody version of Kabhi Kabhi Aditi. Not bad to ears but not good to a mind that doesn’t want repeats. Probably this one is there to just ensure that people know how well ‘Rikkee’ can sing.

The next track, KK’s Barbadiyaan is a something I almost fell for when I heard the song for the first time. If there is one song in the album I would like to listen to after finishing this review, it’s Barbadiyaan. Though there is nothing great in the composition, KK has a voice that can make a song worth listening out of not-so-great tunes. An all KK number.

Swaha Mix is as Swaha as Swaha itself was. A mediocre remix of a mediocre song. Nothing more to say.

Overall, Swaha is a barely average soundtrack with hardly anything new and very few things people would like to listen to. But the negative thing, as I have seen till now, is that the movie looks even worse than the album. If you are one who likes to find good music even from garbage looking movies, try to listen to Barbadiyaan by KK. At the most, you may want to try Habibi once too. I would stop at that. Rest, at your own risk.

The second song of the album, Khuda Hafiz, is sung by Mauli Dave. And it is as you expected it to be.

Well, Mauli Dave was considered really good at singing western songs in Sa re ga ma pa, and here she sings such a fusion number only. Ishq ko dil ka khuda hafiz is a catchy composition and Mauli sings it quite well. Go for the song right now if you’re a Mauli fan.

The third song of the album is Chhal Chhal (Chal Chal on cover) sung by Sunidhi Chauhan. This one is a much better composition even though it might sound similar to the previous track at the very start. Now the composer brings in Sunidhi for this one and the way she sings it, you clearly know how Mauli is still way behind Sunidhi. A good song again. Worth a try.

The lounge version of Aao seene se lag ke, joined by Sonu Kakkar along with Kailash, is a bit strange as many times the sounds are only in the background. Seems like this version is only for background in the movie. Though Sonu Kakkar sounds good for what seems to be the first time to me.

Khuda Hafiz (Club Mix) sounds mixed and while I liked Mauli’s singing in some points, overall song didn’t leave an impact on me.

The last track, Mittal vs Mittal theme musiq is a typical yes-i’ll-take-revenge-yes-i’ll-take-revenge-o-my-god-why-me-why-this tune that comes almost to a standstill before reaching the mid. And then it suddenly comes into the the-sword-of-Tipu-Sultan mode before getting into o-my-god-he’s-practicing-music mode. Finally the fourth minute gets a bit interesting and from then on it doesn’t at least go to standstill. OK. I’ve tested my patience n here is the result. Now it’s your turn. Just kidding!

Overall, Mittal vs Mittal, as I said, is not a great soundtrack, but certainly better than I hoped for and worth a try.

Taaron Bhari hai ye raat is a good composition which Adnan decides to sing himself with Sunidhi Chauhan. The result is a good song that will take some time to be liked. Now whether the movie is going to last that long is a question. Still, a good one from Adnan even though it sounds bit like a ’90s tune.

The next song, Sargoshiyon ke kya silsile hain, starts beautifully as Shreya croons ehsaas khwahishon ka saanson mein mar na jaaye, sadiyaan guzar gayi hain, lamha guzar na jaaye. But then, a beautiful tune again gets Adnan’s repetitive orchestration which works kind of negative for the tune. Still, Raja Hasan’s voice sounds fresh in the song and the melody is worth listening to, as a result of which I do not mind listening to this exceedingly typical Adnan tune too. A real good song, if only it had more fresh instruments in the background.

Dekha tujhe jo pehli baar is finally something new from Adnan, especially because of the way Shaan’s voice is made to sound prominent and above all instruments. Good tune. Even better singing. Certainly worth a try for it’s light fusion behind Shaan’s superb voice.

Manmauji Matwala starts with hurrrr, chak de, and hadippa (I don’t mean Yashraj movies) by Mika. But somehow I get a feel that this tune had potential to be much more than it is made to be. I think Man mauji matwala is a composition that deserved a Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and not a Mika, as it’s not that typical dance tune it has been used as. Anyway, the song in it’s present form is likable anyway. Try the song if you’re looking for one more Mika piece; he has tried his best to color the song in his own color.

With the next track, Sona lagda Mahi sona Lagda, Adnan gets more variety and quality to the album as Richa Sharma croons the song with the background vocals from senior Sabri Brothers (Sharib n Toshi should be the junior Sabri Brothers now, isn’t it?). A good song which either fails to make a typical Sufi song or simply doesn’t try to do that. Whatever it is, the result is fresh and sounds good to ears. Liked the song.

The next song, Pehla Pehla Tajurba hai is a good composition sung by Kunal Ganjawala and Sunidhi, but somehow I did not like the song a lot as it seems that Adnan tries to westernize a melody. Seems Kunal is getting typecast with a certain type of songs and most of his songs are sounding the same recently. Wonder when he will be back to charts.

The last song of the album, Sadiyaan Ve, or Waqt ne jo bij boya as it is credited, is one of the best songs of the album and so Adnan Sami brings Rekha Bharadwaj to sing the song. The song is a good composition and has some good lyrics too, though the difference between Sameer and Gulzar or even Javed Akhtar can be clearly seen and felt. The song is actually the story of a mother’s journey and Rekha sounds perfect for singer.

Overall, Sadiyaan is an above average album by Adnan Sami that could be very good had he tried to keep it fresh. Also some songs are ‘excruciatingly’ long, just like the word. Still, the album has some melody that you may like to hear. If you’re not in a mood to hear the long soundtrack, just try Taaron bhari, Dekha tujhe jo, Sona Lagda and Sadiyaan ve. Not necessarily in that order. ‘Sargoshiyon’, though good, is very Adnan-like but can be tried.

So try the song, which reminds me vaguely of Border, especially because of its length. Here are the lyrics of the song.

waqt ne jo beej boya
wo zameeno pe na dikhayi de
kisne paya kisne khoya
har ghadi har pal wo gawahi de
sadiyaan ve…..

waqt ne jo beej boya
wo zameeno pe na dikhayi de
sadiyaan ve….

(Okatti rendu moolgu naalgu aidu aaru….)

O meri banno hoshiyar cycle pe sawar chali jaati cinema dekhne ko
(arre chali jaati cinema dekhne ko)
Arre meri banno hoshiyar cycle pe sawar chali jaati cinema dekhne ko
(arre chali jaati cinema dekhne ko)

Uske abba samajhdaar, uske chacha wafadaar
Uski chachi chaukidaar, lage jaise thaanedaar
Unko ullu bana ke thanda paani pila ke
Pyaare banne ke saath, shehzaade ke saath, dulhe raja ke saath, chali jaati cinema dekhne ko
Arre chali jaati cinema dekhne ko

Paani bharne ko na jaati, college padhne ko na jaati
Kasame jhoothi har dum khaati, ungli par sabko nachaati

Pyaar ka chadha usse bukhaar garage mein hoke tyaar
Aankhein karti chaar chaar, gayab har itwaar
Pyaare banne ke saath, shehzaade ke saath, chali jaati cinema dekhne ko
Chali jaati cinema dekhne ko

Meri banno hoshiyar cycle pe sawar chali jaati cinema dekhne ko
Arre chali jaati cinema dekhne ko

O chali jaati cinema dekhne ko – 3

In this whole process, the guest affects people in positive and negative ways, and while the negative ways are source of comedy and sometimes irritation, the positive ones are probably what the director of the movie intends to show. These positive things that come with the guest sometimes make the best parts of the movie, as they reflect upon what we miss in the city life as we live in nuclear families.

Atithi tum kab jaoge has a small cast that includes the main lead – Paresh Rawal with Ajay Devgn and Konkona Sen Sharma. And while Ajay is good and Konkona even better, it’s Paresh who keeps the movie going with his natural acting. Satish Kaushik and Akhilendra Mishra are good in their small roles and so is Sanjay Mishra in his watchman’s part.

Atithi tum kab jaoge is a small movie of hardly two hours that I don’t have much to say about. The bottom line of the review is that there is not a lot you can expect from the movie but if you live in a nuclear family, that too in a metro, do watch the movie, if only on a DVD. Good chances you might like it, even if it’s not very entertaining and certainly not a perfect film.

Talking of Road, Movie, I’d have to start with expectations. Because of Dev Benegal’s name and Abhay Deol, the movie is riding high on expectations and people who have loved Abhay in most films are wondering what surprise the acting-Deol is bringing them this time. So first thing, I found the movie Overrated, at least rating it over people’s expectations.

SPOILER AHEAD

“Road, Movie” is the story of a businessman’s son. The rising son, Vishnu (Dev?) is told to smell the hair oil and also that it was his future. Vishnu repeats Papa Atma’s dialog cum punch line Atma tel lagaya, sar bhar baal paaya, baaki sab maaya, though he doesn’t want to sell hair oil. Then he gets a chance to drive an uncle’s truck to some strange place on earth and on his way it’s all desert. The desert has a dhaba, a boy working there, problems, mechanic, police, water mafia, and of course, the heroine. There is water too, but with that comes water mafia. The Sardar there is uber-filmy and burns a well just so that all the villagers know that nobody has to touch his things, and also gets so-happy when he is told how to be a ‘mard’ by oiling and combing his hair. Later, he was seen on a Splendor (or Splendor+ or some other model of it) but I didn’t get whether he was still selling ‘Atma tel’ or not.

SPOILER ENDS

In short, in Road, Movie, either you see just the desert road, which happens to make the major part before the interval and then there is the story, which is poori filmy. While Satish Kaushik’s acting is absolutely wonderful, Abhay is fine in his role and the small guy Mohammad Faizal is a superb again. Tanishtha Chatterjee also acts well even though during her first few scenes, I was wondering if she was trying to make an authentic Rajasthani at all with the fluent ‘Khadi Boli’ (say Delhi-West UP) Hindi she was speaking. Also, while I did not get the purpose or the story of the movie anyway, I was wondering if Dev Benegal was a person who worked on intricacies, but stopped doing so when I saw truck owner Uncle’s bald head peeping from inside the cap when outside the cap there were long black hair.

The only positive things about the movie are that it has some great performances, especially of Satish Kaushik who probably has not performed or rather hasn’t got a chance to perform so well in past some time, and other than that looking for something big, the film doesn’t exactly bore you as it shows you the love of director for India and love of India for Cinema – the mutual love and connection of India and Cinema to summarize and expand at the same time.

So my word on Road, Movie: If you are confused, do not go for the movie, buy a DVD later if people suggest you to, and if you WANT to go and watch it for yourself (or have simply bought the tickets), do go, but don’t have much expectations from the movie, maybe you like it then.

PS: Watching some reviews, I feel that maybe Road, Movie was too big for me and I did not really understand it. In case anyone thinks it’s simple and you can make me understand the movie, please do.

The first song of the album is Meri banno Hoshiyaar sung by Ila Arun (with Daniel B George), who sings her own words on a tune that is almost Saiyyaan Jhoothon ka Bada Sartaj Nikla of V Shantaram’s Do Aankhen Baarah Hath, in a full folk manner, on an orchestration that reminds me of Rahman’s Genda Phool. But frankly, the song is completely new and has it’s identity completely different from both the songs I named here, something not at all easy. Ila is obviously superb in her singing and the Telugu counting in the background (Okkati, Rendu, Moodu, Naalgu…) is something in it’s own ranks. Must listen song.

The second song of the album, Sandesa Sandesa, has Shreya Ghoshal singing the words sun zara sun zara aaya hai pi ka sandesa in her typical sweet voice. Somehow, these words in her voice remind me of Piyu Bole of Parineeta. Something natural with the same singer, same composer, and similar words. But then, the song takes its own turns and new singer Rupankar also takes an entry. The song is a bit fast even with a sugar sweet Shreya and she sounds somewhat like in Tere Naina of CC2C, though slower than that. Overall, the song is the type that sounds okay for the first few times and builds up slowly.

The third song, Hum to apni Bawdi lenge, is sung by Mohit Chauhan and Swanand Kirkire. Wait. Do not expect a typical Mohit Chauhan song there. Instead, it’s a typical Shyam Benegal song, something like Sitaram Sitaram of Welcome to Sajjanpur, though this one looks a a step behind that. Okay to listen. Should be super-fit and enjoyable in the movie.

Rahiman Ishq Ka Dhaaga, the fourth song of the album, is probably going to be one of the best songs sung by Raja Hasan. It’s a slow song with, as you might have guessed, lyrics that are inspired by Rahim’s famous doha and build upon that. The music here has a sufi touch and though Shantanu is not an expert of this type of music, he works pretty well on the song and result is certainly worth a try.

The last track of Well done Abba is Pani ko taraste, which is again a song with a Sufi touch and Rahim there again. Also, the song is sung by Raja Hasan again. This one is quite different and is more movie oriented than general, until you are a staunch supporter of water conservation. Okay song.

Overall, this movie of Shyam Benegal has it’s album as good as you expect his movies to be. The music here is quite movie oriented and will be enjoyed in the movie but try the songs, good chances that you will like some of them even before you watch the movie. Meri banno Hoshiyaar is certainly one of those for me.

Listen carefully move your feet – 3

Meanings:

Parwaz = Flight
Harf = Word
Raqs = Dance