The music of Agneepath is supposed to released in 10 days still, but the promotional tracks are out, somehow the thirty second previews were enough to make me write a review, based on promo track, so you can call it a preview as well.

Kamsin kamariya saali ik thumke se lakh maare, note hazaaron ke khulle chhutta karane aayi. Well, Chikni Chameli, featured on Katrina Kaif, is not just interesting with lyrics, its music is attractive and more than everything, Shreya Ghoshal’s singing is surprising. Gonna wait for the song.

Ajay-Atul. Roop Kumar Rathod. A song that says ‘sehme hue sapne mere haule haule angdaiyaan le rahe, thehre hue lamhe mere nayi nayi gehraiyaan le rahe, zindagi ne pehni hai muskaan.’ Seriously, do you need to know more? Again, I am waiting for the album!

Deva Shree Ganesh is one song that is a little regular, probably because of the subject as well. Reminds me of Don’s bappa moriya, and probably not as zealous, but can’t be sure about the latter in a 30 second preview again.

What again beats me is Sonu Nigam’s Abhi mujh mein kahin. Sonu’s singing is getting worth songs after some long break it seems. Recently he sang a nice song in Lanka and now this. Lovely.

Shah ka Rutba sung by Sukhwinder seemed to be Dabangg pattern from the name, but the song has a different flavor and goes more in Azeem o shaan shehenshah in terms of lyrics, and the music is a little qawwali’ish. Not too great from the promo, but definitely a like.

Gun Gun Guna ye gaana re sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and Udit Narayan seems to be a break from Sunidhi’s recent series of (mostly average) item numbers, as the song sounds like a light number. Also, Udit Narayan, who does not feature in the promo track should be something to cheer as he is not generally seen in albums nowadays and lately I have started missing his voice to some extent.

So all in all, Agneepath looks like something that can be bought on the day it gets launched. I don’t think anyone’s going to be disappointed. And yes, Ajay-Atul are definitely here to stay.

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Gusse mein O soni lagti ho kya is an interesting piece though. There is hardly anything new to the song but the way the old elements are used, they make the song passable. Okay kind. The quality of recording is a questionable thing here. I mean in a time when Farhan Akhtar can sing, I wonder why the singers sound bad here.

The next song, Khoye se tum Khoye se hum, though, is something that would remind you of good old days of ’90s when we listened to Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik singing words which probably had no meaning, or the same meaning all the time. The best I can say about the lyrics is that it was a nice use of Anupraas (alliteration) in khoya-khoya-khoye. Still, not bad, at least giving some standard to the album.

The next song is a solo by Alka Yagnik. Something I am getting to hear after a long, long time. Kyun ye nazrein hain gumsum is probably the second best track in the album. This one is a kinda sad, romantic number, and though a bit too slow by today’s standards, it almost stands out in the album.

And the best track of the album happens to be Zindagi aye zindagi, sung by Shaan and Mahalaxmi Iyer. The song is a heard-so-many-times, effervescent (in a Rajesh Roshan kind of mood) track, where music sounds almost in the background as Shaan and Mahalaxmi almost decide to take the song ahead on their own. Likeable one there.

So overall Shivam is almost as ignorable as I had thought earlier, but not so much as Bam bam bhole had made me think. After Alka’s solo and Shaan-Mahalaxmi number, I’d say the album deserves more than one star, probably one and a half.

The album starts with Udit Narayan-Shreya ghoshal’s Pyaar ka Namak. The song is a usual Udit Narayan thing, that sounds a bit like the title of Koi Mil Gaya. Sweet, Simple, but very common.

The second song, Thodi si Kami, is sung by Roop himself. A beautiful composition with some sadness, some philosophy and romance at its very heart, Thodi si Kami appeals and clearly is one of the best of the album. Roop composes and sings the song himself adds to the fullness of it. Worth listening for sure.

Kalpana is the new name doing rounds now. In Aakrosh and now in Life Express. The same singer, the same voice, and the same type of item songs. The same dislike. It’s a banal Banaras ka Paan this time.

The next, Phool Khila de by Jagjit Singh is a deep and real-sounding prayer with minimal music in the background. Jagjit sounds more aged, and I’d say deeper, than ever, and is quite effective. Loved the words, and the whole ambience made with the song. Whether you like the song depends a lot on your choice, but I’d say try it once. I just loved this one.

The next track, Jhule Jhule Palna, is a small, two minute lullaby sung by the so-less used, ‘chorus.’ Simple, sweet, beautiful. Somehow I get hooked to this one every time I listen to it. Good work by Mr Rathod.

After all the songs are done, Roop Kumar Rathod comes up behind the microphone to sing Phool khila de again himself. He definitely sings beautifully, but I’ll have to agree that Jagjit Singh was a great choice for the song. His depth and heaviness in his voice adds its own charm to the song. Good one this too is though.

Also, there is a sad version of Thodi si Kami there. A usual sad version, sounds good but nothing too big, except Roop’s wonderful voice and singing you get to listen, even more clear.

The end has a remix of Banaras ka Paan. Need not listen to more than 30 seconds to know that I can scrap it. Bad.

Overall, Roop Kumar Rathod composes some good tracks for the album and with some long term songs like Phool khila de, Thodi si Kami, and even Jhule Jhule Palna, the album may definitely be called good. With a note to producer saying that composers like Roop should not be forced to make item songs. They might not get a good result, and a beautiful soundtrack gets a bad name with just one bad song.

For starters, the album starts with a song sung by Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik. Frankly, I don’t remember which was the last album that started like that. The second thing, Vishal Dadlani sings a hopping three out of six songs. Well, personally I’d like Shekhar to sing too, after his bin tere in IHLS, but he’s not there. And yes, as it had to be, Lucky Ali sings yet another song.

As far as release is concerned, I expect the music to be released within this week itself, going by both Nadiadwala and Siddarth’s standard. Here is the soundtrack list.

1. Tere Pyaar Mein (Anjaana Anjaani) – Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
2. Dooba Dooba – Lucky Ali, Shreya Ghoshal
3. Aao Na – Vishal Dadlani
4. Chup Ke Se – Shreya Ghoshal
5. Anjaana Anjaani – Vishal Dadlani, Sunidhi Chauhan
6. Kab Se Dil Mera – Vishal Dadlani
7. Dooba Dooba (Remix) – Lucky Ali, Shreya Ghoshal
8. Aao Na (Remix) – Vishal Dadlani
9. Chup Ke Se (Remix) – Shreya Ghoshal

UPDATE:

A comment from Vishal Dadlani (not verfied, again) says: “All of the rubbish printed above, is untrue. Please verify info before publishing it. Thanks- Vishal.”

So there is a very good chance that the soundtrack list put here is made up by someone. Will get to know only when the CD comes in my hand.

Update Again: I guess the list here is wrong but since I’m unable to get any list verified, I’m not gonna put one here until release this time. In fact, right now the list on Wikipedia doesn’t look too reliable too. So Wait for some time.

Update (18th Aug): The track list is out, but now will see you with review only. Wait till 20th August, the day when Anjaana Anjaani’s music releases.

So here is this album called Raftaar that I somehow managed to convince myself to listen to once. And the result was as bad as I had not even expected.

The album starts with a song called Allazi Allazi (typed Allahji Allahji there) sung by Udit Narayan and others. Well, the song is a piece that could go for a mediocre song 10 years back coming from Nadeem Shravan. But right now is not the time for the song.

The second song called Aaj ki Raat is so bad that I can leave a blockbuster if the song is added to the movie, just to avoid the song. Don’t know who sang, don’t want to see the credits.

The next song, Raftaar is not worth listening for sure but after the last disaster sounds better. The fourth song, Rooth Jana, sung by Kumar Sanu is still OK and belongs to 15 years ago. Still, this is one song that has some melody element and can be listened to. Not that bad.

The last song, Tute jaise taara, sung by Sukhwinder Singh is, well, completely out of its time again. The song could somehow survive as a Sufi number in the ’90s, but now is not the time.

Overall, Raftaar is an album that u have to put back if u happen to pick it up at some music store. Need not see the big names of Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu and Sukhwinder. They sing what the composer makes them sing. What’s his name? Yeah, Nitin Raikwar.