Teen Patti : Music Review
Director: Leena Yadav
Lyrics: Irfan Siddique, Asif Ali Beg and Ajinkya Iyer
Music: Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant
‘Teen Patti’ has created some buzz in tinsel town because of its casting coup of bringing together two legends of cinema; Amitabh Bachchan and Sir Ben Kingsley. Teen Patti is a gambling 'n' grilling 'edge-of-the-seat' thrilling entertainer directed by Leena Yadav who had earlier showed her talent in ‘Shabd’. The music of the movie has been composed by talented duo of Salim and Suleiman. The musical scores definitely give clue about what to expect from this ‘dark noir feel’ movie. The background score is haunting and enticing.
The first track of the album ‘Neeyat Kharab Hai’ sets the album on fire. The number has jazzy tunes and appears deceptively alluring. Sunidhi Chauhan has proficiently handled this song that has volatile flows. Lyrics by Irshad Siddique lend adequate weight to the vocal prowess of Sunidhi.
Same song also has a remixed version of it and Abhijit Vaghani has done a great job here. Full of energy, remixed version of ‘Neeyat Kharab Hai’ has adequate glamour quotient.
'Intezar Mein Chupa Kahi' is more of a composition in rock-beat arrangement. Naresh Kamath has effectively made use of his booming baritones in this enthralling background score. Remixed version of this song will find takers among the rock lovers but definitely it is not the finest one in this genre.
The title track 'Teen Patti Ke Ghulam' is more of an average number sung by Salim himself. However the remixed version of the title track will definitely push up the tempo. The remix is more of disco-beat filler.
‘Life is a game’ is all about powerful voice of Big B. It has tangy English lyrics that have been made special by Amitabh Bachchan’s deep-throated baritones. This song has another version of it in the voice of Anoushka Manchanda and Sonia Saigal. The last offering of the album is 'Summertime' that looks more like a song designed to please international audiences.
All in all, the album loyally sticks to the theme of the movie. All the songs are in situational mould and will suit the mood of the viewers while watching the movie.