Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge- Music Review
Athithi Tum Kab Jaoge was one of the first movies of 2010 to do decent business on the box office. The movie stars ever so reliable Ajay Devgn, super talented Konkona Sen and versatile actor Paresh Rawal. The movie belonged to comedy and drama genre and along with commercial success, it also tasted critical acclaim. Interestingly, most of the recent movies of Ajay Devgan were in comedy genre and they all have done good business. Remember, Golmaal series and All The Best? This movie has been directed by Ashwani Dhir and the music department has been handled by troika of Pritam, Amit Mishra and Vishal Bhardwaj. Irshad Kamil has penned down the lyrics.
The album begins with ‘Aaja Aaja’ sung by Raghubir Yadav, Ajay Jhingran and Rajneesh. This one is the title song and the singers have managed to maintain the balance throughout the song. The song also has some interesting comic instances and dialogues that make it even more effective. The second song is the remixed version of same song ‘Aaja Aaja’. A complete dance number this one is.
The next number is ‘Athithi Tum Kab Jaoge’ sung by Amit Mishra who is also the composer of the song. The number has desi tune and western beats. A humming number basically, it has been composed in an interesting way. ‘Dohay’ is the next track and it has a serious and sober tune. The lyrics are meaningful and the chorus is effective.
The next track is ‘Jyothi Jalaile’, sung by talented Sukhwinder Singh and composed by Vijay Bhardwaj. This one is more like a parody of ‘Beedi’ song from Omkara. You get the feeling that singer is singing it at a temple or a pooja gathering. No doubt, the song is very lively. The last number of the album is ‘Sukh Karta’ that is more like a prayer. All in all, an okay album that you can try once.
Hit Songs of Salman khan
It’s almost 20 years since Salman Khan stormed onto the horizon of Hindi Movie industry with his super hit Maine Pyar Kia. He has remained consistent in this two decade journey and has given movie goers huge hits. Salman Khan has a hysterical fan following and people eagerly wait for his movie releases. His latest release is Veer for which he has also turned into a scriptwriter. Very few actors have given as many hit songs as Salman. Most of his movies have popular music and expectations are always high from his movies. This article tries to list some of his huge hits though including all his hit songs was a herculean task.
Humko Maloom Hai
Artist(s): Sonu Nigam, Sadhna Sargam
Tenu Leke
Artist(s): Sonu Nigam, Mahalakshmi Iyer
Jeene Ke Hain Char Din
Artist(s): Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan
Jaan Meri Ja Rahi Sanam
Artist(s): Anuradha Paudwal, Udit Narayan
You Are My Love
Artist(s): Shaan, Shweta, Suzi Q, Earl Dsouza
Tumse Milna
Artist(s): Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
Laga Prem Rog
Artist(s): Alka Yagnik, Kamaal Khan
Kyon Khanke Teri Choodi
Artist(s): Alka Yagnik, Kamaal Khan
Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan
Artist(s): Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy
Taaron Ka Chamakta
Artist(s): Udit Narayan, Bali Brahmbhatt
Salaam-E-Ishq
Artist(s): Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Kunal Ganjawala, Sadhna Sargam, Shankar Mahadevan
Pehle Kabhi Na Mera Haal
Artist(s): Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
Yeh Dil To Mila Hai
Artist(s): Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik
Rab Kare Tujhko
Artist(s): Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
Saajan Tumse Pyaar Ki
Artist(s): Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
Ek Garam Chai Ki Pyaali Ho
Artist(s): Anu Malik
Aisa Pehli Baar Hua Hai
Artist(s): Sonu Nigam
Jaane Ke Jaane Naa
Artist(s): Sonu Nigam, Sukhwindher Singh, Krishna
Maria Maria
Artist(s): Sonu Nigam, Sajid, Sunidhi Chauhan, Naresh
Tere Naam
Artist(s): Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
Yeh Bekhudi Deewangi
Artist(s): Sonu Nigam
Hum Tumko Nigahon Mein
Artist(s): Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal
Dil Kehe Raha Ha
Artist(s): Kunal Ganjawala
Do U Wanna
Artist(s): Wajid, Shaan, Udit Narayan, Suzi Q, Clington
O Mehndi Rang Layee
Artist(s): Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Jaspinder N
Soniye Tu Soni
Artist(s): Sukhwindher Singh
O Jaana
Artist(s): Udit Narayan, Kamaal Khan, Kay Kay, Shaan, Alka Yagnik
Dil Dil Deewana
Artist(s): Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
Go Balle Balle
Artist(s): Kay Kay, Alisha Chinai, Jayesh Gandhi
Bindiya Chamke Choodi Khanke
Artist(s): Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Artist(s): Sonu Nigam, Udit Narayan, Sunidhi Chauhan
Just Chill
Artist(s): Sonu Nigam, Jayesh Gandhi, Amrita Kak
Some Hit Songs By Kunal Ganjawala
Some people are born talented and they don’t even realize it till the later stages of their lives. Kunal Ganjawala is one singer who always had a knack for singing but he discovered it only when he was doing his Graduation. Prompted by friends, he started to participate in singing competitions and soon he found himself getting popularity. He is not a trained singer but who will believe that once we listen to beautiful songs rendered in his unique voice? Luck also played a role when he was introduced to the musical wizard, A R Rahman by another famous name Mehboob. He got a chance to sing ‘O Hum Dum Soniyo Re’ in the movie Saathiya and rest, as they say is history.
Talking about some of his popular songs, let’s start with ‘Bheege Honth’ from the movie ‘Murder’. This was the song that brought him to the notice of music lovers. He has sung this song passionately and song keeps haunting you even though you stop listening to it. I hope many of you Kunal’s fans must have heard of his song ‘Ek Dil Ne’ from the movie Musafir. Quite a delicate song, he has been accompanied by Shreya Ghoshal and together they manage to leave a wonderful experience. The lyrics are also powerful and you are sure to love this song.
Next song of him is ‘Tu Jahan Bhi Jaayegi’ from a relatively flop film Pyare Mohan. I have heard many people finding this song quite cute and song gives a good feeling. Music is truly appealing. One of the most famous songs sung by Kunal Ganjawala is ‘Dil Keh Raha Hai’ from the movie Kyon Ki. Song is nothing but unique and gives us a glimpse into Kunal’s raw talent. A stylish song that has elements of passion and romance in it.
Some Hit Songs by Shaan
One talented singer in the new generation is Shantanu Mukherji or better known as Shaan. He has got one of the most original and fresh voice in the Hindi film music industry. He did no harm to his ever increasing popularity in hit shows of Zee TV’s Saregamapa Star’s Voice of India. These program that focuses on emerging talent hunt, gave Shaan pan-India coverage. Shaan has sung numerous hit songs apart from cutting successful albums. His album Tanha Dil proved to be a big hit. Right from the very beginning, Shaan had it in him.
His album ‘Tanha Dil’s title song was ‘Tanha Dil, Tanha Safar’ and the song became a craze. A well choreographed song, it had catchy lyrics and of course freshness brought by Shaan’s voice. This song further established his credentials in the film music industry. One of the earlier songs that brought him fame and recognition was ‘Musu Musu hati’ from the movie Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. In fact, this was his first song in a Hindi movie. The song was well received by youths and composers looking for a fresh voice had found a new one. That’s where his journey actually started.
Shaan kept churning one hit after another and next in the line was ‘Koi kahe kehta rahe’ from cult youth movie Dil Chahta Hai. The song was full of energy and positive vibes and Shaan did a perfect job with his vocals. He has experimented in other genres as well. For example, how can we forget his ‘Bhool ja’ from his first album, Tanha Dil. You just need to listen to it and if by any chance, you have just gone through heartbreak, listen to this heart-rending
Some Hit Songs of Shreya Ghoshal
Bollywood is blessed with huge singing talents. Earlier, people were wondering what would happen after golden old generation retires? But, then art and entertainment has no dearth of upcoming talents. If we talk about playback singing, in last one decade, several new faces have emerged. Many of them have proved their talents again and again. One such playback singer is Shreya Ghoshal. She first came into limelight when she won Zee TV’s SAREGAMA and since then there has been no looking back. She has given several hits in her career starting with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s super hit Devdas. She is also a recipient of Film fare awards and National awards. Let’s talk about some of her beautiful songs.
Bairi piya from the movie Devdas was her ticket to fame. All thanks to Mr. Bhansali’s talent spotting ability, this is a wonderful song. Once you listen to this song, it will hard to imagine that a newbie has lent her voice to this mesmerizing song. The same movie had another song, ‘Dola re Dola’ and once again, she proved that her talent is no flash in the pan. Songs of this movie quite well declared that, Shreya Ghoshal is here to stay. She gave her voice to some other popular songs of the same movie like ‘Chalak Chalak’ and ‘Silsila ye chahat ka’.
Bhatt banner is famous for producing hit songs. The movie ‘Zeher’ was no exception. The biggest hit song of the movie was ‘Agar tum mil jao toh Zamana Chhod denge Hum’ and no prizes for guessing, the melodious and ultra-romantic song was sung by Shreya. It was a runaway hit that further established the growing reputation of Shreya Ghoshal.
‘Jism’ was another movie from the Bhatt stable and it had mind-blowing songs. Song ‘Jadoo hai nasha hai’ is definitely one of the most sensuous and romantic songs of recent times. This song was a formal affirmation of Shreya’s talent at different genres of songs. Her unique talent was again at fore for ‘Chalo tumkar lekar chale’ from the same movie. The list of her wonderful songs is endless and every now and then we will keep talking about some other beautiful songs sung by her.
Wake Up Sid – Music Review
Well, before saying anything let’s take a look at the credit line of the movie; Karan Johar, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (SEL) and Javed Akhtar. Phew! What do you expect then? Some urbane, peppy and memorable song? True that. The music of ‘Wake Up Sid’ has already been released and it is gaining entry into chartbusters. For further effect, Amit Trivedi has also composed for the movie. Directed by Ayan Mukerji and starring Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rahul Khanna, Anupam Kher, Shikha Talsania, Supriya Pathak and Namit Das, the movie promises to catch the fancy of youngsters.
The trio of SEL has had a mixed year so far with some hit and some miss. That explains why they have put their best foot forward in the music of this movie. The gifted trio can never be blamed for lack of effort and that’s why we can see how much effort they have put into the music of this urban flick. The first song of the album ‘Wake up call’ is a breezy one with ample usage of loud guitar strumming and thrilling percussions. The song boasts of upbeat rock music and backup vocals give the song a true urban feel.
The club mix of the same song has been made more thematically. Quite a high tempo song, one can feel like grooving on it. Definitely seems to be a chartbuster. 'Kya Karoon' is more on sentimental side and will remind you of bygone era. The next number is 'Aaj Kal Zindagi' and this is more like a motivating song. ‘Iktara’ has been composed by Dev D fame Amit Trivedi and the song is a very different one. It touches you and that is the beauty of this song. 'Life is Crazy' is a song on the mould of a carefree life. The album has all the essential ingredients of becoming a musical hit.
Golden Songs
Music plays a stellar role in Hindi movies. It is really hard to imagine a bollywood movie without any songs. Yes, we can see few movies without any songs but they more or less belong to art category. Many movies thrive on good soulful tracks. Some movies get a good opening at box office solely on the basis of good songs. Consequently, an album is released before the release of the movie and if songs managed to become chartbuster, then there are high chances of movie doing well. In such light, it would not be an exaggeration to admit that music is the life line of Indian movie. If we look back at bollywood history, we will come across numerous movies with amazing songs. Right from the era of K L Sehgal to R D Burman, there are countless gems.
Talking about some of the popular oldies, they still make us go all nostalgic. Lets have a look at some of most popular old songs.
Main Ban Ke Pancchi
Aayega, Aayega Aanewala
Awara Hoon
Mera Joota Hai Japani
Bol Radha Bol
Jaane kyaa tuune kahii
Ai mere pyaare vatan
Ab ke baras bhej bhaiya ko babul
Wahan Kaun Hai Tera
Phuulon ke rang se
Kuch Toh Log Kahenge
Chandan saa badan, chanchal chitavan
Jab Pyar kia toh darna kya
Man re, tu kaahe na dheer dhare
Chalo dildaar chalein
Tere mere sapne ab ek rang hain
Din dhal jaaye, hai raat na jaaye
Roop tera mastana
Meri Hansini, Kaha udd chali
Mere Sapno Ki raani
New York – Music Review
The movie ‘New York’ ended bollywood’s dry run by becoming a modest success. The movie did a good business in different parts of the country including abroad. New York is often referred as ‘City of Paradise’ and is associated with flamboyance. Kabir Khan, the director after his critically acclaimed ‘Kabul Express’ did manage to step up the tempo and gave a good movie catered around the universal theme of terrorism. The music of the movie is composed by talented Pritam and stars John Abraham, Neil Mukesh and beautiful Katrina Kaif. Produced by Yash Raj Films, movie has terrific songs and was well received by public.
The song ‘Hai Junoon’ has been sung by hugely talented Kay Kay Menon and many consider as the best song of the album. Lyrics have been written by Sandeep and song thrives on mild rhythms on synthesized percussions-guitars. Singer has done wonders with the song. The song proved to be a chart buster and even the remix version was for long remained a party circuit favorite. The second song ‘Mera Sang’ has been rendered by Sunidhi Chauhan. The song is worth listening again and again. There is certain lazy elegance about the song. Sunidhi has like always delivered a commendable job.
‘Tune Jo Na Kaha’ has been sung by emerging star Mohit Chauhan and I must say, this guy has got oodles of talent. He has recently delivered one hit after another and there is no stopping this guy from scenic place Himachal Pradesh. Truly a mesmerizing singer he is. Next song is ‘Aye Saaye’ and the vocal is by Pankaj Awasthi. It is sufiana song that has elements of contrast which makes it even more appealing. ‘Sam’s Theme (Instrumental)’ is the next number with vocals by Caralisa Monteiro. The last number in the album is ‘New York Theme’ which is quite a different one. It has elements of hard rock and percussions. Overall, the album is worth having a dekko.
Hits of Kumar Sanu
The Indian playback industry in 1990 was completely dominated by versatile Kumar Sanu. He gave public several wonderful and melodious songs and was the preferred singer of many leading actors. He considered Kishore Kumar as his idol and modelled his singing style after him. After initially rejected as a Kishore Kumar clone, he made his own mark through his distinct voice and the number of hit songs given by him is truly astonhsing. He made a formidable combination with music composer Nadeem-Shravan. Kumar Sanu announced his arrival with mega hit Aashiqui in 1990. All the songs of the movie were super hit and since then he never looked back. He followed the success of this movie with several hits like Sadak, Saajan, Deewana, Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahi, DDLJ and many others.
Kumar Sanu also holds few wonderful records, including five consecutive Best Male Playback Filmfare Awards and for recording the maximum number of songs in a day and that number is an astonishing 28. Some of his famous hits are,
Sanson ki jaroorat hai jaise - Aashiqui
Kitna sukoon kitna aaram hai - Saajan Ki Baahon Mein
Dil hai ke maanta nahi - Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahi
Ek ladki ko dekha - 1942 Love Story
Sochenge tumhe pyaar karein ke nahi - Deewana
Aankhon ki gustakhiaan - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Dheere dheere pyaar ko - Phool Aur Kaante
Mera chand mujhe aaya hai nazar - Mr. Aashiq
Do dil mil rahe hain - Pardes
Chaand sitare - Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai
Hits by Abhijeet Bhattacharya
Abhijeet Bhattacharya was one of the influential and popular singers in 1990s. He has sung for almost all the top stars of bollywood including Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, and Akshay Kumar etc. He has continued to sing even today, however he has become more selective. He commands respect and popularity in the film fraternity because of the sheer quality of songs he has sung. Basically from Uttar Pradesh, Abhijeet always had the dream of being one of the top notch bollywood singers. He did struggle initially when he arrived in the city of dreams in early 80s. But he kept persisting and his perseverance paid off.
He has also released two albums Aashiqui and Tere Bina that was a huge hit. Some of his best songs are given below,
Aankhein bhi hoti hai dil ki zubaan - Haasil
Dil Tujhpe Aa Gaya- Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin
Ole Ole -Yeh Dillagi
Main Khiladi Tu Anari - Main Khiladi Tu Anari
Yeh teri aankhen jhuki jhuki - Fareb
Jab bhi koi ladki dekhoon - Yeh Dillagi
Haan mujhe pyaar hua pyaar hua allahmiya- Judaai
Zara sa Jhoom loo main - Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
Wada Raha Sanam - Khiladi
Darwaza Band Karlo - Darr
Meri Jaane Jaana- Mohabbat
Main koi aisa geet - Yes Boss
Woh Ladki Jo Saab Se - Baadshah
Title song - Baadshah
Jhanjhariya - Krishna
Tum aaye to - Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
Tauba tumhare yeh ishaare - Chalte Chalte
I'm The Best - Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
Kuch to Baata - Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
Tauba Tumhare Ye Ishare - Chalte Chalte
Mere khyaalon ki mallika - Josh
Suno Na - Chalte Chalte
Title Song - Chalte Chalte
Chaand Taare - Yes Boss
Main Koi Aisa Geet - Yes Boss
Title Song[Sad]-2004 - Main Hoon Na
Mere Khyaloon Ki Malika - Josh
Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan - Dhadkan
Roshini Se - Asoka
Raat Ka Nasha - Asoka
Aye Nazaneen - Dil Hi Dil Mein
Teri ankhen jhuki jhuki