Jail: Music Review
Music Directors: Shamir Tandon, Sharib Sabri and Toshi Sabri;
Lyricists: Ajay Garg, A.M. Turaz, Sandeep Nath and Kumaar;
Singers: Sonu Kakkar, Lata Mangeshkar, Sharib Sabri, Toshi Sabri and Neil Nitin Mukesh;
Jail is the upcoming movie of National Award Winner Madhur Bhandarkar who has previously given us Fashion, Page 3, Chandni Bar and Corporate etc. The movie stars emerging talents Neil Nitin Mukesh and Mugdha Godse. The music of the movie has been composed by brothers Sharib and Toshi Sabri along with Shamir Tandon. Like other movies of Madhur Bhandarkar, Jail also does not have too many songs. It just has four songs and the soundtrack promises to be a mix of pacy as well as melodious numbers.
The album begins with "Bareli ke bazaar mein" that appears more like an item number. Sung by Sonu Kakkar, this song is more oriented for masses. Quite a fast paced and energetic mix, it has a mixture of rustic influences with western electronic beats. You will also find the remixed version of the song that has English lyrics as well. The remixed version pales in comparison to the original one.
‘Daata Sun Le’ is the next song that is devotional in nature. The greatest female singer of India, Lata Mangeshkar has sung this beautiful song. She has crooned after a long time. Her voice definitely gives the song an edge and it is kind of soothing. As is the trend, the song is also present in contemporary version.
The next song is "Milke yun laga", crooned by Sharib. It is basically a love ballad that has elements of rock as well. The last song of the album is "Sainya ve" sung by talented Toshi. Quite an impact song this one is. It is available in both versions.
Downloading Songs
Popularity of Hindi songs knows no bounds. Indian masses just love listening to Hindi songs, especially movie songs. They say, entire India thrives on movies and cricket. But here, we will need to add third passion of songs and mind it this is not a new age fashion. Indian have always loved music and that is quite evident if we look back at the ancient times. Folk and classical music were hugely adored by Indian masses in ancient and medieval eras. What made this a true mass thing was advent of visuals on screen. It all began with 1940s when ‘Alam Ara’ became the first Hindi speaking movie to be released. Soon afterwards, songs became an integral part of Hindi movies. Playback singers started to emerge and then onwards, Hindi music did not remain the same. Apart from Hindi movies, other movies in different languages also focussed upon this crucial cog of songs and it became a pan-India phenomenon. Songs are popular across the length and breadth of India. The phenomenon was also helped by new technological revolutions like radio, television, satellite, FM channels, iPods etc.
The popularity of Hindi songs was further pushed by advent of internet. One search on Hindi songs produces millions of results. There are numerous websites solely dedicated to Hindi music. Users can even listen to these songs and download it as well. It is all possible with one click of the mouse. One can find almost anything on internet. Right from old songs, new songs, folk songs, instrumental music to pop, indi-rock or even remixes; music aficionados can have them all. Most of these songs are available in MP3 format. Apart from these websites, several websites of established music companies offer quality, legal downloading. One can pay a small nominal amount and can download his preferred songs.