Now thats a review! a good one! Thanks Thulasi for sharing it
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Jodhaa� goes for Rs 90 cr > *<http://www.buzz18.com/news/movies/sold-jodhaa%E2%80%A6-goes-for-rs-90-cr/35161/0> > - * Going back to school with Ash > *<http://www.buzz18.com/showblog/ram-kamal-mukherjee/going-back-to-school-with-ash/34641> > - * Ash: I love my life, I respect it > *<http://www.buzz18.com/news/movies/ash-i-love-my-life-i-respect-it/34021/0> > - * Ash puts Jodhaa... in trouble again > *<http://www.buzz18.com/snippets/gossip/ash-puts-jodhaa-in-trouble-again/32581/0> > - * 2008: The 10 most expensive movies > *<http://www.buzz18.com/news/movies/2008-the-10-most-expensive-movies/32281/0> > > An argument that a traditionalist recently put forth about Bollywood film > music was that it does not work without visuals. It wasn't something one > could refute because very often the hamming of a song's video on channels > makes it a 'chartbuster'. > > However a sneak peek into the songs of *Jodhaa Akbar* at its launch recently > had a completely opposite effect. For a change, the music seemed so good > that the picturisation somehow couldn't keep up. > > That's AR Rahman for you. For a brief while after *Taal*, Rahman had begun > to sound quite predictable. But it was in *Lagaan* that we found him > delivering songs that were not necessarily in his 'trademark style'. > > It is interesting to note that music director has teamed up yet again with > the *Lagaan* director and this time too he belts out a fairly interesting > line-up of songs. The question however is whether Ashu can match his vision > to Rahman's. > > Nevertheless, the seven-track album has five songs with two instrumental > pieces. While the instrumental version of *Jashn-E-Bahaaraa* seems quite > justified, it is somehow redundant to have a similar version of a sufi song > â" *Khwaja mere Khwaja*. > > Of course some critics would argue that music is just as important an aspect > of Sufism as lyrics (Remember Kabir's *dohas* may be all about words, but > Nanak preferred to reach God through music). > > Nonetheless after hearing Rahman's rendition of this song and listening to > its lyrics (Kashif) you cannot help but wish the instrumental version away. > > It is after quite some time that one enjoys Rahman singing one of his own > compositions. This is the only track, for which the music director lends his > voice in this album. From among the rest too, the only 'established > mainstream' singer is Sonu Nigam who sings *Inn lamhon ke daaman mein* along > with Madhushree. > Yet the album holds its own with the opening track, *Azeem-o-shaan > Shahenshah* â" a tribute to the Mughal Emperor and *Jashn-e-bahaaraa* â" a > soft romantic ballad. While Rahman embellishes the first track in an > almost-operatic fashion, the second one has minimal instruments with the > melody ruling supreme. > > This is a trend that the maestro seems to have been taken in by. Take *Rang > De Basanti* for instance. As a colleague pointed out, while it did have *Masti > ki pathshala*, on the other hand there also was *Luka chuppi*. > > Coming back to *Jodhaaâ¦*, the one song that stands out as a sore thumb > however is *Mann Mohanaa*. The sufi theme that runs through most of the > album somehow abruptly gets cut off with this track. It's almost as if *Mann > Mohanaa* was added as an afterthought. > > Historical film music often borders on being patriotic (think *Mangal Pandey > *, or even *Lagaan* for that matter). Partly because of its subject matter, > *Jodhaa Akbar* strays away from all of this. Its music therefore showcases a > culture⦠a culture that the Emperor had so carefully and meticulously built > and preserved. > > So what's the verdict? We'd say go ahead and buy the music of *Jodhaa Akbar*. > It also comes in elaborate packing and along with a bonus DVD. But at Rs 160 > it's a little on the expensive side. Think about it. If you don't mind that > big a hole in the pocket, what the hell! > > *Rating:* 3/5 >
