Again, Man Mohanna bashed.  The beginning is incredible for 
me.....what's wrong with it?  It's a mishra Bhairavi based track, 
serious, somber.  It's very devotional.  It has rich instrumentation 
and supreme classical melody, powerful lyrics, and top singing.  It's 
such a shame that a brilliant track is being panned left and right.

I guess most people hate semi classical music.


--- In [email protected], "mmparthi2003" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Now thats a review! a good one! Thanks Thulasi for sharing it
> 
> 
> --- In [email protected], "Thulasi Ram" <karokelip@> 
wrote:
> >
> > http://www.buzz18.com/videos/videos/watch-the-music-of-
jodhaa/33951
> - link
> > for video clip
> >
> http://www.buzz18.com/reviews/music/music-review-why-jodhaa-
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> > 
> > MUSIC REVIEW: Why Jodhaa works  What makes Jodhaa's music 
worthwhile
> is that
> > it showcases a rich culture  Abhishek Mande | Buzz18
> >  Last updated : Jan 24, 2008
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> >  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 *Jodhaa…*, 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
> >
>


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