Review by one and only Mr.Joginder on JTYJN ..(Joginder...Plays it safe this
time..)
http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12917/index.html
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Would it be Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak once again with the arrival of Jaane Tu...
Ya Jaane Naa? This is the first feeling one got the moment the first look of
this Aamir Khan production was out. Marking the launch pad of his nephew,
Imraan Khan, Jaane Tu
Ya Jaane Naa seems to be another innocent love story in
the offering sans any unnecessary mush, hence going truly with contemporary
times. With pretty girl Genelia D'Souza opposite Imraan in this campus flick
and A.R. Rahman as the composer, this Abbas Tyrewala debut directorial venture
(he also doubles up as a lyricist here), JTYJN, is a promising flick arriving
this summer. Does the music hold up to the promise? The answer is - Yes!
Write your own music review of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane NaFirst things first -
when the best of the best of 2008 would be written down, the number 'Kabhi
Kabhi Aditi Zindagi' would definitely find a mention. Crooned by newcomer
Rashid Ali who is being introduced by Rahman on Bollywood musical arena, the
song is beautiful from the word GO, the moment guitar strings mark the song's
beginning.
Rashid's voice is just perfect for an actor who is being launched in a youthful
romantic entertainer and the singer utilizes the big platform to the fullest.
While Abbas' lyrics go truly with contemporary times, it is a nice change to
hear a Rahman composition in a truly mainstream cinema rather than the
historical/period/issue based films for which he has been creating music for
quite some time now.
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In true Rahman style, he gets together a bunch of singers for the track
'Pappu Can't Dance'. Well, this is the track which is supposedly a spoof on
Salman Khan's on and off screen image and has been making news in last few
days. The song's beginning has a rhythm which has formed a part of the racy
proceedings in the first teaser of Jaane Tu
Ya Jaane Naa that had kick started
the film's promotion a few weeks back.
Anupama, Benny Dayal, Blazee, Tanvi, Darshana, Satish Subramanium and Aslam
come together to sing about this character called 'Pappu' who has seen all the
riches in his life. Since the day he was born, he roams around in the best of
the cars, has a body to die for, boasts of an impeccable style, but alas, can't
dance to save his life. Hence the title - 'Pappu Can't Dance'. A fast moving
fun song, which has a campus setting to it and also appears in a 'remix
version', 'Pappu' is a song which should be fun when watched on the big screen.
It's a new sound at the very beginning of 'Jaane Tu Mera Kya Hai (Aditi)' that
hooks you on instantaneously. This very rhythm stays throughout this song which
is crooned for the female character of the film, Aditi, by yet another relative
newcomer Runa. If the song's haunting tune wasn't enough, the way Runa renders
the track makes it one as the sad theme of the song conveys what the
protagonist is going through. A number about a girl remembering the times gone
by with the boy she loved, 'Jaane Tu' is composed in a style, which is similar
to that of 'Zara Zara' [Rehnna Hai Terre Dil Mein] and hence can be expected to
grow over a period of time.
The song is later heard in a version meant for the film's male protagonist Jai
and is titled 'Jaane Tu Meri Kya Hai (Jai)'. This time around the beginning is
even more somber and takes it's own time to reach the stage where Sukhwinder
Singh comes around to hold the center stage. The pensive mood is conveyed well
yet again though this time around the version is even more somber.
Guitar is at play once again in the number 'Nazrein Milaana Nazrein Churaana'.
The best song to arrive after 'Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi', 'Nazrein' deserves
to be the next song in line for promotion. Packed with youthful energy, the
number has a Rahman stamp all over it and goes in perfectly well with the
film's campus mood. In fact just one hearing and you are sure to carry the
number along for your next camp fire outing.
Yet again, it's an array of singers - Benny Dayal, Satish Chakravarthy, Naresh
Iyer, Darshana, Shwetha, Tanvi, Bhargavi, Anupama - who come together but never
once does one feels like trying to find out the singer behind a particular
line. A complete team effort which reminds of the number 'Sama Yeh Suhaana'
[Goonj] when it comes to it's setting.
The album continues to become better with every passing song, especially so
the moment the title song arrives. Surprisingly, instead of 'Jaane Tu
Ya Jaane
Naa', it is titled 'Tu Bole Main Boloon', which are the opening words of the
song. Sung by Rahman himself, the song is a funny take on how this guy and the
girl have two different perspectives to everything, even though at the end what
they mean is just the same! A bona fide jazz number with soft drums, saxophone
and other associated musical instruments in tow, 'Tu Bolev' has an
international feel to it in the way it's entire arrangements are done.
After a brilliant 'Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagiv', Rashid Ali returns with 'Kahin
To Hogi Ho' where he has Vasundara Das for company. Yet another beautiful
number which carries an Indi-pop feel to it, this love song has such a serene
feel to it that one can't help playing the number on a repeat mode. This is a
kind of a soft romantic number that you wish to preserve in your iPod and play
it your loved one at the first given opportunity. A brilliant number which
makes it two out of two for Rashid Ali!
The soundtrack here is unlike a conventional Bollywood score and instead
introduces a style, which goes with the contemporary youthful setting. Jaane
Tu
Ya Jaane Naa is an album, which deserves to be bought this season. With
Jannat being the only album which is registering good sales and no other album
from past or present matching it's performance on the stands, Jaane Tu
Ya Jaane
Naa by A.R. Rahman comes as welcome relief.
