*08's first half hits the wrong note* *By Riya V Anandwala* Radioandmusic.com * *(1 July 2008 6:00 pm)
MUMBAI: Not only have most feature films released in the first half of 2008 bombed at the box office, the year has not proved to be strong musically either. Of the 30 odd Hindi films released till now, a very small number has managed to give hit scores as compared to the same period last year. There has been a hue and cry about the bad shape of the film industry with the number of duds in the first innings expected to give way to some big hits in the latter half. But can the same be expected of the music scenario? While Tips Industries' *Race* proved to be an out and out success with gliding sales,* Jodhaa Akhbar, Jannat, Krazzy 4* caught mass attention too. Vishal-Shekhar's* De Taali* turned out a little off-colour, while A R Rahman's musical journey - *Ada*, though delightful, didn't enjoy a stint on the charts for too long. What turned out to be an unexpected disaster was Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's *Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic*. Films like Tashan bombed along with its music. Not expected to click, UTV's *Aamir* took the listeners by surprise. Since the album was not promoted well by UTV Spotboy however, the charts didn't see much of newbie Amit Trivedi's creations there. http://www.radioandmusic.com/headlines/y2k8/july/1july/wrong.php -- regards, Vithur HELP EVER; HURT NEVER; LOVE ALL; SERVE ALL
