Very Funny Swami. ;) Rajat is a very respected composer who has composed 1942 love story ( from where rdb left off) and other great movies like Holi and Mirch masala.
He is also appearing in Delhi 6 as an actor. Watch out :) On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Swaminathan Sivaramakrishnan < [email protected]> wrote: > A ghost that composes music. > > > --- "syed.sahel" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What is a ghost composer? > > > > --- In [email protected], Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > > > > > *Album Review > > > **Delectable potpourri > > > By Usha Lakra > > > > > > *Another great album by A R Rahman, 'Delhi-6', with right blend of > > Indian > > > and Western music, is unlike Rahman's any other previous work. We > > are still > > > spellbound by 'Ghajini' and 'Yuvvraaj' tracks. And kids haven't stopped > > > dancing to 'Pappu can't dance, sala'. Now it's 'Masakalli' everywhere. > > > > > > Who else can deliver so consistently than A R Rahman, the one who > > believes > > > in experimentation and knows how to explore new realms of music! > > 'Delhi-6' > > > tracks prove that, as none of the songs fall into the same genre. > > All ten > > > tracks are vibrant in sounds. Lyrics by Prasoon Joshi are poetic and > yet > > > contemporary. > > > > > > A song like *Masakalli* is a rare one. It was last addition to the > > album and > > > is rocking the nation with its unconventional style and lyrics. It's > > been > > > ages since a song picturised on a dove came. The number also > personifies > > > Sonam's character in the film. Prasoon Joshi has come a long way > > since 'Rang > > > De Basanti', as the song lyrics seem to be written by somebody like > > Gulzar. > > > But what makes the song unique and catchy is Mohit Chauhan's stylish > and > > > frisky rendition. > > > > > > Then you have a song like *Arziyan*, a simple qawwali style track > > which is > > > slightly reminiscent of 'Jodhaa Akbar' song 'Khwaja Mere Khwaja', > > vocalized > > > by Rahman's favorite Javed Ali, and adding the sufiana touch to the > > song is > > > expert Kailash Kher. Kailash sings such song with aplomb and you can > > feel > > > spirituality running through your veins while listening to him. > > "*Arziyan > > > main sari chehre pe likh ke laya hoon*". > > > > > > Soft numbers like *Dil Gira Dafatan* will win you over instantly. Here, > > > Rahman digs into his own domain. 'Anjana' song from 'Yuva' is very > > near to > > > this track in term of music and treatment. Rahman repeats Chinamaye > > after a > > > long time and she has done a remarkable job again. Sharing the mike > > with her > > > is a new singer Ash King. > > > > > > Listeners will be shocked with a song like *Hey Kaala Bandar* , it > > appears a > > > mismatch. With a touch of rap, this track is not that remarkable, > > sung by > > > the trio of Naresh Iyer, Boney Chakravarthy and Karthik Sgr. > > > > > > Adding variety to the album is a marriage song in rustic style, > > *Genda Phool > > > *, in a husky voice of Rekha Bharadwaj and giving her company over > > mike are > > > singers Shraddha Pandit and Sujata Mazumdar. The song marks the > > merging of > > > ghost composer Rajat Dholakia and A R Rahman. > > > > > > *Bhor Bhaye* is a typical Indian classical number, bringing out Shreya > > > Ghosal's best. As an artist she has evolved and gets her due with > > this song. > > > The track with Hindi classical music exponents Gujri Todi and Ustad > Bade > > > Ghulam Ali is a sheer pleasure to hear during morning hours. Devotional > > > songs like *Aarti - Tumhare Bhavan Mein* makes this album worthy for > > > collection and also sets this music album apart from other contemporary > > > albums. > > > > > > *Rehna Tu* is nothing exceptional but very much a Rahman song like > > 'Rang De > > > Basanti' tracks in the voice of Benny Dayal, A R Rahman and Tanvi > > Shah. The > > > title track *Delhi 6* is a zappy number with stress on music > > supported by > > > vocals by a bunch of singers that include Benny Dayal, Blaze, Vivinenne > > > Pocha, Claire and Tanvi Shah. > > > > > > And finally there is a spiritual poem like a Kabir couplet, *Noor*, > with > > > thought-provoking lines like "*ishq hai usse, to sab se ishq kar*" in > an > > > Amitabh Bachchan baritone. > > > > > > A R Rahman gives a hattrick with this album after 'Slumdog' and > > 'Ghajini'. > > > The team of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Rahman and Prasoon Joshi again has > > > given a fantastic album after 'Rang De Basanti'. The songs like > > 'Arziyan', > > > 'Genda Phool' or 'Aarti' or say 'Bhor Bhaye' add to the rich variety of > > > songs comprising the entire album. But others are a bit > > disappointment as at > > > various notes the tracks sound very similar to Rahman's previous tunes. > > > > > > But with fabulous scores like 'Masakalli', you can expect > > metamorphosis of > > > Bollywood music. And we know there is a lot to come from Rahman, the > > wizard > > > of music. > > > > > > Rating: ***1/2 > > > *Album Songs* > > > > > > http://www.apunkachoice.com/music/alb161/ > > > > > > -- > > > regards, > > > Vithur > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? > > <b> > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. > > Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. > > > > Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com > > Admin: [email protected] > > To Subscribe: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe: [email protected]! 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