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On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 3:54 PM, AJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Nice review....well thought out and insightful. > > Did you guys see the comments section below the review? Where do these > people come from? I can't believe what I just read. > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "en_arvind" <en_arv...@...> wrote: > > > > http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/apr/26/review-music-raavan.htm > > > > Raavan's music is exquisite > > Last updated on: April 26, 2010 16:58 IST > > Tags: Gulzar, Raavan, Rahman, Post Beera, Thok de killi > > Email > > this Save to > > My Page Ask > > Users Write a > > Comment > > You can blindly count on some combinations to never fail. > > > > The tuning between filmmaker Mani Ratnam and master composer A R Rahman [ > Images ] is one of them. The curiously titled Raavan is their tenth > collaboration since Roja [ Images ] and the vivacity of this merger has > neither lost its ardor nor its willingness to explore. > > > > Said to draw contemporary parallels from the great Indian mythological > epic, Ramayana [ Images ], Ratnam's eagerly-awaited offering features > Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan [ Images ] and Vikram as its lead > players. And if the soundtrack, soaked in Gulzar's [ Images ] penetrating > imagination, is anything to go by, Raavan is going to be a mostly intriguing > experience. > > > > Never to give into the comfort zone trap, Rahman delivers a sound mix of > zingy rusticity and zealous verve. Inspired by the calypso-flavoured wilds > of Africa against the trumpeting dramatics of desi folk tunes, the thumping > beats of Beera reiterate just that. Winsome from the word go, Beera's > effectiveness is further escalated through the booming fervour of Vijay > Prakash and Mustafa Kutoane with some piquant dressing of Keerthi Sagathia's > piercing huskiness. > > > > The frothiness of this ensemble makes an instant connect with the > listener. It takes a while to get off the loop before you want to get on > with the rest of the album. Says a lot about Beera, right? > > > > From upbeat to intense, Raavan's mood changes gears with Karthik's > blazing rendition of Behne de. And while Rahman builds a suitably thunderous > aura to match the fierce passions of Gulzar's words, this is essentially a > performance-oriented creation. At times reminiscent of Sonu Nigam's [ Images > ] feverish chant in Dil Se's Satrangi re, though much restrained, Karthik > delivers a sonorous punch. > > > > Upbeat returns with a bang, quite literally with Sukhwinder Singh [ > Images ] and Am'nico's strapping execution of the rhythmic rhyme play, Thok > de killi. Gulzar's rare brand of wizardry concocts some heady visuals with > nuggets like Raat ka maal, raaton ne loota. Chaand taaron ke guche udaye. > Din nikalna tha. Apna bhi nikla. Kismein dum hai ke suraj bujhaye?' There's > enough drama, drum and drive in the stalwart Killi to please all and sundry. > Needless to say, it does. > > > > Following the chartbuster Killi, Rahman aims to impress with Rekha [ > Images ] Bharadwaj and Javed Ali's ravishing, romantic overtures in Ranjha > Ranjha. Yet again, Gulzar scoops out some gems from his treasure of insight > and invention to assemble a precious poem of glorious attachment and > immortal love. A free-wheeling melody embellished with exotic arrangement, > Ranjha flaunts its breezy presence and marriage of vibrant vocals with such > poise, which is both alluring and inspiring. Remember her delicate whispers > in Meenaxi [ Images ]'s Yeh rishta kya kehlata hai Khili re? > > > > Reena Bhardwaj returns to her dainty roots with the leisurely, amorous > and soft strains of Khili re. Khili's texture brings back memories of > Rahman's glass-like lullaby Jaa ri jaa (Duniya Dilwalon Ki). Despite it's > fragile disposition, this tender piece makes sure its blithe presence > doesn't go unnoticed in an album filled with extrovert songs. > > > > Post Beera, the sound of bigul makes another sprightly appearance, this > time to rejoice in the celebratory and playful notes of Kata kata. > Personifying the bridegroom to a scapegoat, Kata features the collective > huskiness of ethnic specialists Ila Arun, Sapna Awasthi along with Kunal > Ganjawala. Its teasing and raunchy undertones and walloping beats are akin > to Roja's Rukmini in spirit but devise a tangy, earthy aroma unique to it > alone. That's the beauty of Raavan. > > > > Rahman stays true to the element of Ratnam's vision as there's never any > attempt to show off or introduce unnecessary elements. The outcome is > exquisite. Or should I say expected. > > > > Feel free to send in your feedback as well. > > > > Rediff Rating: > > > > Sukanya Verma in Mumbai > > > > >
