|
 |
 |
 |
| |
|
|
| |
Music Reviews |
|
|
|
By Joginder Tuteja, August 21, 2002 - 11:51 IST
This is going to make an entry in the record books. 14
tracks - all re-arranged versions of late Burmanda -
not a part of a remix album but featuring in a full
length movie - Dil Vil Pyar Vyar directed by popular
character artist Anant Mahadevan and produced by Metalight Productions.
Babloo Chakraborty re-creates the
music containing 14 goldies and instrumentals of two
of them. 4 love stories running in parallel to each
other and 14 tracks!!! Now doesn't this remind of
Mohabbatein and Hum Aapke Hai Kaun respectively!!!
DVPV has the mammoth starcast of basically newcomers
(except for Namrata Shirodkar) - Madhavan, Jimmy
Shergill, Sanjay Suri, Rakesh Bapat, Hrishita Bhatt,
Sonali Kulkarni and Riya Sen. Madhavan had an
average Bollywood debut in Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein,
Jimmy Shergill is riding high on the success of Mere
Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai, Sanjay Suri still needs a base
after dismal show of Filhaal, Rakesh Bapat was loved
and adored in the miniscule role in Tum Bin, Namrata
Shirodkar hasn't had a release for a long time,
Hrishita Bhatt showed promise in Asoka, Sonali
Kulkarni makes another glamorous appearance after Dil
Chahta Hai and Riya Sen plays a cute doll again after
Style and Kuch Dil Ne Kaha. Hoof....so many stars and
so much just for the background. Let's talk about the
music now.
O Haseena Zulfowaali - now there couldn't have been a
better beginning to an album than this track. Abhijeet
and Sunidhi Chauhan do not let Mohd Rafi and Asha
Bhonsle down and Babloo Chakraborty's zippy
arrangements give that xxxxtra zing to the number. Both
the singers are successful in bringing out the party
mood and Jimmy Shergill and Hrishita Bhatt give a cool
Y2K+2 look to the number. A 100 % crowd puller!!!
Well, so the original had just Kishore Kumar. Here we
have the vocals for each of the three lead players in
the form of Hariharan, Babul Supriyo and Abhijeet in
the timeless 'Ye Jo Mohabbat Hai'. A song which will
be a sureshot HIT even today. Kumar Sanu comes up with
melodious family number 'Yaadon Ki Baarat' and how one
gets nostalgic. But one thing is for sure that when
Kumar Sanu sings naturally, he does it better than the
effort that he has put here when he is the original. A
good version nevertheless.
Surprise package of the album is definitely 'Mere
Saamnewali Khidki Mein' which has been sung with
aplomb by Shaan and given a jazzy touch. Now this
has to be seen that how much justice does Rakesh Bapat
do to this number originally picturised on Sunil Dutt
in the original Padosan. The track has been given a
very colorful touch and is targeted mainly at youth.
Abhijeet renders the same number as 'Barsaat Bhi Aakar
Chali Gayi' and does an equally god job. Babul Supriyo
and Preeta Mazumdar croon the love song 'Kehna hai'
whereas Babul Supriyo and Sadhna Sargam sing the
lesser heard 'Ab Ke Sawan Mein'. 'Kehna Hai' also
features as a solo by Babul Supriyo. Both the numbers
do not make much impact and are in fact a bit feeka
when it comes to the comparisons with the other
goldies.Hariharan makes the best out of the 
opportunity given to him and sings to perfection the
numbers - Tum bin Jaon Kahan, O Hansini, Gum Hai Kisi
Ke Pyaar Mein and Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koyi. Do we
really need to describe how these numbers sound like
as we have been loving them since ages. But special
mention should go to 'Gum Hai Kisi Ke Pyaar Mein'
which has been modulated in a different manner and 'O
Hansini' that makes the heart go vrrrooom. Excellent
!!!
Kumar Sanu again sounds like Kishoreda's clone when he
renders 'Raat Kali Ek Khwaab Mein Aayi' - though still
doing a good job. Kavita Krishanmoorthy sings another
lesser heard number - 'Kya Janoo Sajan' and the song
doesn't really gel with the mood of the album - though
it may be a good inclusion in the proceedings of the
movie. Instrumentals of 'O Hansini' and 'O haseena
Zulfowali' are the final icing on the cake and one
gets content with Dil Vil Pyar Vyar. Needless to say,
it is 'O Haseena Zulfowaali' and the tracks by
Hariharan which are the best 'rendered' tracks in the
entire album.
Go for it !!! It is rare to see such an album with all
top singers paying their tribute to legendary
panchamda. A superior product when compared to the
down market cover versions that keep hitting the
market every hour !!!
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
