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By Joginder Tuteja, November 22, 2002 - 16:24 IST
No.1 - It is presented by King of Romance, Yash Chopra
No.2 - It stars Vivek Oberoi in his first so-called
conventional Bollywood hero role where he does the
mandatory job of running
around the trees !! Rani Mukherjee comes in another
remake after Nayak.
No.3 - It is a remake of Tamil superhit Alai Payuthey
directed by Mani Ratnam in which Madhavan (RHTDM,
DVPV) played the
lead.
No.4 - It is directed by Shaad Ali, who was the
assistant director for Mani Ratnam for Alai Payuthey.
No.5 - It is produced by Bobby Bedi who produced
Bandit Queen.
No.6 - It has A.R. Rehman and Gulzar joining hands
once again after Dil Se.
No.7 - Let's DISCLOSE it - Shahrukh Khan makes a
special appearance.
The title song - Saathiya is something which one can
attribute to Rehman on first hearing itself. Rhythm is
the overpowering
factor in the number and it clicks instantly. Sonu
Nigam is in his smooth'n'silky touch and one just
feels that he is one guy who
deserves to be at the top. We won't discuss too much
about the quality of lyrics by Gulzar for this track
as they are
consistently excellent in the entire album. The poetry
is to be heard to be believed and the effect is just
spellbinding. The way
the number has been directed and choreographed is
breath-stopping and one just seems to be lost in the
scenery around.
Shaad Ali follows his mentor's footsteps and does just
what he has been tought to !! If the entire movie is
as inspiring as this
track then Saathiya should be one of the bright spots
of the dark and gloomy 2002. 
Two pucca South Indian tunes are 'Chalka Chalka' and
'Chupke Se'. Former is sung by a group of
females-Richa Sharma,
Mahalaxmi, Vaishali and Shoma. It seems to be one of
that 'natkhat, alhad, chulbula' kind of a song between
a group of girls.
Focus is on melody this time. 'Chupke Se' is sung by
Sadhana Sargam well supported by Murtuza and Qadir. A
romantic
number, it is pretty melodious and its original Tamil
version was a big hit in South. If the number is
presented as well on screen
as was in the original version then it should be a
song to watch out for. The only trouble - it has a
classy feel about it which
may not gel very well with the public which may be
looking forward to some paisa vasool time pass track.
OK, so problem addressed. Here comes Ashaji's Chori Pe
Chori that has been choreographed on Shamita Shetty
(in a guest
appearance). Newcomer Karthik too chips in. Though the
number is an item song, the director insists that it
shouldn't been
considered as one as it helps the story move forward.
After 'Sharara' it should be interesting to watch
Shamita dance to the
calypso beats of Chori Pe Chori. A definite hit all
the way !!!
The fun continues with Adnan's 'Aye Udi
Udi Udi'. After a pathetic
and eminently forgettable 'Bewafa Bar' from Annarth,
Adnan Sami makes a much better choice with this Rehman
number. A
treat to be watched, this track has indeed been
choreographed differently as the newly wed couple
Vivek and Rani are shown
to be bringing the roof down by jumping and dancing
and enjoying themselves in their house as
awesome-cosy-twosome !!! A
delightful track.
Pop track 'O Humdum Suniyo Re' also features as
'Mangalayam' and is sung by Kaykay, Shaan, Kunal and
Pravin Mani. The
track is mainly sung as a chorus rather than in
individual voices and is a very subdued youth track. A
lot depends upon the
way it is presented as it has a strong undercurrent of
Rehman's version of a pop track that needs some time
to settle down
with the cinegoers. 'Mera Yaar Mila De' is a cry of
broken heart sung by A R Rehman where the hero is
searching for his
beloved and praying to be reunited with her. A sad
track, it is situational. It is difficult to adjudge
whether 'Naina Milaike' sung
by Sadhana Sargam and Madhushree is a mujra track or
it represents some other situation. It is the only
song which is very
much UNLIKE AR Rehman. Not a song to be hummed about,
it is quite weak and just pertains to a situation.
We will be honest here. Masterpieces like Dil Se are
created once in a few years, which have a universal
appeal in entire India.
Saathiya does have its moments but then other than the
title song, Aye Udi Udi Udi and Chori Pe Chori, it
does not have
enough ammunition to impress an all India audience.
One cannot expect a person in an interior singing a
Chalka Chalka or a
Naina Milaike or a Mangalayam while driving his way to
the office or while sipping from a cup of tea.
Business in South India
may be affected as they have already heard the
original. It may do work best in Mumbai where there is
an audience for such a
score.
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