Ram Gopal Varma continues to make news. Notwithstanding the average response his movies have got off late with Ab Tak Chappan and Ek Haseena Thi being a few of them, his 'Factory' never gets out of ammunition and continues to keep Bollywood movie watchers interested. While RGV's promos of ' Vaastu Shastra ' continue to scare the audience a million times a day, he has finished his directorial venture ' Naach ' that comes a long time after his horror flick ' Bhoot '. RGV, who has always maintained that song'n' dance should be placed only where they are absolutely required, comes up with a full fledged musical 'Naach', where the name itself suggests what is in store. Starring Abhishek Bachchan who has finally tasted big success with ' Dhoom ' and Antara Mali who has got all her hopes pined on this 21st century version of RGV's 'Rangeela', ' Naach ' has music by low profile composers Amar Mohile and Shailendra Swapnil. Poised to release this Diwali, 'Naach' should be a good entertainment along with ' Veer Zaara ' and ' Aitraaz '.

First look at Naach's promos and you know that RGV is up to something 'different' indeed, as always. Classily and stylishly shot promos along with sizzling Antara, who has never looked hotter before, along with raw sensuality and charm in Chota B's antics prove that the maverick director knows how to keep the viewers enthralled and excited.  'Hip Hop Beat 1 Beat 2' makes an opening with 'Jump-On-The-Dance-Floor' number - ' Berang Zindagi ' - composed by Amar Mohile. Sung with an added force by Sukhwinder Singh and Gayatri Iyer, it makes for a good stage number. Choreography is in a different league altogether with focus on facial expressions rather than a routine 'hero-heroine naach-gaana'.

' Ishq Da Tadka ' follows in quick succession and carries with it the same impact as in ' Berang Zindagi '. Lyrics by Nitin Raikwar, music by Amar Mohile and rendition by both Adnan Sami and Sonu Kakkar make for a completely different kind of song. Choreogaphy, locations and costumes instantaneously reminds of only one thing - Urmila's dance numbers from ' Rangeela '. To give full credit to RGV, he has very successfully managed to make an Urmila out of Antara. Especially in this track and ' Awara Mann ' that follows soon after, Antara's body language and costumes are straight from Urmila's earlier days. Sung by Shweta Pandit, ' Awara Mann ' has amazing melody and musical arrangements that give a classy feel to the number. Shweta excels with her vocals in this track while Nitin Raikwar proves that he can write quality lyrics whenever an opportunity is given to him. Amar Mohile creates a rainy day very well in the number and the sound of 'shankh' elevates the song to greater heights.

After all the ecstasy comes a real dampener in the shape of ' Rakth Ka Hai ' written by Makrand Deshpande and composed by Shailendra Swapnil. The track is sung first by Makrand himself and then as a duet by Kunal Ganjawala and Shweta Pandit. None of the versions impress, especially the one by Makrand. Common man may just not make much sense out of the number and it may just appeal to a miniscule section in intelligentsia. One just hopes that the number doesn't make an appearance in the movie and even if it does, it isn't there for the entire duration!!

After ' Awara Mann ', Shweta Pandit excels once again in the melodious duet ' Bandhane Lagi ' with new-find Sujit Kumar. A calm and quiet track written by Jaideep Sahni, it has a soothing effect and makes for a soulful hearing. ' Sara Sara ' written by Tabbish Romani is another of those songs in Naach that have a forceful impact. Kunal Ganjawala sings this situational song well once again that isn't of a kind that will have a popular appeal.

There is another title song in the shape of ' Naach Naach Ke ' by Shweta Pandit that is composed by Shailendra Swapnil and written by Tabbish Romani. The number is all about the essence of songs and dances and is presented in a western format. Again, there is nothing much for an average cinegoer in terms of the number's content but the music is impressive that compensates for the heavy lyrics.

' Naach ' attempts at being different from the regular masala potboilers and even succeeds at that, but just being 'different' doesn't necessarily result in a commercially popular product. Same is the case with ' Naach ' that has been composed with sincere intentions but at places doesn't really connect. If one thinks of comparing the music of  ' Naach ' with RGV's last musical ' Rangeela ' then that would be a far-fetched thought, as there is a wide gap between the two. If heard stand-alone then 'Naach ' does impresses, not in totality but at most places.