Madhur Bhandarkar - the man has always been in news for last few years, either with his directorial supremacy in ' Chandni Bar ' and Satta ' or the ' Aan ' fiasco or the casting couch scandal or his own ' Page 3 ' appearances. True to him and his surroundings, he comes up with yet another off beat subject on the lives of those who appear on 'Page 3', those who make this socialites as 'Page 3' and those from the media who actually cover them for 'Page 3'! Produced by Bobby Pushkarna, 'Page 3' is a Lighthouse Films Production that stars Konkana Sen, Tara Sharma and Sandhya Mridul in the lead roles. Shamir Tandon (of ' Oh, What a babe! ' fame) handles the music score of the entire movie while Sandeep Nath and Ajay Jhingran write.

Surprisingly the publicity of the movie has started with a number that won't even appear in the movie and has been picturized on Hrishita Bhatt and Asha Bhonsle. Sung by Ashaji and Abhijeet, ' Huzoor-E-Aala ' is a non-film number and is an effortless rendition all the way. Flow of the entire track is soothing and the contemporary touch given to this melodious number makes for a heartwarming love song.

A song about relationships comes as ' Kitne Ajeeb Rishte ' that has Lataji behind the mike. She is subdued in the track and gives a husky feel to it. The number written by Sandeep Nath narrates the selfishness of people, the relationships they share and the society they love in. The number is situational and at best would be a part of the background score in the movie. After ' Veer Zaara ', Lataji's fans would be pleasantly surprised to hear her again in such a short period. She also sings a sad version of the number while Suresh Wadkar, who rarely does playback singing these days does his own solo for the same track. It's the sad version of the number where Lataji actually sounds like the Lataji we all know rather than the one who was on the husky end in the original version!!

Ajay Jhingran writes the ghazal ' Mere Wajood ' sung quite well by Adnan Sami. Tempo of the album is consistently maintained with the first 3 tracks, none outdoing the other and yet maintaining an identity of their own. Quality singing coupled with soothing music and meaningful lyrics make the number a notch above any other routine Bollywood score. That's the reason why one enjoys the track ' Mere Wajood ' once again when Sadhna Sargam, another talented singer, returns to do a solo. She too makes her presence felt amongst other biggies and holds her own.

Well, a speed breaker comes up in this mellowed album in the shape of unpardonable ' Kuan Ma Doob Jaaongi ' by Sapna Awasthi and Blaaze that deserves to be skipped after you are 20 seconds into it. An item number, it may be needed in the movie but in the music album, it doesn't deserve a place. Forget it! Another track about high society and Page 3 socialites comes in the shape of ' Yahaan Zindagi ' that again fits more in the background of the movie rather than any playback. Shaan, Sagarika and Shabab Sabri are the voices behind the song and do well in whatever they are offered. An average track that may not be noticed in the end result!

Oh! Just a couple of weeks back we were talking about missing Amit Kumar while listening to ' Yaaron Sun Lo ' from ' Rok Sako To Rok Lo '. Here, in Page 3, he makes an appearance in ' Filmy Very Filmy ' that also has Blaaze doing rap'n'reggae while Tannishtha chipping in her bit. The number is about high society parties replicating Bollywood style, fashion and 'adas' and aims at looking at a lighter side of such events. The number is enjoyable to hear due to it's simplicity sans any 'shor-sharaaba' but one truly expects (and desires) to hear more of Amit Kumar rather then making a one-off appearance like this in a situational track.

A bhangra track ' Jhoot Boliyan - Dhol Mix ' (now where are the makers going to fit this one in the movie?) comes up towards the end of the album and is sung by Shabab Sabri who sings with his heart in. Yes, it is enjoyable but in the context of the movie, one is doubtful if the track will be able to make its presence felt.

Majority part of Page 3 is not your routine 'running around the trees - rocking on the dance floors' kind of an album. It has a certain feel to it that goes by the theme of the movie (hope, you will completely ignore ' Kuan Ma ' here). That's the reason why the publicity is more like a music album rather than a typical Bollywood movie score. Yes, not all songs make for an enriching experience but a song each by Ashaji, Lataji and Adnan Sami is not a bad deal too after all.