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| 'RASCALS' MUSIC REVIEW |
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Music :
Vishal
Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani |
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Lyrics :
Anvita Dutt Guptan, Irshad Kamil |
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Direction :
David Dhawan |
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Producer :
Sanjay
Dutt, Sanjay Ahluwalia, Vinay Choksey |
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Star Cast :
Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn, Arjun Rampal, Kangna Ranaut, Chunky
Pandey, |
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Satish Kaushik, Lisa Haydon, Hiten Paintal, Mushtaq Khan |
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EXPECTATIONS
From a David Dhawan film, you expect a musical score
which is full-on 'dhamaal' and doesn't have a single
serious moment. This also means that there is no
place for one of those quintessential romantic love
songs either as the emphasis is more on 'masti' and
'mazaa'. This was apparent in his last few films
like Do Knot Disturb and Partner as well. With an
unconventional choice of Vishal-Shekhar and lyricist
Anvita Dutt forming the musical team here, Rascals
comprises of four songs, all of which have been
playing on the music channels for weeks now with the
album making a belated arrival on stands. |
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MUSIC
The way 'Tik Tuk'
begins, you get a sense of a quintessential party
song by Vishal-Shekhar in force here. However this
excitement is short lived as 45 seconds into the
song arrives Daler Mehendi who takes 'Tik Tuk' into
a Punjabi dance floor zone. Even though
Vishal-Shekhar try to infuse their own style into
the song by means of some Western arrangements and |
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also intersperse the proceedings with some 'desi'
rendition by Monali Thakur, there isn't much
distance that guest lyricist Irshad Kamil written
'Tik Tuk' manages to cover.
Next to arrive is the much hyped number 'Shake
It Saiyyan' which is a Sunidhi Chauhan
sung item number that is picturised on Lisa Haydon.
Though Vishal-Shekhar aim at bringing their own
touch to this 'dhin-chaak' number that has
quintessential Bollywood written all over it,
surprisingly the song is more in David Dhawan mode,
what with a clear Laxmikant-Pyaarelal flavour to it.
There was a time during the late 70s and early 80s
when LP used to compose many such 'masala' numbers
and though lyrics have changed in this side of the
century, the mood remains intact in the original as
well as the 'remix version'. |
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'Pardaah Nasheen' is one of the better
numbers to arrive in the album and surprisingly
makes a belated appearance. With some addictive
beats ensuring that the proceedings have a certain
thump to them, 'Pardaah Nasheen' by Neeraj Shridhar
and Sunidhi Chauhan had good potential to make an
impact if only its promotion would have begun a few
weeks back. In fact this is the kind of number that
would have been a definite chartbuster if only
picturised on Govinda in his |
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heydays. This is pretty much the kind of song that
Vishal-Shekhar would love to dedicate to David Dhawan
himself.
There is a funny beginning to the title song 'Rascals'
that is a Neeraj Sridhar solo. The number is interesting
till the first 50 seconds when just a musical interlude
plays. However the moment Neeraj Sridhar begins his
rendition, the song turns out to be barely average and
entirely stuck in the 90s. In fact one can't help but draw
comparisons with the likes of 'Ek Aur Ek Gyaarah', something
which is one of the least remembered soundtracks coming from
the house of David Dhawan. Surprisingly, the song also
appears in a 'remix version' but doesn't help the album
much.
OVERALL
Rascals has the kind of soundtrack that was expected from
the very beginning. Though one wouldn't have minded at least
one hardcore chartbuster to take the album to a different
level altogether, it solves the purpose of adding some
masala ingredients to the proceedings. However what
surprises most is the fact that the album has hit the stands
too late in the day when the film's release is just round
the corner. Now that can well be expected to make a good
difference to the sales of the album. |
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Rating: 2.5/5 |
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