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PATTI' MUSIC REVIEW |
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Music :
Salim
Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant |
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Lyrics :
Irfan Siddique |
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Direction :
Leena Yadav |
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Producer :
Ambika
Hinduja |
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Star Cast :
Amitabh Bachchan, Ben Kingsley, R. Madhavan, Raima Sen,
Saira Mohan, |
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Dhruv Ganesh,
Shraddha Kapoor, Siddharth Kher, Vaibhav Talwar |
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EXPECTATIONS
A situational soundtrack set in an out and out
Western mood is what one expects from Teen Patti
which has composer duo of Salim-Sulaiman coming
together with lyricist Irfan Siddiqui. Though
director Leena Yadav's last film Shabd had indeed
boasted of a few good tracks by Vishal-Shekhar,
there was more scope of coming up with commercially
viable songs due to the romantic theme of the Sanjay
Dutt-Aishwarya Rai-Zayed Khan starrer. Not that a
plot driven film like Teen Patti can't be expected
to have good music but then the job is only a little
more difficult, unless a film has a film maker like
Sanjay Gupta at the helm of affairs. This is the
reason why one keeps expectations in check before
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MUSIC
'Neeyat' is the song of seduction that marks the
beginning of Teen Patti. Sung by Sunidhi Chauhan,
the song surprisingly reminds of lesser heard 'Khatti
Meethi' (Acid Factory) which was rendered
by Manasi Scott. The similarity lies in the theme
and placement though the setting is a little darker
in 'Neeyat'. The song has a lazy feel to it and
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kind of number that plays in the opening sequence of
Bond films. Erotic in the way it has been picturised,
the song should work well along with the film's
narrative and can be expected to pick up steam (no
pun intended) if and when Teen Patti turns out to be
successful at the box office. Later in the album, 'Neeyat'
also sees a 'remix version' for itself where one can
hear tid-bits of Amitabh Bachchan's voice. Also,
there are added English lyrics by Ajinkya Iyer with
Abhijit Vaghani pitching in as well.
Naresh Kamat goes on to sing a solo in the form of 'Intezar'
(Arriving later in the 'remix version') which picks
on momentum after an entire minute has gone by. As
expected, the song has a Western setting to it and
has carries an Indi-pop mood. There are quite a few
variations that this situational track takes and
while it may work at bits and pieces in the
background, it can't be expected to be the kind of
song that makes one form beelines in front of the
music stands. |
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The songs of Teen Patti may not necessarily be
carrying a chartbuster appeal to them but one thing
that is noticeable is the consistent feel that the
entire album carrying. There is no real jerk per se
that one encounters throughout the album's duration
and this is the reason why title song 'Teen
Patti' doesn't cause any intrusion on its
arrival. Salim Merchant reserves one of the better
tracks for himself and renders 'Teen Patti' with the
kind of attitude that does justice to a |
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title song. The song catches your attention most at
the point where 'Ikka, Baasdhah,
Rani' is heard. If used judiciously right through
the narrative of the film and attached at the crucial
junctures, 'Teen Patti' (appearing later in 'remix version')
should manage to hold one's attention.
There is a muffled sound of Amitabh Bachchan followed by a
dialogue that begins 'Life Is A
Game' which appears first in an English followed
by a Hindi version. Yet again, the song has a Bond feel to
it with Sonia Saigal coming behind the mike for the English
version and later joined by Anushka Manchanda for the Hindi
version. A theme track which is written by Asif Ali Baig, it
may well be the one that plays in the opening credit rolls.
The sound of violin which is interspersed in this four
minutes piece is haunting and lends a feel of mystery to the
mood of Teen Patti. |
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The album concludes with a two minutes piece by
George Gershwin, 'Summertime'.
Sung by Joe Alvares, this is the kind of number
which one primarily finds in Hollywood affairs
rather than mainstream Hindi films; 'Summertime'
only carries forward the situational theme of the
album.
OVERALL
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As expected, Teen Patti remains Western in it's
outlook and has its eyes on taking the narrative forward
more than being the kind that is lapped up by the masses.
With its intent and direction in place, Teen Patti doesn't
throw any surprises and sticks to the requirement of the
script instead of bowing down to commercial requirements of
being a popular soundtrack that registers huge sales. |
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Rating: 2/5 |
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