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DIRTY PICTURE' MUSIC REVIEW |
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Music :
Vishal
Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani |
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Lyrics :
Rajat Arora |
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Direction :
Milan Luthria |
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Producer :
Ekta
Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor |
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Star Cast :
Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor, |
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Imran Hasnee, Anju Mahendroo |
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EXPECTATIONS
On a regular day one wouldn't have been too sure
about what to expect from the music of The Dirty
Picture. After all, the film recounts the 80s era,
tells the tale of Silk Smitha and has an
unconventional pairing of Vidya Balan with men like
Naseeruddin Shah, Emraan Hashmi and Tusshar Kapoor.
Moreover with Vishal-Shekhar coming on board and
writer Rajat Aroraa turning lyricist for an entire
album for the first time ever, there is further
intrigue quotient to the entire soundtrack. However
what makes one hopeful of a fun outing in the
offering is the single most factor which is also the
USP of the album - 'Ooh La La'. With the song pretty
much catching attention of audience ever since it's
sound was unveiled a few months ago, one looks
forward to what does the rest of the album have to
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MUSIC
Expectedly it is a fun beginning with 'Ooh
La La' giving The Dirty Picture a
smashing start with the kind of arrangements that
are totally set in the 80s mode. In fact for those
who have been brought up in the 80s era would really
sense the kind of nuances that have been taken care
of by Vishal-Shekhar who go all the way in creating
a riotous outing. Also Rajat Aroraa's lyrics |
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deserve special mention here for the kind of
word-spinning he does in order to bring in a
sensual-n-naughty mood come alive on screen. However
none of that would have been possible if not for
Bappi Lahiri and Shreya Ghoshal who have clearly
smashed it big time with their rendition and are
seemingly having so much fun behind the mike that
one can well expect them to have continued singing
even after Vishal-Shekhar would have called 'okay'.
A special mention for the second half of the song
where the entire mood of the song shifts from
Jeetendra's 'Himmatwala'/'Tohfa' mood to that of
Mithun Chakravorty's 'Disco Dancer'/'Kasam Paida
Karne Waale Ki' with Bappi Lahiri bringing back the
mood bang on. This is the reason why even though
there is a 'Dhol Mix' that arrives at the end of the
album, one still wants to stick to the original
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There is a shift in the album though with singer
Kamal Khan crooning Ishq
Sufiyana, a number that is tailor made
for Emraan Hashmi. Reminding of the style that
director Milan Luthria had adopted in Once Upon A
Time In Mumbaai for the songs 'Pee Loon' and 'Tum Jo
Aaye', even 'Ishq Sufiyana' gets into a similar mode
and ensures that the album would have one more
chartbuster to it's name that would go all the way
in fetching audience's attention. A Sufi track that
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out and out 'desi' feel to it and is thankfully not
adulterated by any Western influences, it also appears in an
added version with Sunidhi Chauhan coming behind the mike.
However one does wish that if only Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
could have been roped to do a solo version of this song, 'Ishq
Sufiyana' may have reached further heights.
It is back to retro outing with 'Honeymoon
Ki Raat' which again reminds one of the Bappi
Lahiri-Mithun Chakravorty combo of the 80s. The lyrics here
are out and out cheesy (as was expected from a film of this
genre) what with 'Kaamdev Ka Sutra', 'Honeymoon Ki Raat' and
'Whsikey Si Chadti Hoon' forming a part of Sunidhi Chauhan's
rendition. A song that seems like a night club outing, it
doesn't quite go all the way and falls short of being a
naughty outing that it could have been. Now one waits to see
how the song is picturised because only that could help it
rise from being ordinary to something that is indeed
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Last to arrive is 'Twinkle
Twinkle' which takes the album back into
the naughty mood of the South films of the 80s,
something that was always on the cards. With lyrics
comprising of 'Twinkle Twinkle', 'Jack-n-Jill',
'Humpty-Dumpty' and 'Johny Ka Papa', this one could
well be the 'Chammak Challo' moment for Vidya Balan
in the overall set up of 'The Dirty Picture'. While
Shreya Ghoshal starts the song well with
Vishal-Shekhar bringing on the beats that remind of
'Mehbooba |
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Mehbooba' [Sholay], it is the arrival of Rana
Mazumder that adds further variation as it takes the song
into 'Yamma Yamma' [Shaan] mode. Pretty much the kind of
song where Vishal-Shekhar got an opportunity to pay homage
(yet again) to R.D. Burman, it's a pity that 'Twinkle
Twinkle' ends in three minutes flat.
OVERALL
Music of The Dirty Picture takes the expected route and
delivers what it promised once 'Ooo La La' came on air.
While this song is a chartbuster all the way, even 'Ishq
Sufiyana' has in it to find long legs for itself, courtesy
Emraan Hashmi's strong fan base lapping it up. As for the
added 'tadka' there is 'Twinkle Twinkle' that should keep
the mood naughty and entertaining, as is the theme and genre
of the film as well. |
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Rating: 3/5 |
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