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| 'TUM
MILE' MUSIC REVIEW |
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Music :
Pritam |
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Lyrics :
Sayeed Quadri, Kumaar |
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Direction :
Kunal Deshmukh |
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Producer :
Mukesh
Bhatt |
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Leading Cast :
Emraan Hashmi, Soha Ali Khan |
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EXPECTATIONS
Hasn't it become all so predictable when one begins
the review of any music coming from the house of
Bhatts that has a Pritam and Emraan Hashmi
association to it? So many times has a statement
being made that 'Good music is pretty much on the
cards when forces like Mukesh Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt,
Pritam, Emraan Hashmi and lyricist Sayeed Quadri
come together.' After all, their track record over
the years has been a testimony to this fact. Hence
bowing down to sheer predictability of listening to
some real good music once again, one plays on Tum
Mile which also has another lyricist Kumaar, who has
now become a regular with Pritam, as an added
contributor for writing the title song. |
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MUSIC
With Neeraj Sridhar at the helm of affairs, what
does one expect? Another 'Hari Krishna Hare Ram'? Or
a 'Aahun Aahun'? Or a 'Chor Bazari'? Well, get set
for some surprise as both Pritam and Neeraj make a
conscious effort to do something completely
different with the title song of 'Tum
Mile'. This time around it's the feeling
of innocent and pure love that takes centre- |
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stage as Neeraj gets into the shoes of a lovelorn
youngster who is plain and simple glad to have found
the love of his life. A rhythmic tune that has a
much better 'antra' when compared with 'mukhda', 'Tum
Mile' has an elaborate setting to it in it's opening
version.
However, to one's pleasant surprise, even better
versions follow after a while with Javed Ali and
Shafqat Amanat Ali getting their own solo versions
of the same song. Frankly, the two singers do well
in stealing the show this time around. Even though
it's the original version which is currently on air
due to ingredients that give it a popular appeal ,
the ones that should turn out to be 'lambi race ka
ghoda' are the 'Love Reprise version' by Javed Ali
and 'rock version' by Shafqat Amanat Ali.
Javed Ali takes huge strides with his soft rendition
in this melodious outing which stays away from
excessive musical instruments. On the other hand
Shafqat Amanat Ali, who hails from Pakistan, gets
another fabulous song under his belt after 'Mitwa' [Kabhi
Alvidaa Naa Kehna] with this soft rock version of
the title song. All in all, this is a song that
grows on you and once the tune is set in mind, there
is no stopping. |
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However, one is always greedy for more when it's a
Bhatt-Pritam-Emraan combination and this is where
the trump card is out in the form of 'Dil
Ibaadat'. If one thought that Tum Mile
was fabulous then one listening of 'Dil Ibadat' will
quickly make you change loyalties. In this love
song, K.K. has a number in hand which could well be
an award winning outing if aided by good
picturisation. If presented in a highly passionate
and dramatic manner, something which goes with the
genre |
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of the song, 'Dil Ibadat' could well be the 'Khuda
Jaane' [Bachna Ae Haseeno] moment for Pritam.
Special mention is reserved for the oriental touch to the
arrangements which gives that added edge to 'Dil Ibadat'
that also sees a 'rock version' as the album progresses.
This is where one begins to draw comparisons with Pritam's
soundtrack of Life In A Metro since that too belonged to a
similar space.
The signature tune that is currently being heard along with
the promos of Tum Mile kick starts 'Tu
Hi Haqeeqat', which is yet another solo, this
time Javed Ali at the helm of affairs. By this time, one
realizes that the album is made of all-male singers. In fact
this could well be the first ever instance for the music of
a film with romance as it's strong point not to be featuring
any female voice at all. Coming back to 'Tu Hi Haqeeqat', it
is not as strong as the title song or 'Dil Ibaadat' but
that's purely on a comparative scale. Rendered by Javed Ali,
this one has a core Indian feel to it and is the easiest
tune to grasp. Perhaps this is the very reason one looks
forward to the songs that follow since in Tum Mile one
doesn't expect Pritam to churn out a conventional Bollywood
tune. |
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It's a journey into the 'youngistan' world with
Mohit Chauhan taking listeners right into a campus
through 'Iss Jahaan Mein'.
A lively number with fast paced arrangements and a
definite rhythm to it, 'Iss Jahan Mein' still
manages to get a melodic base to it. Also, one has
heard Mohit Chauhan in quite a few slow moving
tracks earlier, most of which are quite sober in
appeal. However, this time around he also lets his
hair down and with an innocent appeal to it; 'Iss
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Mein' does carry enough potential to be yet another
'Junoon' [New York].
K.K. returns to the scene with 'O
Meri Jaan' and makes sure that he gets to croon
some of the best tracks in the album. This time around it's
a sad outing for the entire team which makes sure that the
song turns out to be an emotionally charged affair, whether
in terms of composition, writing or singing. This one is
again straight out of the kind of genre that Life In A Metro
had established a few years back. If you had liked the songs
back then, there is no reason why they won't work now in the
context of Tum Mile.
Finally comes 'Soul Of Tum Mile'
and as expected, this four minutes piece begins with the
sound of a thunderstorm. There is a slow and steady movement
in this instrumental piece which shows an escalation coming
in at just the right junctures. Boasting of an international
appeal, this piece become more intriguing 100 seconds down
the line, hence ensuring that it would add on to the
dramatic quotient as a part of the film's background during
some intense dramatic moments in the film.
OVERALL
2009 is clearly Pritam's year. If he has enjoyed the biggest
musical success in the form of Love Aaj Kal then he has also
seen a steady success run of New York. If at the beginning
of the year he gave multiple item hits in Billu then he has
also got some pure and fresh music in place for Tum Mile. In
between he has found some good tunes rolling for All The
Best and Dil Bole Hadippa too, which re-establishes the fact
that he is clearly THE most prolific hit-maker that we have
in Bollywood today. This is what he proves yet again with
Tum Mile where he gives Bhatts their very own Life In A
Metro to be preserved and relished for years to come. |
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Rating: 4/5 |
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