Music review - Haal-E-Dil

Tadka spice - Haal-E-Dil is creating waves on the small screen with it’s music, and it’s got quite a great score for a movie starring all newcomers!

So you think Bollywood newcomers never had it so good? You are right! Haal-E-Dil’s music has been creating waves from television promos for quite some days now and it’s time now to put on your glasses and introspect the score which seems all set to create ripples on charts!

Haal-E-Dil’s title track ‘Haal-E-Dil‘ is a lovely number composed by Vishal Bhardwaj (wow!) with lyrics by Munna Dhiman, and a very captivating aspect of the song is the singing by the duo Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shreya Ghoshal. The song is mesmerising, with a tone of longing and craving in love lending it a beautiful aura. Vishal Bhardwaj proves that he is as much a great director as a music composer. The use of sounds is quite fresh in ‘Haal-E-Dil‘.

Anand Raaj Anand teams up with lyricist Sameer to come up with a song which will hit you with Sonu Nigam’s ultra-cool vocals, in the song ‘Jeeta Hoon‘. The song has female voice by Pamela Jain, but it isn’t as much high on either lyrics or music, as it is on Sonu Nigam’s voice which just doesn’t let your attention go away, and that makes ‘Jeeta Hoon‘ a good track, if not a great one!

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Music Review - Khushboo

Tadka spice - This album Khushboo will harm your ears because you’ll be compelled to listen to it’s songs again and again and again…

All right folks! This might be coming a bit late, but better late than never, ain’t it! So here we are, bringing you the music review of Khushboo, with music composed by none other than Adnan Sami, who seems to have shed more than his wieght, coz you just love to listen to him in the songs of Khushboo. If you don’t care to read the whole review, let’s just give it to you in one word: refreshing, but since we have worked hard (yeah right!) on this, please do read it na! The lyrics are by Javed Akhtar and needless to say, they are well-written.

Well, The album kicks off with the refreshingly sweet ‘Kyun Hai Mujhe Lagta‘, sung by composer Adnan Sami and Shreya Ghoshal, and we must say that they have done a fab job in here! The music just grows on you, and you wish that ‘Kyun Hai Mujhe Lagta‘ would never end (just like it’s last one minute, which goes on and on). Never mind, if you are left feeling “Kyun Hai Mujhe Lagta, ke ye gaana kuch zyada hi sweet hai”, then Adnan Sami is at fault! Haha!

Warning: Please don’t blame us if you are forced to put on your dancing shoes after you listen to ‘Dil Ye Kahe‘ from Khushboo. The second song is arguably the best song of Read more

Music review - Sunday

Tadka question - With a team of composers that comprises of various artists from different backgrounds, is the music of Sunday going to manage a good scorecard, or will too many cooks spoil the broth? Please click on ‘Read more’ to view the complete music review of the movie Sunday.

Variety is the spice of life, and the movie Sunday too. The movie’s music score is a concoction of six composers, all of whom have enthralled the listeners many times in the past. The album kicks off with the mint fresh title song ‘Missing Sunday‘. Sung by Mahua Kamat, Suraj, Earl Edgar, with lyrics by Farhad Sajid, the song is a nice track to listen to, but the lyrics are specific to the movie’s theme and that’s why the listeners will have to wait till they see the movie to truly get the meaning of the english lines. The music of this song is given by Sandeep Chowta.

The second track of the album ‘Pyar to hona hi tha‘ has music by Pakistani band Suroor’s members M.Ali and Kami, and they have given a beautiful touch to the song, not to forget the very enjoyable guitar strings that take off the song. The song has been sung by Kamran Bari and Mohammad Ali, with lyrics by Kamran Bari. But the beauty of the song lies in the fact that Read more

Music review - Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal

Tadka question - with Chak De India! firmly imprinted in Indian minds forever, the expectations were high from the music of Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal; did the musical team live up to those expectations? Click on ‘Read more’ to read the complete music preview.

When you have music director as Pritam and lyricist Javed Akhtar, you are certain that the music of Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal is something to watch out for. And rightly so, it manages to score some goals itself.

The whole feel to the album is fast paced, and fresh with suitably done lyrics for each situation, and almost all of the songs are neatly done, without going overboard with the treatment. Anand Raj Anand and Richa Sharma rev it up in ‘Billo Rani‘ which has this whole ‘made for bollywood’ aura hovering above it. The lyrics playfully move along and the interludes are finely etched in the song. This party track almost takes you to the 90s when hindi songs were done with the ‘qawwali’ touch. Neeraj Shridhar sings so well in ‘Ishq ka kalma‘ that you would like to listen to this song again and again. It is definitely that one song which Read more

Music review - Yash Raj Films’ Aaja Nachle

Tadka spice: What makes the album Aaja Nachle a sought after one? Will the songs provide Madhuri Dixit’s comeback the required support? Click on ‘Read more’ to view the complete music review of Yash Raj Films’ Aaja Nachle.

And now we bring to you the music review of Madhuri Dixit’s comeback movie, Aaja Nachle. The movie is directed by Anil Mehta and stars Madhuri Dixit, Konkona Sen Sharma, Akshaye Khanna and Kunal Kapoor, with music by Salim - Sulaiman, lyrics by Jaideep Sahni (of Chak De India! fame) and Piyush Mehra.

The album kicks off with the title track ‘Aaja Nachle‘ sung by one of the leading singers of Bollywood, Sunidhi Chauhan. The song not just proves that Sunidhi is one firebrand singer, but it’s lyrics aptly capture the spirit of Madhuri’s comeback and all the excitement associated with it. The lyricists have done a great job, capturing every naughty prank, excitement of asking the lover to come and dance along and such feelings.

Another singer, Shreya Ghosal (who started her career with Madhuri’s last movie 5 years back, Devdas) teams up with Read more