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Bhola In Bollywood
Director: Sumbul-Gazi Starring: Virender Saxena, Ali Asgar, Alok Nath, Siraj Khan, Bharati Sharma
Music Director: Atamash
When one picks up the music album of ' Bhola In Bollywood ', one does so with
utmost negative mindset. From makers of the movie (Producer - Gazi, Director -
Sumbul-Gazi) to the people behind the music of the movie (Composer - Atamash,
Music arranger - Babloo Chakravarty, Lyricists - Wajeda Tabassum, Gazi) - none
of them are the names that make a person sit and notice either the movie or the
music. Add to the debutant starcast and zero publicity and one already stars
wondering about the fate of the movie. A ray of hope is the catchy punch line
'He is from Bihar, she is from Boston, and they meet in Bollywood', that very
well sets the pretext of the movie and makes one hear to the album at least
once. Opening number ' Maine Hoton Pe ' is today's take on ' Sajna Hai Mujhe
Sajna Ke Liye ' from yesteryear's ' Saudagar '. A very average composition sung
with a different modulation by Sunidhi Chauhan, it has some heavy and non-filmi
lyrics by Wajeda Tabassum. Shaan too makes a brief appearance but fails to leave
any impression. Mainly a Sunidhi Chauhan track, it is not of a kind that one
expects at the beginning of an album. Following track ' Hindustani Khana
Hindustani Gana ' is another inspiration that takes on from ' It Happens Only In
India ', the difference here being that it restricts itself to two areas -
Indian food and music. There is a trademark Babloo Chakravorty touch in the
chorus a la the tracks in ' Mohabbatein ', but overall this one too settles down
to just about average. Written well by Gazi, who writes about various exotic
Indian dishes and the legacy of Indian music, it has a very subdued Sonu Nigam
behind the mike.
Shaan and Jolly Mukherjee come together to sing about the life of Indians, which
as per them, is ' Timepass '. Written by Gazi, it is poorly worded and neither
the music nor the singing is anything to cheer about. The number is pacy and is
composed as a conversation between the two male singers, but the final product
is not worth a second look. Wajeda Tabassum returns to write with ' O Angusht
Badan ', another heavily worded song, that is primarily Urdu. Sonu Nigam would
have worked hard to catch the nuisances of each and every word in this number
that has the best tune of the lot so far. Not that the number turns out to be
one of the landmark songs of 2004, but as far as the quality of songs in ' Bhola
In Bollywood ' go, this is the one that can be listened to some extent. Sonu
Nigam continues to sing romantic tracks with ' Kis Kadar Khoobsurat ' that is
not bad after all and can again be sat through. Written by Wajeda Tabassum, it
can be hummed along. Finishing touches to the album are put in the form of ' She
is From Punjab ' (Wasn't she from Boston as per the album cover?), a number
written by Gazi and sung by Sonu Nigam. A racy track with good dose of 'Bhangra'
beats; it is the most catchy of all the previous numbers. Sonu Nigam too sounds
his energetic best in this track that is foot tapping. Producers and the music
company should immediately start publicizing this track if they want the movie
to be known and album to reach out to people. In nutshell, the album turns out
to be marginally better than what one had expected while picking it up. There
are two or three tracks that keep you engaged for a while but nothing that keeps
you hooked to the album. There are number of other factors that go against the
album (as discussed above). Chances are very high that the album will go
completely unnoticed from the musical scene.
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