AUDIO/VIDEO SCAN
DJ Love Mix
(Sagarika)

WHEN remix merchants hit the big time, they start making a music video out of one of the songs from the album so that it can be shown on music channels. The experiment works. Not only does it boost sales, it also makes celebrities out of some of the struggling performers.

Turning the whole album into a VCD is the next logical step. The present cassette not only comes as a CD but also as a VCD. It is a typical example of the growing confidence of the remix brigade.

It features several singers like Vaishali Samant and Avadhoot Gupte, supported by Joi, Shibani Kashyap, Bandana Sharma and Jaspinder Narula. They croon some original compositions and some remixed ones from old films. What is remarkable is that though their videos have been directed by several directors, the overall impact is as if these are the creations of one man.

All videos have been shot indoors. The colours are gaudy; dancing unsure, but not vulgar.

The songs which have been taken from old films stick to lips easily. The opening number, Jawan Hai Mohabbat (Vaishali Samant and Joi), is particularly good. A part of the video has been shot in black and white.

Vaishali has a promising voice that she gets to showcase in Ho Na Ho Kal. Similarly, the number Kya Nazakat Hai does credit to Shibani Kashyap.

One would expect much better quality of recording but one has to take into account the fact that these are limited-budget projects and cannot match the opulence of film music.

Anu Malik has really gone wild composing music for this Boney Kapoor creation. Forget the quality, just enjoy the masti, which it has in abundance.

A crazy beat begins from the opening title number sung by Sonu Nigam and Alisha Chinoy and there is no respite till the closing song, Mera Jaisa Koi Nahin (Alisha Chinoy, Sunidhi Chauhan).

Kumar Sanu is heard after a long time but he too is fully soaked in the Malik brew. His Dil Paagal Hai in the company of Alka Yagnik and KK has been made interesting by a novel use of aa aa aa, which figures repeatedly in it.

Alisha Chinoy gives a good account of herself in the single Dil Churake as well as the group songs like Kalyug Ki Laila (Chinoy, Sunidhi Chauhan and Vasundhara Das) and Mera Jaisa Koi Nahin (Chinoy, Sunidhi Chauhan).

— ASC