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Rahman on a roll
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
(T Series)

This has been an exceptionally productive year for A.R. Rahman. First there was Jodhaa-Akbar, then Ada and Jaane Tu. If Jodhaa-Akbar was all about grandeur and royalty, Ada was almost like an opera. The film under review falls in a separate category. It is purely fun and frolic. When composing for such campus flicks, Rahman picks up the funkiest of lyrics and then lends them tunes to match.

A regular pattern that is emerging is that he sings one of the songs himself and that is the one which lends solidity to the music, lest anyone thinks that he is being irreverent. The song here is Tu Bole Main Boloon, which should actually be the title song. This jazz number thrives on the liberal use of saxophone and soft drums.

Then there is one solo, which can be virtually called the signature tune of the film. It is Kabhi kabhi Aditi by Rashid Ali. Notice the guitar strumming at the beginning? Something similar was heard when Aamir Khan came in with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. It has such a catchy tune that its journey to the top of the charts is all but assured. In contrast is a boisterous Pappu can’t dance sala. Its lyrics have been penned by film director and scriptwriter Abbas Tyrewala. Anupama, Benny Dayal, Blazee, Tanvi, Darshana, Satish Subramanium and Aslam render this song, which later comes in a remix version by Krishna Chetan.

The music is college fresh for this launch pad of Aamir Khan’s nephew Imraan Khan and Genelia D’Souza. Jaane Tu Mera Kya Hai boasts of a new kind of sound that remains with the song throughout. It has been sung by a relative newcomer Runa. The mood is even more pensive when sung by Sukhwinder Singh.

If Kabhi kabhi Aditi is leagues ahead of other songs, the second place is occupied by Nazrein Milaana Nazrein Churaana (Benny Dayal, Satish Chakravarthy, Naresh Iyer, Darshana, Shwetha, Tanvi, Bhargavi, Anupama). Here too, there is masterly use of the guitar. The serene romantic number Kahin To Hogi sees Rashid Ali pairing with Vasundhara Das for an aural treat.

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