

Apologies to Haribhai - you deserve better.Īnd the new big gun on the block, K.K., sing the sweet " Aye Dil.Dil Ki Duniya " Romance ho gaya Bye chance ho gaya." Yech! Even the tune is nothing special. Anand Bakshi fails miserably with lines like Just average.Īfter the "memory" of the title song, Hariharan is saddled with the less than memorable Kavita, and Hema Sardesai seem to be having the time of their lives. The only plus point of this song is that Alka,

" Eli Re Eli" reminded me a bit of " Kehta Hai Mera Yehĭil" from " Jeans". Ok - now I am taking the nostalgia thing too far. Sure, the "Oye Baby" gets a little "Oye Obnoxious" after a bit - but the fast beat keeps the song going. Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik manage to inject the Punjabi style song with enough gusto and energy. Saab", " Chamakti Shaam Hai" is one of the more ear-friendly compositions (maybe I´m taking the Udit Narayan, Sukhwinder Singh, and Sunidhi Chauhan. Come on, Anu! Who are you trying to kid? Sure, a song works once but at least wait more than a year before you rehash it! Anyhow - the song features Asha with " Jisse Tu Na Mila" hangover (" Refugee". And it deceives you that the rest of the album will, too.Īsha Bhonsle can´t save " Jub Dil Miley" from the

Mahalaxmi Iyer convinces you that this tune stands on its own. Even the reprise with the childlike-sounding Sunidhi Chauhan and This is one of those perfect blends of lyrics (Anand Bakshi), instrumentals (the guitar hasn´t sounded so sweet in a long time), melody (it sounds original to me, Anu) and vocals (aaaaaahhhhh, Yaadgaar song in " Yaadein" is the title one. And if Anu Malik wants to play with the big boys, he might have to be consistant in composing like one. But it certainly is not the kind of album that makes for a classic. What is perhaps the most uninspired score in the history of Mukta Arts recently released in the form of "Yaadein". Or maybe we haven´t heard all of it before, but overall it isn´t the kind of stuff that we´d like to listen to over and over. Maybe Anu Malik was going with this theme when he decided to give us music that - well - we´ve heard before. The name itself evokes a sense of deja vu in our souls. Singers: Hariharan, Asha Bhonsle, Sunidhi, Udit, Sukhwinder, Sonu, Allka, Kavita, Hema Sardesai, K.K., Sneha Pant, Mahalxmi Iyer Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Rati Agnihotri

Planet-Bollywood - Music Review - Yaadein.
