Bunty Aur Babli Music Review

 
This is what one may call a dream project. A production house (Yash Raj Films) that is on a roll for over a year now with three super hits in a row - Hum Tum, Dhoom and Veer- Zaara. A queen of hearts (Rani Mukherjee) who is now sitting firmly on the queen's throan after garnering immense appreciation in Yuva, Hum Tum, Veer-Zaara and Black. A cool dude (Abhishek Bachchan) who can finally say he has arrived after Yuva, Dhoom, Phir Milenge and Naach. A director (Shaad Ali Sahgal) who brought celluloid romance alive on screen with his debut film 'Saathiya'. A musical team that boasts of Gulzar saab and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.

With a superb team like this, one is rest assured that the project cannot fail. To add to that, this racy comedy feel-good flick 'Bunty Aur Babli also boasts of Amitabh Bachchan as a cop on a trail after the thugs (Bunty and Babli) with Aishwarya Rai being a surprise element in a song'dance sequence. The promos have created a rage already promising 'a smile a minute' while the vibrant colors give the movie an 'earthy-interior' look that gels well with the small town setting of the movie.

Small town feel is what one senses at the very onset of the opening track 'Dhadak Dhadak '. Simple lyrics woven together intelligently with grace distinguishes Gulzar saab from other lyricists. After 'Dhanno Ki Aankhon Mein' (Kitaab) and 'Chayya Chayya' (Dil Se), 'Dhadak Dhadak' is another number revolving around a journey on a train. A story of a boy and a girl looking forward to a life full of adventure and fun as they move out of their down-to-earth upbringing, 'Dhadak Dhadak' by Udit Narayan, Sunidhi Chauhan and Nihira Joshi is an interesting composition that should be making an appearance at the very beginning of the film.

Sonu Nigam and Mahalaxmi Iyer come together for a romantic duet that carries with it the SEL style of subtle music. With an effective usage of Indian instruments, it is rich in melody while the lyrics are again different from ordinary. A good number to listen to, it is not one of those numbers that is instantly catchy with everyone in the town humming it around. It is to the credit of the composers that they play around with the words to come up with an ear-pleasing tune.

From hereon Shankar Mahadevan is a part of all the four numbers in the capacity of a singer as well. In 'Nach Baliye' , he pairs up with Somya Raoh and Loy Mendonsa for this predominantly Punjabi-Hindi track with a Western base. A situational fun track, it is of a kind, which if supported by a colorful cinematography and pulsating choreography can do wonders. Not an 'out-of-ordinary' number by any means, now it all depends upon how the director presents and places this song during the movie.

Title song makes an appearance at this moment with the coming together of Sukhwinder Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, Jaspinder Narula and Siddharth Mahadevan. A foot tapping number depicting the escapades of the lead protagonists Bunty and Babli while they are painting the town red with their looting spree, it should be fun on the screen. Also due to the theme of the song, it should be making intermittent appearances throughout the movie as per the situations.

Rapper Blaaze writes and sings for yet another title number 'B N B' that gets your neck in motion as soon as you through with the first 30 seconds. With Shankar and Loy chipping in their bit, this English number seems to be a promotional track that should guarantee immense craze for the movie if unleashed a couple of weeks before the movie's release. With a catchy rhythm accompanying Blaaze's rendition throughout, it should be a unique experience for the Bollywood followers who would freak out on this zippy track. Alisha Chinai begins the mujra/nautanki number 'Kajrare ' that is bound to be a yet another fun number in the movie while B and B are out for yet another loot. Shankar Mahadevan and Javed Ali lend fine support to Alisha who is a revelation as a singer with this genre. Again not a number that you would hum around but enjoy while it runs on the screen.

'Bunty Aur Babli' does not contain your routine Yash Chopra genre of music that are choreographed around the meadows and Swiss alps. They are more of situational rhythmic tracks that take a story forward. Yes, there are 2-3 tracks that are get on you with the word GO - like the title song and 'Dhadak Dhadak' . The album will show good sales for the next few days and then stabilize after the initial euphoria associated with a Yash Raj flm's music is through. After then, depending upon the picturisation and placement of the songs in the movie, the sales may pick up again after the movie's release.