Dhoom Music Review

 

   Taking cue from the Hollywood biker movies that are aimed at the yuppie crowds comes the first ever movie of such kind to hit the Indian screen - ' Dhoom '. Yashraj Films take a complete about turn from their recent releases like ' Mohabbatein', 'Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai', 'Mujhse Dosti Karoge' and 'Hum Tum' to make an out and out action cum adventure thriller 'Dhoom' (thankfully without a catch line!) that stars Abhishek Bachchan (with a dashing new getup), John Abraham, Uday Chopra (watch out for their hairdo), Esha Deol (in her new toned avtaar!) and Rimi Sen. Pritam, who composed for ' Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai ' with Jeet works independently for ' Dhoom ' that has lyrics by Sameer. After an average business generated by MYKSH, producer Aditya Chopra repeats Sanjay Gadhvi for this fun frolic film that has generated quite a buzz amongst the youngsters.

Item queen Sunidhi Chauhan croons the title track ' Dhoom ' that has all the flavors to be yet another hit in her short yet immensely successfully career. Icing on the cake is refreshingly different looking Esha Deol who turns out to be more bold and beautiful than you could have ever imagined. Music is like instant coffee that immediately hits you hard and makes you hum the number all along. Pritam has done well to blend western arrangements with Bhangra beats and compose a well-made stage number. The props used in the number charge it up further and ensure a hit number for Esha who may be seen performing this number on many a stage shows / award ceremonies from here!

 ' Shikdum ', a love song has traces of the arrangements of ' Sharara Sharara ' (MYKSH) and is sung well by Shaan (as expected) and Shreya Ghoshal, who modulates her voice immensely for this naughty sounding song. Word ' Shikdum ' is just a gap filler for rhythm purpose in this number, which is about 'There is no one at home so let's enjoy ourselves!!' The track doesn't have enough ammunition to go all the way to be remembered by one and all but doesn't disappoint either. Overall an above average composition! 

Following track ' Dilbara ' is a song picturised on the street-smart character played by Uday Chopra who is trying to woo his girl to come and start a family with him. A jazzy track that has very average lyrics by Sameer, it is sung by Abhijeet and Sowmya Raoh who are just about OK! As such the number too is nothing great shakes and just passes muster. After a rocking start with ' Dhoom Machale ', the subsequent tracks ' Shikdum ' and ' Dilbara ' do not hold much ground and one just hopes that the next four tracks bring some life back into the album.

' Salaame ' is a 'salsa' number that has been picturized on the pairing of Abhishek Bachchan-Rimi Sen and Uday Chopra-Esha Deol. A celebration track, it asks for a grand picturisation and choreography that should ensure its popularity. Sung extremely well by Kunal Ganjawala and Vasundhara Das, who are already basking in the glory of ' Bheege Honth Tere ' (Murder) and ' Chale Jaisi Hawayein ' (Main Hoon Naa) respectively, they can safely add this song to their list of hit numbers. Right publicity at the right time can enhance the fortunes of this fun song that goes well with the theme of the movie.

Next comes ' The Bedroom Mix ' of ' Shikdum ' sung by KK, Gayatri Iyer and Indee, who adds on the rap! Aimed at the yuppie ones, there is not much stress on the lyrics and the emphasis has been purely on the beats and the rap add-on! Much more funky and foot tapping than the original, it is the one for the dance floor and your car stereos and should catch the fancy of the campus crowds.

 ' Dilbara ' too makes a repeat appearance, this time with an added beat and a word here and there from Abhishek Bachchan, at an attempt at getting that extra smile. The experiment succeeds and the number becomes more likeable, primarily due to witty comments from Chota B intermittently. This is the version that should make way into the theatres.
 

Going by the success of Richi Rich's ' Mere Dil Vich Hain Hum Tum ' in ' Hum Tum ', Dhoom too has a international artist 'Tata Young' featuring in an additional version of the title track ' Dhoom '. 'Richi Rich' in 'Hum Tum', 'Blue' in 'Rakht' and 'Tata Young' in 'Dhoom' - the wide between Bollywood and Hollywood is definitely narrowing! (One common factor in all the three movies - they star Abhishek Bachchan. A mere coincidence this one?) Coming back to the number, this one is a totally English number with remixed music of the original and lyrics by Asif Ali Baig. Pritam does well in blending the two together. Tata Young (with her Hindi word rendition of ‘Dhoom' often sounding like ‘doom' and ‘dume') has powerful husky vocals that work immensely for a song of this kind. A rip roaring number, this one is highly entertaining, foot tapping, has an international appeal and should be as big hit as ' Mere Dil Vich ' from Hum Tum.

Since the theme of the movie is different from what Yashraj films have been offering since all these years, the music too is in sharp contrast. The result is that you don't feel as content as you would have wished to be. Music is a mixed bag with the title track and maybe a couple of other tracks being of Hit material but the remaining tracks being plain average. For once there is Chopra movie that doesn't have a kind of music that has universal appeal and much retention power. Strictly for the youngsters!