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Cast:
Madhuri Dixit, Akshaye Khanna, Konkona Sen |
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Kunal Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey, Irrfan Khan, |
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Divya Dutta |
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Cinematographer: Anil Mehta |
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Editor: Ritesh Soni |
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Banner:
Yash Raj Films |
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Producer:
Aditya Chopra |
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Direction:
Anil Mehta |
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Music:
Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant |
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Choreographer: Vaibhavi Merchant |
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Story:
Jaideep Sahni |
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Music of Aaja Nachle serves to be special. And the reasons
are more than one.
a)
Aaja Nachle is the comeback film of Madhuri Dixit. Of
course, there is no question of a compromise when it comes
to music here.
b) The film's title. When a movie itself screams
'come dance', it should have enough ammunition in it's
soundtrack to make you dance indeed.
c) The Yash Raj factor. After Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
they desperately need a hit soundtrack. The need of the
situation is much more than a single super successful track
(Chak De India) or a critically appreciated album (Laaga
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Do the composer duo Salim-Sulaiman and lyricist team
of Piyush Mishra, Jaideep Sahni and Asif Ali Beg do
well to get the desired results? The way it turns
out eventually is that the album isn't quite
'special' (as one would have hoped) but does have a
few tunes which should make you play them on for
some time to come at least. In the nutshell, is it a
superhit album in the wings for Yash Raj Films? Not
quite as they may have to wait longer! |
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Track
1 - Aaja Nachle Title song ‘Aaja Nachle is the kind of
track that Madhuri Dixit fans would have been waiting to see
her in! This Piyush Mishra song has all in it that gives
Madhuri ample opportunity to get into a 'jhatak-matak' act
which is bound to be lapped up by her fans worldwide. A
stage performance, ‘Aaja Nachle’ has a controlled Sunidhi
Chauhan singing with aplomb. She gets the right 'ada' in her
rendition hence doing well to suit the kind of image that
Madhuri has built over the years.
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9 - Aaja Nachle [Reprise] With strong Indian classical
influence, Salim-Sulaiman get the Indian mood right for this
song that has a rustic edge to it and reminds one of
Madhuri's own 'Chane Ke Khet Mein' from Anjaam. A sure shot
popular track in the kitty for Madhuri here. The only song
to find a repeat version in the album, ‘Aaja Nachle’ is
heard in a 'reprise' version at the end of the album which
is thankfully different from oh-so-common fly-a-dozen remix
versions! |
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Track 2 - Ishq Hua
After some 'naach-gaana', it is time to get into a
romantic mood with 'Ishq Hua'. With a young feel to
it, this Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal sung track is
a mix of poetry and conventional Hindi movie lyrics
by Jaideep Sahni (also the writer of the film), all
of which makes for a good listening. Salim-Sulaiman
get the melody working for this soothing track which
is quite easy on ears, courtesy some soft
arrangements. 'Ishq Hua' has a Yash Raj stamp all
over it and has a certain cute element to it which
should make it popular amongst kids as well! |
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3 - Show Me Your Jalwa It is a delight to hear Richa
Sharma sing 'Show Me Your Jalwa' which is an
addictive song from the word GO. Inspite of a jingle feel to
it which sets you thinking about such music being heard in
countless ads, it is hard to ignore the sheer rhythm on
which the song is based.With Kailash Kher and Salim Merchant
as Richa's male singing partners, 'Show Me Your Jalwa' by
Jaideep Sahni is truly rustic in appeal and brings the
feeling of a small town setting well in spite of the catch
line of the song being in English. While Richa is just
perfect in her rendition here, she also sets the right
platform for Madhuri to actually 'show her jalwa'. |
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Track 4 - O Re Piya Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, the
man from whom one tends to expect a lot whenever his
name appears in credits, croons 'O Re Piya'. Jaideep
Sahni is at the helm of writing for third song in a
row which is not really a kind of romantic number
which one expects from Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. A
situational track with shades of a 'qawalli'
setting, 'O Re Piya' takes some time to register
itself in the mind of a listener. |
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5 - Soniye Mil Ja If there is one thing that strikes
most about 'Soniye Mil Ja', it is the sound of 'ahas' and 'ohos'
which gets the celebration mood rolling. Madhuri Dixit's
singing is another good reason to give 'Soniye Mil Ja' a
hearing since she adds certain spunk to the proceedings with
Sunidhi Chauhan pitching in with a bit as well. |
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Track 6 - Is Pal After 'Ishq Hua', 'Is Pal'
is the second hardcore romantic track to arrive in
the album. Yet again, the singing 'jodi' is the same
with Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal though the
lyricist changes from Jaideep Sahni to Piyush Mishra.
In fact, the overall mood created by 'Is Pal' is
similar to that of 'Ishq Hua' and if you a die hard
romantic, it may not be a bad idea to put both the
songs together in a repeat mood and play them for
hours at stretch. No, 'Is Pal' may not be the next
chartbuster track in the offering but those who
swear by melodious music and love to be entertained
with soothing numbers, this is just the right one!
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7 - Koi Patthar Se Na MaareAn out and out situational
track which is perhaps made for a situation for a stage
performance in Aaja Nachle comes in the form of 'Koi Patthar
Se Na Maare'. Musically, this one written by Piyush Mishra
is the weakest of the lot musically as it hardly comes with
a retention value. A slow moving pensive number with Sunidhi
Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal and Sonu Nigam at the helm, 'Koi
Patthar Se Na Maare' gets poetic but tests the patience of a
listener who till this point was enjoying a mix of melody
and rhythm in the offering. Skip this one. |
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Track 8 - Dance With Me New find Sonia Saigal
croons the English track 'Dance With Me' penned by
Asif Ali Beg who in the past has written for films
like Neal N Nikki, Dhoom 2 and Victoria No. 203
amongst others. Surprisingly, the dance number here
isn't quite the kind which makes you go 'wow' and
play the track in a repeat mode. The song sounds
like an 80s disco track and even the arrangements
are hardly the kind which suit the grandeur of a
Yash Raj setting. Very average with all hopes
centered on the eventual picturisation of the song!
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In the
end, one still feels that there could have been more to the
film's soundtrack to make it outstanding, something which is
not really the case. One misses the presence of something
exceptional the music of Aaja Nachle; not quite an
unreasonable demand to begin with! Of course 'Koi Patthar Se
Na Maare' and 'Dance With Me' don't really make you go for
that 'repeat' option but then there are definite hits like
Aaja Nachle and 'Show Me Your Jalwa waiting to explode with
good melodies like 'Ishq Hua' and 'Is Pal' sure to catch the
fancy of those who are in love. |
