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Cast:
Rajeev Khandelwal |
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Year:
2008 |
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Music:
Amit Trivedi
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Lyrics:
Amitabh |
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Story,
Screenplay and Dialogues:
Rajkumar Gupta |
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Co-Producer:
Zarina Mehta, Vikas Bahl, Deven Khote, |
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Siddharth Roy Kapur |
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Presenter:
UTV Spot Boy |
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Producer:
Anurag Kashyap |
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Producer:
Ronnie Screwvala |
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Direction:
Rajkumar Gupta |
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UTV
Production' s Aamir, directed by Raj Kumar Gupta with
television's heartthrob, Rajiv Khandelwal in the lead,
promises to be a different kind of a film. How different is
something that will only be evident once the film releases.
But one can safely say that the film's music is definitely
hatke. It does not fall into the expected genre of Hindi
film songs but seeks instead to push the proverbial
envelope. The film's music has been composed by Amit Trivedi
and the lyrics have been written by Amitabh. Between the
two, they also manage to sing most of the songs of the film
as well. The music album of Aamir comes with five songs from
the film, along with its climax theme track. Added as a
bonus to the album are sufiyana tracks like Allah Hoo,
Dilruba, Bandya and Chhap Tilak. |
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Track 1 - Ha Raham (Mehfuz) The album opens with
a song called 'Ha Raham (Mehfuz)', which is an
interesting musical innovation on the quawali. The
vocals for the song are provided by Murtuza Qadir,
Amitabh and Amit Trivedi. The song opens in a very
un-quawali like style. The number has been composed
very well indeed and has been sung with great
assurance and feeling by the vocalists.
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Track 2 -
Chakkar Ghumyo
'Chakkar Ghumyo' sung by Amit Trivedi is an infusion
of rural and folk music. The song prepares you with
what is to follow with the prelude music which has a
predominance of rural, folk sounds. The song has a
catchy rhythm and its words to have that quality of
common wisdom. It is definitely a situational song
and it will be interesting to see how the song has
been picturised in the film.
Track 3 -
Haara
'Haara' sung by Amit Trivedi is the third |
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song of the album. It is another very interesting
song. The music of this number has all the elements
of rock music. There is the electric guitar and the
drums and Trivedi belting it out with power. The
number has been composed and sung well.
Track 4 - Phas Gaya (Never Mind) - Neuman
Pinto's Phas Gaya (Never Mind) is the fourth song of
the film. This song is almost like the theme song of
the film as it talks about being trapped. The song
has been rendered in a very dramatic fashion as it
almost fulfills the function of a chorus in theatre,
commenting on the action taking place. That's what
this song seems to be doing. Again, a very
situational number, whose value would only be
enhanced when seen against the action on screen.
Track 5
- Ek Lau 'Shilpa Rao and Amitabh come together
to sing an exquisite number called , 'Ek Lau'. This
is definitely the best number in the album, with 'Ha
Raham' coming a close second. The lyrics have a
poignancy about them which is touching and the music
is understated and subtle, allowing the vocalist and
the words to dominate. Shilpa gives a soulful
performance and the song, which talks of love and
the futility of life, is very moving. |
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The
music of Aamir is unconventional to say the least.
But along with being different, the music does not
invite itself to easy listening. This is the kind of
music for which you have to have a certain amount of
patience, as well. This is not to say that the album
is very good. The numbers are all original, have
been well written, and definitely fulfill their
purpose in the film. But where accessibility is
concerned, these are not the kind of numbers which
will make for pleasant, quick hearing. But patience
will certainly be rewarded. |
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The
rest of the album is taken up with the popular Sufi
numbers like 'Chhap Tilak' and 'Allah Hoo' adding to
the value of this album. |
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