Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is will strike back in Bollywood with Delhi-6 after his blockbuster flick Rang De Basanti took a nation by surprise. Delhi-6 (earlier titled Dilli 6) will star Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor and Om Puri in the lead roles. The music has been composed by A.R Rahman. The lyrics have been penned down by Prasoon Joshi. Currently a song from the soundtrack titled Masakalli is running in the promos on national television. According to me A.R Rahman had a hard time creating some fine music in 2008 with some major disappointments. Delhi-6 is Rahman’s first Bollywood soundtrack in 2009. Let’s hope this one turns out good. Read on for the music review of Delhi-6.
Aarti (Tumre Bhavan Mein)
The soundtrack begins on a serious note with this track titled Aarti. The melody in the background is so smooth. A decent beginning to the most anticipated music soundtrack for 2009.
Arziyan
Javed Ali and Kailash Kher team up for this next song Arziyan. The killer tabla are back. The clapping, the soothing music and the brilliant voices make this song an instant hit. Whoa! A.R Rahman’s first song composition after a really long time that’s totally worth the money. I love the lyrics too. Full marks to Rahman!
Bhor Bhaye
Here is A.R Rahman’s attempt to create a classic. He’s used up Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan’s vocals and mashed them up with Gujri Todi and Shreya Ghosal. A decent effort though it lacks that special touch to it.
Delhi 6
Here comes the title track for the film sung by Blaaze, Benny Dayal, Tanvi, Claire and Vivinenne Pocha. Expectations were high for this track. May be too high. Rahman blew it up. The lyrics are far too ordinary and the singers perform miserably. Why does Rahman screw up like this in the middle of a good soundtrack?
Dil Gira Dafatan
Dil Gira Dafatan has been sung by Ash King with backing vocals by Chinmayee. It’s a soft romantic track with the trademark Rahman touch. Prasoon Joshi chips in some real good lyrics into this lovable song. The soundtrack is getting better. Phew!
Genda Phool
Talk about getting better and Genda Phool may be Rahman’s finest compositions in the entire Delhi-6 soundtrack. Rekha Bharadwaj along with Shraddha Pandit and Sujata Majumdar sing beautifully for this interesting song. I’m eager to watch this on-screen. Full marks to Rahman again! Rahman is back folks!
Hey Kaala Bandar
Lyrics make or break a song. Prasoon broke this track. A total nonsense track glorifying the fact that Rahman’s music could cover things up and still be able to sell. Enough. The worst track of the soundtrack. Skip it.
Masakali
This is the song that’s currently being aired on national television in the promos for Delhi-6. So it means it’s gotta be the best track of the album. The song Masakali has been sung by Mohit Chouhan. A fun song with interesting and naughty lyrics. Mohit Chauhan is on my must-checkout list now. A great track.
Noor
So far the soundtrack has been a mix and match of everything. Ups and downs. Here comes a surprise. Amitabh Bachchan in a half a minute track for his son’s flick. Interesting. He comes, he speaks and he leaves.
Rehna Tu
The last song of the soundtrack. A.R Rahman picks up the microphone for this song and Benny Dayal, Tanvi join him. It’s true it could have been better, much better. I’ll still settle for this considering the kind of soundtracks Rahman has been coming up with. The vocals are backed by some feel-good melodies. Full marks again to Rahman.
Overall: Finally a decent enough soundtrack from A.R Rahman. I hope he read my reviews and worked upon his skills. Just kidding. Good job Rahman. This springs up some hope for 2009. Still not an award winning performance but decent enough to top the charts for some time. AS for me, I’m looking forward to Delhi-6, the movie.
My Rating: 3.5/5
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