Ugly Aur Pagli (Hindi, Anu Malik)
Talli is a sad attempt at aping the Pritam sound, while Karle gunah’s Punjabi reggaeton is best left alone to Anu himself. Yeh nazar, with its 80s pop style is the only track that’s reasonably...
View ArticleGood Luck (Hindi, Anu Malik)
Anu Malik not only has Sukhwinder contorting his overused vocals but also wastes Shilpa Rao in the pathetic Main sajda. The title song is even worse – Adnan sounding as uninterested as he can....
View ArticleMaan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam (Hindi, Anu Malik)
The title song is beyond mere blasphemy, since it ventures into completely incoherent cacophony, dragging with it a memorable line that we Indians hold dear! Anu shows flashes of his yesteryear sound...
View ArticleThe Anu Malik Top 10!
In one of his 90s interviews in India Today (if I remember right!), Anu Malik gloated that people will definitely love his music in Main khiladi tu anari. This was post his super successful Baazigar,...
View ArticleMusic review: Aegan (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Aegan is the perfect example of an entire crew pandering brazenly to a star, like many other star crews from Tamil Nadu. So, you have a soundtrack which forgets to mention the lyricist anywhere in the...
View ArticleMusic review: Victory (Hindi – Anu Malik)
Money money is an irritatingly outdated dance (sigh!) track and Balla utha is as naive and silly as motivational tracks go in Hindi films. Aisa toh socha na tha, the sad song, is plain sad, with 90s...
View ArticleMusic review: Kambakkht Ishq (Hindi – Anu Malik, RDB & Salim Sulaiman)
From the promos, Om mangalam by RDB sounded mundane, but ironically, that is the best track of the soundtrack. And, it’s merely a passable track inspired no doubt by Singh is King’s sound. Anu Malik...
View ArticleMusic review: Teree Sang (Hindi – Sachin-Jigar, Anu Malik & Bappi Lahiri)
Bappi’s Miss Baabaloo is pitiably stupid while the middling Paki rock he attempts in Tere bin is noticeably better. Anu Malik raps inconsolably in Laal quile while his Chal mera haath pakad is...
View ArticleHisss (Music review), Hindi – Assorted composers
Anu Malik’s Lagi lagi has some old world charm, but gets drowned in overindulgent music. His other song, Lafanaa, is item’ish chaos with borrowed rhythms and recycled hooks. Beyond the snake sees...
View ArticleDum Laga Ke Haisha (Music review), Hindi – Anu Malik
Anu Malik channelizes his Ashoka/Refugee form again in Moh moh ke dhaage and in the two versions, by Papon and Monali Thakur, has a clear and easy winner! The title song is a messy hodge-podge, despite...
View ArticleWelcome Back (Music review), Hindi – 9 composers
NW1W. Atrocious mess, between 7 credited composers (9, if you consider Meet Bros Anjjan as 3 individual composers). Keywords: Not Welcome Back, Anu Malik, Meet Bros Anjjan, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Siddhant...
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Begum Jaan (Music review), Hindi – Anu Malik
Asha Bhonsle adds gravitas to the ghazal’ish Prem mein tohre, but age-related strains are evident in her vocals. But compared to Kavita Seth’s oddly detached rendition, Asha’s version seems more...
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Judwaa 2 (Music review), Hindi – Sandeep Shirodkar, Anu Malik, Sajid-Wajid,...
Sandeep Shirodkar does a pretty good job in improvising the catchy sadak-chaap’ness of Anu Malik’s original in Chalti hai kya featuring Dev Negi and Neha Kakkar. In Oonchi hai building 2.0, Sandeep...
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