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TUJHKO PUKARE TERA LAAL MAA
T-Series, Rs.35
IT IS Navratra time, meaning time for T-Series to dish out its religious numbers. Which is fine but the tragedy with T-Series is that even in such ventures it completely relies on plagiarism. Side A begins with Udit Narayan's "Chalo Bhakton Chalo... " the tune of which is an unabashed lift of Kishore Kumar's famous song "Meri Pyari Behaniya... " in film Sacha Jhootha. Udit Narayan has rendered the song very well but somehow Kishoreda's voice keeps ringing in one's ear. The last song in Side B, "Aaja Tujhko Pukare Tera Laal Maa", is again a straight lift of Mohammed Rafi's wonderful song "Aaja Tujhko Pukare Mera Pyar" from film Geet. Even though Sonu Nigam, whose voice has a striking resemblance to Rafi, has sung this song nicely, somehow it comes out as a poor imitation of the original.
In between there are other songs also thrown in for good measure but again two or three of them have filmi-tunes. Like "Main Katra Jaaungi" ("Bindiya Chamkegi" of Do Raaha) and "Ooncha Hai Darbaar" (Lata Mangeshkar's "Payar Ki Jhankaar" in Raaste). And should someone be interested in downloading the ring tones of these songs, they are all available on all leading mobile networks!
SAJ DHAJ KAR BAITHI MAA
T-Series, Rs.35
THIS IS yet another offering from T-Series to cash in on the Navratra, The songs have been sung by Narendra Chanchal, who specialises in singing bhajans in praise of Goddess Maa. His services are most sought after for the night-long Bhagwati Jaagrans that is Delhi's specialty.
His high pitch voice comes in quite handy for him in such efforts. The very first song in the album begins with "Saj-Dhaj Khar Baithi Maa". The tune here too somewhat resembles a film-one, except that one is unable to immediately recollect the particular film song. The song "Mera Gareeb Khana" is a nice song sung with a lot of feeling but unfortunately it is again a straight lift from a Mohammed Rafi song.
The song "Kamli Kamli" on Side B full of beats and dhols and appears to be a remix of some Punjabi song, that is anyway the forte of T-Series. If not for the wordings it is a song fit enough to dance along. The second song on Side B is a pretty peculiar one for such an album, it is a mix of English, Hindi and what not - "O Mother, O Divine Mother, Holy Mother, If you are with us, phir kaisa fear..." Nevertheless it is nice on the ear. The last two songs, "Meri Chhoti Si Kutiya Mein.." and "Parvat Pe Vaas Tera.." are also good to hear. But somehow the songs don't evoke piety, the purpose for which these cassettes are produced.
CHANNA VEY
Universal RS. 50
AFTER HEARING Kunal Ganjawala in the songs of Murder, his numbers in this album are quite not on the same seam. The way he flows so effortlessly in the slow songs in the film, the manner he goes about to emotionally put you on a hook with his deep voice in actor Emraan Hashmi's lips, in the fast scores here, he sets all the effort into flames. Sooner Kunal finds out that he is not cut out for fast Punjabi numbers, better it would be for his success. His title number "Channa Vey" gets lesser points than the other number "Zara Zara".
Sadhna Sargam's "Kab Tak", Arnab Chakraborty's "Bikhri Hui" and Nihira Joshi's "Hai Pagal Kyun" are equally not memorable. Buy the tape only if you are really keen on buying a new album for buying's sake or if you are a votary of mindless singing or if at all you are a die hard fan of Kunal and Sadhna.
Still, all the best!
CUTTING CHAI
Sony Music, Rs.60
THIS IS for those love light music, irrespective of age. For seemingly the first time majorly known singing groups as Euphoria, Bombay Vikings, Junoon, Band of boys, Strings, Fuzon and individuals as Shaan, Lucky Ali, K.K., Parwez and Ali Haider have been brought together. And the result is Cutting Chai, an album of 12 much hummable songs. Lucky Ali's Dhani, Shaan's Bhool Ja, Babul Supriyo's Sochta's Hoon Uska Di, Purani Jeans and more.
A carefully chosen blend of songs fortunately diminishes the lighter effect of the title of the album. Don't go on the funky sight on the cover of the album in which young boys and girls are in their cheerful best. It seems to deceive the gullible. For once, this Cutting Chai seems to cut the barriers of age. It is definitely not only for the young and the "time pass" as it declares.
A worth buy to lighten the mood!
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