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Bhram (An Illusion)
Times Music, CD Rs. 125
Pavan Kaul’s Bhram An Illusion sounds like a threat at the outset, and quite proves itself to be so, over the course of its six tracks. With music by Pritam and the new Bollywood director duo Siddharth-Suhas, it reinforces th
e adage that three is definitely a crowd.
Jaane kaisa hai tu is a peppy number very typical of Shaan, very Indipop and raasta sort of song. The album is so average, I cannot imagine it’s from the same rock dude Pritam who did the stunning Life in a Metro. Of course it would be convenient to blame the failure of the album on Siddharth-Suhas. The grunting and groaning I am a bad boy is so off putting with lousy lyrics matched with equally pathetic singing. The essential Punjaabi gaana comes in the form of Meri akhiyaan from Richa Sharma. Again nothing impressive — neither banking on a complete folk form, neither rising above the average neo-twist. Teri aankhon ki narmi has the irritating Shana na na na refrain which is so arcane and done to death and has Siddharth-Suhas themselves crooning it. The guitar work is great, though, and therefore completely misplaced and wasted on an inconsequential track like this. Lyrics for both this one and I am a bad boy by Kumaar are so dismal, they are almost non-existent. Lagdaa na lagdaa, even with Kay Kay’s voice and some good string work trying to rescue it, doesn’t make any impact.
Sonu Nigam is brought in to croon the soft rock ballad Jaane kyun tanha ho gaye; more like Pritam’s forte. It could well have been lifted out of Life in a Metro and placed in this album. Ironically, the one good track is apparently a take off on Gautam Chatterjee’s Bengali song Ghare Pheraar Gaan. It sort of makes up for the sins of the rest of the songs, at the end. A kind of little token of appreciation given at the end of the album for having listened to the previous tracks.
BHUMIKA K.
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