subject: Mausam Bollywood Music Review [print this page] If the first hook of Rabba Main Toh Mar Gaya Oye tends to veer you into Teri Ore (Singh Is Kingg) then youll just have to brush that bit under the velvet carpet. How much more originality will you squeeze out of a man whos been consistently scoring on the chartbuster treadmill as many as 15 films to his credit this year alone.
Then, when Rabba Main Tohreaches a crescendo in the line Ab jaon kahan pedil ruka hain wahan pe... where it begins to sound like Upar Khuda Aasmaan Neeche (Kachche Dhaage), thereafter tumbling and segueing back into familiar groove.
Its ho-hum to find Pritams inspirations not consuming him he relapses into his own tunes no surprise that Rabba Main Toh sounds a wee bit like Aaj Din Chhadhya (Love Aaj Kal). Newbie Shahid Mallyas light-footed rendition is as pleasant on the ears as the murmuring sound of stone skipping water on a silent lake
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan does a Rabba reprise, and the one time he pierces through your heart is when he sings, Mere pyaar ka mausam bhi hailagey meri merham bhi hai... His voice is made to render pain exquisite sweetness.
Sajh Dhaj Ke begins like most other courtyard numbers celebrating marriage rituals this one has Pritams Nagada (Jab We Met) feel to it what with Shahid Kapoor prancing around, its definitely a foot-tapping rabble rouser.
Hans Raj Hans sings the devout Ik Tu Hi. Ustad Sultan Khan strings in and out with his sarangi taan. Shahid Mallya and Wadali Brothers get one cover each of the song. The chorus chant of Jab jab chaha tuney rajj ke rulaya, jab jab chaha tuney khul ke hasaya gives the song a sort of spiritual immunity that might seem soulless if played outside of a house of worship here its clearly a Gurudwara gurbani to emulate.
Rashid Khans Poore Se Zara Sa Kam Hain sung a capella style has him evocatively reminding us of the limited appeal of being a little short of complete without the lover. That constant drubbing of poore se zara sa kam hain... isnt overbearing on the tracks short length a bittersweet reminder of unfinished love.
Karsan Das Sagathias Aag Lage Uss Aag Ko and the common gripe with music directors is that Karsans voice is used in numbers reminiscent of Dhol Baaje (Hum Dil Ke Chuke Sanam). Is it because thats his claim to fame? Or there is no other style his voice will suit? Either way, this situational riot number might ignite the silver-screen.
Mallo Malli, sung by Tochi Raina is the funky/flaky number on the otherwise sombre soundtrack even the chorus piping a teaser tune seems like a direct lift of Kyon Paisa Paisa Karti Hai (De Dana Dan). Oh and mallo malli, in punjabi means, just like that.
Mausams music, coming in the autumn months, is well-timed, as would poets decree, in the season of melancholia. Pritams lushly romantic compositions, is likely to over-stay its duration this year.
