Rang De Basanti
Rating - ***1/2
A.R Rahman is scaling the popular charts once again with RDB and its been a long wait. RDB feels like a breath of fresh air if you compare it with his previous (misad)venture Mangal Pandey. Rahman finally gets to do what he's been waiting desparately for ages - make music which will strike the right chord with the youth, music that has a certain amount of experimentation and loads of thump. Though the songs require repeated listening for them to grow on you (like Rangeela, Lagaan etc), one can sniff 3 potential chartbusters.
The title track by Daler mehndi and Chitra is a hi-energy earthy bhangra number (winner with the masses)
Pathshaala (esp the rap version) - by a host of singers - slammed by some really corny lyrics (reminds me of P.K Mishra) but it has amazing rhythm and punch.
Khalbali - by the master himself - great arabic number with a trance like prelude - this is a dark horse, will be an absolute pub favorite.
Lukha-chuppi by Lata Mangeshkar and Rahman will get airtime only on Mother's day. It could have been a better track if Rahman had not struggled with his Hindi diction.
Khoon chala is a slow track with some good vocals. However, the lyricist Prasoon Joshi seems to be suffering from a major Gulzar hangover.
Lalkaar has Aamir voicing patriotic lines; can be skipped.
Rubaru is a nice guitar track and will definitely turn popular with time; note the Gulzar influence here too. Rest 2 tracks can be skipped (the love song tu le chal drags endlessly).
To wrap up - an effort which could have been in Rahman's big league without a couple of songs and the lyricist.
-Arun Ganesh
reviewed by Arunirvana at 2:06 AM
5 comments
5 Comments:
>>corny lyrics.
It really distracts from enjoying the song.
Khalbali & Rubaru are other songs I listened to...and are not bad...different and fine..
mr arun ganesh seems to have no knowldg abt music or lyrics he should nt try and do anthr review...and wst time and spc.
Hey Mr Anonymous,
Pls dont wrack ur brains, lemme make things a bit easier for you.
"talli hoke girne se samjhi hamne gravity
ishq ka practical kiya tab aayi clearity"
"naata yeh sannata hai dekho lambu shor hain
har dil mein bud bud karta H2SO4 hain"
These are the lines from the song "Paathshala" and if u think these are cool, I have nothing else to argue, 'cos I probably know ur taste by now. Chances are that u belong to some obscure Prasoon Joshi fan club (or worse, u are Prasoon Joshi himself!!!)
I have nothing against genuinely good stuff, I am one of AR Rahman's biggest fans, and thats why I feel sad that such wonderful compositions are wasted because of stupid lyrics (I don't feel the same abt all the songs). I stand by the each and every word I write.
I watched the movie and suddenly the music seems all the more good. I think it's a perfect score for the kind of movie Rang De Basanti is. That 3 ad a 1/2 star can g upto at least 4. Don't you think so?
hi my name is basheer an a musician from pakistan and i think i do not agree with your cmmnts about rang de basanti music its exeptional in all deprtmnts so learn to aprct good work.
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