thanks for posting this review... if the reviewer cant praise the beauty of "in lamhon ke" song, what more can we say???only ARR can handle such a complex song transcending to the emotional feeling of jodha and akbar.. after reading the english translation of the lyrics, i just felt that the song is jus brilliant in execution and lyrics. ARR RULES..
the comment on lagaan was absolutely ridiculous. ooooooooffffffffff 2008/1/21 Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Gomzy, Do you really want to read this review? It is totally biased.. > > > > By Joginder Tuteja, January 21, 2008 - 12:07 IST > > Now this one is supposed to be big. Really BIG! And why not? After all > Jodhaa Akbar has: > > a) Ashutosh Gowarikar's labor of love finally getting ready to be unveiled > after going through grueling shooting schedules, > b) Hrithik and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan coming together again after Dhoom 2, > albeit in a different avatar, > c) A.R. Rahman and Javed Akhtar saab collaborating with Ashutosh for the > third straight time after Lagaan and Swades and > d) A true historical being brought to celluloid after ages. > > No wonder, everything about this film is expected to be flawless and > studied to the minutest details. This is why one looks at the music with > great expectations. However, it all turns out to be anticipation in vain as > Jodhaa Akbar turns out to be the first major disappointment of 2008. > > In the praise of Shahenshah Akbar comes the opening track 'Azeem-O-Shaan > Shahenshah'. High on orchestra, the track has 'grand' written all over it > and deserves an opulent treatment to it. Crooned by Mohammed Aslam, Bonnie > Chakraborty and Chorus, the track hails Akbar for creating an empire where > there is peace, harmony, and great life all around. The song doesn't belong > to the kind which could be sung around or played loud at home but would do > well when seen on the big screen, provided the picturisation is as lavish as > Rahman's efforts. > > Javed Ali, who has been trying to make his mark over last 3-4 years, gets > a big break in the form of 'Jashn-E-Bahaaraa'. Sounding quite close to Sonu > Nigam, Javed does well in his rendition of this slow track that is in > complete contrast to 'Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah' in its treatment. Javed > Akhtar saab's poetry is in full flow for this love song which comes close to > the style of 60's in it's tune and flow. > > However, one misses the kind of punch as expected from the first romantic > song of the album and the final outcome turns out to be little lackluster > with not much in the song pulling a listener for a repeat hearing. Towards > the album's end, a 'Flute Instrumental' version of the song is heard as > well, which works better as a core background piece which could be enjoyed > with lights switched off. > > Kashif written 'Khwaja Mere Khwaja' is a devotional track, which is > strictly for Rahman fans. Rendered by Rahman himself, it has the kind of > arrangements as heard in 'Kehna Hi Kya' [Bombay]. With minimal instruments > in play, 'Khwaja Mere Khwaja' has its strength lying in it's lyrics but that > too has minimal target audience due to the track's genre and setting. > Overall, a situational piece that seems like an unlikely candidate to make > much headway into current crop of audience. An 'Oboe Instrumental' piece for > the same track comes at the album's end and yet again has the kind of > treatment, which hardly promises a popular reach out. > > 'In Lamhon Ke Daaman Mein' that comes later turns out to be most laidback > of all and just doesn't ignite the kind of spark that one had been hunting > for in this soundtrack so far. It's one thing to be slow and another to be > just plain and simple drag (if boring is too harsh a word here)! By this > time, one seriously starts wondering if Rahman was asked to work on the > album really-really hard or did he actually finish the job in a jiffy? In > spite of presence of Sonu Nigam and Madhushree, the song just doesn't click > at all and in the end what one gets to hear is a number which fails to > impress and ends without making any impression. > > On the lines of 'O Paalan Haari' [Lagaan] (genre wise) comes 'Mann > Mohanaa', which is yet, another devotional track after 'Khwaja Mere Khwaja'. > This time around, it is Bela Shinde's turn to sing a number for Lord Krishna > as the character of Jodha played by Aishwarya Rai turns over to God. Just > like the rest of the album, this one too doesn't go any further than being > ordinary and ends without creating any place in the heart (or the music > collection) of the listener. > > Special attraction of the music album of Jodhaa Akbar is a bonus DVD that > includes a 4-minute long theatrical trailer of the film along with a few > posters, story and cast and crew details of the film > > The album kicks off well with a high adrenalin title song but beyond that > there isn't much to look forward to. Jodhaa Akbar would work with a > miniscule segment of audience and that too only in certain big cities. It is > expected to take a good start at the stands due to high credentials involved > but a sustained stay at the charts may only be possible only if the film is > a success. > > Jodhaa Akbar disappoints, and how! Though the music of Lagaan was good > (catching on more after the film's success), Swades was always a few steps > behind. However, Jodhaa Akbar does not have much to cheer about and fails to > go an extra distance. > > 2 Stars > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Gomzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 6:46:55 PM > Subject: Re: [arr]Indiafm review > > Can somebody please paste the article ?? I want to swear at the guy too ! > > On 1/21/08, sai shastry <sai.shastry@ gmail.com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > > > worst review...... .he has completely lost the sense of music...... > > > > i think they must have missed the internet partenership with JA.......so > > is this ugly review.... > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1/21/08, fani kalyan <rythmdivine2001@ yahoo.com > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > > > Seems like this reviewer is a hearing impaired > > > > > > http://indiafm. com/movies/ musicreview/ 12618/index. html > > > <http://indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12618/index.html> > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > Never miss a thing. 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