Jaane Tu Music Review-- ARR Delivers, But In Parts Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na is a love story with two relatively-unknown-to-the-industry youngsters Aditi (Genelia Dsouza) and Jai (Imraan Khan, Amir Khan’s nephew) that has A R Rahman’s musical presence to elevate it to the blockbuster release status. Followers of ARR are only too aware what happens to the musical charts when ARR is at the helm of musical affairs for a love with new and young leads. Given that ARR has been away for a while from the music scene, the question with heavy beats is---does ARR create a musical storm? Well, not exactly even though the ARR stamp is watermarked well in each composition.
Pappu Cant Dance, Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi, Nazrein Milaana are lively pop dance numbers. Pappu Cant Dance has fast beats and is all about how Pappu is a cool guy, great with the girls, but he can’t dance. The fast beats are interspersed with the standard ARR south Indian singing bits, but it is so well done that it gels well with the tune. Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi is a cool breezy number and this breeziness is brilliantly captured by Rashid Ali’s voice. The tune is great, but you can’t help but thinking that it is similar to Devi Sri Prasad’s song in Bommarillu. Nazrein Milaana is another lively number with good soft beats and electronic guitars. Jaane Tu Meri Kya has two versions---the Aditi and Jai versions. Both of them are reflective, melancholic, and the tune is good. The Aditi version is soul-stirring. Tu Bole…seems straight of an English film’s jazz bar sung by ARR himself. Kahi To Hogi Ho is another slow dance number that is only elevated by the singing of Rashid Ali and Vasundara Das. The album is a mixture of sad-slow songs, breezy pop numbers, and one jazz number. Most songs have the feel of soft Western pop songs and barring a couple most of them sound similar and it feel you are listening to the Hindi version of some English songs. Of course, every composition has the ARR stamp, but they do not live up to the expectations that one has off an ARR musical. The songs might work inside the story, but as a stand alone album it does not satisfy the hardcore ARR fan who is ARR’s music of yesteryears when each and every song stood out with a blockbuster identify of its own. Off late, most of his albums have mature and well composed music, but the tunes shine only in parts. Mr. Inkenti’s Pick: Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi, Jaane Tu Meri Kya (Aditi version) Mr. Inkenti’s Movienomics Verdict: Only One Thumb Up. CDs and Cassettes available on T-Series.
