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Rahman goes gloriously wild with *Ghajini*
*Raja Sen | *November 25, 2008 19:14 IST
A scene from *Ghajini*.
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Sometimes you just can't help but gush.
An AR Rahman album is often cause for celebration, but I've always been
partial to the albums where he seems to be experimenting even more than
usual. There's a palpable childlike enthusiasm in tracks where he riffs with
such constant improvisation that the results are as close to jazz as
Bollywood can get.
- *Also Read: What Aamir Khan won't do for
Ghajini<http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/21slid1.htm>
* <http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/21slid1.htm>
Putting it simply, *Ghajini
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]* is a phenomenal album. You'll find -- and argue over -- your individual
favourite tracks, but very honestly, this could just be one of his finest
albums ever. Not just are the tracks great, but each one segues into the
next with perfect unpredictability. There is much chaos and musical anarchy
packed into this taut album, but when the revolution is in the hands of this
man, well, don't you know it's gonna be alright?
As soon as the opening bars of
*Guzarish<http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/06video2.htm>
* kick in, you know you're onto something special. Rahman structures the
deceptively simple-sounding basic melody almost into a fugue, the melodic
lines intertwining around each other into a wonderfully complex tune. Javed
Ali's vocals start easy before they progressively reach a point where his
tongue is excitedly tripping over the words, before AR tosses in some space
for refrain. This is ballad as it should be, an intoxicating song best left
played on loop for a good half hour. Let the brilliance seep in, you'll love
it.
*Aye Bachchu* starts off with a raspy-radio feel, hiss and crackle barely
masking the aggression displayed by a couple of punchy guitars revving each
other up like duelling bikers. It doesn't seem very Rahmanesque at first,
but the way he builds up something this arbidly belligerent around a series
of simple melodies, each cutting unpredictably into the other... wow. It's a
3.49 long track, but Rahman fills each second with pure energy, making it
seem way longer. This one's destined to be a college anthem.
- *Also Read: How Aamir got his Ghajini
cut<http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/24sd1-how-aamir-khan-got-his-ghajini-cut.htm>
*
The nearly-headbanging vibe gives way to *Kaise Mujhe*, a mellow duet sung
by Benny Dayal and Shreya Ghoshal. Dayal is made to sound somewhat like
Rahman himself, and the only problem with this innocuous mush-track is the
fact that the composer's structure overwhelms Prasoon Joshi's deftly
balanced lyrics. The words are less accessible than they deserve to be. Yet
when Ghoshal kicks in, she's given enough room to play. Of course, in all
likelihood we'll be worshipping the track after forty listens.
*Behka<http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/25video1-aamir-dances-to-bheka-song-from-ghajini.htm>
*has one of the most intriguing opening seconds of any Rahman song, a flirty
keyboard tangoing merrily around a heavily thudding snare drum. So heady is
the rush this start gives you that you want it to go on for longer, but AR
cuts you off craving more as a youngster called Karthik proceeds to rock the
vocals.
Joshi's lyrics are fantastic, and when the langurous *Behka-Behka* chorus
kicks in, it's hard not to be swept away. And just when you know which way
the track is headed, Rahman mixes things up with all the glee of a mad
scientist. And what a funky Frankenstein he serves up. A very hard track not
to grin immediately at.
- *Also Read: Bollywood's latest love
story<http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/18slide1.htm>
*
"Houston... the eagle has landed"? Perhaps the last words you expect to hear
in an ARR soundtrack, but the man is clearly having fun with *Latoo,* a
joyous ditty where the composer goes into sampling mode with an eclectic bag
of sounds. The sounds seem poured sporadically into the mix, but the
layering is a silky masterclass. Ghoshal does well, almost as well as the
male chorus singers -- who seem to be singing, um, 'Zimbabwe!'(?). Living up
to its name, this is a very standard track except poured through an aural
kaleidoscope. Much madness ensues.
The *Kaise Mujhe* instrumental, honestly, is basically Rahman showing off.
Heh. It's the master showing off an immaculate composition without letting
singers and vocalists get in the way. And it works beautifully.
Ah, damn the review. Buy it now.
*Rediff Rating: *
