The new year has begun and the person for whom the year has brought a
lot in its beginning only is A.R. Rehman . Riding high on his Golden
Globe Success his new album , Delhi 6 , is all set to win hearts of
the people all over again . As a true Rehman fan I am very happy on
his golden globe success and I am sure he is all set for an academy
award and following that would be even more success and who knows
Speilberg who now has a contract with the Ambani's Big Pictures would
opt to work with him instead of his all time favourite John Williams
for a change . I am not in any ways comparing the two legends , John
is John and Rehman is Rehman .
Off late , I was a little disappointed with Rehman's recent work
i.e. Ghajini and Yuvvraaj . Though they got popular but were not
complete albums in my view and I was beginning to believe that maybe
Rehman is losing his touch a bit due to the overwork that he has done
last year with 5 albums releasing in a year and 1 film score that won
him the Golden Globe . But thank God , He is back with this album and
beginning the year literally on a high Note .
Delhi 6 has been Directed by the Rang De Basanti fame Rakeysh
Omprakash Mehra and the lyrics on this one are also by the lyricist
Prasoon Joshi . Prasoon didn't do a good job in Ghajini apart from few
songs . Talking of this album , I would like to make it pretty much
clear that it is more of a "film" soundtrack and would look fabulous
in the film along with the story . When I rated Yuvvraj a little less
people argued with me saying that it is very different and deserves to
be rated higher . For me Different is not always necessarily a Good
Different . Why I say so ? Because on the contrary Delhi 6 it is not
only different but also great being different .
This soundtrack is very unusual in the sense that it has been
entirely made keeping the film in mind and hasn't given any attention
to commercial success . And usually when this is done the album not
only succeeds but also becomes a very integral part of the film .
Listening to the songs from the album I could almost imagine the film
in my mind and though I first listened to the songs at 1 o clock in
night so I wont say that the songs made my day , I would rather say
the Songs made my night . One thing I promise to you guys the film is
going to be very different as it is the case with Rakeysh's film and
maybe this time also you would walk back home with a nice entertaining
lesson like you might have in Rang De Basanti .
Enough about the film , lets talk about the songs . The soundtrack
opens with a completely classical rendition in the form of "Bhor
Bhayi" . The song is entirely a classical rendition and quite
refreshing , taking us back to our roots . This is what Indian
classical music is all about and if you like classical music then only
this song is for you . For a music lover like me anything classical
like this is always a treat . And among the female singers in the
industry who is better than Shreya for classical songs . A very
pleasing song in the beginning of the soundtrack and would again look
fabulous in the film . The track begins with Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali
Khan and Gujri Todi singing in their impeccable style and later Shreya
joins him . Music wise a really nice Indian classical rendition with
the use of Tabla and Harmonium .
Next comes the song that is catching popularity like fire ,
Masakalli . The song who don't know is based on the white Kabutar
(Dove sounds so boring) that you see in the promos . Masakalli is the
name of Kabutar and after more than a decade we have song on Kabutar ,
last one being Kabutar Ja Ja in Maine Pyaar Kiya . The song has been
sung by Mohit Chauhan of Jab We Met fame is definately a find and he
has to go a long way . The music and lyrics are great but it is the
style of singing that stands out . What fun did Mohit have while
singing the song and the fun kinda comes on to the listener . The song
is a real treat and has Rehman in his Genius impeccable style .
Prasoon also does a great job and I am sure it won't have been an easy
task writing a song on a Kabootar . Overall , its a great teamwork on
this one and the track that would win hearts every where . Sonam is
also looking like a 'dove' only in the song in her white Punjabi dress
. And like me lot of guys would have already fallen in love with her .
She better get ready to handle a huge fan following once the film
releases .
Next comes a small couplet which has been given vocals by the
baritone king Amitabh Bachchan himself and he like always makes sure
that when he speaks you better listen to it . The couplet or nazm is a
really nice one and probably carries the central message of the film
of communal harmony so listen to it carefully .
Next comes an Aarti "Tumre Bhavan Mein" which is a nice devotional
track . Such tracks are a rarity in a bollywood soundtrack and after
the "Mann Mohana" of Jodha Akbar this is another devotional track in
the same league . Its nice to see Rekha Bharadwaj on a soundtrack
other than his Husband's and she has been given great company by
Kishori Gowariker and Shraddha Pandit . Together they sing it in a
nice folksy way and don't sing it like professional singers giving it
a more authentic feel .
The fifth track "Genda Phool" is again a folk track but Rehman has
given it an all new dimension with his music . His new age music
matches well with the folk track and makes it much more entertaining .
The lyrics on this one are also good and Prasoon does a fine job
writing authentic folk lyrics . Rekha Bharadwaj does a great on this
one too and she has that Desi Indian voice that makes the song sound
great . Remember Rekha or not , she sung that song "Namak isk ka " in
Omkara . She has been given nice company in chorus by Shraddha and
Sujata .
Next comes a very very different track "Dil Mera Daftan" by Ash
King . This song has some really nice music and Rehman has done a
great job . The music on this one could very well be used in the
background score . I would love to have the original track of the song
without the Vocals . The vocals on this one are by Ash King and he
does a fine job and has been backed up really well by Chinmayee . The
lyrics are great and quite different . Prasoon Joshi does a good job
on this one also . He has very nicely used the word "Daffatan" and for
urdu impaired people like me it is an Urdu word for "Suddenly" .
Rehman is again in his truest element and does a great job again .
Next comes a song "Hey Kaala Bandar" which is little commercial in
nature . This one has some weird English and Hindi lyrics mixed
together that remind us of the "Paathshala" from Rang De Basanti .
Paathshala was a huge hit and it did have much more entertaining
lyrics than this one . This one has nice music but the lyrics are not
as catchy and entertaining as they were in "Masti Ki Pathshala" .
Though it is not as good as that one but it is certainly better than
"Shano Shano" of Yuvvraj . But I felt it had some of the shades of the
music from Yuvvraj in some parts . If you also felt the same then
please leave a comment .
Then comes "Rehna Tu" which is a nice song that has a western feel
to it . It has been sung in the style of an English song by Rehman
himself . This track is very different and Rehman has dealt with it in
a very nice manner . But I felt that the track was a little weak in
some parts in between and it felt a little inspired from Rehman's own
work in past . Still , it is a very much a different track and the
lyrics are also good by Prasoon . The track would work in the film and
probably among the listeners too . This one is a nice long song which
has really nice music towards the end .
After this is the title track "Delhi 6″ which is more of a RAP
song by Blaaze, Benny Dayal, Vivinenne Pocha, Tanvi and Claire .
Together they do a great job and give it a very different feel . This
one sounds a little like "Cypress Hill" songs and would sound really
good in the film . For a change we have song based on "Delhi" and not
on Mumbai . Strangely there have been so many great artists in
Bollywood that are from Delhi still very few have tried to capture the
city in the film . People have also got a little bored with Mumbai so
this film would be a nice welcoming change and I being neither a
mumbaikar or delhiwaala can get a taste of the cities in films only .
The song talks about the city and its people .
The last on the soundtrack is "Arziyan" by Jaaved Ali and Kailash
Kher . This one is also a devotional track of the league of "Khwaja
Mere Khwaja" and is a really nice composition . The lyrics and music
both are really good on this one and Prasoon and Rehman together have
done a great job . This time the vocals are by Jaaved Ali and Kailash
Kher and they do a great job together . "Allah Ka Banda"-Kailash Kher
does a great job along with Jaaved Ali . This song is the perfect one
for portraying the Jaama Masjid on-screen . This one surely is among
the best on the album .
Overall , its a great soundtrack and has many different genres of
music in it . Ten completely original songs with no remixes is one
more pleasant thing in the album . Rehman starts the year with a bang
and is back in his true element . Rakeysh also needs to be applauded
for this album since brought out the best from both Rehman and Prasoon
. It has everything from an Arti to a Sufiana track and from a nazm to
a RAP track . It has comletely Indian classical "Bhor Bhayi" on one
hand and it also has a "Kaala Kaala Bandar" on the other . "Genda
Phool " gives it a folk touch whereas "Dil Gira Daffatan" gives it a
western feel . And the icing on the cake is "Masakalli" which does not
belong to any genre and is still a brilliant track . And as SRK said
at the golden globes , I would also say "Way to go Rehman" and I would
like to add too it "Way to go Prasoon and Way to go Rakeysh "
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