Its Bony Chakraborty . (Azeem o shan) On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 8:33 AM, saraswathi suvarna <chandra182...@yahoo.com > wrote:
> naresh's voice is very clear. no benny in this song. > > --- On *Tue, 1/20/09, Jahanzeb Farooq <jahanzebti...@yahoo.com>* wrote: > > From: Jahanzeb Farooq <jahanzebti...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [arr] Re: BLog review of D6 music > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 3:19 AM > > i am surprised that people are not liking kala bandar and to the > extent that it has been compared to shano shano. kala bandar is my > favorite after dil gira, rehna tu and arziyaan. it is a rocking song. > and comparing it to shano shano is nothing less than an insult to it. > > i love the way it starts and the way it breaks to faster rap portion > with "kaaley reeti rivaj hata ke..." that is simply awesome. by the > way is that Bonny? and who is the female singer who starts the song, > she is not mentioned in credits, anyone any idea? also i could figure > out where Naresh and Srinivas come in the scene. > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "rahuldavidbeckham" > <rahuldavidbeckham@ ...> wrote: > > > > > > 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 " > > > > > > http://bollywoodrat ed.wordpress. com/2009/ 01/16/delhi- > > 6-music-review/<http://bollywoodrated.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/delhi-6-music-review/> > > > > > >
