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Music Review Raqeeb
Raqeeb
There was a time when director Raj Kanwar was a regular in churning out one 'masala' blockbuster after another. Gradually he moved to making family entertainers with Andaaz turning out to be his latest blockbuster. He moved on to make a mushy romantic flick in the form of Humko Deewana Kar Gaye that didn't quite work, especially in India, but in the meanwhile launched Raqeeb in the capacity of a producer. Directed by debutant Anurag Singh with lyrics by Sameer, Raqeeb starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Rahul Khanna, Sharman Joshi and Tanushree Dutta takes Kanwar back to his masala-mix days where he puts in everything from romance to action to thrills and his forte - drama!
Roping in Pritam as a composer is a clear cut master stroke since he has been only moving higher up with every musical release of his, latest being the soundtrack of Metro. Sadly (and surprisingly), Pritam's score of Raqeeb is an all time low if one looks at his repertoire of work in last couple of years.
Strings of guitar at the beginning of 'Jaane Kaise' pave the way for a romantic ballad to begin soon. With K.K's name visible in the credits, one expects nothing less than something special because the singer and composer have a superb track record ever since the two started working together. Unfortunately the tune isn't anything special at all as it turns out to be a mediocre at best.
If it would have come from a lesser composer, it may just have turned out to be a decent her but call it high expectations from Pritam that one isn't impressed at all. A remix version comes towards the end but the original itself is so lukewarm that there isn't much that even added beats can do. One in fact gets a wee bit worried about what's in store from remaining tracks since normally it's the opening track that sets the pace for an album.
Raj Kanwar's style of music sense is fused with Pritam's modern day arrangements to create 'Channa Ve Channa'. Result is such that neither the song retains its ethnic feel nor does it turn out to be an out and out contemporary song. Now this is what one calls an ideal popcorn break song since it doesn't quite force you to be rooted on your seats. Rendered by Gayatri Ganjawala, who's singing style in this song comes close to that of Richa Sharma, this is second straight number in the album that belongs to the quick-skip variety. A 5 second oriental style crooning at the beginning of ......
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