Ada Music Review
It has been over six months since the release of Ada’s OST (God knows when the film will actually be released!). So, why am I bothering to write a music review of a not so recent album on PFC?…precisely because of the fact that six months later each and every song in Ada still has a powerful effect. Etched out the CD cover are the words, “ADA…..a way of life” and “A Musical Journey By A R Rahman.” More than that, though, it is a musical journey through love. Come along with me as I take you through this melodious journey called Ada.
The first song in the album is Ishq Ada and Rahman uses both the guitar and accordions generously. Rashid Ali does an excellent job of singing this song with passion. The way he pronounces the words with an Arabic-type accent makes for an interesting listen. His rendition of the song from 1.18 to 1.38 (the “ishq gilaa hai, ishq silaa hai, ishq ibaadat kaa silsilaa hai…” portion of the song) is outstanding. Benny Dayal, Dr. Narayanan and Senthil also do a wonderful job in providing backing vocals (mainly oh’s and alaaps) which help establish a haunting and mystical feel throughout the song. Raqueeb Alam’s lyrics may not be the most innovative description of love, however it is worth noting that the entire song revolves around the male protagonist reflecting upon and identifying all of the facets of love: “Ishq adaa hai, Ishq sadaa hai, Ishaq davaa hai, Ishq duaa hai…Ishq bakaa hai, Ishq fanaa hai, Ishq vafaa hai, Ishq jafaa hai…Ishq gilaa hai, Ishq silaa hai, Ishq ibaadat kaa silsilaa hai…” (Such a list-type approach to describe love is also found in the songs Fitnaa Dil from Shikhar and Mushkil Badaa from Gupt). However, the most moving portion of the lyrics are the following words: “Tum sey hi ishq kaa saaz milaa hai, Ishq sey rab kaa raaz milaa hai.”
Hawa Sun Hawa opens with Alka Yagnik humming. Next, Sonu Niigaam (haanji, that is how he is spelling his name these days! hehe) asks, “Woh kaun hai? Woh kahan hai? Jisey dhoonti hain nigaahein…” followed by Alka who also asks, “Woh kaun hai?” In the previous lines Sonu sings, the sound of Alka echoing his words is awesome. The use of flute (played by Naveen) is simply wonderful. 4.21 into the song, Alka sings the following lines with such sincerity it’s touching: “Tujh sey miloongi toh tujh sey kahoongi, Tere binaa main reh naa sakoongi…Chodo udaasi, Kyon aankhein nam hai? Gaur sey dekho toh nazdeek hum hain.” As if it isn’t already obvious, this has got to be one of my favorite duets of the year! Nusrat Badr’s lyrics are cute, although I wish they were more thought-provoking: “Hawaa sun hawaa, Usey chu ke aa, Usey chu ke aa jaa zaraa, Kahan hai woh itnaa bataa…Kaun hai woh yaad jo har pal aaye? Yaad woh aaye toh aake naa jaaye. Raaz yeh dil kaa ab kis ko bataayein? Saamne hai woh, nazar naa aaye. Mujh ko kiski aahatein ne hai chuaa? Kaun hai woh, aye hawaa tu yeh bataa!”
Sonu Niigaam and Alka Yagnik come together again for another romantic, playful and melodious duet: Gum Sum which uses the dholak and santoor. Although Alka is given plenty of lines to sing, this song really belongs to Sonu who keeps the listener happy by experimenting with his vocals throughout the song. The way he sings the opening lines of the song in a drunk-type manner is great and he actually sounds “gum sum” in the song. Nusrat Badr’s lyrics are very average, although I did find the following lines clever: “Jo milaa hi nahin usey chaahaa bahut, Jo dikhaa hi nahin usey dhoondaa bahut.”
The third and final time we hear Sonu Niigaam in Ada is in the next song, Gulfisha, in which he is accompanied by Sunidhi Chauhan (who is used quite sparingly by Rahman) and Viviane Chaix. This song, in addition to Gum Sum, were both part of the Nokia Ada Remix Contest (which I entered when visiting Dilli, not that you needed to know) and I wonder what ever happened to the contest…but, then again, I wonder the same thing about the film itself. Viviane’s French (correct me if it isn’t French) chanting draws the listener into the song. The song is upbeat and both Sonu and Sunidhi toy with the pronunciation of words such as “adaa” and “gulfishaa.” Sunidhi reminds us all again that she has a great vocal range. The way she goes from a lower scale to a higher scale at 1.17 is impressive. Raqueeb Alam’s lyrics are very disappointing, though: “Jab sey mainey likhnaa seekhaa, Teraa hi naam mainey likhaa. Mujhsey naa door kabhi jaanaa.” The lyrics are absolutely ordinary, but the melody of the song is catchy and Sonu and Sunidhi’s playful rendition makes it a worthwhile listen.
It’s always a treat to hear A R Rahman singing, whether it be Dil Sey Re (Dil Se) Piya Haji Ali (Fiza), Jaagein Hain (Guru), Tere Bina (Guru) or Khwaaja (Jodhaa Akbar), and likewise it is just as wonderful to hear him sing Meherbaan. His voice is excellent. Actually, his voice is simply magical—it calms you no matter how stressful a day you’ve been through. Raqueeb Alam’s lyrics are very soulful and romantic and draw upon examples of pairs such as, “Tu hai nadiyaa, Main hoon sangam. Tu nayaa saal, Main pehlaa mausam….Tu hatelhi, Main hoon heenaa…Tu hai nazar, Main nazaaraa. Tu hai saagar, Main kinaaraa. Tu hai zubaan, Main hoon bayaan…” Beautiful…absolutely beautiful lyrics sung just as beautifully by Rahman. The Instrumental Version of Meherbaan is also beautiful and Sanjeev Thomas does a great job playing the guitar. Interestingly enough, we still get to hear Rahman humming in the instrumental version!
The next song, Tu Mera Hai is one of my favorite songs from Ada. The song is just oozing emotions of happiness! And, no one can better convey such joyous emotions than Chitra as she has a very expressive voice and can sing high notes with ease and gracefulness. She sounds so euphoric while singing “Tu meraa hai, meraa meraa hai, Main teri hoon, teri teri hoon, Tu meraa hai meraaa meraa hai, Yaaraa…” that it also seems innocent as the female protagonist in the song conveys her disbelief that the person she loves feels the same way about her. She continues, “Yaa rab, Shukariyaa, Teraa shukariyaa, Jisey chaahaa, Woh mil gaya, Jisey Dhoondaa, Woh mil gayaa.” Sukhwinder Singh offers the song a more serious and reflective touch. Even Naresh Iyer’s repetition of the words “Ya Rab” throughout in the background is really nice and his voice almost blends in with the instruments. Nusrat Badr’s lyrics are simple and effective. If there ever was a song which conveyed the ecstasy of being in love and of being affirmed by one’s beloved, it has got to be this song.
Hai Dard is a song which expresses the pain and anguish of love. Udit Narayan sings the song with utmost seriousness and concentration…his performance is worth applauding. His voice conveys feelings of anger, helplessness very well. Furthermore, he later modulates his tone to a pleading one for the following lyrics, “Kahan ho tum? Kahan ho? Chale aao jahan ho. Woh yaadein yaad aati hai. Kahan ho tum? Kahan ho? Teri yaadein rulaati hai. Aa jaao. Teri yaadon ne ghera. Teri yaadon ne ghera.” The song has a haunting feel to it and Nusrat Badr’s lyrics are decent, such as the inclusion of the lines, “Aankhon mein aasoonon ka hai pehra…Dard ki aaghosh mein, Har khushi khaamosh hai.”
I really admire Rahman for working with so many newcomers. The winner of the Fever 104 Voice Hunt, Parul Mishra sings the female version of Ishq Ada and she does a fantastic job. Instead of having Parul sing the song the exact same way as Rashid Ali, Rahman allows her to sing the song in her own style; thus, this song is filled with plenty of classical alaaps and is much more optimistic and upbeat than the male version. I really hope Parul Mishra gets to sing more songs.
Milo Wahan Wahan is another gem of a composition by Rahman. Both Alka Yagnik and P. Jayachandran do a superb job of singing this composition and even Nusrat Badr’s lyrics are excellent. This is one of those songs that just leaves you speechless and mesmerized. The song deals with the theme of separation and the longing to meet one’s beloved. One of my favorite parts of the song is: “Tumhe kyaa yaad hai woh chhath, Jahaan tumne likhe woh khhath? Kabhi ashqon se likhti thi, kabhi honton se likhti thi. Woh khhath kaise jalaadoon main? Tumhe kaisey bhoolaadoon main? Badegaa dard yeh jitnaa, Karoongaa yaad tumhe utnaa, Karoongaa yaad tumhe utnaa.” The way Alka sings, “milo” over and over again in a pleading tone throughout the song really makes the listener feel heartbroken.
Indeed, Ada is a melodious journey through music and also through love. Whether it be the contemplation regarding the meaning of love (Ishq Ada Hai), the sweet, playful moments of love (Hawa Sun Hawa, Sum Sum, Gufishaa), the gratitude towards one’s beloved (Meherbaan) or the ecstasy of being in love (Tu Mera Hai) and the anguish of separation and desire to be united with one’s beloved (Hai Dard, Milo Wahan Wahan), Ada definitely has songs to suit each and every mood.
Tags: A.R. Rehman, Ada, Hindi Music, Music
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Even I dicovered Ada very recently- and have to admit its a hidden gem. I am glad you wrote about it.
Glad to know there are other people who appreciate this sublime score.
I disagree cos I don’t like the album. I like compositions of some of the songs. But don’t like the songs. Like the composition of Hawa – the flute and all – but hate the song. It should have been lyrics less.
I usually love any of A R Rahman songs but didn’t like Meherbaan. I don’t want A R Rahman singing such songs.
I want him to sing songs like Tere Bina, Jaage, Dil Se, Mangta Hain Kya, Fana, Dhaka Laga, Maa Tuje, Khwajaa, Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera, Kabhi Neem, Jai Hind, etc…
This year A R Rahman had five releases: Jodha Akbar, Jaane Tu, Yuuvraj, Ghajini & Aada. And Aada is the weakest album out of those. But A R Rahman considers it as his best piece of work.
Best Soundtracks of the year, imo:
Jodha Akbar
Ghajini
Oye Lucky! (Didn’t like the album after first hearing but love the album now, well, apart from the remixes. Why have remixes – if you just going to add some noise to it?!!)
Dasvidanya
Welcome To Sajjanpur!
Hmmmm??
I’m kinda in the middle of Tushar and Honhaar on this one.
Whilst I like some of the music pieces alot, I can’t really rave about the album.
I mean, it’s Rahman, and I end up playing his stuff decades later (i’m still hooked on ‘Rangeela’ would u believe??!)
I didn’t like the way Rashid’s vocals were recorded.
And the song is a bit too repetitive for me.
‘Hawa sun’?
Alka’s just mechanical here.
Sonu pours out his soul, he’s always great.
I do like the intro to ‘Gulfisha’, but the song loses its way.
‘Meherbaan’ is really good.
Has a Phil Collins feel about it.
‘Hai dard’ is a track i’ve been skipping!
I’ll go back to it.
Promise!
And ‘Milo Wahan’ is taken from the climax of ‘Kannathil Mutthamittaal’s BGM!
And I think i’m the only person to have noticed this!!
‘Tu Mera’ is a damn good track!
But again, it’s the intro i’m loving more than the whole track.
To be totally honest though, i’ve not played the album enough times.
Steve, bang on with some observations. I am planning to listen to the album all over again today. Here are some of my observations from an old review:
Ada has its open format appeal songs diverse in moods, structures, approaches. No wonder the album was composed over 8 years or so. I remember how back in school days I used to have a page in my diary, Rahman : Coming Soon, and how I had these names there tehjeeb, do kadam aur sahi(which later became Meenaxi), Ada, shikhar, fire..
Sab aa gaye bas Ada hi reh gaya. Shikhar’s songs went to Taal & Kisna. Probably Chhaiyya Chhaiyyan had its origins there. Not sure about it so don’t come all ballistic on me for mentioning that now. Just kidding. Coming back to Ada, the music needs a good month to absorb. Lovely songs. My current favorite is ‘mujhe milo wahaan’ especially the male chorus bits in the second half. Very reminiscent of Maachis, interestingly sung by a Malayali singer. Other supercool tracks include the Chitra number ‘tu mera hai’ which possibly is best rendered here by her, considering the transitions it goes through. Rahman ji does hang out in the song with his regular aalaaps and backing vocals. Sukhi ji comes later and gives the song a whole new dimension. His voice depicts the pain of a crying heart, content in its despair.
Nice to hear Udit Narayan and Sonu Nigam in Rahman songs after quite a long time. Hawaa sun hawaa is a softly renditioned duet by Sonu & Alka. A very conventional number from a very unconventional composer.
Rahman wields the microphone for Meherbaan, another ably structured song, which gets further affirmed in the instrumental version. Nice to see Rashid Khan coming to the fore in both the albums. I was waiting for some non-commercial unrestrained songs from Rahman for some time, and I felt with Ada & Jaane tu, we got a fair deal.
http://passionforcinema.com/aaj-main-gaaoon-jo/
Thanks, Gurudev & Tushar!
Some ADA trivia: According to a story posted on Hindu.com, Rahman “started scoring music [of Ada] in 2004 and completed it in 2008. So, each song is very different from the other as they were composed in different years. That’s why they named it as my [Rahman's] musical journey.” http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/06/14/stories/2008061450550300.htm
@Honhaar: Thanks for sharing your views! BTW, just curious, what was it about Rahman’s rendition of Meherbaan which you disliked so much? Why don’t you want him to sing “such songs”?
I agree, OLLO’s music is simply awesome! But ya, I prefer to avoid the remixes
@Steve: Yes, I can definitely believe you’re still hooked onto Rangeela…even I still listen to Rangeela and not just Rangeela but also other older Rahman albums like Dil Hi Dil Mein, Doli Saja Ke Rakhnaa, Takshak, Bombay, Roja, Pukaar, One Two Ka Four…the list is endless
Ya, do re-listen to “Hai Dard”!
@Tushar: “His voice depicts the pain of a crying heart, content in its despair.” Waah! Kyaa khoob likhaa hai!!!
Yes Amanda, i’ll check out that ‘Hai Dard’ track when I find my ‘Ada’ cd!
Yup, I kinda put it somewhere and it must’ve eloped with my ‘Salaam-e-Ishq’ cd, as I can’t find that either!
Don’t get me started on Rahman’s earlier stuff!
Even now I end up carrying around most of those cd’s.
Especially ‘Daud’!
Terrific!
Anyways, I do yearn to hear the Rahman from the past though.
I’ll always be a huge fan.
But I do miss those ‘gets under ur skin, can’t shake it off’ kinda tunes.
Tushar,wasn’t ‘Shikhar’ changed to ‘Motherland’ which then became ‘Kisna’??
I always thought that ‘Shikhar’ was turned into ‘Taal’.
Well, ‘ishq bina’ was ‘Shikhar’ wasn’t it?
Does this mean, ‘hum hain iss pal’ was originally in ‘Motherland’?
I have no bloody idea how the hell all that came to me!
Amanda, do u listen to Rahman’s Tamil stuff?
@Honhaar Goonda
I am surprised you put Ghajini in the list of year’s best.
Its the weakest album till date of the Rahman Prasoon duo.
@Steve: Oops, almost forgot about Daud! There are just way too many memorable Rahman compositions
Unfortunately, I am not too familiar with Rahman’s Tamil compositions, but wish to familiarize myself with those OSTs also. Are there any compositions in particular which you would recommend?
Ohk…Ada – which film? Am at a loss :-/..
Uh oh Amanda!
What if I recommended all of them? :-)
I definitely rate ‘Alaipayuthey’ over ‘Saathiya’.
Although the music’s the same (barring one track) the vocal arrangements are much, much better in Tamil.
I was quite dissapointed with ‘Saathiya’!
To me, the lyrics were like uneven bricks in what should have been, a palace!
They were just S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-D to fit in with the musical notes!
Is it possible to find Tamil songs from where you’re based?
I am thirlled to see this review in POC. I am listenin to it for past 6 months & it is definitely best soundtrack of the year. The music grows on you and some tracks like tu mera hai & mila wahan wahan are evergreen tracks which can be listened to any number of times.
The sad part with ADA and also with some of other great soundtracks of arr (like thakshak ) did not get publicity or promotion it deserved and also suffered with shoddy song picturization.
I just heard the OST of Slumdog millionaire. I have been a Rahman worshiper from his days of Dil Se-Rangeela-and other hordes of south Indian movies like Thiruda Thiruda. I am going to be honest; I was forcing myself to like his compositions in 2008. After some repeated hearings of Ghajini, Yuvvraaj and even JTYJN, I told myself: All good things come to an end. I couldn’t come to terms with myself that I was “actually” disliking his compositions. I can’t tell you how much I was depressed with his music becoming ordinary. If you’re a true Rahman fan you’ll probably empathize with my misery. I finally gave up on him and that child like eagerness to listen to his latest compositions died. Now I just finished a session of listening to Slumdog millionaire OST. Friends, countrymen and fellow Rahman worshipers, I announce the return of Rahman!!! I cannot contain my happiness and excitement. I am writing this while the goosebumps are refusing to settle down after listening to “o Saya” from SM. The same feeling while listening to the interludes in Dil se is back again. If ever I go blind, I will still go for this movie just to listen to the BGM.
@Neeraj: Yes, the Slumdog soundtrack is indeed brilliant, and the first Rahman soundtrack in a long time that I’ve effortlessly liked. And I haven’t even given it a good and patient hearing yet.
JTYJN was good fun, Yuvvraaj for me was the pits- overwrought and unmemorable, and Ghajini is good, but not really great- hummable songs but nothing to write home about by ARR standards. Love Kaise Mujhe though, and Guzarish admittedly is conventional but catchy as hell.
@Arthi V: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADA…A_Way_of_Life here is some information about Ada…for some reason, the release of the film has been postponed yet again!
@Steve: lol. I wouldn’t be too surprised if you recommended all of them since I’m sure Rahman’s Tamil compositions must be awesome
Yes, I have heard Alaipayuthey’s songs and enjoyed them very much. Hmmm, it’s not too easy to find Rahman’s Tamil songs (especially the older ones) from where I’m based. I’ll have to hunt for them next time I’m in Dilli. BTW, is there any site you recommend which has the Hindi and/or English translations of the lyrics to Rahman’s Tamil compositions?
@arrfan: thanks! well, i think rang de from takshak did get a lot of publicity…unfortunately some of the other songs in thakshak (like boondo sey baatey) didn’t get enough promotion.
@Neeraj & Jahan: I agree, SM soundtrack is simply awesome, probably Rahman’s best work in 2008! BTW, does anyone have any favorite tracks from SM?
Oh!!
There was a great site I used to go on all the time.
It was something like ‘Subhash World Geocities’ aisa kuch??
But i’m sure it closed down :-(
Mera toh breakdown hogeya tha!
I really relied on that site.
But then, I haven’t actively searched for any other Tamil lyrics site.
Dilli? They have Tamil music there??!
I’m going to MURDER my friends who go there and say, ”They don’t do Tamil cd’s, they don’t even have ‘Yugpurush” (an album i’ve been chasing for a decade)!
How they lie!
@Steve: Haha. Shaayad tum ne notice nahin kiyaa, I used the word “hunt”…it really is hard to find Tamil music in Dilli…you go to the music shops at the mall and rattle off Tamil album names and the person working there looks at you puzzled. lol.
Wow! I’m hearing a reference to Yugpurush after a very long time! BTW, forget about albums, even finding some DVDs can be hard….I had asked for a DVD of Deadline (starring Irrfan Khan) and the person was like, “kyaa?! aisi bhi koi film hai?”
LMAO Amanda!
U know what?
I find it both hilarious and irritating whenever I go into a dvd store and ask for a film and they’ll say, ‘No such film’!!
Kya Amanda, tu bhi nadiya ke uss paar hai, nahin toh i’d just hand u over my Tamil stuff to record!
And ‘Yugpurush’?
Love it!
And the music? Wah, wah, wah!
Lekin uski cd ‘out of stock’ hai.
Everywhere!
Amanda-
You wanna get tamil music – just go to R.K.Puram- you’ll find lots of shops who’ll sell tamil cd’s.Dont remember any specific names right now.Or else better visit the Tamil Sangam on a sunday – you can end up not only buying cd’s- you can even end up watching some tamil movie ( only sunday).wanna try???
Oops- btw the Tamil Sangam is also in R.K.Puram
Well Steve- you are a big Yugpurush fan I must say.I see you discussing it whereever possible.
And even I try to hear the old songs- be it Rangeela or Daud or Dil Se etc.they are simpley evergreen!!!
@Sethumadhavan: Thanks! The next time I visit Dilli, I’ll be sure to visit R.K.Puram. And, yes, I’ll remember to go on a Sunday so I can also end up watching a Tamil Film although it better have subtitles
Arre Sethu baba, hum bahut ajeeb (literally) aur ghareeb (literally!) hain!
Aur hamara phoota naseeb hain.
Lekin hum tacky films ke kareeb hain!
Wah wah, wah wah, subhan allah! :-)
@Steve: Koi nahin, tu Smashits par hi Yugpurush ke gaane sun le bcs. CD milni toh mushkil hai
BTW, you should do a movie and/or music review of it if you haven’t already ;)
@Steve (34): Waah, waah, kyaa baat hai! :D
@amanda Dolna track of thakshak was awesome.
There are lot of great albums of arr which were not promoted like bose , fire, water. There was song called masoom i think in vande mataram 2 which was pretty good track but never got highlighted
btw O Saya of SM rocks and regd tamil soundtrack of ar I think sangamam OST was one of the best in what I hrd.
@ Amanda,
Try “Music and Escape” ( Fusion of veena and western beats), Jai Ho and O saya from SM. Awesome tracks!
BTW, Tamil music you can download from cooltoad{dot}com
@Neeraj: Cool. I agree, those are awesome tracks. Actually ALL of the SM tracks are really awesome
Steve bhai-
aapka tacky films ke prati jo pyar aur samman hai, woh wakai sarahniy hai.
BTW have you listened to the songs of ARR’s Sivaji-The Boss? I really love Sahana from that.I can listen to that song anytime.
Amanda-
If its your lucky sunday you might get to watch the tamil movie@ Tamil Sangam ( R.K.Puram) with subtitles.But dont count on it because most people watching it would be tamilians or those who atleast know tamil & hence wouldnt be too bothered for sub titles.
arrfan- yes Sangamam had a very good soundtrack.Also listen to Kandukondain Kandukondain and Iruvar- great music & no hindi version of these so far ( thankfully
)
Arre nahin Amanda ji, Smashits ki quality ‘thhoo thhoo’ hain!
It drives me mad!
Ek na ek din woh cd mere paas hogi!
Aur review kahan chhodoon? Here? At PFC?!
Na baba, too much pressure!
Waise bhi, yahan mujh jaise airre ghaire natthu kheron ko author nahin lete :-)
Arrfan, but wasn’t that brilliant ‘Dholna’ track composed by Sukhwinder Singh and not Rahman?
Great track though!
Sethu Maharaja ji, ‘SivaJi’s album has also ran away!
But I have 2 copies of it :-)
Gaana toh yaad nahin??
Sethu!
Kandukondain, I have found it!
Cd milgeyi yaar!
And now I can’t believe that I forgot about ‘Sahana’!
I remember when I first heard it, I changed the lyrics to Hindi just to suit myself :-)
”Saha na jaaye tere bina”!
Try it, it fits!
Main hoon aaj ka Gulzar
Steve- yeah I guess your lines do fit in for
and congrats on getting your Kandukondain cd.
“Sahana”
Isi baat pe party ho jaaye !!!
Nahin Sethu baba!
‘Kandukondain’ kab khoyee thi?
I meant kandukondain as in ‘found it’.
That is the translation??
Please say yes as i’ve thought that for years!
Hey Ram, does that mean that I got the wrong meaning from the title all these years??
NAHIIIIIN! Yeh nahin ho sakta! :-)
Btw, i’ve rediscovered ‘Paarthale Parvasam’ whilst I frantically searched my house!
Love ‘Anbe Sugamaa’…
Beautiful track..
Steve- sorry to admit but the translation is wrong.
Kandukondain means- I’ve seen it & not I’ve found it.But you’ve come quite close – so you can still give yourself a pat on the back
Paarthale Paravasam-my fav track in it is ranjana ranjana !!!
Uff! Yeh toh gadbad hogeyi yaar.
Chalo, i’ll try and remember that.
‘Ranjana’ is a very good track, esp the last 5seconds, beautiful.
But, the track which I hated, but then grew to love, ”Nadir tina – Love Check” is amazing!
Can’t believe I disliked it when I 1st heard it.
Been a fave for years now.
Sorry, my ‘favorite’ track is ‘Nadirdinna’ and not ‘Love Check’!
It’s such a favorite that I don’t even know the name!
Uff… :-)
@arrfan: yeah! dholna is a very beautiful composition. and, i’m happy to know that there are more people out there who pay attention to OSTs like water!
@Sethu: Hmmm, maybe the Tamilians there will be kind enough to do a live translation of the dialogues for me
Arre Amanda ji, i’d also rave about ‘Water’ but it’s been the most awkward OST and film to get hold of in my case.
Yes, the pirated dvd’s have been around for a decade, but the music?
I’ve just not been succesful in obtaining the cd.
I kinda gave up.
But, I guess I can begin the search once again.
Kyaa Steve, ek toh tujh ko koi bhi CD easily nahin milti, aur milti hai toh CD ke saath tum pataa nahin aisaa kyaa kartey ho ki gaayab ho jaati hai (i.e. your Ada CD) ;)
Amanda- I’m sure you should get lucky with the translation part
Steve- good that you gave the correction- i hate love check