Ghajini Music Review
It’s time for Rahmaniacs of the world to rejoice: the OST of Ghajini is finally out! Jodhaa Akbar, Ada, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa, Yuvvraaj, and, now, Ghajini…2008 has been a blissful year for fans of Allah Rakha Rahman. Without this musical Godsend’s compositions (and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s Rock On!! and Amit Trivedi’s Aamir), 2008 is one of the worst years for the Hindi music industry. Normally I tend to stay away from reviewing A. R. Rahman’s work. A one-word-rating of “outstanding” doesn’t suffice and left spell-bound at his immense talent, I am usually at a loss for words to describe his compositions. Nonetheless, below follows a humble and first attempt to walk you through Rahman’s latest gift to music fans all over the world: Ghajini.
Sonu Nigam welcomes us in Guzarish with his graceful humming, grabbing our attention instantaneously. Although I never thought I’d ever hear a song in which Sonu is deprived of words, I’m not going to complain as Javed Ali does a stellar job with his rendition of this exceedingly romantic number. The way he extends the “shh” in “baarish” is very enjoyable. And, I like the way he elevates his voice higher while singing the “i-i-ishhh” part in “guzarish.” The pace of this song and the use of mandolins is excellent. Kavita Baliga also does a great job of providing operatic vocals. On a side note, the tune of “tu meri adhoori pyaas pyaas, tu aa gayee mann ko raas raas, ab toh tu aa jaa paas paas” reminds me of the tune to another Rahman composition:”hansti rahey tu hansti rahey, hayaa ki laali khilti rahey” from Saathiyaa. I also admire Prasoon Joshi for breathing meaning into his lyrics, which most other lyricists seem to be abstaining from these days. The lines, “Sheeshe ke khwaab leke raaton mein chal rahaa hoon, takraa naa jaaoon kahin. Aashaa ki lau hai roshan, phir bhi tufaan kaa darr hai, lau bujh naa jaaye kahin” really leave an impact.
Aye Bachchu is a really fun number and Suzanne sings this song with A LOT of energy and attitude. I enjoy the way she enunciates each word clearly. Rahman uses the guitars generously in this number, making you want to break out dancing immediately. While some people might automatically classify the lyrics to this song as being mediocre as it involves Hinglish, I think Prasoon Joshi does a nice job of playfully getting the message across that one should live life to the fullest: “ab khul ke jeele tu, koi seema naa border…gungunaalo, muskuraalo, zindagi toh sikhaati hai yehi…lehraalo, balkhaalo, hum qaidi toh nahin.” The word “qaidi” really stands out and is innovative in the context it is used.
The magical combination of Benny Dayal and Shreya Ghoshal, who were also heard in Tu hi to meri dost hai from Yuvvraaj, is back again with Kaise Mujhe. This soft number is very sweet and the disbelief the male protagonist feels, “Kaisey mujhe tum mil gayeen? Qismat pea aye naa yaqeen. Utar aayee jheel mein, jaise chaand utartaa hai kabhi” is quite touching. The use of the sitar is beautiful. Shreya Ghoshal’s alaaps have a calming affect. Clinton Cerego, Neuman Pinto (Phas Gayaa from Aamir), Vivienne Pocha do a decent job of offering backing vocals. Once again, Prasoon Joshi does a superb job with the lyrics. We heard the word “gungunaati” used in Tu Muskuraa (”raat mei chaandini kabhi aise gungunaati hai”), however the phrase “gungunaati dhoop” is very thoughtful, followed by the question, “dekhoon tumhey yaa main sunoo?” Another meaningful line from the song worth special mention is, “badalengi rituen ada, par main rahoongi sada usi tarah teri baahon mein baahen daalke har lamha, har pal.”
Reminding me of Main Aisa Kyon Hoon from Lakshya, Behka is an interesting composition meshing various styles…hip-hop, jazz, blues, rock. The use of the saxophone, trumpet, drums sort of reminds me of Jaan Meri from Takshak, although the overall feel to this composition isn’t as energetic and lively as Jaan Meri. Karthik does a fantastic job getting through all the twists and turns in this song. While the lyrics to this song aren’t earth-shattering, the use of the words “rounak udaaye” in “guzare jahan sey woh rounak udaaye” is unusual (in a good way).
After hearing Shreya Ghoshal croon the very romantic Kaise Mujhe, we get to hear her sing the very light-hearted number, Latoo. The song opens with the sounds of radio signals and English lyrics are thrown in. Then we suddenly hear a Spanish guitar. This fast-paced number is so catchy and playful you can’t resist but singing along and dancing carefree. The way Shreya stretches the word “yaar” is awesome! Out of the 3 faster numbers in Ghajini (Aye Bachchu, Behka, Latoo), this one is the most enjoyable. Karthik, Tipu, Bennu, Tanvi, Sakthi Sree Gopal, Anisha and Suvi do a nice job of providing additional and backing vocals, but it is Shreya who steals the show with her flawless rendition. The line, “uske aane sey bas jaaye soone soone mann kaa ilakaa” is innovative. The repetition of the word “yaar” is contagious and makes you want to sing along.
The last song in the CD is the instrumental version of Kaise Mujhe. The use of the flute and guitars is soothing and Shreya’s delicate alaaps stand out. The instrumental version is really relaxing.
Guzaarish and Kaise Mujhe will probably appeal the most to listeners. Both songs are worthy of being in the top 10 romantic numbers of 2008. As far as the three masti-filled numbers, my guess is that either people will love those songs or absolutely despise them…as choreographer Ahmed Khan said, those compositions are a bit “hatke!” Yet, if you listen to them without a bias (i.e. I-refuse-to-like-anything-commercial-mindset), you’ll enjoy them very much. If you try to compare Ghajini to Rahman’s previous works like Dil Se, Bombay, Dil Hi Dil Mein, Pukaar, Taal, you’ll most likely find Ghajini disappointing. However, if you treat each of Rahman’s works separately (and, I suppose compare it to the utterly pathetic and rubbish OSTs released this year by other MDs), chances are you’ll truly appreciate the music score of Ghajini. I’ve heard a lot of comments from others that Ghajini is “too commercial”…but, can’t something that’s commercial also be enjoyable? Is a film or OST that is commercial yet of good quality automatically inferior to something noncommercial but poorly executed? Or, do we expect everything by Rahman to have his “oh-this-sounds-like-something-Rahman-created” stamp all over it, and anything which diverts from that style we label as commercial/conventional, mediocre (i.e. JTYJN), and not up to the mark?
Anyway, bring on the next Rahman OST soon…sabhi Rahmaniacs ki yehi hai guzarish 
Special thanks to Tushar Shukla for encouraging me to write this music review and for all his inputs!
Tags: A.R. Rehman, aamir khan, Ghajini, Music, Music Review
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Frankly speaking, both Yuvvraj and Gajjini are mediocre albums. Period.
Great Review. I Just Love The Album.
But I think there is Correction,
Alka Yagnik and Javed Ali sang “Tu Muskuraa”;
while Benny Dayal and Shreya Ghoshal has sung “Tu Meri Dost Hain” from Yuvvraaj
Quite a masala soundtrack this.
And Behka it is, topping the playlist today.
Aye Bachchu should be ESSENTIALLY back-to-backed with Behka. A song that starts off like any hip-hop song you would have heard lately, trust Rahman to con you in a genre-game. After the initial mellow behka-behka backing vocals, the guitars slowly warm up and you are in for a treat. Wait! There are some sax-interludes waiting to chip in! No one’s complaining. Only that I wish the video was a little less bright. The song has much more scope than that.
Check out the great drums post stanza one, and then on it’s a constant battle between genres- soft vocals, a hip-hop back beat, a sax(which is wonderfully well stretched), Aamir should be having some fun here for the song looks like it, lots of work gone into it.
Kaise mujhe is quite interesting and is slowly growing…
There is some interesting post/pro-mukhda work by Prasoon Joshi here..
Gunguni dhoop ki tarah se
Tarannum mein tum
Chhooke mujhe
Guzri ho yun
Dekhoon tumhe, ya main sunoon
Tum ho sukoon
Tum ho junoon
Kyun pehle na aayi tum
The singing just goes skywards from on here…
Main to ye sochta tha…
Uparwaale ko fursat nahi
Phir bhi tumhe banaa ke wo
Meri nazar mein chadh gaya
Rutbey mein wo
Aur badh gaya
Shreya enters towards the middle with some breezy singing as usual. Her aalaap really attributes a good duet quality to this song. Last similar breezy sounding duet I heard was in Drona- Teri bandagi.
I love Aye Bachchoo also!
It rocks from the word GO, no build-ups or motivation needed to like this song. A very familiar electric riff opens it and some cool vocals make it all the fun. I was reminded of the fun Hema Sardesai used to put in her songs. This song marks the return of Rahman in the club-dance league for me, its sound is much better than the simpler arrangement of a Pappu can’t dance and no surprise has much more room for a cool solo towards the end only to be followed up in a no-holds barred climax.
Rahman shows an improvement over ‘yuvvraaj’ here.But overall this album is also disapponting.
‘Aye Bachu’ is an interesting song with intelligent use of guitar and also good singing by singer but little bit irritating at middle portion by “nananana” bit
‘Behka’ has just an average tune but use of Saxophone gives it a novelty.That is all othewise just an ordinary song
‘Kaise Mujhe’ here ARR tries too hard and falls flat.This song sort of looks forced
‘ghuzarish’ has the same heard before sort of feel
‘Latoo’ is the weakest song neither has anything new to offer in terms of orchestration or tune
Overall yet another overhyped Rahman album which will be eagerly lapped up by fanatic Rahman fans
This year reminds me of 2001. The 5 Rahman album year – Taal, Thakshak, Dil hi dil mein, Pukar & 1947 Earth.
Slumdog songs!
Jai Ho
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4cEY9YLcv4k
O Saya
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nHpNAIpL1Uw
Ghajini is a highly over-rated album. IMO, one of the weakest ARR soundtracks….
Tushar: thanks for the links. Jai Ho is amazing!
It is indeed fun, a mix of many former Rahman sounds – Guru, Yuva etc.
The official track list:
Official track list:
1. “O… Saya” Performed by A R Rahman & M.I.A.
2. “Riots” by A R Rahman
3. “Mausam & Escape” by A R Rahman
4. “Paper Planes” Performed by M.I.A.
5. “Paper Planes” DFA REMIX Performed by M.I.A.
6. “”Ringa Ringa” by A R Rahman featuring Alka Yagnik & Ila Arun
7. “Liquid Dance” by A R Rahman featuring Palakkad Sriram & Madhumitha
8. “Latika’s Theme” by A R Rahman featuring Suzanne
9. “Aaj Ki Raat” Performed by Sonu Nigam, Mahalaxmi Lyer & Alisha Chinoi
10. “Millionaire” by A R Rahman featuring Madhumitha
11. “Gangsta Blues” by A R Rahman featuring BlaaZe & Tanvi Shah
12. “Dreams on Fire” by A R Rahman featuring Suzzanne
13. “Jai Ho” by A R Rahman featuring Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah & Mahalaxmi Iyer
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/11/20/exclusive-slumdog-millionaire-soundtrack-revealed/
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/11/21/slumdog-millionaire-soundtrack/
Will have to wait till Dec end for it to hit the stores here. Movie ka to allah jaane when will it come here.
Yes, this album is breezy, peppy and catchy but, this is not his best. Not something to remember for years.
Tushar!
gustaakhi maaf but Pukar was 1999.
ya, late 99, early 2000, I meant to say this was another Rahman watershed time.
Did anyone notice a kind of 80s Southern touch in the vocals from 0.51 to 1.00 of Behka? some kind of weird classical base dressed with a western garnish!
Tushar ji, although the ‘Slumdog’ OST comes to stores this Dec, I believe iTunes releases it this week online.
I could be wrong.
But that’s been announced somewhere.
I find all Rahman’s albums to be growers.
And this album and ‘Yuvraaj’ are no exception.
Actually, when played without comparisons, ‘Yuvraaj’ is a rocking album!
But ofcourse people just HAVE TO compare it to ‘Taal’ don’t they?
I hardly find any difference between the soundtrack of ‘Ghajini’ (Why this weird name, I’ll never know) and ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’.
I really long for Rehmaan’s melodies, not some mechanical songs with no souls sung by some flaky voiced youngsters, all aspiring to be Atif Aslam (not a good singer to idolize, I would think).
I would say, what’s wrong with Rehmaan?
I really don’t have any idea why there is so much hullabaloo about this album and Yuvvraaj… both are pretty average fares, according to me.
As for Suzanne singing with LOTS of energy and attitude, how about some voice quality? Has Indian film music really come to this?
@Steve bhai, I know about the i-tunes release, but I am still an old school guy. :-)
@Debashri, that is the name of the villain in both the films. As for ‘why so much hullabaloo’ , I guess half the world is better not insane. Too bad people don’t have ears for ‘voice quality’. sigh.
did anybody notice that the background music in “gujaarish” song is total lift from ‘Deep Forest’ compositions……..et tu Rehman
@Tushar – Yes, too bad people don’t have ears for ‘voice quality’. I shall overlook your sarcasm in that comment
@Tushar
Where did you get the idea that the villains name in the Tamizh movie is Ghajini?
Tushar- you are wrong dude, the villain’s name is not Ghajini!!!!
for Debashri & all others who wanna know about the title-
if you remember your history lessons Mohammed of Ghajini ( gazini) was a ruler of Afghanistan ( ?) who kept invading India repeatedly before he finally managed to conquer a major part of it.
Similarly the protagonist in the movie ( Surya in tamil & Aamir in hindi) has short term memory & is out on the hunt for someone i.e the bad guy
( wont reveal more)- how he goes about doing it despite regularly losing his memory is what the story is all about & hence the title is ghajini- linked to the legendary ghajini !!!
Hmmm. Ya I guess I read that somewhere. I didn’t get an idea, I remember reading it in some stupid film site, may be even I have a short term memory loss. Reveal karne ka to kya hai, I guess we all have seen Memento. And wo mujhe achi tarah yaad hai!
Any idea who is playing the main villian in the Hindi version?
In Tamil it was Pradeep Rawat, who played Deva in Lagaan and Sultan in Sarfarosh.
In fact Ghajini takes after Memento only in second half, the first half is more like a Rom Com.
Its like how it would be if Guy Pearce in Memento has a flashback of his happier times.
But adapting Memento as is, would be hard for Indian audiences, the non linear narration would just go over most people’s heads.
So if u look from that view, Ghajini in Tamil is a fairly decent effort. But its not Surya’s best for sure, he has given much better performances than this.
Given Aamir’s track record, i think the movie would be a hit. No issues, but i just hope people don’t go overboard, calling this a path breaking film, and how Aamir is bringing in a revoltion and all. Ghajini is a standard revenge flick with some STML background and slickly done, nothing less, nothing more.
Amanda,
You have forgotten ‘Bachna Ae Haseenon’ – that was a great album released this year. IMO better than ‘Jaane Tu…’.
Is Behka song, the equivalent of “Oru Maalai” in Tamil version? That is one of my favorite numbers from Ghajini, very energetic, very lively.
@Sethu – Thanks! I figured the same, but wasn’t sure… I have actually seen the movie in Tamil. My husband (a Tamilian) also explained that Ghazni = Ghajini.
Ratnakar-
dunno if Behka is the equivalent of oru maalai in tamil.But yes I liked that song in the original ghajini very much ( even in the dubbed telugu version)!!!
In fact i am wondering how come any of the Hindu outfits have not objected to naming this movie after a Muslim invader?
Sorry! But disagreeing with review, I feel this is one mediocre thing Rahman has done till now. Seems like he has clicked recover tracks from his deleted compositions folder!
Rehman is the one of the most overrated composers in India. I was a great fan of his right from ‘Roja’ days, but he has been very ordinary in the last three or four years. Pity Ilaiyaraja, who came out with such mind-blowing music in the 70s, 80s and even in the early 90s, never got such attention. SEL have marched ahead of Rehman in the last few years.
Well nobody has objected cos nobody has pointed it out.Which I think is the smartest thing to do.Why hype thr title & invite trouble.
Debashri- good that your hubby also got it right
I guess its a very subtle thing & maybe when one sees the movie – the title gets explained.I’m not a tam myself but yes I’ve seen the tam original!!!
aamir is going to muck this up bad choice of film aamir
personally i think itl be a very OK OK film but it will still rake in the moolah just because its aamir
I watched Memento and I must say it requires repeated viewings to understand.The story is nothing great,its just the WAY it is narrated which is unique…I hope Aamir adds something more to the story.More than Rehman’s music I like Prasoon’s lyrics in this film.Rehman’s music like always will take time to grow.It requires repeated hearing just as Memento requires repeated viewing….
@Sethumadhavan, you may be wrong in this case. What you are saying is correct for the Tamil version of the movie.
If you notice the posters of ghajini, there is a tattoo on aamir’s body printed ‘ FIND GHAJINI ‘. And one more give away is the official website named ” www.rememberghajini.com “.
I have a feeling that ghajini is a character in the film.
Vivek
Why do you think its a bad choice of a movie?Now give Aamir a break yaar.Just because he’s doing an RDB or a TZP cant he go full out & do a action packed revenge story?Dont forget he’s also done a crappy movie like Fanaa recently which unfortunately did quite well at the box office.So just sit back & wait.It should be a good film to watch for the entertainment value, but yes its not gonna be taking cinema to a new height or something!!!
Isin’t guzaarish sung by Javed Ali? Its definitely not Sonu Nigam.
Sorry, I didnt notice you’ve written Javed Ali too.
Ghajini’s soundtrack is ARR experimenting with everyday,mediocre,’mainstream’ music & giving it his own touch..& with a great deal of help frm Prasoon Joshi’s street smart lyrics,the soundtrack deserves to b left on loop..one of the best mainstream hindi film music of 2008..Guzarish,Behka & Aye Bachchu hv the potential to be instant hits,& Kaise Mujhe I feel wud grow with time..Latoo is passable..looking forward to the movie..one more thing – as suggested by many & fairly so, that Ghajini is a remake of Memento..looking at the new promos comin out of Ghajini & now the soundtrack, it seems to me that surely the main plot of the film mite be similar to Memento but the treatment & motive of the film looks completely different which is a good news and Aamir Khan has been saying since the conception of this film that its goin to b a full on masala film,unlike Memento which was supposed to be experimental & complicated with its screenplay..lets wait & watch
Sethu – I got the Mehmood Ghazni bit, but I just don’t understand why it should be called Ghajini in Hindi. With the limited knowledge of the Tamil script, I can understand why ‘j’ was used instead on ‘z’. But Hindi/Urdu clearly has a letter for ‘z’ so why is that not used? Anand and Tushar may be right that Ghajini is the name of a character in the Hindi version at least.
Sorry Amanda for I cannot even think on your lines.
Aye Bachchu – Too much noise, not for my taste. Though I must admit that it is catchy for the hip-hop crowd and hence it gets 5/10 from me
Behka Main Behka – as usual – utter crap from ARR in the name of music
2/10 ( yes without those sax pieces it is a big zero )
Guzarish – A sigh of relief when Sonu is humming sweetly. But as soon as the “beats” of the song start, I feel like comitting suicide. Can ARR ( and the music industry in general ) please stop this repeated beats. Sorry guys could not go beyond the first antara. 2/10
Kaise Mujhe – Thought that was hearing the slow version of the ARR beats and all that operatic musicals, just to sound “grand” ?. I really wonder how the **** this man is the biggest MD in the industry ? Can he not do something different from his past works ? 2/10
Lattoo – it it a song ? 1/10 ( for Shreya who has put some efforts in the song. else a big zero )
@kcp, what’s a ‘hip-hop crowd’?! LOL!
Hope you didn’t hear any more of the songs(the suicide threat.)
Love the way you hand out those score cards each time.
Anand-
You may be right – it could be somebody after all in hindi- I’m not sure.But the site didnt give me any clue-it only has the trailer & the trailer is nothing but a bit of “guzarish”
Aditya Pant
In tamil ghazni is pronounced as Ghajini if I’m not wrong.I think Aamir & Murugadoss liked the original name & decided to retain it.Probably for that if they’ve gone ahead & named a character as ghajini, its quite possible- dont deny that!!!
Isn’t the villian gonna be Mr. Shiva/James Mohit Ahalawat?
I know he’s not liked by many, but I think he’s quite good.
I could be wrong about him being the villian though?
So far the only album where I found a little bit of Rahman is the OST of Slumdog. Is it the same man who in the sleeves of “Maa Tujhe Salaam” wrote “thaks…for taking me out from drowning in the sea of Film Music”….I used to listen to his track to discover something new…now the technic is there but the compactness of the song…the ‘first-of-its-kind’ness is gone. All those fusion of jazz and R&B sounds like Visaal & Clan or Shankar & Clan can do them with equal elan.
Where is that bass line of Dil Se, That harmony of “Tanha Tanha” and where is “Bombay Theme” my friend???
Didn’t anybody notice that the guitar riff in “Aye Bachu” is a literal rip-off of AC/DC’s “Back in Black” ?
All those who hate this album.. please give it little time! Trust me folks, you will start loving it.
Even my first impression for Guzarish, Behka, Latoo and Kaise Mujhe (oh, that’s almost entire album!) was that these are very ordinary fares, but now I am hooked!
Trust me this takes a little time but then it grows.
excellent music and review
there is no words to explain about it.
thank you very much
by,
rahman’s mad
rehman-prasoon is the usp of film music
I consider myself a huge fan of a r rahman even through his worst albums… but ever since Guru… I have heard ONLY ONE album where more than ONE song is good!! Even though he surprised us with some exceptional compositions… or a completely new beat… he still hasn’t made a proper SONG in others which include the likes of JTYJN, Yuvraaj, Ada etc. May be he is caught in between the Indian style of breaking the “mukhda-antara-mukhda-antara-mukhda” while trying to hold his huge knowledge and exposure.
Except Sakkarakatti in TAMIL, (most tunes are from Meenaxi but exceptional original ones) Rahman seems to be bored with what the directors ask him to compose!!!
But whatever… it is just my opinion& who cares!!!
And worst of all Rahman doesn’t need to copy from SPICE GIRLS if you want to be my lover for his Aye Bachu electric guitar opening. Atleast he can copy from unknown /unpopular ones like he used to in his early days!!!!!
And worst of all Rahman doesn’t need to copy from SPICE GIRLS “if you want to be my lover” for his Aye Bachu electric guitar opening. Atleast he can copy from unknown /unpopular ones like he used to in his early days!!!!!
this is one of the better rehman albums this year..as usual it requires some repeat hearings..loved the neil armstrong opening in Latoo..have to wait for the video but it seems like the heroine has arrived in the moon after falling in love..a Damn good album
@AgentZac: Thanks! The PFC editors have kindly corrected the error.
@Sarang: Perhaps the album will not be remembered years later…future kis ney dekhaa hai? kam sey kam abhi toh album enjoy kar lo
Hi Raj. Nope, I hadn’t forgotten about the Bachnaa Ae Haseeno album…I just didn’t enjoy the album one bit ;)
@32: “Seems like he has clicked recover tracks from his deleted compositions folder!” LOL!
hey kcp! nice to hear from you! hope you’re doing well. thanks for sharing your feelings about the album. but please don’t listen to guzaarish again
LOL!
@32, wow, I missed that ‘technical’ joke!
@Amanda,
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Abhi enjoy karne ke liye to kuchh bhi sun sakte hain.. what’s the point of this one then???? Anyway, I take your comment in the right spirit
Cheers!
@Sarang: Nahin yaar, enjoy karne ke liye “kuch bhi” nahin sun saktey. Most of the albums released this year are not even worth one listen :(
I guess with music just like it is with any form of art, there will be some people who really enjoy a particular work and there will be some who do not. That is the beauty of art…we all respond to it differently and everyone’s views are to be respected
@Amanda (60)
Yes, lets respect each others views. Anyway, ‘Kuchh Bhi’ doesn’t necessarily mean albums that are recent.. you can always go back to dependable old movie songs or good classical or wonderfully played folk music etc…
I agree with what you have said “Most of the albums released this year are not even worth one listen”, and personally I add this one too
i did not enjoy the music at all the first few times i listened to the CD ..but now it is always on in my car …this one really grows on you!
Rehman Rocks!
Srinivas on November 27th, 2008 8:19 am said:
Didn’t anybody notice that the guitar riff in “Aye Bachu” is a literal rip-off of AC/DC’s “Back in Black” ?
Srinivas I noticed it too! Every time I heard the song I knew I had heard the guitar riff somewhere but I couldn’t quite put my finger on the name of the song. Thanks for that!!
What a blockbuster!
and what a great album! I just love the song ayee bachu! who sung that???
@lavanya: It’s Suzanne D’Mello.
What i really like is sonu nigam’s humming in the song guzarish + the beats…if sonu had sang the whole lines definitely this would have been an out-of -this-world performance.
It seems like ARR has stolen the tune from other album esp latoo’s tune .