Kaminey Music Review
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Te Nan , the music is out and the first song is already a big hit . Expectations are on a high , regarding both , the film and the music . The Dhan Te Nan has left people asking for more and now we finally have the entire album . Vishal last worked on “U Me aur Hum” which was a long time back and music lovers like me would love to see more of him . He has always given an outstanding score for his own films and his jodi with Gulzaar works like something . After Omkara the expectations are really high from the duo for this one . Well this one is a completely different album and I also tried to give it an unbiased view keeping the past completely out of my perspective .
The soundtrack opens with a blockbuster track “Dhan Te Nan” by the super-hit machine Sukhwinder along with Vishal Dadlani . Do I even need to say anything about this track which is already a big hit . The music on this one is probably the best on the entire album and Vishal has done a fabulous job for this track . Sukhwinder sings in his impeccable style and Vishal backs him very well . Both of them together have sung it almost perfectly . The thing to notice is the lyrics that are there in this song . Its really amazing how Gulzaar Sir comes up with these wacky lyrics nicely blending english with hindi . He has written the songs in today’s language of India , the Hinglish . I mean take a look at this :
“Aaja ki One Way Hai
Yeh Zindagi ki Gali
Ek hi Chance hai
Aage Hava hi Hava hai
Agar saans hai to
yeh Romance hai”
This is just the first song and there is much more to come in the later tracks where his lyrics simply bowled me over . I mean this is the man who has written some of the finest Hindi songs ever and he can still come up with something new for our generation . Truly Brilliant . Overall , its a great track and has that 70’s music element to it .
Next comes a completely different track “Pehli Baar Mohabbat” by Mohit Chauhan . This one is soft romantic song which has a bit of Rock feel to it . As a result it also has a western feel to it and it makes nice use of various musical instruments in it . Mohit sings this one in his usual style, the only difference being that he has never sung a song earlier which had a bit of rock feel to it . He does his job great and Vishal has also done his job good . The lyrics here are also very beautiful and innovative . A bit different but a good different . The song in all has a good combination of melody and lyrics and has been sung well by Mohit . Would look great in the film backed up by the chemistry between Shahid-Priyanka which is evident even in the still pictures from the film .
Then comes a song “Raat Ke Dhai Baje” which is in a way extension to the prior track and has a whole lot of singers in it . It has a more commercial tune and is completely different than the previous track . It has been sung by Sunidhi,Rekha,Suresh Wadekar and Kunal Ganjawala . The entire soundtrack is pretty much male dominated and if last time both Sundihi and Rekha got some great tracks in form of Beedi and Namak , this time they had to settle for this very average track which also had two other male singers in it . This song is more commercial in nature and has nothing much to offer . It would probably make much more sense in the film . This song is there in a wedding sequence probably as far as I could make out from the album graphics .
There is also a remix version of the same track towards the end of the soundtrack which is also pretty much the same with some more beats and effects in it .
Then comes a track which completely blew me and now I am thinking that why no one thought of this concept before , especially the NACO (National AIDS Control Org.) . This song , “Fatak” , talks about AIDS and in a way that is so creative and appealing . By the way the “Fataak” is the sound of the whip that symbolises how people need a whip sometimes to understand some things in life. Gulzaar sir has once again proved in this track that he is a true genius and he deserves a special award for this track alone . The entire track refers to AIDS as a ‘Bhanwra’ which comes in and doesn’t leave so easily . Take a look at these lyrics :
“Jitna Bhi Jhoot Bole Thoda hai ,
Keedon ki basti da Makoda hai”
It also makes the use of the famous quote by Ghalib – “Yeh Ishq nahi aasan … ek aag ka dariya hai …aur dub ke jaana hai” . Gulzar sir has modified this famous shayari of Ghalib and made it into a social message of having safe sex .”Ek the Ghalib aur ek hai Gulzaar Saahab , dono ka koi jawaab nahi ” . The modified version goes something like this :
“Yeh Ishq Nahi Aasan
Aji AIDS Ka khatra hai
patwaar pehan jaana
yeh aag ka dariya hai”
The music in the song is also great and it very well encapsulates the lyrics and the “Fatak” does its job well .Kailash Kher and Sukhwinder Singh sing it in a style which makes sure that the message goes out loud . Last time they were together was for the track in Mangal Pandey (Mangal Mangal) in which they did wonders along with Rehman . Here also they both do the same alongwith Vishal . Both Vishal and Gulzaar need to be complimented for coming up with such an innovative and socially relevant track .
Then comes the title track Kaminey by Vishal Bhardwaj himself . He alongwith Gulzaar have used the word “Kaminey” which is usually considered as a curse word in a really beautiful way . The lyrics might sound funny to a few but they have a very serious meaning to it . Vishal has composed this song beautifully and there is a part (from 4.15 to 4.40) in the song which is symphonic in nature and has been done beautifully by Vishal . I am wondering how this particular part would have been done on-screen . The entire song is a bit symphonic in nature but I loved this specific part the most . This track is also amongst the best on the album . Vishal is also a good singer apart from being a great music composer and director .
Then comes a theme music by the name of “Go Charlie Go” which is a full version of the “Dhan Te Nan” in the first track . It is a nice bit of music which would look great in the film . Since this is the main theme of the film it would play a vital role in the film and it is good enough to do the job . It is a fast upbeat music with all the “Dhan Te Nan” which gives it a Seventies feel very well .The last time I heard a similar music was in Johnny Gaddar where Sriram Raghvan made a fabulous use of it .
Then lastly comes a remix version of “Dhan Te Nan” which has been done in a nice and different way . It is not like usual remixes and sounds really good . It has been remixed by Aftab Khan who does a great job . There are some extra English lyrics in this remix version towards the end which are by Dominique Cerejo who does a good job singing them too .
Overall , the album has delivered according to expectations and apart from “Raat Ke Dhai Baje” all tracks are good . One of the songs is already popular and some others would soon follow . Vishal and Gulzaar duo has worked again and this time it is a completely different album from the last time which sends a good signal that people need to move on from Omkara and give Kaminey a complete fresh look .
Album Rating : Four out of Five ; a very fresh and innovative soundtrack .
Tags: Gulzaar, Kaminey, Music, Music Review, Vishal Bhardwaj
Anurag Kashyap
Abhay Deol
Dibakar Banerjee
Hansal Mehta
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Kundan Shah
Anish Kuruvilla
Jaideep Verma
Manish Gupta
Navdeep Singh
Bhavani Iyer
D. Santosh
Onir
Ashvin Kumar
Ramu Ramanathan
Sudhir Mishra
Pankaj Advani
Revathy
Saurabh Shukla
Shilpa Shukla
Sujoy Ghosh
Suparn Verma
Santosh Sivan
Shashank Ghosh
Shivajee
Pavan Kaul
Partho Sen-Gupta
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Satish Kasetty
Man, you should have given it 5 out of 5 ,the album is outstanding the lyrics are amazing,first time i heard fatak, i could not get the meaning second time i realised how the lyrics and music are weaved to spread a message.
The Go Charlie theme is also good.
Raat ke Dhai Baje is excellent, especially the opening part.
I have a feeling that after Listening to Kaminey sung by Vishal, people will not think this word of curse.
This is one of the best soundtrack of the year along with Dev.d,Gulaal,Luck By Chance.
Those want to listen to songs legally of Kaminey
just check the below link
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/audiolisting/13940/index.html
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I loved the songs! Fatak, Dhen Ten Na and Kaminey are my most favorite! On first hearing, I also found Pehli Baar Mohabbat and Raat ke dhaai baje below ‘wow’. Need to give it another listen. But yes, Gulzaar saab is a Genius!!
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@cinemausher:
I would hav given it a 5 but didn’t quite like “Raat ke Dhai Baje” , plus there is also a remix version of the same song …. Certainly it is one of the best soundtracks of the year …btw you missed Delhi 6 in ur list ..
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@arati :
Same here , even I found the two songs you mentioned a little low but after repeated listening I found “Pehli Baar Mohabbat” a bit better but “Raat Ke Dhai Baje” is still the same even though I heard it literally at raat ke dhai baje
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Hey Delhi-6 how could i forget.
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Dhan Tan Na and Go Charlie Go seem to draw ‘inspiration’ from Pulp Fiction James Bond themes respectively. Disappointing.
The title track Kameeney is a brilliant song.
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Dhan Te Nan is creating waves all around. Although the track starts off with Pulp Fiction theme, it goes to a different level from there. I liked this new idea of taking other music directors also for the vocals, as in Vishal Dadlani singing in this one (liked Shankar singing in Dostana and then, Vishal in Tasveer for Salim-Sulaiman).
Mohit Chauhan pleases me yet again with Pehli Baar Mohabbat.
I still need to listen few more times to Fatak, to start liking it.
Kaminey is such a weird track. I don’t think anyone has attempted anything like this before, as in using word like Kaminey, in this sort of a tune.
Yeah, I even liked the remix of Dhan Te Nan. Its different.
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mohit chauhan is the new sensation…from his pop band days to guncha koi to masakali and now pehli baar mohabbat
gulzaar saab is amazing…he is so young in a creative sense, i mean his art is still evolving, a true artist…never satisfied with the boundations of a genre or style.
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The interlude after the first verse of Kaminey is outstanding.. has a pyschedelic feel to it
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@faiq and Shoaib : I don’t think that the song “Dhan Te Nan” is inspired so much from the Pulp Fiction theme … it is of same kind but if you by inspiration mean that the composer has lifted the tune then I would disagree …
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The initial music of Dhan Ta Dan is surf rock guitar pioneered by Dick Dale whose song Miserlou was used as Pulp Fiction theme. The key is to repeat the same fast paced guitar riff – sort of like the drum beats in trance music.
It’s again like reggaeton. Any song you listen to will sound just like any other songs, but the fact is – they remain just as much different from each other.
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@saurabh: no no i never said that its lifted from Pulp Fiction… i don’t think Vishal would ever do that… I can trust him on that at least…. I just said that it kicks off wid that tune….
@Tejas: very true….
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I liked the album.Although most people in the comments section did not like raat ke dhai baaje I loved it,specially the start.Its very catchy.Pehli Baar mohabbat ki hai is wonderful.
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Patwaar = Oarlock in English
OarLock = A device, usually a U-shaped metal hoop on a swivel in the gunwale, used to hold an oar in place and as a fulcrum in rowing.
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Rohit^14 – “toote hue patwaar hain kashti ke to hum kya. haari hui baahon ko hi patwaar bana le” … patwaar is the paddle, not oarlock. however, the fun factor is that gulzar says patwaar pehan ke, not pakad ke
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Nice review, though i disagree with your comments om raat ke dhai baje, i think its a wonderful masala song. Dhan Ta Dan is a great track, followed by a genius Kaminey by Vishal himself. Then comes Mohit Chauhan’s soulful track. Fatak is kinda overrated by you. Good album nevertheless
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@Shoaib: ohk .. cheers!
@Tejas: Thanx for the info , didn’t knew that ..but you’ve not mentioned whether you liked the album or not …
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@Anindya: didn’t mention this in the review but the starting of “Raat Ke..” that you are talking of gives me a feelin of “heard it somewhere before”…
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@Rohit & wb :
Lets make it simple Patwar here refers to Condoms ;) why shy away in saying that …thats the whole point isn’t it …
Good research on patwar
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@Aamir :
Thanx dude ! appreciate it ..cheers!!
@Everybody:
Have I overrated “Fatak” ???
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@Saurabh (20): NO!! I love Fatak!! I love the energy..
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Thanks for reviewing this album. Mostly for pointing out that its come out. The last few months..what with the strike and some substandard music albums, there really has been a drought.
This is definitely a good album.. even in the first listen
liked dhan te taan immediately and pehli baar mohabbat is quite good.
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@Arati :
Thanx 4 replying … I started wondering after reading the comment#16 …..even I loved the energy in the song ..and as I could make out from the album art , in the film the song is done on the streets by Shahid and Company like a Nukkad Naatak and we saw a snippet of that in the trailer ; combined with energetic dancing moves of Shahid the song would be visual treat for sure ..
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I loved Raat ke Dhai Baje too.. especially when they sing ‘pehli baar mohabbat kee hain’ and Earl breaks into a rap.. the rap is beautifully interleaved into the song..
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@(23): Oh yes! The track rocks!! “Kitna bhi jhooth bole thoda hai.. Keedon ki basti ka makoda hai!” Who else but Gulzar??? :D And dont worry about different opinions. It’s always nice to hear them.. Dont let that shape your likes
Blogs are for meeting people who think like us and dont think like us.. That’s fun!
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@arati: so true .. Gulzaar sir is one of India’s greatest artist of all time … why doesn’t he make films any more … he has made such fabulous films in past which are amongst the best ever … lets hope he comes up with something …if he can come up with lyrics that match to our wavelengths I am sure he can come up with a film too …
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Mast song bhai log………….
Tuchia maaalia saala mast gaan likhela hai………
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“Yeh barkat un Hazrat ki hai” – the hazrats in this case are Gulzaarsaab and of course, he-who-is-unkowingly-keeps-raising-the-bar-too-high-for-himself Mr. Vishal Bhardwaj. thanks for the music maestros.
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Am I correct in saying, by “Pehli baar mohaabat ki hai Akhiri baar mohabbat ki hai” He means this was the first & last time i did it. Never Ever again.
But when used by femail in “raat ke dhai baje” It means first & only time i’m in love. You are the one.
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Kaminey!!! I heard the song almost 40 times sinse i baught the album and the wonderfully crafted song is still very much haunting.Its not the lyrics but the composition that i liked,Vishal’s voice changes wonderfully when he requests”Pinjre men chand la do” or the difference between “Masoom sa kabootar” slowly changes to dancing of “Nacha to mor nikla”.Amazing!!
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To all Gulzar fans – recently watched a place called Thaggu ke Laddoo on Highway on my Plate. This place was supposedly shown in Bunty aur Bubbly, and Gulzar was inspired by a line written on the wall of this restaurant by the owner – Aisa Koi Saga nahi, Jisne Humein Thaga Nahin.
It went on to become ‘Aisa Saga nahi, jisko thaga nahi’ in one of the songs.
Die-hard Gulzar fans might already know this.
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aisa koi saga nahi
jisko thaga nahi
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@Tejas:
Thanx 4 the info … didn’t know that ..He’s just great and his songs are also a bit different than usual songs that we listen …
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@akshay: I am also loving that tracks though I am not listening to them tooo much because I think then it would lose the freshness and its effect would reduce while watching the film
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great music from Vishal after disappointing ‘U me aur Hum’..
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A literary take on Kaminey music…
http://mihirpandya.com/2009/08/kaminey-music-review/
Keep the good work going vishal…
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A good review, but I like Raat ke baara baje the most. Cant understand why you didnt like it
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