'Same Same But Different' - that's the
punch line of Bombay To Bangkok, a film by Nagesh
Kukunoor - which brings back the nostalgia of the 60’s and
70’s when titles like Bombay To Goa, Johar Mehmood in
Hong Kong, Love in Tokyo etc. were in vogue. With Bombay
To Bangkok, Kukunoor gets into an out and out fun mode after
a dramatic 'Dor' and explores a different territory - feel
good comedy!
Coming together with Shreyas Talpade for third film in
succession after Iqbal and Dor, Kukunoor takes
his film to Bangkok while introducing Thai leading lady -
Lina Christianson. Composers like Salim - Sulaiman, Ronnie
Shirish, Sukhwinder Singh, and Pritam are roped in for a
song apiece in this film that has Mir Ali Husain, Ibrahim
Ashk and Shabbir Ahmed writing the lyrics.
It's an alien land that Kukunoor explores and while doing so
he succeeds widely as he kick starts the album with a disco
track 'Same Same But Different'. Composed by
Salim-Sulaiman and written by Mir Ali Husain (who is also
the man behind the songs of 'Dor'), 'Same Same But
Different' is a song that is made of Hindi, English and
Thai words.
Sung by
K.K., it also has the film's lead actors Shreyas Talpade and
Lina Christianson pitching in, especially at the beginning.
A track about two people belonging to different
nationalities but still same in so many different ways, 'Same
Same But Different' is a fun outing which entertains
even in it's 'remix version' which arrives towards the
album's end. A good club mix, which warrants a music video
to be created around it!
Next comes 'Dheere Dheere’, which is composed
by Ronnie Shirish. Crooned by Zubeen Garg, this Mir Ali
Husain takes a soothing route and gives a melodious touch to
the soundtrack after a dance number 'Same Same But
Different'. Moving at a moderate pace (and later
appearing in a controlled remix version), 'Dheere Dheere'
is a kind of mushy track which normally has a singer like
Shaan associated with it. Zubeen does a good job and though
the song doesn't turn out to be the kind which would make it
to list of one of the top songs of the year, it is still
decent enough to hold you attention.
With a 'lavani' base to it, ‘Bombay To Bangkok’
is sung with aplomb by Sukhwinder Singh in his inimitable
style. Sukhwinder also composes this situational track,
which is written by Ibrahim Ashq and reminds one of the kind
of music, which was made in mid, and late 80’s. As one stays
on with the song longer, it is difficult not to remember the
likes of Mithun Chakraborty and Govinda gyrating to this
one. All said and done, the song may just manage to make
it's presence felt along with the film's narration but won't
have any shelf life beyond that.
Last to come is Pritam's 'Dil Ka Haal Sune Dil Wala'
that has Shabbir Ahmed writing lyrics. Sonu Nigam and
Sunidhi Chauhan come together for this let's-shake-a-leg
number, which belongs to a mode similar to that of 'Same
Same But Different'. There is a trademark Pritam stamp to
this song, which is a decent, but quite predictable with a
strong sense of deja vu attached to it. Set in a Western
mode, 'Dil Ka Haal Sune Dil Wala' is a kind of number
that would hardly create any ripples at the music stands.
Bombay To Bangkok is a short album that has decent
tunes but nothing that would make it a memorable soundtrack.
In the end, all boils down to 'Same Same But Different'
which if promoted smartly with a music video being created
pronto would get the album further mileage.
 
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