Innovative titles and themes are in.
Otherwise, would one have ever imagined till a few years
back that there would be a movie made with a title like
Sunday with the film revolving around the life of a girl
who had one missing day in her life - Sunday!? Directed by
Rohit Shetty, Sunday is an interesting project in the
offering since it boasts of an ensemble star cast comprising
of actors as diverse as Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Ayesha
Takia, Irrfan Khan, and Anjana Sukhani. Also, it comes after
Zameen and Golmaal, two diverse films by the
young film maker. With composers as diverse as Sandeep
Chowta, Suroor, Daler Mehndi, Shibani Kashyap, Raghav Sachar
and Amar Mohile coming up with a song apiece, Sunday raises
quite some hopes as one plays on the film's soundtrack.
It doesn't take beyond a few seconds to get your neck in
motion as the beats arrive for 'Missing Sunday'.
With Earl Edgar chipping in with his occasional
rap-n-reggae, Mahua Kamath (ex-VIVA girl) and Suraj come
together in this groovy track by Sandeep Chowta who makes a
comeback on Bollywood OST soundtrack years after his 'Laila
Laila' in Samay - When Time Strikes. As such the track
has a very few lines (written by Farhad Sajid) and it is
mainly the composition with long standalone musical pieces
in between the lines which makes it a unique experience.
Remix
version, which comes next, is polished further, and brings
with it a different rhythm, styling, and groove. If the
opening version was not just good enough, this one only
makes Sunday an album that you may want to go for
even if it comprised of only a single - 'Missing Sunday'!
An absolute winner, it is only aided further by an
innovative music video that makes you catch the number
umpteenth number of times as it arrives on the telly!
Put to tune by 'Suroor', 'Pyar To Hona Hi Hai'
which follows next takes a completely different dimension
when compared to the title song and turns out to be an
utterly delicious piece of melody to bite on. Written by
Kamran Bari who pairs up with Mohammed Ali to even croon the
track, a bona fide Pakistani soft track is impossible to
resist.
A beautiful number that is instantly catchy and would be
loved not just by the followers of Pakistani music but even
hardcore Bollywood buffs, 'Pyar To Hona Hi Hai' is a
sugar coated track which is a superb track that one gets to
hear before year end. Kamran Bari is excellent in his
rendition as a young man who is realizing the essence of
love and is truly enjoying every moment spent in bliss!
For a song like this, one secretly wishes that it remains
untouched with no remix angle given to it. This is why,
there are apprehensions galore when one starts lending ear
to the 'remix version' that does make an appearance in the
end. Though it is not bad at all in spite of added beats and
pace to the original, one is tempted to go back to the
original any time.
With Daler Mehndi's name staring from the credits, it is
pretty much expected that there would be a fun outing in the
offering. This is exactly the case as 'Loot Liya'
comes next. After a groovy track ('Missing Sunday')
and a melodious outing ('Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha'), the
album gains from the range provided by inclusion of multiple
composers as Daler gets into a duet which is reminiscent to
the style of 'Dil Mein Baji Guitar', a Pritam
composition from Apna Sapna Money Money.
A non-stop track that has Sunidhi Chauhan pairing up with
Mehendi (who also writes the song in collaboration with
Farhad Sajid) and has 'dhamaal' written all over it, 'Loot
Liya' may not qualify as a classic track in the making
but does well to keep the pace of the album going due to the
fun quotient it promises for the masses.
Composer/singer Shibani Kashyap along with lyricist Virag
Mishra had created a rocking 'Zinda Hoon Main'
exactly two years back. The team returns to compose yet
another dark track 'Kashmakash' that again
takes a similar pitch and setting while creating an
intriguing feel. A situational track which doesn't make one
croon it around loud on the streets but still creates
curiosity to know what the film is all about, 'Kashmakash'
appears to be the item song choreographed on Esha Deol that
may appear around the film's climax as the secrets unfold
and hidden skeletons tumble. DJ Suketu's exciting 'remix
version' only aids in ensuring retention value for the song.
Now this is a song, which could be a potential chartbuster
if treated well! Raghav Sachar, who has his own style of
composition while mixing western sounds with Indian feel (as
witnessed last year in Kabul Express and some of his
private albums), creates 'Manzar'. It picks up
heat after a few lines set the pace for things to follow, as
has been the composer/singer's style and takes some exciting
twists and turns throughout it's near four minute duration.
Written by Aditya Dhar, this should be a song to watch out
for as one waits to see how the choreographer has treated
this high-on-beats number.
Amar Mohile, who has been a regular (quite successfully) in
the background music scheme of things, is the man behind
composing 'Sunday - Theme'. With a slight
oriental feel to it, this theme track is created entirely in
English and has Joy (who also writes the song) coming
together with Clint for the rendition. A fast paced track
that is being heard along with the film's promos ever since
they were first aired around three weeks back, 'Sunday
Theme' is urban, young, spicy, enthralling and quite
entertaining. Watch out for the way 'bhangra beats' is
incorporated at places without turning it into an out and
out Punjabi outing!
Sundayis the last album to be released in 2007 and
ends the year on a happy note after a long draught that has
been witnessed due to lack of any notable score. If title
song 'Missing Sunday' is a major good enough reason to go
for the album, love song 'Pyar To Hona Hi Hai', a
masala number 'Loot Liya', theme track 'Sunday
Theme' along with item numbers 'Kashmaksh' and 'Manzar'
only add on many more reasons to rejoice.
Go for this one - you won't be disappointed!
  
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