"Main Pareshaan Pareshaan..." Ishaqzaade Music Review

Song: Pareshaan
Film: Ishaqzaade
Composer: Amit Trivedi
Playback Singer: Shalmali Kholgade

Ishaqzaade... Honestly, this film didn't really catch my attention until I learned that Amit Trivedi was the composer, and now I'm totally looking forward to it. The song promos are looking pretty good too, but maybe that's just the magic of Amit Trivedi (I have been a HUGE fan of Amit Trivedi''s music since Dev D). Anyway, let's see what Mr. Unconventional has come up with this time around!

Ishaqzaade: Sung by Javed Ali and Shreya Ghoshal, this title song is alright, and it actually sounds like it would belong to the I Hate Luv Storys album (not sure if that's a good thing or not). However, it does have a nice Amit Trivedi touch with the trumpets in the background. This song is more of a typical Bollywood love song, so I wonder how it will work in the film considering the film doesn't seem like a typical Bollywood film. Shreya Ghoshal sounds nice with the lower pitch she sings in; however, I'm not sure Javed Ali was the right choice for the song. Nevertheless, he does a good job and overall the song is nice. Listen to Ishaqzaade
Chokra Jawaan: This song, sung by Vishal Dadlani and Sunidhi Chauhan is a typical UP-type item song(reminiscent of Billo Rani). However, it has an awesome catchy beat with naughty lyrics about a 'boy' (chokra) growing into a young man. I think the best aspect of the song is the attitude in which Vishal and Sunidhi sing the song and  how they cue off of each other with the lyrics. I don't think anyone else could pull off the attitude of this song as well as Vishal and Sunidhi do (good choice Trivedi!). This may not be a typical Amit Trivedi composition, but I do believe that he added his own flavor within the last two minutes of the song. Love it! Listen to Chokra Jawaan
Pareshaan: Yes, Yes, Yes!!! This is definitely my favorite song from this album. I was in love from the moment the first chorus of "Main Pareshaan Pareshaan Pareshaan Pareshaan" started. This might be my favorite Amit Trivedi composition after Iktara from Wake Up Sid. The playback singer, Shalmali Kholgade, is excellent, and I believe this is her debut song in Bollywood. She will surely be in the running of the Best Female Playback Singer during awards season for 2012 (I hope!). The lyrics are sweet too (by Kausar Munir). Overall perfection. Listen to Pareshaan.
Jhalla Walla: This song, sung by Shreya Ghoshal, interestingly sounds like Dil Mera Muft Ka from Agent Vinod in the first 15 seconds. The song is more of a slow, qawwali-sounding, item song, with English words (sung in a very strong Indian accent) interspersed within the lyrics. Does this song by chance have the same item girl (Gauhar Khan) as Chokra Jawan? Because both songs have lyrics that have the girl being referred to as 'Chand Baby'. Interesting. Shreya Ghoshal does a nice job showing attitude in this song. I honestly haven't decided if I like this song or not; I think I will have to see in the movie to make a final decision! Listen to Jhalla Walla
Aafaton Ke Parinde: This alternative version of a title song is a classic Amit Trivedi song. It's grungy, loud, and in-your-face. The song even has dubstep sounds in the background along with the high energy of the instruments. Sung by Suraj Jagan and Divya Bhatt, the song sounds like Aali Re from No One Killed Jessica (another Amit Trivedi album), although Suraj makes the song unique with his varying vocals throughout the song. Another good song for this album! Listen to Aafaton Ke Parinde
Pareshaan (Remix): A remix to Pareshaan by Abhijit Vaghani. I don't really think it's worth listening to since the original Pareshaan is already a masterpiece, and I also am not a fan of remixes (especially in a Amit Trivedi album where they are completely unnecessary!). However, if you do like remixes, do give this remix a listen! Listen to Pareshaan (Remix)
Jhalla Walla (Remix): This remix, also by Abhijit Vaghani, actually isn't too bad, but I still don't think it is necessary in the album. It is more upbeat than the original Jhalla with portions of English lyrics at the beginning and in the middle. Give it a try! Listen to Jhalla Walla (Remix)

Overall, I would give this album 3.5 out of 5 stars. Pareshaan and Chokra Jawaan have me totally in love, while Aafaton Ke Parinde makes a strong impact. The remixes I could do without, but I'm not sure if having remixes is completely within the music director's control or not. I was pleasantly surprised to see more popular and conventional playback singers in an Amit Trivedi album (Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Vishal Dadlani), but I think they were a good choice. As for newcomer singer Shalmali Kholgade, she's amazing! Do comment on your opinions of the Ishaqzaade album!

"Tu Bole Glass Aadha Khaali, Main Boloon Aadha Bhara..."

Song: Tu Bole Main Boloon
Film: Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Composer: A.R. Rahman
Playback Singer: A.R. Rahman

So, as we all probably know, Aamir Khan's latest film Talaash which was supposed to release in June, has been postponed to the end of the year. Yes, I was quite depressed at first, considering I have been looking forward to it ever since I heard the first news about the film, but I'm sure Aamir, along with the film's other producers (Farhan Akhtar! and Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment) made the right decision to postpone.

Apparently, one of the reasons why the film was postponed was due to the release of Aamir's television debut Satyamev Jayate on Star Plus. After seeing all of the promos that have released (watch them here) my spirits have been raised after the disappointment of Talaash being postponed. The promos further add to my suspicion that Aamir Khan has superhuman powers of perfection. The show is also supposed to have a full music album with 16 songs to go with each episode!

I'm so glad that we get to see Aamir Khan on television and the big screen this year, and I'm sure his show will be fantastic. As the title to this blog suggests, I am definitely seeing the "Aamir Khan" glass as half-full, now that the Satyamev Jayate promos look promising. Good luck Aamir! (though he doesn't really need it, does he?)

Here is the official Satyamev Jayate Theme Song:

"Yeh Mausam Ka Jaadu Hai Mitwa..." Summer Film Trailers!

Song: Mausam Ka Jaadu

Film: Hum Aapke Hai Koun...!

Music Director: Raamlaxman

Playback Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam 

Many theatrical trailers of films releasing in May/June have released this week, so I figured I would talk about my opinions of them all in one post!

Rowdy Rathore

Ok, I'll admit, I'm not a big Akshay Kumar fan. However, since Akshay Kumar was once known as the king of action films, I'm hoping that this film is better than his comedy ones. As for the trailer, I'm not a big fan, though that last "DON'T ANGRY ME" part was pretty intense! I don't like when theatrical trailers don't give any indication of the story whatsoever; I understand that they want to keep the suspense in a trailer, but the only things that I'm able to tell about the movie is that there will be a lot of violence, and that Sonakshi will be swinging her hips in a cute red sari. By the way, Sonakshi looks quite pretty, and I'm hoping she's more than just a pretty girl in the movie (though not very likely). 

Dangerous Ishhq

Guess who's back?! Karisma Kapoor, that's who! And she looks great too. I like the idea of this movie, I think it will be pretty interesting, as long as they are able to execute the seemingly complex story well. The actor, Rajneesh Duggal, was earlier in Vikram Bhatt's film 1920, but I haven't seen that film so I don't really know how he is as an actor. Since he's been paired with Karisma in her comeback film, I hope he does well! The music sounds good too (by Himesh Reshammiya); I had forgotten how good Himesh's music was! Hopefully this proves to be a great comeback!

Teri Meri Kahaani

Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra back together again! I generally love both of them (especially Shahid!!!) so I hope this movie does well. The trailer looks okay, and considering the director Kunal Kohli has done some really awesome films (Fanaa, Hum Tum) and some not awesome films (Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic), this movie could go either way. Shahid and PC both look great, and I hope they as well as Kunal Kohli can pull off a story that focuses around three times periods. The background music is nice too, and I think the three time periods will allow for a good music album with a variety of songs *fingers crossed*. Looking forward to this mainly for Shahid and Priyanka!

Shanghai

Abhay Deol and Emraan Hashmi in a movie together!!! Abhay and Emraan are two or my favorite actors, and its not very often that top actors share screen space with other actors. I'm loving their looks in the trailer too, especially Abhay's, and I honestly don't know whose performance I'm more looking forward to! Kalki's role seems pretty important as well, and I'm glad she gets cool roles like this, instead of the typical glamorous roles actresses these days have been doing. Why are most of her memorable roles with Abhay Deol? Anyway, I don't really mind. The story of the movie looks pretty interesting too. Yay for unconventional movies! I hope this movie is a success critically and commercially!

Anyway, provide your views on which movies you are looking forward to the most this summer!