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Music :
Sulaiman Merchant, Salim Merchant, Sajid-Wajid |
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Lyrics :
Jalees Sherwani |
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Direction : Atul Agnihotri |
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Producer :
Atul
Agnihotri |
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Leading Cast :
Isha Koppikar, Gul Panag, Dalip Tahil, Suresh Menon, Sharat
Saxena, |
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Sohail
Khan, Sharman Joshi, Amrita Arora |
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Phoonk - A film on black magic, Hit. Rock On - A
film on rock music, Hit. A Wednesday - A film on
terrorism, Critically acclaimed and all set to be a
box office success. It couldn't have been a better
time for unconventional films to arrive at theaters.
With audience more than happy to grab anything which
seems different from the rest and sounds promising,
these are exciting times for Bollywood. This is when
arrives Hello, a film which again has an
unconventional setting, considering its call center
backdrop. Though the film has been delayed for close
to a year, it seems to be just the right timing for
a film like this to be hitting the screens. Since
the film has Salman Khan in a special appearance,
his favorite composers Sajid-Wajid along with
lyricist Jalees Sherwani get the soundtrack in
place. |
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Hello... |
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Singer(s):
Wajid, Suzy Q, Ishq Bector, Herchelle, Merlin, Tim |
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The opening track 'Hello' begins with the beep sound
making way for Calypso beats to follow. Suzy Q, who
has recently impressed with 'Hey Ya' in Kidnap, is
roped in by Sajid-Wajid for Hello that sees Ishq
Bector, Herchelle, Merlin and Tim coming along with
Sajid to create a groovy number. Even though the
number is purely theme based, credit must go to
Sajid-Wajid for making a track which could play in a
lounge or a club or a discotheque and entertain
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'Party Mix' further helps the team's cause and gets
the proceedings exciting enough for a Saturday night
outing. One wonders how come the music video of a
foot tapping number like this is not out yet! |
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Rab Ka Banda.. |
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Singer(s):
Sonu Nigam, Zubin, Sunidhi Chauhan |
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With Sufi shades to it, 'Rab Ka Banda' follows next
and though it has been fused with a Western sound,
the number doesn't quite impress even after repeated
hearing. A situational number which has Sonu Nigam
in the lead with Zubin and Sunidhi Chauhan pitching
in as well, 'Rab Ka Banda' has philosophical shades
to it and doesn't really bowls over the listener.
This one belongs to the quick-skip kinds. |
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Karle Baby Dance Wance.. |
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Singer(s):
Daler Mehndi, Sunidhi Chauhan |
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A quintessential 'bhangra' track comes next in the
form of 'Karle Baby Dance Wance' which doesn't break
any new ground but stays rooted enough to turn out
to be a passable track at least. Daler Mehendi, the
obvious choice for a song like this, is roped in for
'Karle Baby' and he goes through his routine
rendition along with Sunidhi Chauhan who provides
able support. In fact on repeated hearing, the song
comes quite close to 'Tera Rang Balle Balle'
[Soldier] though the similarity is more
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due to genre than being a straight lift. |
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Bang Bang Bang.. |
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Singer(s):
Wajid |
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'Bang Bang Bang'
is a wannabe rock number which is sung by Wajid himself. The
number is very average sounding in spite of the fact that it
boasts of Salman Khan power and has been on the music
channels 24X7. 'Bang Bang' has been given a concert feel to
befit the situation in the film and though rock arrangements
along with pyrotechnics are the order of the day in the way
'Bang Bang' has been arranged and picturised, it isn't
really the next Salman Khan hit in the offering. |
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Mitwa Re.. |
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Singer(s):
Shaan, Sadhna Sargam, Wajid |
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Some 'thehrav' comes in the album the moment 'Mitwa
Re' arrives. Reminding of the feel of 'Jaaniye'
[Summer 2007], 'Mitwa Re' is a romantic number sung
by Shaan and Sadhana Sargam. Yet again a number
which doesn't quite explore newer avenues but does
well in sticking to the tried and tested formula of
getting a romantic melody in place, 'Mitwa Re'
immediately takes it's audience to the middle of the
hills.
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Caravan... |
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Singer(s):
Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan |
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Longest
track in the album, 'Caravan', comes at the very end of the
album. Lasting more than 6 minutes, it is sung by Shafqat
Amanat Ali Khan. Surprisingly, the number turns out to be
not just old fashioned but also tends to drag with a
predominantly sad feel to it. Seemingly a song which should
be making an appearance intermittently into the film's
narrative, 'Caravan' doesn't quite make you jump with joy. |
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After listening
to the album, one does feel that though an unconventional
subject may make one look forward to the film Hello, the
same can't really be said about the music. There isn't any
single track which could help this Sajid-Wajid soundtrack
achieve a hit status for itself. Yes, a couple of numbers do
turn out to be a good hear ('Hello', 'Mitwa Re') but they
are not enough to make Hello a must-hear. |
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