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| Roadside Romeo Music
Review |
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Music :
Sulaiman Merchant, Salim Merchant |
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Lyrics :
Jaideep Sahni |
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Direction : Jugal Hansraj |
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Producer :
Aditya
Chopra |
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Leading Cast :
Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Javed Jaffrey, Vrajesh Hirjee, |
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Tannaz
Irani, Suresh Menon, Kiku Sharda |
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After being, all set to arrive this summer, Roadside
Romeo finally gets set to release at theaters all
over this Diwali. Though the film's teasers have
been on for close to a year, it is only now that the
audio has hit the stands. With the film aiming for
October 24, one wonders whether YRF is really
serious in promoting the music since there are only
3 weeks to go before the D-day arrives.
Nevertheless, one plays on Roadside Romeo, which has
music by Salim-Sulaiman, who have recently delivered
a good score in Fashion. Jaideep Sahani writes the
lyrics. |
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Main Hoon Romeo... |
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Singer(s):
Kunal Ganjawala |
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Title song 'Main Hoon Romeo' is fun which becomes
truly sassy due to the way the entire chorus comes
together in support of Kunal Ganjawala. Reminding of
the title song of Neal N Nikki (which again had
Salim Sulaiman at the helm), 'Main Hoon Romeo' goes
well with the confident, bindaas and playful
character of Romeo as it introduces his character.
Later in the album, John Stewart and Salim Merchant
create the 'remix version' which is just the kind
that could have |
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burnt up the dance floor if spiced up even more than
it's current state. |
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Choo Le Na... |
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Singer(s):
Sunidhi Chauhan, K.k, Sudesh Bhonsle |
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A dance number with a touch of seduction comes next,
which has been titled 'Chhoo Le Na'. While Sunidhi
Chauhan does well in coming behind the voice once
again as the voice of Kareena Kapoor, Sudesh Bhonsle
does a 'Panchamda' from the 70's. However, overall
the song turns out to be just about fine,
notwithstanding the entire carnival feel, and even
though KK is also a part of the song, 'Chhoo Le Na'
doesn't really make you go wild over the
composition. DJ Suketu comes up with his own 'remix
version' of this track, which has KK leading the
charge this time around. |
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Cool Cool.. |
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Singer(s):
Javed Jaaferi, Saif Ali Khan, Marianne D'Cruz, Naresh Kanath |
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A situational track, 'Cool Cool' is quite a bore on
audio though one feels that visuals may just take it
to a different level. Almost conversational in mood,
'Cool Cool' has Javed Jaffrey dominating the show as
he comes behind the mike. Pepped with Western
arrangements, 'Cool Cool' has Saif Ali Khan doing
rap with Marianne D'cruz and Naresh Kamath being the
other singers. One waits for the song's video
because audiowise, this one is a quick skip. |
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So Right.. |
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Singer(s):
Kunal Ganjawala, Gayatri Iyer |
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Kunal Ganjawala
and Gayatri Iyer come together for the love ballad, 'So
Right' which is just made for Saif Ali Khan. Set as a
Western melody, this turns out to be the best of the album
in quite some time though the chartbuster feel is still
missing here. What works though is the serene feel of this
romantic song, which should look good on screen, what with
two dogs professing love for each other.
Later in the album, the song also arrives as a 100-second
theme piece that has been titled 'Rooftop Romance'. No
wonder, this one works even more and punctuates the album
with the right YRF effect! |
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Apni Dumm Bhi Oonchi Ho... |
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Singer(s):
Kunal Ganjawala, Jugal Hansraj, Earl Edger, Salim Merchant,
Anushka Manchanda |
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One wonders what made the composers go for Kunal
Ganjawala song after song since 'Apni Dumm Bhi
Oonchi Ho' doesn't impress either. Not that any
other singer would have made it a chartbuster but
some variety may have still helped the cause.
Anyways, coming back to the song, it also features
Earl Edgar, Jugal Hansraj, Salim Merchant, and
Anushka Manchanda though even their collective
effort at maximum helps in only waiting for the
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'Cool Cool', this one too is mainly situational with
a horde of dogs and puppies having fun amongst themselves. |
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The songs in
themselves are no great shakes and except for a track or
two, the remaining just passes muster. Delayed release of
the album would take a further toll on the sales of Roadside
Romeo. Overall, Roadside Romeo is a barely OK album where
one's only hopes rest with the state of art animation (as
promised by the makers). |
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Rating: 2/5 |
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