Feb 28, 2012 06:48 PM
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Anything he gets associated with gets a lot of attention and rightfully so. As much as I was excited to see the teasers of Agent Vinod, I almost took it for granted that the music would be just a fixture and not a main attraction in the film(because let's face it, 'Action' film mein music ka kya kaam?).We all remember how the music of action films has been marketed since time immemorial.'Original dialogues with 4 songs' was a common byline in the audio cassettes of action films. Anyway, moving on. So I presumed, music would be below average.
Boy was I wrong or what?(Yes, 2 question marks!)
I will do the talking - Yes, the ‘Rasputin’ wala gana! It isn’t a subtle inspired song but quite a bold copy of the song. No worries on that(It’s Pritam.come on!). Beats are neat and the accordion in between gives it a solid feel. The rap is hopeless in between and Neeraj Sridhar plays to the gallery(Can someone stop using Punjabi? No? Ok! just asked). According to me, the weakest song of the album.
Raabta - Ok this song has too many versions(not that I am complaning!) and all the versions are equally good. You can’t help but feel this song has a good amount of ‘Ti Amo’ hangover, in a good way. Arijit Singh, Aditi singh sharma & Hamsika and joy have infused so much freshness in their respective versions that you will be in a quandry to put your finger to the most melodious amongst them all! The version by Shreya Ghosal is the most ‘Bollywood-ish’ amongst all and to me, it pales in comparison with the other versions.
The remixes
Anyway.the remix of ‘I will do the talking’ is routine and nothing exciting but am sure these factors aren’t important when any song is played on a dance floor. Could be a hit with the DJ’s, you never know! The Pungi remix ‘performed’(not sung.performed) by Mika Singh, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Nakash & Pritam is again very routine and very ‘bollywood remix’ sort of presentation. I was looking forward to the remix of this song in the hope of getting some extra smart https://lyrics.sadly I got nothing.
Anyway, Pritam scores a boundary with this album The film appears to be fast paced and listening to the songs, you get a feeling that the same will not stall the same. Good! Very Good!
As Sukanya verma(of rediff.com) pointed out when we were discussing the music of kahaani.It’s better if a film’s OST compliments the movie and not overshadows it by being a ‘super duper stand alone music album’ and that’s the reason I like this album. very much. The OST smells of an action packed FAAAADU movie!
Rating - 4.00/5.00
