Oct 26, 2001 03:50 PM
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Ismail Darbar is simply outstanding in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. This is music that is rich and exquisite for a Hindi film. One thought Khamoshi was fantastic and would be difficult to surpass, but Sanjay Leela Bhansali has given a film with songs, which are definitely at par with his previous effort if not better.
Udit Narayan starts the album with a dazzling duet, accompanied by Alka Yagnik (who sings only one song for this film). ‘Chand Chupa Badal Mein’ tells the cute tale of the moon playing hide-and-seek games, as the hero tries to cuddle with his reticent love. Yagnik and Narayan render the tune perfectly, as Darbar layers it with some decidedly contrasting musical interludes, overlapping in perfect harmony. This song has a chorus with a very catchy beat ‘Aaja re Aaja Chanda’ and is perfectly blended with the song. Great Stuff!
The second song has Kavita Krishnamurthy singing ‘Nimbooda’ with Karsan Sargathia. Kavita dominates this album and is without any doubt one of the best in the industry today. This song infiltrates its way straight into your heart with a great beat.
‘Aankhon Ki Gustaakhian’ is the third song of the album and is another class effort. This song has beautiful lyrics and has a varying instrument scheme, marked by decided punctuations in the beats. One of the picks of the album.
The next one is a solo by Shankar Mahadevan called ‘Man Mohini’. It is a short song, very percussive and with heavy beats – though a let down.
The gifted Hariharan leads us through the depths of emotion in ‘Jhonka Hawa Ka’, with Kavita Krishnamurthy providing some haunting choral support near the end. One can literally hear the gusts of wind in this soothing picture of a man's yearning for the far-off maiden. Brilliant usage of instruments and singing in this slow and pleasant song.
After the slow number we have a ‘garba’ song with Kavita Krishnamurthy, Vinod Rathod and Karsan Sargathia providing the vocals. ‘Dholi Taro Dhol Baaje’, a festive song, is another fantastic number. This song has exceptional singing by both Kavita and Vinod, especially the sargam interlude in the middle of the song.
The next is a love theme song, fantastically rendered by Shankar Mahadevan and Kavita Krishnamurthy. This piece beautifully combines Remo Fernandes like singing, western beats, and a classical aalaap by Kavita Krishnamurthy. A gem.
‘Tadap Tadap’ sung by KK and Dominique starts off with a pleasant ‘aalaap’ but becomes one with heavy lyrics and high pitched singing. Even in this song the background instruments used are soft which makes it a great combination and makes this song a good listening.
The next song is a great fusion song with Ustad Sultan Khan teaming up with Shankar Mahadevan and Kavita Krishnamurthy. ‘Albela Sajan’ starts off with techno like beats and fuses with a classical rendition on the violin. Ustad Sultan Khan and Kavita Krishnamurthy provide great classical singing and the talented Shankar Mahadevan joins them brilliantly and also gives interludes of great westernized singing. This tune blows up the unnecessary walls between different musical genres.
The tenth song (Phew!), is a song celebrating the ‘sakranti’ (kite flying) festival. ‘Kaipoche’ sung by Shankar Mahadevan, Damyanti Bardal, Kay Kay, and Jyotsna Hardikar is a passable number and one, which could be avoided in this brilliant soundtrack and more importantly in the film.
The album ends with the title song sung by Kavita Krishnamurthy, Mohammad Salamat, and Dominque. The song starts of with an Enigma-like sound and leads into an unforgettable mini-rift of violins. Closely thereafter follow the voices of a perfect Kavita Krishnamurthy, Dominique and another new playback singer, Mohammad Salamat. The film's title song is not very wordy, yet it communicates a plethora of emotions through the instrumentatal passages. Violins, flutes, harps, chimes, dhols and Arabic instruments mesh together for perfection.
