Akshay Kumar is back with Khiladi series after a long gap of 12 years. All were waiting for it as an action movie including me. I have no expectations with the music of this movie but it’s music album totally astonished me or I should say it is biggest turner as per me. The music of this album is composed by Himesh Reshmmiya who is playing multiple roles of co-actor, producer, lyricist, singer and composer. HR is here with a bang after lot of critics by fellow composers with 14 tracks. Can you ever imagine any action movie with 12 tracks? So let me discuss this album.
Lonely
Tujh se dur main bhi hoon majboor,
Dil ko sataye teri akhiyon ka noor,
Aah, bbat ye sachhi aaj tujh ko bataaun
bas tere liye main ye geet likhte jaaun
Din raat hi main inhe goongunaaun
Phone mein photo teri dekhu baari-baari
Ji Kardaa aa java main maar ke udaari,
O baawariyaa O baawariyaa
The album opens with this rap song by Yo Yo Honey which is carried forward by Himesh Reshammiya who still sounds nasal at many points. The lyrics by Shabbir Ahmad are good but the song sounds very ordinary. HR beautifully uses one line ‘Teri yaad saath hai’ from Akshay’s hit movie ‘Namaste London’ , may be to show old association with AK :).
My ratings: 3/5
Balma
Fire brigade mangwa de tu..
Haaye!
Fire brigade mangwa de tu
Angaaron par hai armaan
Ho balma, ho balma haaye
Tera rasta dekh rahi hun
Sigadi pe dil sek rahi hun
Aa pardesi more balma
Ho balma ho balma
This song is portrayed as item song of this movie and is in news because of the return of Claudia in this item song after a long time. The lyrics of Sameer Anjaan are on the track of all the item song these days with more of fun and random similes. This song is composed on the track of ‘Mehbooba Mehbooba’ of Sholay and HR is almost successful (still far behinf RDB) in his attempt and is full of energy and liveliness. The vocals of Sreeram (Indian Idol winner) and Shreya Ghoshal suits this song very well.
My ratings: 3/5
Long Drive
Party sharty karenge, Karenge aaj tere naal
Dynamite teri meri jodi soniye
Ghodi Chadhke ni aaya main
Gaddi soni soni laaya main
Long drive pe chal chal chal
Long drive pe chal chal chal
Long drive pe chal mere naal soniye
Ni mere naal soniye
Mika is there with his pet style with mix of folk, Punjabi and rock. This song is full of masti and youthfulness and will be a sure hit among the youths, especially in four-wheelers with full volume turn on.
My ratings: 3.5/5
Saari Saari Raat
Palkan di chaavan, thandi hawaavan
Main mangu duaavan
Palkan di chaavan, thandi hawaavan
Main mangu duaavan
Oh rabba ve
Saari sari raat, soye na hum
Sari sari raat, soye na hum
Jo tenu vehkiyaa, saansen gayi thum
Sari sari raat, soye na hum
The lyrics of this song by Shabbir Ahmad are very interesting and emotional and it will definitely be a hit among the peoples in love. HR is at its best in this song with instruments and maintains the tempo from beginning till end of this song. There is no nasal effect in this song and touches the heart and soul.
My ratings: 4/5
Hookah Bar
Teri ankhiyon ka waar, jaise sher ka shikar
Tera husn dhuyedaar, jaise jaltaa sigaar
Tere pyar ka nasha kabhi aar kabhi paar
Tera pyar pyar pyar hookah bar
When everything was going well, HR introduces his literary skills and the result is this cheap lyrics of this song (how can love be compared to a hookah bar?). The song is sung by HR, Vineet Singh and Aman Trikha. The music is fast, catchy and in old and pet style of HR. It can be considered a song for DJs.
My ratings: 3/5
Khiladi
Jo paar lagaaye sab naiyya
Wahi phans gaya
Bhanwar mein bhaiyya
Kab aayegi nain ladaiyya
Jo bolegi humko saiyyan
Taare gin gin kar
Intezaar mein hum
Baiju-Bawra ban gaye bhaiya
Khiladi bhaiyya khhiladi bhaiya khiladi
Khiladi bhaiyya khhiladi bhaiya khilad
The title track of this song is among the best of this album and is perfect in lyrics (or I should say mix of lyrics), composition and vocals. It is sung by Vineet Singh and assisted by Aman Trikha, Yashraj Kapil, Alam Gir Khan and Rajdeep Chatterjee, and the overall impact of the team is appreciable. The song is good but the punch is missing to describe an action character. The few phrases in between are sung in ghazal tone and sounds impressive.
My ratings: 3.5/4
Tu Hoor Pari
Tu hoor pari hai lajawaab
Chaudanvi ka chaand ya aaftaab
Dekha maine ik khaab khaab
Tu shehzaadi main tera nawaab
(sher-e-punjab aha sher-e-punjab)
The song is started with two Punjabi lines and the lyrics of Shabbir Ahmad is good. I don’t understand the logic of insering ‘Sher-e-Punjab’ after every few lines and seems totally out of order with rest of the song. It will definitely irritate you after few ‘Sher-e-Punjab’. HR has tried to compose this song as a mix of Punjabi folk and qawwali. The vocals by Javed Ali, Shreya Ghoshal, Harshdeep Kaur & Chandrakala Singh is ok but there was lot of scope for improvement in this song. I think over experimenting turns fatal for this song.
My ratings: 3/5
Remixes
Out of total seven original tracks, there are five remix versions. ‘Lonely’ remix exceeds the energy of the original track. I noticed one ironic thing with the remix version of ‘Balma’ that the starting beats are very much similar to world famous ‘Gangnam Style’. It may be just a coincidence or deliberated attempt of HR, can’t say!!! ‘Long drive’ and ‘Khiladi’ sounds very much similar to the original track though there was lot of scope in both these songs. ‘Hookah bar’ sounds little better in remix version.
My ratings: 3/5
My picks- Lonely, Long drive, Khiladi and Saari saari raat.
Overall ratings: 4/5
Verdict
No matter what, this music album will definitely be a chartbuster and the best thing with it is that there were no expectations attached to this album. It is very rare nowadays that an album has 12 tracks and that too in an action flick. Hats off HR!!! This music album will be a contributor of the success of this movie. It will be a hit among the masses and especially among the youth generation.
Try it once, you may love the varieties provided in this album.
