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Dhoom Music Review
Taking cue from the Hollywood biker movies that are aimed at the yuppie crowds
comes the first ever movie of such kind to hit the Indian screen - ' Dhoom '.
Yashraj Films take a complete about turn from their recent releases like '
Mohabbatein', 'Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai', 'Mujhse Dosti Karoge' and 'Hum Tum' to
make an out and out action cum adventure thriller 'Dhoom' (thankfully without a
catch line!) that stars Abhishek Bachchan (with a dashing new getup), John
Abraham, Uday Chopra (watch out for their hairdo), Esha Deol (in her new toned
avtaar!) and Rimi Sen. Pritam, who composed for ' Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai ' with
Jeet works independently for ' Dhoom ' that has lyrics by Sameer. After an
average business generated by MYKSH, producer Aditya Chopra repeats Sanjay
Gadhvi for this fun frolic film that has generated quite a buzz amongst the
youngsters.
Item queen Sunidhi Chauhan croons the title track ' Dhoom ' that has all the
flavors to be yet another hit in her short yet immensely successfully career.
Icing on the cake is refreshingly different looking Esha Deol who turns out to
be more bold and beautiful than you could have ever imagined. Music is like
instant coffee that immediately hits you hard and makes you hum the number all
along. Pritam has done well to blend western arrangements with Bhangra beats and
compose a well-made stage number. The props used in the number charge it up
further and ensure a hit number for Esha who may be seen performing this number
on many a stage shows / award ceremonies from here!
' Shikdum ', a love song has traces of the arrangements of ' Sharara Sharara ' (MYKSH)
and is sung well by Shaan (as expected) and Shreya Ghoshal, who modulates her
voice immensely for this naughty sounding song. Word ' Shikdum ' is just a gap
filler for rhythm purpose in this number, which is about 'There is no one at
home so let's enjoy ourselves!!' The track doesn't have enough ammunition to go
all the way to be remembered by one and all but doesn't disappoint either.
Overall an above average composition!
Following track ' Dilbara ' is a song picturised on the street-smart character
played by Uday Chopra who is trying to woo his girl to come and start a family
with him. A jazzy track that has very average lyrics by Sameer, it is sung by
Abhijeet and Sowmya Raoh who are just about OK! As such the number too is
nothing great shakes and just passes muster. After a rocking start with ' Dhoom
Machale ', the subsequent tracks ' Shikdum ' and ' Dilbara ' do not hold much
ground and one just hopes that the next four tracks bring some life back into
the album.
' Salaame ' is a 'salsa' number that has been picturized on the pairing of
Abhishek Bachchan-Rimi Sen and Uday Chopra-Esha Deol. A celebration track, it
asks for a grand picturisation and choreography that should ensure its
popularity. Sung extremely well by Kunal Ganjawala and Vasundhara Das, who are
already basking in the glory of ' Bheege Honth Tere ' (Murder) and ' Chale Jaisi
Hawayein ' (Main Hoon Naa) respectively, they can safely add this song to their
list of hit numbers. Right publicity at the right time can enhance the fortunes
of this fun song that goes well with the theme of the movie.
Next comes ' The Bedroom Mix ' of ' Shikdum ' sung by KK, Gayatri Iyer and Indee,
who adds on the rap! Aimed at the yuppie ones, there is not much stress on the
lyrics and the emphasis has been purely on the beats and the rap add-on! Much
more funky and foot tapping than the original, it is the one for the dance floor
and your car stereos and should catch the fancy of the campus crowds.
' Dilbara ' too makes a repeat appearance, this time with an added beat and a
word here and there from Abhishek Bachchan, at an attempt at getting that extra
smile. The experiment succeeds and the number becomes more likeable, primarily
due to witty comments from Chota B intermittently. This is the version that
should make way into the theatres.
Going by the success of Richi Rich's ' Mere Dil Vich Hain Hum Tum ' in ' Hum Tum
', Dhoom too has a international artist 'Tata Young' featuring in an additional
version of the title track ' Dhoom '. 'Richi Rich' in 'Hum Tum', 'Blue' in 'Rakht'
and 'Tata Young' in 'Dhoom' - the wide between Bollywood and Hollywood is
definitely narrowing! (One common factor in all the three movies - they star
Abhishek Bachchan. A mere coincidence this one?) Coming back to the number, this
one is a totally English number with remixed music of the original and lyrics by
Asif Ali Baig. Pritam does well in blending the two together. Tata Young (with
her Hindi word rendition of ‘Dhoom' often sounding like ‘doom' and ‘dume') has
powerful husky vocals that work immensely for a song of this kind. A rip roaring
number, this one is highly entertaining, foot tapping, has an international
appeal and should be as big hit as ' Mere Dil Vich ' from Hum Tum.
Since the theme of the movie is different from what Yashraj films have been
offering since all these years, the music too is in sharp contrast. The result
is that you don't feel as content as you would have wished to be. Music is a
mixed bag with the title track and maybe a couple of other tracks being of Hit
material but the remaining tracks being plain average. For once there is Chopra
movie that doesn't have a kind of music that has universal appeal and much
retention power. Strictly for the youngsters!
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