Nazar Music Review
'Eyes' are in the vogue this summer! With two movies around the subject of
"seeing" something deadly, that could be "killing" (Urmila starrer Naina and the
"now-ready-for-release-after-its-share-of-controversies" - Nazar ). Hyped as the
first ever Indo-Pak movie collaboration, ' Nazar ', with a tagline of 'What You
See.... Can Kill You' is a Mahesh Bhatt & Sevi Ali presentation that is produced
by Mukesh Bhatt and marks the directorial debut of actress Soni Razdan. This
closes the loop for Bhatt family with first daughter Pooja ( Paap ) and now Soni
sitting holding the director's reins. With a 'much ado about nothing' kind of
controversy, this small budget flick has gained enough publicity in recent times
(what with a kiss making headlines on not just Page 3 but Page 1 and 2 as well)
to make it a comfortable sailing at the box office. Also, knowing Bhatts' track
record over the years, until and unless the movie is given a horrible treatment,
this Ashmit Patel - Meera (from Pakistan - did we need to tell you this?) movie
should be yet another profitable venture for its makers. Music by Anu Malik and
lyrics by Saeed Quadri on the album cover give a positive feel around the
movie's soundtrack.
Choreography ensures that passions run wild and seduction is in the air with the
title song ' Nazar Nazar ' by K.K. Though the beginning of the number has
ordinary lyrics, it is towards the latter stages that the words really start
counting. The tune is nothing out of the ordinary, but it is the arrangements,
singer K.K. and the chorus that lift the song to an extent. In the end, not one
of the best title/prime songs heard from the makers of ' Jism', 'Murder', 'Paap',
'Rog ' and ' Zeher '. Blame it on the expectations!
Sensuality continues to ooze in with ' Pyar Asth ' that also features as an '
Instrumental '. Sunidhi Chauhan goes international with this number by doing
playback for Meera! Lyrics are again ordinary (and that's surprising because the
strength of Bhatts lie in the lyrics of their songs), but it's again the trio of
musical arrangements, Sunidhi and the chorus girls that make the number worth a
hear.
Roop Kumar Rathod does a guest composition with Shakeel Azmi written ' Ali Ali
'. Sung by Shubha Mudgal, it has a Sufi flavor and should be picked up right
away by her fans. As like most of the songs of this genre, this one too is
situational and is of the kinds that look good on screen while the movie's
narration is on. But thinking of humming it while your are driving your car with
your spouse? Nope, that's not a possibility!
Fast paced Arabian music forms the base of the ' Remix ' version of Nazar Nazar.
Knowing the penchant of the Bhatts to gain inspiration from the middle East
music, one wonders if this one is an original number with the earlier been a
softer version of this, or is it the other way around. Anyways, the number still
doesn't come across as the one that would be a rage across the nation like '
Kaho Na Kaho ' ( Murder ) and most recently ' Bheegi Bheegi Raatein ' ( Zeher ).
Current favororite with the Bhatts, Shreya Ghoshal, who brilliantly sang ' Agar
Tum Mil Jao ' in ' Zeher ', sings the solo ' Mohabbat Zindagi Hai '. One
interesting observation at this juncture is that there hasn't been a single duet
so far in the entire album for a movie that has raised so much ruckus for
alleged passion play! Typically Anu Malik – Mahesh Bhatt style of composition,
its roots go back to the tracks from ' Phir Teri Kahaani Yaad Aayi ' -
especially the violin part and the singing that resumes soon after! A soft
number, it is one of the better compositions in the movie and can be heard in
the darkness of the night! Ditto for the instrumental , that for a change is
likeable (especially in recent times when every album has an annoyingly equal
number of instrumentals as the original songs).
After the word ' Ishq ' being used to death now, there seems to be a frightening
indication of various versions of ' Dhoom Machale ' coming up soon. ' Shor
Machale ' appears to be first step in that direction, that is nothing but
painfully boring. Sunidhi Chauhan tries to do something for bettering the
prospects of this number based on rhythm, but can't raise it from its mediocre
status. In nutshell, a poor end to an album that just didn't rise to the
occasion.
' Nazar ' comprises some dull tracks that negates the entire positive feel one
had before listening to the album. Considering the track record of Bhatts over
the years, the least one expected was 2-3 melodious soulful tunes that make a
Bhatt film watchable, at least for songs. But sadly, the musical score by Anu
Malik here has hardly anything for a second 'nazar'! |
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