Pyaare Mohan Music Review

Pyare and Mohan are coming to the town soon. And they promise to bring much
more 'masti' and 'dhamaal' than Inder Kumar's last flick 'Masti'. Starring
Fardeen Khan and Vivek Oberoi in the title roles, 'Pyaare Mohan' is an Inder
Kumar-Ashok Thakeria production that has constantly been in news since it began
shooting and reached the peak of publicity with the infamous Esha Deol-Amrita
Rao incident. With the movie's release round the corner, the focus of promotion
shifts towards music by Anu Malik, who recently gave some decent ear friendly
tunes for 'Humko Deewana Kar Gaye' before Himesh Reshammiya hit a sixer with his
version of the title song. Sameer who is the usual lyricist of 7 out of 10 major
flicks, is the lyricist for 'Pyare Mohan' too!
"We will rock you, oops, shock you" - this is how Anu Malik chooses to mark the
beginning of the title song of 'Pyaare Mohan' - 'Har Mohan Ki Koyi Radha'! A
fusion track that captures the essence of 'qawalli' with western style and
Indian melody, 'Har Mohan' takes some time to be absorbed but ends up growing on
you after hearing it at least 4-5 times. A fun club number by Udit Narayan and
Shaan with support from Krishna, Earl and Anu Malik, it’s beats and rhythm start
reminding of 'Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam' from Anu's own 'Duplicate'. All in all,
an above average track at the very beginning of the album when one expected a
much better rocking number by Anu Malik.

The main song of the album, 'Tu Jahan Bhi Jaayegi – I Love You My Angel'
comes next that dominates the album from start to finish as it makes as many as
five appearances. Well, the song is worthy of such repeat versions as the sheer
melody makes it an extremely pleasant outing. Sameer's lyrics are as simple and
innocent as they can get and make the track a beautiful romantic number that
creates a space for itself in the current musical scene. And yes, the germ of
the song lies in the lesser heard (though well composed) 'Tera Husn' from 'Bachke
Rehna Re Baba' [again by Anu Malik] that came and went unnoticed last year.
While Kunal Ganjawala (who also sung 'Tera Husn') sings the prime original and
the groovy remix version of the track, it is the turn of Udit Narayan to croon
much shorter and slow moving Part I and II of the song with Alka Yagnik making
an appearance for Part III where the heroine finally admits her love for her
lover!
It's the turn of girl power to strike with 'Rabba De Di Deewani', a high on
beats rhythmic number by Sunidhi Chauhan and Nikita Nigam. Desires of both the
females? "I wanna live forever ever; I want to die never never". In nutshell,
the two girls want to enjoy life as they pray to God to let the "youth" be with
them. A fast paced number that promises good picturization, great outdoor
locales and some eye candy cinematography, 'Rabba' is a hit song in the making
and inarguably a song that carries most potential to be popular as compared to
the songs preceding it.

Things take a complete twist from here as Krishna and Richa Sharma get
together for a fusion-spiritual track 'Ek Rub Sach Hai'. A song with a distinct
'sufi' element to it while being presented in a western avtar, it sticks to
being situational and that's about it.
Though coming a little belated, the song that is going to create a sure shot
stir with its promotional video is 'Pyaare Mohan' by UK based band Trickbaby
that had indeed done a 'trick' in 'Bluffmaster'. A hip hop number, it is a song
with a consistent rhythm and some distinct vocals and imaginative musical
arrangements that make it a winner. In the end, it’s time to enter David Dhawan
territory with 'Day By Day Mera Pyar'. A time pass fast paced masala track that
belongs to the genre that Anu Malik has perfected since his 'Judwaa' and 'Haseena
Maan Jaayegi' days. Sonu Nigam is the perfect choice for a song like this and he
is completely at ease while simultaneously enjoying this fun track.
'Pyaare Mohan' may not be the definition of great music when it comes to purists
but it has a potential to keep its target audience happy. The music entertains
and makes good setting for some fine choreography and picturization that should
keep both the listener and the viewer happy. Hear it and feel free to put the
album aside after a couple of months or so!
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