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Change an alphabet and get an underrated but radiant soundtrack! That’s Dor for you. Shafqat’s Yeh honsla is lilting with layers that unfold slowly. Imaan ka asar blends the composer duo’s thoughtful arrangements beautifully. The traditional Kesariya balam has Karsan Sagathiya’s vocals, with neat Rahman-like orchestration! The sweeping theme’s highlight is clearly Rakesh Chaurasiya’s flute. [...]

Meri dhoop sounds like a slower version of The Killer’s Hibbaki, with that distinctive latin/ middle-eastern twang. The middle-eastern sound is even more prominent in the disjoint but catchy Rabbi that also recalls Aks’ Rabba. The title song is dreary while Ek din & Humko choone reuses Anu’s fave hooks, again, in excruciating detail. Hadh [...]

Yeh mera dil and Khaike paan banaraswala hold more visual appeal than anything aural, thanks to some middling remix and the Kareena/ SRK screen presence. The nouveau title track plays it straight with no frills expected off a SRK blockbuster. Morya Re is surprisingly noisy and insipid. Treading between some smart retro arrangements and Alisha’s [...]

Yes, Instant Karma did redefine the cheesy remix genre with Dance Masti. Ehsaan, Loy and Farhad’s sound was definitely path breaking within the remix parameters. But here, barring Zubeen’s Raat kali, Mahalaxmi’s Aa jaane jaa and Pervez’s Ki mein jhooth, the rest is pretty humdrum. You sure miss the haunting lilt of their earlier chartbusters [...]

Go go, I wanna spiderman and the loop-ridden Thobare are routine and aimless. The overall orchestration in Siggutho is pleasant and the tune has a nice 80s feel to it, though the continuous rhythm is jarring. Suryude extols the virtues of the hero, very predictably and is meant for the screen. Parare, despite its done-to-death [...]

Update 2: End of the issue. Rediff removes the review thanks to Prem Panicker, who got notified about this by another blogger, Amit of India Uncut! Thanks folks.
Update 1: Well, its the darndest thing! Rediff removes the review by S Sudha! Here’s the back-up version, just in case you wish to see it! In PDF [...]

The Swedish-Iranian’s debut ‘Borderless’ features some dazzling and eclectic tracks drawing heavily from Middle-Eastern, Greek and European music. The pick of the album is Cameron’s duet with Khaled, Henna. This is one hell of a dancy duet guaranteed to rock you. The other highlight is the chartbusting single, Roma, in Persian (though there’s a Swedish [...]

Shake it and U&I are assembly-line punjabi pop tracks with a catchy but oft-heard sound while Yaara ve with Abhishek Nailwal’s spirited vocals impresses mainly ‘cos of its Junoon-styled composition. Jat Yamla is no patch on its classic namesake with little imagination. Nasha has granduer in its mind for its orchestrations but just falls flat. [...]

Despite the blatant rip-off, Kya mujhe is a scintillating blend of lyrics (Neelesh Misra), orchestration and vocals by Kay Kay. On a perfectly enjoyable tune, James has us yearn for Abhijeet who could have lifted Chal chale to different heights. The 90s Anu Malik sound in the ghazal Tu jo nahin and the Roop Kumar [...]

Varaaru is marginally catchy, which will need significant help from its picturization to impress better. Unnodudhaan is unique since it uses natural sounds with minimal played music, but this experiment may sound better in the film than in the soundtrack. Kalloori is a routine youngster’s track in the usual Vidyasagar mode. The composer returns to [...]