The title song is brisk and builds its energy gradually and surely, while Khamaka builds into a gorgeously pleasant melody, complete with an African chorus, but with middling vocals by Vishal himself. Rekha is in her elements in the whimsical Oye boy, backed by Gulzar’s amusing lyrics. Lootnewale‘s dhol-led Punjabi sound is grander than usual [...]

The title song is breezy and foot-tapping in a predictable way, while Gubbare ushers in strong Aisha recall for assorted reasons, with a horn-filled, dreamy feel. Ash King pulls off a neat desi-Elvis in Aunty Ji, even as the track references multiple genres in a likeable hodgepodge. Aahatein lays it thick with the filmy, Karan [...]

The title song is monotonously bland, with lyrics that include cringe-worthy rhymes. Dhunki is worse, despite a valiant effort by Neha Bhasin in the vocals department, while Choomantar thankfully gets it right – hip, Brit pop sound, well sung by Benny Dayal and Aditi Singh Sharma. Isq risk is a neat song too – simplistic [...]

Beyond the cleverly unparliamentary premise, Bhaag D.K. Bose also has attitude-loaded lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya and a highly energetic guitar-backed arrangement, both of which make this manic track thoroughly endearing! Nakkaddwaley disco sees Keerthi Sagathia doing a Nusrat, but with hilarious sentences; this one’s almost like one of Nusrat’s international fusion projects…just that this is [...]

Adhoore and Ajab lehar are trademark Vishal Shekhar; if the former is catchy and beautifully uptempo, the latter’s orchestration makes all the difference! Prasoon Joshi makes his impact wonderfully in Dhoop ke makaan, while Shekhar and Sunidhi are in scintillating form with their vocals. Monica ‘Shaa’ir’ Dogra competes proficiently with Vishal’s already impeccable singing in [...]

Jab mila tu is delightfully bouncy; tremendous vocals by Vishal, and sparkling interludes! Bin tere has everything going for it, barring that ennui of offering yet-another track to Shafqat that reminds one of his previous tracks; Shekhar’s unplugged version is enthralling though. The title song is addictive and lively, along with a catchy hook that [...]

Minimal techno-wizardry and even more minimal tune makes Luck aazma a poor title song, but the duo spring a surprise with Salim’s vocals in the laid-back melody of Khudaya ve. Jee le is at best a left-over from the duo’s Chopra clan association and beyond all the superficial catchiness, it is plain and routine. The [...]

Guest composers – the Vyas Brothers, Sandeep and Sanjeev pitch in with a racy, techno ditty in Mit Jaaye, sung with verve by Sandeep. Pritam’s starts with a predictable, hip-hop styled Hey Ya and a slightly more bearable Shreya Ghoshal melody in Mausam. That Mausam Awesome rhyme is terribly cheesy though! With labored humor in [...]

Jaane Tu…is a celebration of cameos. Besides the leads, who are extremely competent, there are so many interesting cameos that can be branched out into separate plots/ movies themselves. Take for instance the cowboy duo – Arbaaz and Sohail Khan. This one’s a master stroke from Abbas. The fact that these 2 otherwise leading (ok, [...]