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Music:
Music:
Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonca
Singers:
Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Pt. Channulal Mishra, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Raman Mahadevan, Tarun Sagar, Gaurav Gupta, Rehan and Shankar Mahadevan
Lyrics:
Prasoon Joshi
Full Review
Music is integral to Hindi films. Even hard-hitting subjects and socially relevant films need the support of good songs, which are an integral part of projects. While the promos of Aarakshan have been able to garner immense curiosity and interest, the film’s songs are not the ones that can be boasted of, although they have been composed by musical trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who have been enjoying a good track record till now.The music album of Aarakshan begins on a disappointing note. The first track Achha lagta hai, sung by talented singers Mohit Chauhan and Shreya Ghoshal, draws immense similarities from old Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy songs like Aachhi lagti ho from the film Kuch Naa Kaho and Agar main kahun from Lakshya. Inspite of that, the result is not very impressive and the love song that has the same tempo throughout becomes monotonous after sometime and falls flat.
Then the album brings to the table a more cheerful song in the guise of Mauka that has a gamut of singers behind the mike including Mahalaxmi Iyer, Raman Mahadevan, Tarun Sagar, Gaurav Gupta and Rehan. However, this one too fails to create a mark even though it offers variations in terms of pitch, temp and vocal style. The number is fast-paced and is more like a celebratory song. It has a remixed version attached to it too, which is average too.
Then comes in the gem of the album Kaun si dor, which breathes life into the album. The semi-classical song crooned by Pt. Channulal Mishra with ample support from Shreya Ghoshal is totally soul-stirring and a welcome break from the westernized songs that generally do the rounds nowadays. This is the best song of the album and enchants as soon it begins. The haunting music creates mystery and is extremely likeable.
The song also has a solo version by Pt. Channulal Mishra called “Saans albeli”, which is equally magical and pulls at one’s heartstrings.
Finally there is “Roshanee” that brings the composer in the singer’s shoes. Shankar Mahadevan has rendered this inspirational track. It is neither bad nor brilliant. The instrumental pieces in between the song are very impressive but in totality the song is not the great and will not be able to garner immense praise.
In the end, the music album of “Aarakshan” is not a listener’s delight, expect, “Saan albeli” that has the potential of touching people’s hearts.
