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Music Review | Raaz Reboot | Jeet Gannguli, Sangeet-Siddharth Haldipur

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If you enjoy watching YouTube videos more than reading a blog post, you can check out my video review for the music album of Raaz Reboot here: If not, read on! The page is all yours. It is an established fact that songs from Emraan Hashmi's movies are always a great treat to ears. Add to that three songs by Arijit Singh - DOUBLE BONUS! Raaz has been the most successful horror movie franchise in Indian cinema. If not for their story then definitely for their music. So, without further ado, let's get into it and see if this album can make me fall in love ghosts or scares the shit out of me. Listen on Saavn: Listen to Raaz-Reboot-2016 on Saavn (Click on the song title to play it in YouTube) Lo Maan Liya Singers: Arijit Singh Lyrics: Kausar Munir The song is sung so soft and mellow that you don't even realize it is heartbreak song. Some portion of lyrics might sound a bit creepy - "Lo maan liya dekha hi nahi,  Tere kaandhe ka wo til". The only not...
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Music Review | Dhanak | Tapas Relia

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I understand this is a late review from my side. In my defence, I heard one of the songs two days back and it compelled me to write this review. From what I saw in the trailers I am guessing there'll be a lot of folk music and lot of innocent lyrics since the movie is about two kids. Alright, without further ado, let's get started and see whether this album provides a "Rainbow (Dhanak)" of songs or are they monotonous.  Listen on Saavn Listen to Dhanak-2016 on Saavn Listen on YouTube Jeene Se Bhi Zyada Jeeyein Singer: Shivam Pathak First thing you'll notice is Shivam's voice in this song is similar to Sukhwinder Singh. It is not necessarily a bad thing. You are soon forgotten by that once you are brought to notice the fusion of folk rustic vocals along with fast-paced guitar strums. Chal Chalein Singers: Papon, Vibha Saraf, Shivam Pathak A failed attempt to try to many instruments in a single song. The percussion in the chorus cou...
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Music Review | Padmaavat (formerly: Padmavati) | Sanjay Leela Bhansali

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[1] While Padma n is heroic, Padma avat is majestic. Padma n is driven by story, Padma avat is driven by story-telling. Padma n has music, Padma avat IS music. The bar is set high by the director-music composer himself - Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Can he outdo himself? Let us find out! Music Release Date: 21st January 2018 Listen to the album on: Saavn Gaana YouTube Ghoomar Singers:  Shreya Ghoshal , Swaroop Khan Lyricist:   A. M. Turaz,   Swaroop Khan This song is meta . It talks about the Marvadi  dance form of ghoomar while being a ghoomar itself . This song has been out for a while now. The song paces up appropriately. I started to swing my head to the beats and ended up listening to this song for 45 minutes straight. During those 45 minutes, I enjoyed Rajasthani folk,  Shreya Ghoshal's intoxicating voice,  watching Deepika dance,  dancing to the beats myself(reminded me of Navratri)  and Swaroop Khan.  It is not ofte...
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Music Review | Padman | Amit Trivedi

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Akshay Kumar brings in good stories, Amit Trivedi brings in good music. When both of them come together, it is only fair to expect an album with great meaningful lyrics that supplements the movie. So let us get started! Music Release Date: 26th December 2017 Listen to the album on: Saavn Gaana YouTube Aaj Se Teri Singers:  Arijit Singh Lyricist:  Kausar Munir This song is about a sanskari joru ka ghulam. It is about a coy man confessing his love. The dholak throughout the song, gave an essence of something real and not orchestrated. Arijit Singh's voice is not too overpowering to hijack the song and blends in well with the music. The Pad Man Song Singers:  Mika Singh Lyricist:  Kausar Munir He is not the superhero we want, but he is the superhero we need. A real life superhero minus the melodrama and antics of reel life superhero. I like the fact that the lyrics remain realistic and didn't go overboard talking about his qualities. This song has o...
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Music Review | Mohenjo Daro | A. R. Rahman

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It's been a long time since I last reviewed a music album. It was a dry spell in terms of music releases last month. What did I do all this time? Well, I went back to 2016 B.C. to witness the great civilization of Mohenjo Daro. What did I bring back? Lots of cultural and tribal music by A.R. Rahman to be reviewed. Alright, without further ado, let's get into it and see if this is a masterpiece beyond time and space (in literal sense). Listen on Saavn Listen to Mohenjo-Daro-2016 on Saavn (Click on the song title to play it in YouTube) Mohenjo Mohenjo Lyrics: Javed Akhtar Singers: A.R. Rahman, Arijit Singh, Bela Shende, Sanah Moidutty Welcome to the land of dreams - Mohenjo Daro. The sun and the moon have already witnessed it and made it a fun-fair of colors. This is the title song of the movie as well as the city anthem. It is a tribal song where people are celebrating festive season. Arijit Singh, surprisingly is the lead singer in this unorthodox song. He ha...
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