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 Apoorva
Lakhia certainly likes to make movies with strong
men in tow. Ek Ajnabee, Shootout At Lokhandwala and
now Mission Istaanbul - 'macho' has been the keyword
in each of the films made by the young director. If
Shootout At Lokhandwala was his biggest film till
date, Mission Istaanbul seems to be taking a step
forward with global terrorism as the theme.
Just like SAL, Apoorva ropes in multiple composers
for Mission Istaanbul too with contribution coming
from Anu Malik, Shamir Tandon, Chirantan Bhatt and
Mika Singh. With expectations of a zany score with
strong Western and Turkish flavor (due to the
setting of the film), one plays on the soundtrack of
Mission Istaanbul.
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The mood is set right at the beginning of the album
with a female voice taking you right into the
by-lanes of Turkey. Rendered by Kunal Ganjawala,
Gayatri Ganjawala and Raaj, 'World Hold On World
Hold On', which is written by Shabbir Ahmed, is a
decent hear with composer Shamir Tandon fusing
Western arrangements into this theme song. A young
number which moves at a good pace, albeit reminding
of the style from the 80s, it should be a decent
watch on screen though it's 'remix version' is fair
for a club outing.
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is added fun in the offering with the arrival of the
title song 'Mission Mission'. Written and sung by
Hamza Faruqui, the young man who has earlier been
heard in Aggar, 'Mission Mission' could have made
for a much better experience had it been supported
by a better music video. In any case, the song in
itself is an out and out club track which goes well
with the theme of the film and creates a high
voltage impact. There is certain ferocity in the way
Chirantan Bhatt composes the tune of 'Mission
Mission' which deserves to be heard at a high
volume.
Remember the sound of 'Kaho Na Kaho' [Murder]? On
the same lines is 'Jo Gumshuda' which has composer
Anu Mallik at the helm. After a preamble by Ege, it
is left to Shaan and Mahalaxmi to carry the melodic
mood of the song forward. With a trademark Anu Malik
stamp to it and strong Turkish flavor incorporated
in the overall arrangements, 'Jo Gumshuda' is a
quintessential Bollywood track which should do well
as a filler in the film's narrative but restrict
it's presence to just about that. However, the
moment the song's 'remix version' kick starts, you
know the kind of difference the presence of a
certain Emraan Hashmi would have made to the song!
Neeraj Shridhar - Now this name spells magic,
especially after delivering a dozen odd chartbusters
with Pritam in the recent times. Something similar
can be expected from 'Nobody Like You' which has a
huge team of artists coming together. While
Chirantan Bhatt creates yet another catchy tune
after 'Mission Mission', Hamza Faruqui, Ishq Bector
come up with a mix of Hindi and English lyrics.
While Ishq adds on his trademark (and impressive)
rap, Anoushka joins him and Neeraj to come up with a
new age song with a Western base to it. Now this is
one song which would help the album sales in a big
way if an eye catchy music video is created around
it! The belief is only strengthened once the 'remix
version' of the song is heard.
Javed Ali, who was quite brilliant in 'Kehne Ko
Jashn-e-baharaan Hai' [Jodhaa Akbar], is back to the
playback singing stage with 'Yaar Mera Dildaara'
which is on the same lines as 'Mehboob Mere' [Fiza].
With both Javed and Sunidhi Chauhan coming up
together for this number with Sufi overtones, 'Yaar
Mera Dildaara' by Sameer is a just about decent tune
with nothing exceptional to write home.
 Mika
Singh is seen in a triple role with 'Apun Ke Saath'
for which he wears the composer, lyricist and singer
hat. While Virag Mishra is his partner in writing
the lyrics, Pretty Priya joins him behind the mike.
A theme song with 'Mission Istaanbul' as the key
words incorporated in the lyrics, 'Apun Ke Saath'
has a rap-n-reggae touch to it and is mainly a theme
number which should be heard as a part of the film's
background score.
The good part about Mission Istaanbul is that for
most part of its duration, the soundtrack sticks on
to the film's theme. Also, the sound remains
consistent throughout due to the Western/Turkish
mood of the film. The team of composers in Mission
Istaanbul isn't out to create an exceptional score
but going by the kind of setting that the film
provides them, they do reasonably fine with staying
consistent.
Rating:- **1/2
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