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My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves |
By
Joginder Tuteja, December 29, 2007 - 11:08 IST
 Showbiz, Return of Hanuman, Bombay To Bangkok, Sunday,
My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves - What's the common
factor in each of these films? Beyond the fact that
the soundtrack of each of them has recently arrived on
the stands, they all are Hindi films that have an
English title. This pretty much signifies the fact
that English titles are there to stay!
Coming to My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (MNIAG), it is
a film by E Niwas which has been in the making for
long but would now have a unique distinction of
bringing to Bollywood it's first newcomer of 2008 -
Nikhil Dwivedi. Pritam has given music for this film
that has lyrics by Sameer. While Pritam has been the
most successful composer of 2007 so far, he also has
to his credit some duds. One wonders which category
would the soundtrack of MNIAG fall into since it was
composed by Pritam long ago. As it turns out in the
end, it's the latter!
It's a good beginning to the album though as 'Tum
Mile' marks the opening of My Name Is Anthony
Gonsalves. With ever dependable and versatile K.K., at
the helm, 'Tum Mile' turns out to be an instantly
catchy love song, which brings a smile on your face on
the very first listening. The song has a kind of feel,
which Anu Malik successfully created with his music in
the mid and late 90s. Sunidhi Chauhan makes a rather
belated entry in this duet, which is dominated by KK
to begin with.
Later in the album, 'Tum Mile' finds a deserving
repeat entry, though in a 'remix version', and catches
your attention from the very first second as the club
feel takes over. As the song reaches mid-way, you are
convinced that this is one of those remixes that you
don't really mind hearing and want to take it to the
dance floor!
 'Tere Bina' is a dance track, which is a kind of
number, which seems to have been composed with minimum
stress on getting something new in place. This Sunidhi
Chauhan song is set in a Western mode and has some
routine tune, orchestra, arrangement, and singing
coming in place. It may have been a decent outing for
an average composer but doesn't stand out as a product
from Pritam who has given some exceptional tunes this
year!
Sunidhi gets to sing third straight song in succession
in the form of 'Ya Baba'. This is the very same track
that has Hrishita Bhatt making her debut as an item
girl and desperately looking forward to a change in
image. The song has a Pritam touch to it but belongs
to a bona fide 'heard-before' category hence not at
all succeeding in making you stand up and take notice.
The only way it may have been noticed was if
accompanied by an eye catchy choreography or presence
of a bigger star but that is not quite the case.
Somewhere in the middle of the song, Shaan also croons
a line or two but hardly makes his presence felt. 'Ya
Baba' is the second straight instance of an average
sounding track arriving in the album. However, yet
again it's the 'remix version' which makes an even
better impression, just as was the case with the
opening number 'Tum Mile'!
Aah, so here we may have Amit Kumar on the credits for
the song. Can we have one more 'Dil Mein Baji Guitar',
which was a chartbuster track by Pritam and Amit Kumar
last year? Sadly 'Jaane Maula Jaane Khuda' turns out
to be a number which everyone associated with would
want to forget as the song turns out to be a poor
inspiration from music set on a Goan beach. Yet
another instance of
'let's-just-go-ahead-and-make-a-song' kind of a number
that seems to have been made in a hurry and soon
forgotten.
Later Remo Fernandes, the man who is tailor made for
songs like these, is roped in to croon 'Jaane Maula
Jaane Khuda'. Still, the damage done so far is to such
an extent that this version doesn't sound convincing
either and everything from the basic tune to the pitch
as well as singing turns out to be a turn off!
 By the time 'Allah Beley' arrives, there is absolutely
no interest left in the album, which stays on to be
indifferent ever since 'Tum Mile' came and made some
impression. A sad track, 'Allah Beley' is rendered by
K.K. who actually can't do much to salvage this number
which just hangs on lazily without doing anything that
could sustain a listener's interest. The song may just
about fit into the film's background during some of
the pensive moments but that's about it.
Pritam has dominated most of 2007 with number of
chartbuster tracks in albums like Life In A...Metro,
Jab We Met, Bhool Bhulaiyaa and more. Sadly, he won't
have similar results in My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves
that would sit at the bottom of his repertoire.
Rating:- * 1/2
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