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By
Joginder Tuteja, April 15, 2008 - 11:29 IST
 Yes, it's finally happening. Mimoh Chakraborty, Mithun
Chakraborty's son, would finally be having a release
to his name after being in the news for close to two
years. Jimmy is the film getting ready to hit the
screens and the man who would be responsible for this
star-son launch pad would be old war horse Raj N. C.
Sippy. There is nostalgic value attached to the film's
music as well since Bappa Lahiri, son of Bappi Lahiri
who has given many a chartbusters with Mithun, has
been roped in to compose two tracks for Jimmy which
has Anand Raaj Anand as the chief composer.
Though one isn't quite positively biased towards
Jimmy, there is a surprise in store with the opening
number 'Why Not Jimmy' turning out to be a reasonably
foot tapping song. In fact, the beginning of this
Anand Raaj Anand composed number has a true blue
Pritam influence to it.
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Rendered by Shaan, this Ranbir Pushp written track
does manage to throw a punch every time one hears the
words 'Why Not Jimmy'. Though there is a female voice
making an appearance for a short while as well, she
hasn't been credited for that. Same goes for man who
does the rap. The song isn't the kind which would stay
on for months to come but Mimoh's dance would ensure
that it keeps the audience entertained in those four
minutes of the song's play.
Ok, so seems the people behind the arrangements for
Jimmy are the ones who also come together for Pritam.
This is why the sound of flute which marks the opening
of 'Do Minute Mein' belongs completely to Pritam's
school of music. A Bappa Lahiri composition which
relies yet again on beats while providing a decent
platform for Mimoh to demonstrate his dancing skills,
'Do Minute' by Shaan is yet another fair track in
quick succession. Bappa Lahiri, lyricist Virag Mishra
do well to create a number which doesn't break any
grounds but stays on well to make for a decent
contemporary hear. And yes, the female voice and the
rapper go un-credited yet again!
 The best of the enterprise comes when Anand Raaj Anand
comes on his own and presents to listener what
genuinely is his brand of music. If you have liked
songs like 'Yaar Mangaya Si' [Kaante], 'Dil De Diya
Hai' [Masti] and 'Bhula Diya' [Dus Kahaniyaan], you
would definitely go for 'Jeevein Bulliyaan Pe' too
which takes the album to an altogether different
route. A soft song which truly belongs to Indian
melody and brings to fore the pathos of the lead
protagonist who has been going through the pain of
separation, 'Jeevein Bulliyaan Pe' has Anand Raaj
Anand contributing as an all rounder while being the
composer, lyricist as well as the singer for the song.
It's back to Bappa-Virag combination for 'Marhaba'
which boasts of the signature tune that has been
accompanying the promos of Jimmy over last few weeks.
Crooned by Debojit who tries singing in the way Kunal
Ganjawala would have if given an opportunity to come
up with a rock song, 'Marhaba' has an interesting mix
of Middle East and Western fusion in the interim
portions. However, except for some musical wizardry
that Bappa demonstrates in his arrangements, the song
doesn't have much to cheer about. In fact, the 'antara'
portions are marginally better and one wishes Debojit
and Bappa would have been more restrained during the
initial portions of the song.
With Kailash Kher coming together with Anand Raaj
Anand, one is led to believe that 'Zamaane Se Keh Do'
would have something interesting in the offering.
Well, the end result of this song with an Indian feel
and Western arrangements doesn't quite go the kind of
distance one was expecting and 'Zamaane Se Keh Do'
turns out to be pretty much average sounding. In fact,
with the way the words 'Rabba Rabba' come in the song,
Ranbir Pushp written 'Zamaane Se Keh Do', which has a
sad feel to it, may well have been titled 'Rabba Rabba'.
A new name comes to the fore in the form of Vijay
Verma who not only composes but also sings 'Ye Hain
Meri Dastaan'. Though the opening of the track turns
out to be pretty disappointing, what with the listener
getting a feel of a drag number in the offering where
the protagonist is drunk and suffering in self pity, 'Yeh
Hain Meri Dastaan' soon changes track with an Indi-pop
feel to it. This Ranbir Pushp written number tends to
become tolerable as one hears more of it and
ultimately does well to keep on the momentum.
 In the end, Anand Raaj Anand-Ranbir Pushp combination
wins the final battle as 'Aaya Hoon' turns out to be
one of the better numbers in the album. Composed on
70s/80s style, 'Aaya Hoon' has a feel-good appeal to
it which promises to showcase the cool-dude persona of
Mimoh. Kunal Ganjawala sings for the first time in the
album and does well to have a decent number to his
credit. With a R.D. Burman feel to it, this is the
number which deserves to see some publicity happening
for it soon. And yes, this is the third instance in
the album when the female voice has not been credited
in Jimmy!
It is so easy to dismiss an album/film when the chips
are down. Since Jimmy has been in the making for quite
some time and hasn't quite been accompanied by
tremendous buzz or hype, one is inclined not to take
the music of Jimmy seriously. Ok, so Jimmy isn't
really going to make the music stands reshuffle their
Top-5 charts but in entirety it is decent enough to
have at least a couple of songs finding good audience
for itself.
Rating:- **
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