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Mp3 - Mera Pehla Pehla
Pyaar |
By
Joginder Tuteja, May 21, 2007 - 13:52 IST
 Once in a whole comes a small film that makes you sit
up and take notice of it due a fresh appeal it brings
along with it. Especially when a flick boasts of
belonging to a teen-romance genre due to a title like
MP3 - Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar, one is bound to check
out what the film is all about. With a fresh starcast
and a young director [Robby Grewal, who debuted with a
dark thriller 'Samay' a few years back] at the helm,
MP3 is produced by Percept Picture Company in
association with Red Ice Films. The soundtrack is
composed by Ashu-Dhruv.
The man who rarely gets it wrong, K.K., is entrusted
the responsibility to render the title song 'Mera
Pehla Pehla Pyaar'. Vipin Mishra writes as well as
gives music for this song which is about the
protagonist realizing what the first ever feeling of
love is all about.
A track belonging to rock genre, it starts off like
any other sugar coated love song but picks up in a
matter of a minute as it gather pace and reaches a
crescendo when the golden words 'Mera Pehla Pehla
Pyaar Hai Yeh' come. Surprisingly there is an unwanted
interruption of rap soon after which just doesn't seem
necessary in a sweet love song like this.
 A 'remix' version comes rather too early in the album
though it becomes an easy fodder for DJs to play on
for the dance floors. Looking at the theme of the
track, one was a little apprehensive about how would
it fit in into the remix mode. Thankfully, it turns
out to be quite an enjoyable experience in this
version and one looks forward to see a promotional
music video being built around this version.
It's time for some pop music with the arrival of 'Kaun
Hoon Main'. Whether it is lyrics, composition or the
rendition, there is youth written all over this Kiran
Kotrial written track which has a mix of English and
Hindi lyrics. Expect a kind of choreography as
witnessed in 'Pehla Nasha' more than a decade and a
half back as the song belongs to a similar genre and
carries a young-n-fresh feel along with it.
Both Suhail Kaul and Tara Baswani do justice to the
characters in the film by means of their singing as
they get the teenage effect just right through their
vocals. With minimal interference from multiple
instruments, 'Kaun Hoon Main' is a smooth ride which
has two more parts to it in the second half of the
album. Expect the track to be making an appearance
throughout the narrative of the film.
Guitar is an instrument which kick starts Aslam Noor
written 'Dosti', a track which is obviously about
friendship. For a young track like this, who else but
Shaan is roped in to come behind the mike. A peppy
number which is high on beats and moves at a fast
pace, 'Dosti' also sees Suhail Kaul pairing up with
Shaan. Reminding of the title track of 'Rok Sako To
Rok Lo' which released a few years back, 'Dosti' is
nothing exceptional but still makes for a decent hear.
It is A.R.Rahman revisited with 'Chori Chori' which is
out and out based on the maestro's style of
composition. A youthful track about school students
finding out a secret love story blooming between the
lead protagonists of the film, it should be fun to
watch. Written by Kiran Kotrial, 'Chori Chori' is a
fun track rendered by Suhail Khan and Rajeev
Sundaresan.
Apart from a lively singing which is a mainstay of the
song, 'Chori Chori' also boasts of some dialogues
interspersed into it that are bound to bring on a
smile. An impressive track with a slight jazz to it,
it deserves to be a part of the film's promotion soon.
 Making way for the Bollywood scheme of things, 'Naa
Jaane' gets into a 'bhangra' groove and sets your feet
tapping even as you are hearing the track for the
first time. Though there isn't much out of the box in
this short 2 minutes song (no harm in that), 'Naa
Jaane' is fun to hear as Ravindra goes about rendering
this decently paced song that comes with a lively feel
with it.
Rest of the album is made of short musical pieces,
namely 'Climax', 'Love Theme', 'Plan' and 'Paris'.
While 'Climax', as expected, is fast paced and quite
energetic with an assortment of western instruments
making it an enjoyable fare, 'Love Theme' is short and
sweet as it sails smoothly. 'Plan', as suited for its
setting in the film, has an intriguing feel to it and
takes a serpentine approach by bringing on different
shades. This is a musical piece that makes one to
watch out for what the film has in the offering. Ditto
for 'Paris' that has a lavish appeal to it and brings
on an exciting sound that makes one curious about
looking forward to MP3.
MP3 is a good album that fully delivers what a young
love story should be offering. Ashu and Dhruv come up
with a soundtrack that justifies the setting of the
film and maintains a consistency throughout. There may
not be a track which could stand out and take MP3 to a
chartbuster status but as a whole this album is a
decent hear which you can play on for an engaging and
harmless hear.
Ranking:- * * *
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