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By
Joginder Tuteja, December 18, 2007 - 12:34 IST
 Associating
great music with films coming from the house of Bhatts
is hardly something that qualifies as breaking news.
Repertoire of Vishesh Films over the years has been a
standing witness of a golden run that majority of
albums coming from the production house have enjoyed
at the music stands. Ok, so there has been an odd
Dhokha which didn’t really have set the charts afire
but Awarapan more than compensated for it.
This is why one expects Showbiz to entertain music
lovers before the year closes, especially so since the
film itself deals with the glamorous world of
'showbiz', media and paparazzi! With Sayeed Quadri
being roped in as a lyricist and Lalit Pandit picking
strings together after a split with Jatin, Showbiz
appears to be an interesting soundtrack waiting to be
explored. Sadly, reality turns out to be different
from what one had expected as the album doesn't quite
succeed in making a mark.
The first thing that excites a listener is the
presence of names like KK, Shaan and Shreya Ghoshal,
the trio who share the songs within them. Singers who
truly belong to current times, their presence in the
album guarantees some soulful melodies in the
offering. This is what one witnesses in the opening
track of the album 'Tu Mujhse Jab Se Mila Hai'. A soft
rock track, 'Tu Mujhse' is a KK solo which is set in a
concert and creates a platform for newcomer Tushar
Jalota to establish his rock star character.
As always Quadri's lyrics stick to the basics and
remain simple while conveying a message of thanks to
the lady which the protagonist loves! The version
which follows next just changes the texture of the
song a little with rearrangements of beats and a touch
of rap-n-reggae rather than coming across as a
conventional remix track.
 Yet
another rock track follows, this time with an added
passion, in the form of 'Meri Palak Ka Tu Hi Sitara'.
Set in a mode similar to that of 'Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai'
[Gangster], 'Meri Palak...' has K.K. at the helm yet
again. As always, he is reliable though it is the
portion around the lines 'Meri Palak Ka Tu Sitara....'
which brings in the maximum intensity due to the way
the song is orchestrated. Apart from this portion, the
song doesn't quite bind you to the proceedings and one
starts wondering if Lalit had a task in hand to mould
his style as per the kind of music which Bhatt
brothers expect for the soundtrack of their films!
In comparison the 'unplugged' version of the song
which comes later manages to create a better
impression. KK sounds truly in his elements in this
version that has minimal music in the background for
back up as the singer is required to hold center
stage. This one deserves to be played in a repeat mode
on a lonely night with the lights off!
For the first time in the album a female voice is
heard when the song 'Kash Ek Din Aisa Bhi Aaye'
arrives. Shreya Ghoshal pairs up with Shaan for this
romantic track that merely passes muster. Neither the
'mukhda' nor the 'antara' is anything different from
being conventional and even after repeated listening,
'Kash Ek Din..' doesn't quite hit the mark, let aside
coming anywhere close to the chartbuster status that
songs from Vishesh Films achieve. In fact, at an
instance or two, the song also resembles the kind of
music which MM Kreem has created in the past but in
totality, 'Kash Ek Din..' drags even as it comes in
the shorter 90 second version 'Meri Ibtada' and makes
you look search for something better in the last track
of the album.
 Okay,
so this one is a true disappointment! How else could
one explain Lalit Pandit actually picking up 'Deewana
Deewana Ho Jaaye' composed by Sanjeev-Darshan from
Indra Kumar's Rishtey [Anil Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor,
Shilpa Shetty] and sell it as 'Duniya Ne Dil Toda'.
Even 'Deewana Deewana' wasn't a great song to begin
with and an even surprising part is to see 'Duniya Ne...'
coming across as a sad track and failing to cut the
ice in spite of KK's presence. Not happening!
In totality, Showbiz doesn't quite qualify as one of
the better soundtracks of Vishesh Films. In spite, of
their great lineup, every year there is at least one
such soundtrack from the production house which
doesn't quite go an extra distance and live up to the
expectations. In 2005 it was Nazar, in 2006 it was The
Killer and in 2007 it has been a double bill with
Dhokha followed by Showbiz.
Rating:- **
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