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By
Joginder Tuteja, March 29, 2008 - 11:21 IST
Tashan is truly the biggest and most awaited project
of the season. And the reasons are aplenty.
a) This is the first YRF project in 2008 and comes
straight after double-bill disappointments in the form
of Aaja Nachle and Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
b) Vishal and Shekhar have a music release more than
six months after 2007's biggest success (both
film-wise as well as musically) - Om Shanti Om
c) The film stars four top-line actors who have been
having a great box office run - Akshay Kumar (5
successful films in a row), Saif Ali Khan (Race), Anil
Kapoor (Race, Welcome) and Kareena Kapoor (Jab We Met)
d) Last but definitely not the least - absolutely
nothing is known about the film's plot. No wonder,
curiosity is simply killing!
Taking these factors into consideration (especially
the last one), as a listener, you have absolutely no
idea about what to expect from the soundtrack.
Is it going to be a full-on rock album?
Is it going to have 'bhangra' beats holding prominence
since the word 'tashan' originates from North India?
Is it going to be full on 'dhinchaak' since Tashan has
Vishal-Shekhar composing for a hardcore commercial
project?
Well, hold on to all the anticipation and expectation
since the five songs which follow belong to the kind
which give an altogether different dimension to a
movie soundtrack.
'Dil Haara' is a unique composition all the way as one
struggles to even describe the flow of the song from
beginning till the end. It has Sukhwinder Singh giving
a folkish beginning to it, is followed by the sound of
rock and has a sufi flavor to it as the 'mukhda'
reaches it's peak. The arrangements which follow have
an amalgamation of rock and folk sound which makes you
sit up and wait to be surprised. Written by Piyush
Mishra, expectedly, 'Dil Haara' has lyrics which are
truly different from what one normally expects from a
Bollywood love song and have a certain
ethnic/philosophical touch to them. Picturised on Saif
Ali Khan, the song is a huge chartbuster on its way.
Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar and Anil
Kapoor get a couplet each for them as they talk about
what 'tashan' means to them through 'Pooja Ka Tashan',
'Jimmy Ka Tashan', 'Bachchan Pande Ka Tashan' and 'Bhaiyyaji
Ka Tashan' respectively. Wish this was longer though
as the combined duration of each of these four tracks
is barely 70 seconds!
Piyush Mishra gets behind the mike for a couple of
lines (and repeats them towards the middle of the
song) before Sunidhi Chauhan takes over the
proceedings in 'Chhaliya'. 'Chhaliya' too isn't linear
in it's format as it has a melodic beginning to it
which changes course pretty quick with a Western sound
imbibed into the proceedings. A number with a
trademark Vishal-Shekhar stamp to it, 'Chhaliya' is
written by Anvita Dutt Guptan and has it's rhythm
coming from the line - 'Na Lada Na Lada, Tu Ankh Na
Lada' - which forms the major part of the song. A high
on beats number which goes perfectly well with the
perky on-screen image of Kareena Kapoor!
Sureshot massy entertainer of the album comes in the
form of 'Dil Dance Maare' which would definitely have
been the riskiest and the most complex song to be
created. Reason? When presented with lyrics like
'White White Face Dekhe, Dilwa Beating Fast, Sasura
Chance Maare Re; O Very Happy In My Heart, Dil Dance
Maare Re', it doesn't make a composer's job easy. And
when the lyricist is Vishal Dadlani himself, there is
no one else to blame too!
Well, Vishal and Shekhar get into a full on 'dhamaal'
mode here and go truly mad in giving a kind of sound
which no song so far in a 21st century Bollywood song
has carried! Getting inspired from Laxmikant-Pyaarelal
school of music when songs belonging to this mood and
style were in vogue during late 70s/early 80s, 'Dil
Dance Maare' (picturised on Akshay and Kareena) has a
rooted appeal to it and turns out to be one of the
most innovative works of Vishal-Shekhar.
While Sukhwinder Singh and Sunidhi Chauhan are in
great form, it is refreshing to hear Udit Narayan have
a major song to his credit after long. The man
certainly seems to be having fun and the rest aren't
far behind, especially with Vishal going truly
ballistic with lyrics like - 'Tohre Dil Ke Theater
Maan, Dil Deewana Booking Advance Maare Re'! Are 'bhojpuri'
film makers listening?
The composer duo get into Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy territory
with 'Falak Tak' which reminds of 'Chup Chup Ke' [Bunty
Aur Babli] and 'Bol Na Halke Halke' [Jhoom Barabar
Jhoom] when it comes to the romantic genre being
explored. A duet by Udit Narayan & Mahalaxmi Iyer, 'Falak
Tak' completely turns around the mood of the album.
From a 'masti' and 'dhamaal' time that a listener was
having all this while, proceedings turn truly romantic
with 'Falak Tak' which boasts of some innovative
poetic lyrics by Kausar Munir. A soothing number which
is made special by its singers, especially Udit
Narayan, 'Falak Tak' is the only number in Tashan
where you get some breather as a listener.
And this is because soon arrives the title track 'Tashan
Mein' which is based on the kind of music which one
associates with Quentin Tarantino. Heard of background
music from films like Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction or
Kill Bill series? 'Tashan Mein' has a guitar creating
a similar sound which forms the initial base of the
song. While Vishal and Saleem go about adding on to
the haunting appeal of the song, it is only after
around a minute that the song catches up pace with the
sound of 'Tashan Mein, Tashan Mein'. The song turns
truly rock here as Piyush Mishra and Vishal weave
lyrics which give the 'style' element to the film's
characters! A track which should come as a background
piece at regular intervals in the film's narrative.
Songs in Tashan excite, get on to you quickly and make
you put them on a repeat mode. There is not a single
dull moment in this entire album which has its tallest
highpoints in 'Dil Dance Maare', 'Dil Haara' and 'Falak
Tak'. YRF, Vishal and Shekhar can uncork a champagne
bottle since Tashan is all set to record music sales
which would be at par with the combined music sales of
all of Yash Raj Films projects in 2007 (Ta Ra Rum Pum,
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Chak De India, Laaga Chunari Mein
Daag and Aaja Nachle).
Rating:- ****
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