Aamir Khan‘s cunning in itself would make enough material to start a film.
He waited for ‘Yuvvraaj‘ to flop to release the music of the next Rahman venture.
‘Ghajini‘ could do with all the Aamir spin-doctoring it needs to market its worth on any musical shelf.
Here‘s our low-down on the musical low.
Guzarish- Javed Ali starts ‘Guzarish‘ well but the lyrics by Prasoon Joshi cannot help this song from sounding trite. Downright trite! ‘Aas-aas-paas-pass-raas-raas‘ Bakwaas. Sounds like a mouth freshener commercial. What‘s with Rahman using so many chicks as chorus in between the stanzas, ooh-aahing all the time? Was ‘Yuvvraaj‘ less operatic in ambition?
Aye Bachchu- Most of all, this rap-crap song is in a hurry to complete itself. Listen to this, ‘Halka sa nasha hai masti ki wine mein, jeene ka hai chaska toh aaja line mein‘ WTF! Prasoon Joshi run for your life mister. And Rahman sir, please leave this rap-shap to the wannabes. What a mess, ugh!
Kaise Mujhe- This song suffers from some kind of slow inertia syndrome. I don‘t even know if there is something like that but when you hear this song, you will realise it was supposed to be on a faster tempo but ran out of gas to arrive at the music station. ‘Kaise Mujhe‘ simply ran out of breath in the marathon album that ‘Ghajini‘ was fast turning into. Benny Dayal scales, and how, but when he dips, it scatters. The lyrics is brain-dead bad poetry. When Shreya Ghoshal descends on Benny (Note that she did the same when we reviewed Yuvvraaj) with her aah aalaap The Bitch was tearing her hair. Then she talks about earth-water-wind-air-fire. Snore.
Behka- I don‘t think I would have had a problem with this song had I not seen the promos with Aamir in his six haircuts, fluorescent clothes, etc. He‘s become a clown. But ‘Behka‘ on its own, where is it going, where is any rhythm, any melody, and why so jazzy for a beach sequence where the hero-heroine are flocked by a bunch of circus extras, trying to make it look so South Indian super cool in their beach wear. Rahman sir, I am finished with you.
Latoo-Shreya is ‘latoo‘ over someone; she‘s salivating, she‘s pining, she‘s getting mildy horny. Can you imagine Shreya Ghoshal horny? Shreya Ghoshal ‘Jism‘ sultry is all I can take. There‘s a chorus yodelling ‘Zimbabwe-Zimbabwe-Zimbabwe‘. This one bounces off me, must be headed there.
Kaise Mujhe Instrumental- Please play it while you‘re cutting shallots on a weekend for a special broth you are cooking to ail your soupy heart in this world of sad afternoon love songs. Sniff, sniff, weep, weep, and some aaa-aaa-aaah. (Rahman Choir Group style)
A.R.Rehman, after giving the year the best sounds in ‘Jodha-Akbar‘ and JTYJN, has also given an average to bad score-‘Yuvvraaj‘ and possibly the worst music of the year with ‘Ghajini‘.
Cotton your ears for the next whole month of Aamir Khan Special beaming across our milky way.
Comments (6)
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That is hilarious! You have a truly unique approach to your reviews. It‘s brillaint. I really enjoyed that...even if I disagree with your point of view. | Aatif Nawaz
loooooooved it.... i love the album only coz it gave us such a lovely read.... attagurl bitch | shrutz
You‘ve got Steel Balls
I haven‘t heard the entire album, though I heard the 1st track guzarish... and well I like the music and I was equally annoyed with the lingering lyrics...but I just am a big fan of Aamir so I dare not say anything against his super venture Ghajini...but i must say the Bitch Has Got Steel Balls! Cheers :) | Sachin
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Rediff gave 5 out of 5 STARS (*****) to Ghajini music.
I have never seen suck stark difference of opinion... | shitij
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do u hav ears ? r u unconscious ? daringly worst.............dont ever repeat it. it‘s warning......... | jithinraj
u guys rock m/ .... or rather u rock u bitch.... yeah u stinkin rock big time.... love ur ishtyle way of being the desi rottentomatoes.... rock on !!!! | an i cal myself An_onymush