Album: Kaminey | Lyrics: Gulzar | Music: Vishal Bhardwaj
Kaminey is a tantalizing music album, which meets all expectations set for it with aplomb. The highlight of the album is the amazingly contemporary lyrics by one of India’s finest lyricist – academy award winner Gulzar. Gulzar is known to write songs not comprehensible by the masses (remember Dil Se?) and yet Kaminey comes out as an album that has ‘that’ play of words but still touches you deep to the core. Then, of course is the superb score by Director-Writer-Music Director Vishal Bhardwaj. He has already set himself with music albums of the likes of Omkara. Kaminey is a continuation of that legacy. The music imbibes the spirit of India in itself. The best part is that it is not trying to represent a specific time-period, or a social strata, or some political ideology or something akin in its sound, but Kaminey is the bindas India expressing itself.
The first track in the album is ‘Dhan te Naan’. That’s not a word, that means nothing. Its just a sound used by old TV Commercials in the Doordarshan age. Vishal has given it a very energetic twist and Gulzar’s lyrics adds a whole new dimension to this highly energetic, buoyous song. The song is also good mood-setter for what to expect from the rest of the album and the movie.
The next track is the soulful ‘Pehli Bar Mohabbat’. Also deriving on Rock influences, the song well sung by Mohit Chauhan can touch you in deep. The composition is perfect, everything is done just perfect. Nothing more, nothing less. The balance is well maintained. Something that we find consistent in Vishal Bhardwaj’s music is this balance.
The next track is the bubbly, romantic ‘Raat ke Dhai Baje’. Sung by the energetic Sunidhi Chauhan and the pro singer Suresh Wadkar, ‘Raat ke Dhai baje’ can be in many ways the love anthem for the present day youth. The sparkling point for the track is its simplistic lyrics, which can still be very difficult to understand – establishing a direct connect with you. That’s the marvel of lyrics by Gulzar. It might use unconventional/offbeat vocabulary, but it will still be about you – and everyone around. It becomes the expression for India.
Then is ‘Fatak’, a song on AIDS awareness. Masterfully sung by Sukhwinder Singh and beautifully written by Gulzar, the track drives home the point in a very humorous way. Written in the dialect of the suburban India, using the metaphors from the same, the track is very popular amongst the suburban and rural areas in India.
The next track, the title track sung by Vishal Bhardwaj, in my opinion, is the best track of the album.It very well expresses the strife and struggles of the common man in their everyday life. The sadness of broken dreams, and the passion of aspirations.
Next is instrumental theme for the movie and two remixes that have been well done. All in all, the whole album is fun, well executed and very soulful. If you are interested in some good music, you will love the album.
Tracks:
- Dhan Te Nan – Sukhwinder Singh, Vishal Dadlani, Robert Bob Omulo
- Pehli Baar Mohabbat – Mohit Chauhan
- Raat Ke Dhai Baje – Suresh Wadkar, Rekha Bhardwaj, Sunidhi Chauhan, Kunal Ganjawala, Earl E D
- Fatak - Sukhwinder Singh, Kailash Kher
- Kaminey - Vishal Bhardwaj
- Go Charlie Go
- Dhan Te Nan (Remix) – Sukhwinder Singh, Vishal Dadlani, Robert Bob Omulo
- Raat Ke Dhai Baje (Remix) – Suresh Wadkar, Rekha Bhardwaj, Sunidhi Chauhan, Kunal Ganjawala, Earl E D
The music was released on July 6, 2009. Listen to all tracks at Last.FM
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