Chor Bazari (Love Aaj Kal)

Rarely does it happen that a song gets popular due to its lyrics, but in the past some time it's happening more often. And most of the times when the lyrics are something 'different'. The same 'different' comes when you listen to Chor Bazari of Love Aaj Kal.

Chor Bazari is sung by Neeraj Sridhar and Sunidhi Chauhan. The song has the same freshness that you see in the trailer of the movie and expect from the movie. The lyrics of the song are interesting, realistic, lovable, and above all, mast. The music is good and foot-tapping, and the lyrics will probably help the song long last.

Lyrics:

Chor Bazari do naino ki
Pehle thi aadat jo hat gayi

Pyaar ki jo teri meri
Umr aai thi woh ghat gayi

Duniya ki to fikar kahan thi
Teri bhi ab chinta ghat gayi

Chanda rre
Tu bhi tu hai
Mein bhi mein hoon
Duniya saari dekh ulat gayi
Tu na jaane mein na jaanu
Kaise saaari baat palat gayi

Ghatni hi thi yeh bhi ghatna
Ghat-te ghat-te lo yeh ghat gayi

Chor Bazari do naino ki
Pehle thi aadat jo hat gayi

Tareef teri karna
Tujhe Khone se darna
Haan bhool gaya ab tujhpe din mein char dafa marna

Tareef teri karna
Tujhe Khone se darna
Haan bhool gaya ab tujhpe din mein char dafa marna

Pyaar khumari utari saari
Baaton ki badli bhi chhat gayi

Hum se main pe aaye aise
Mujhko to mein hi mein kat gayi

EK hue the do se dono
Dono ki abb raahein kat gayi

Ab koi fikr nahi
Gham ka bhi zikr nahi
Haan hota hoon main jis raste pe
Aaye khushi wahin

Aazad hoon main tujhse
Aazad hai tu mujhse
Haan jo jee chahe
Jaise chahe karle raaj yahin

Laaj sharm ki chhoti moti jo thi dori
Woh bhi kat gayi
Chauk chaubare gali mohalle
Khol ke main saare ghoonghat gayi

Tu na badli mein na badla
Dilli sari dekh badal gayi

Ek minute mein duniya dari ki
saari samajh nikal gayi

Haan Rang biranga pani pi ke
Seedhi saadhi kudi begad gayi

Dekh ke mujhko hasta gaata
Sad gai yeh duniya sad gayi

Khudaya ve (Salim Merchant: Luck)

If you listen to the soundtrack of Luck, there is only one song that attracts attention. And you almost fall in love with the song. The song is slow, soft, a bit sad and very much lovable in the very first listening. The lyrics are good and so is singing.

Listen to the first line, and if you haven't read the credits, for once you're going to think if it's Mohit Chauhan behind the microphone. But then, it's not. And it's not some new singer either. Khudaya ve, the best song of Luck, is sung by Salim Merchant, the guy who has given his voice mostly as background or in a group of singers. So after Wajid, count Salim in too. In fact I hope he may sing more songs in future, especially after the success of Marjawa (Fashion) and Khudaya ve, it looks almost certain.

Lyrics:

[ Khudaya Ve... haye
Ishq Hai Kaisa Yeh Ajeeb Re ] - 2
Dil Ke Qareeb Laya
Dil Ka Naseeb Re...
Dil Ke Qareeb Laya
Dil Ka Naseeb Re
[ Khudaya Ve... haye
Ishq Hai Kaisa Yeh Ajeeb Re ] – 2

[ Ankhon Se Khwaab Roothe
Apnon Ke Sath Chhoote
Tapti Hui Raahon Mein
Pairon Ke Chhale Phoote ] - 2
Pyase Tadap Rahe Hain
Sahil Qareeb Re
Pyase Tadap Rahe Hain
Sahil Qareeb Re
[ Khudaya Ve... haye
Ishq Hai Kaisa Yeh Ajeeb Re ] - 2

[ Aansoo Namak Se Lage
Rishte Hain Kachche Dhaage
Ret Pe Apne Saaye
Khud Se Kyun Door Se Bhaage ] - 2
Kheench Ke Hum Ko Laya
Kahaan Pe Raqeeb Re
Kheench Ke Hum Ko Laya
Kahaan Pe Raqeeb Re
[ Khudaya Ve... haye
Ishq Hai Kaisa Ye Ajeeb Re ] - 2

Luck: Music Review (3/5)

Salim Sulaiman is a pair of composers who possess the power of giving any type of music, from the best, most addictive songs to the worst, utterly waste songs. And here in Luck, they have shown this immense power on both sides of scale.

For a nine track album with five original songs, Salim Sulaiman have roped in NINE singers in all. And still, the best song is sung by Salim Merchant alone. Ironic, but true.

Well, to start with the first song, we can be sure of one thing. Sukhwinder Singh is a wonderful singer, but you cannot give him just anything and expect the song to be great by itself. Aazma Luck Aazma, the first song of the song by Sukhwinder Singh and Satya Hinduja is just a mediocre song which may sound good for a time on high volume but it's neither catching enough to be loved the first time you listen to it, nor good enough to last long.

The second song, Khudaya ve is something that gives hope but later you come to know that it's the only song of that level in the entire album. The song is sung by Salim Merchant himself and he dons the singer's hat also with something near perfection. In fact, at times Salim may remind you of Mohit Chauhan too. Believe me, singing is no more a stable career now, if it ever was. The lyrics of Shabbir Ahmed are good and the song is something sounds something like a 90's melody with a deep influence from Fashion. Slow, soft, romantic, bit sad, and pretty much lovable.

The third song, Jee le, is one of the very few songs Shruti Pathak has sung. Shruti has Payaliya (Dev D) and Marjaava to her credits and sings this song pretty well too. The other singer, Naresh is just OK. Overall, the song has some beautiful beats and the voice of Shruti Pathak that make it worth listening.

After Shruti Pathak, the next song is sung by actress, model, singer Kamal Hassan's daughter Shruti Hassan. It's interesting how I could identify the voice only after listening to a song or two of her on her website. Shruti definitely has a good voice and can go a long way, though same is not sure about the song. The song, though in Hindi, sounds more like English numbers (and in between, IS in English) so cannot say how many people would like the song. Try this one for yourself. I hope you won't be disappointed.

The last song, Lagaa le by Anushka Manchanda looks like quite useless. No idea why the song is put in, except that it might be used in the background.

Overall, album looks just average with One good song and two average song. Not much to look for, but Khudaya ve is a must listen. Go for the song.

Love Aaj Kal: Music Review (3.5/5)

It's simple. Love Aaj Kal looks like it's going to be a hit. And so does the music of the movie. On the very first listening, you get to know that you're going to love the songs and they're gonna be all over the FM. Well, why waste time then, start with the review. Shall we?

Love Aaj Kal, composed by Pritam, is an album where Pritam has left almost no stone unturned (except Atif) and half the album goes to Neeraj Sridhar. But, the results are not as could as one might have expected. Still, the album is worth listening to.

The album has seven tracks and three of them are remixed, to give a total of ten songs. Out of seven, Neeraj Sridhar gets to sing 3 songs and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, KK and Mohit Chauhan get one song each. Sunidhi gets one solo number while sings one with Neeraj. And Jazzy B is there in one song with Neeraj.

The first song opens up with Jazzy B singing in a style that is less like himself and more like some 90's singer. Soon, when Neeraj comes in, you feel that Jazzy B takes in some freshness and the song probably wouldn't be as good if it had been Neeraj alone. In fact, I get a feeling like Neeraj is being used too much and if he keeps on singing the same type of songs, people may get bored of him soon.

The second song, Ajj Din Chadheya is some typical Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, with some new touches, that resemble more 'Teri ore' than his old numbers. The song, slow, and with not much experiments, is quite soothing. The lyrics of Irshad Kamil are good. No doubt, the song is one of the best in the album.

Chor Bazari is again sung by Neeraj Sridhar, and Sunidhi Chauhan. The song has the same freshness that you see in the trailer of the movie and expect from the movie. The lyrics of the song are interesting, realistic, lovable, and above all, mast. The music is good and foot-tapping, and the lyrics will probably help the song long last. Go for this one.

KK is one of the singers who must be looked out for in an album. Here too, with just one song, KK again makes his presence felt as he sings 'main wo hoon jo chahun wo paaun'. The song sounds like a stage performance and is one of the best songs of the album, beating most except one by Rahat.

The next number, the only 'female only' song, is sung by Sunidhi Chauhan, and is mixed with folk music, with chorus sounding like from a 'mahila sangeet' of North India. As always, Sunidhi has sung the song well and though I don't know how Imtiyaz and Saif plan to promote the song, I hope it can go well if promoted well.

The next on the soundtrack is what you have been listening during the theatrical trailer of the movie. Twist, the song that starts with the ever-so-popular 'Nagin' tune, almost runs on the same tune half the way and the tune keeps coming back. The song is sung mainly by Neeraj Sridhar and he's the only person with the credits but it seems Saif also has done his share of singing and the female voie is uncredited too. The song is not big for separate listening but it'll be great for backgrounds. And surely for baraats.

The last song, Ye Dooriyaan sung by Mohit Chauhan, is a good number too, but at some points it seems like Pritam is trying to make another Tum se hi rather than a new song, especially in the start. The song is slow and Mohit Chauhan, like always, sings it well. And the song should gain popularity, though not as much as Tum se hi.

Overall, the album is good and some of the songs can be expected to top the charts soon. Go for it.