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By
Joginder Tuteja, October 18, 2007 - 14:38 IST
Music of Aaja Nachle serves to be special. And the
reasons are more than one.
 a) Aaja Nachle is THE comeback film of Madhuri Dixit.
Of course, there is no question of a compromise when
it comes to music here.
b) The film's title. When a movie itself screams 'come
dance', it should have enough ammunition in it's
soundtrack to make you dance indeed.
c) The Yash Raj factor. After Jhoom Barabar Jhoom they
desperately need a hit soundtrack. The need of the
situation is much more than a single super successful
track (Chak De India) or a critically appreciated
album (Laaga Chunari Mein Daag).
Do the composer duo Salim-Sulaiman and lyricist team
of Piyush Mishra, Jaideep Sahni and Asif Ali Beg do
well to get the desired results? The way it turns out
eventually is that the album isn't quite 'special' (as
one would have hoped) but does have a few tunes which
should make you play them on for some time to come at
least. In the nutshell, is it a superhit album in the
wings for Yash Raj Films? Not quite as they may have
to wait longer!
Title song ‘Aaja Nachle is the kind of track that
Madhuri Dixit fans would have been waiting to see her
in! This Piyush Mishra song has all in it that gives
Madhuri ample opportunity to get into a 'jhatak-matak'
act which is bound to be lapped up by her fans
worldwide. A stage performance, ‘Aaja Nachle’ has a
controlled Sunidhi Chauhan singing with aplomb. She
gets the right 'ada' in her rendition hence doing well
to suit the kind of image that Madhuri has built over
the years.
 With strong Indian classical influence, Salim-Sulaiman
get the Indian mood right for this song that has a
rustic edge to it and reminds one of Madhuri's own 'Chane
Ke Khet Mein' from Anjaam. A sure shot popular track
in the kitty for Madhuri here. The only song to find a
repeat version in the album, ‘Aaja Nachle’ is heard in
a 'reprise' version at the end of the album which is
thankfully different from oh-so-common fly-a-dozen
remix versions!
After some 'naach-gaana', it is time to get into a
romantic mood with 'Ishq Hua'. With a young feel to
it, this Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal sung track is a
mix of poetry and conventional Hindi movie lyrics by
Jaideep Sahni (also the writer of the film), all of
which makes for a good listening.
Salim-Sulaiman get the melody working for this
soothing track which is quite easy on ears, courtesy
some soft arrangements. 'Ishq Hua' has a Yash Raj
stamp all over it and has a certain cute element to it
which should make it popular amongst kids as well!
It is a delight to hear Richa Sharma sing 'Show Me
Your Jalwa' which is an addictive song from the word
GO. Inspite of a jingle feel to it which sets you
thinking about such music being heard in countless
ads, it is hard to ignore the sheer rhythm on which
the song is based.
With Kailash Kher and Salim Merchant as Richa's male
singing partners, 'Show Me Your Jalwa' by Jaideep
Sahni is truly rustic in appeal and brings the feeling
of a small town setting well in spite of the catch
line of the song being in English. While Richa is just
perfect in her rendition here, she also sets the right
platform for Madhuri to actually 'show her jalwa'.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, the man from whom one tends to
expect a lot whenever his name appears in credits,
croons 'O Re Piya'. Jaideep Sahni is at the helm of
writing for third song in a row which is not really a
kind of romantic number which one expects from Rahat
Fateh Ali Khan. A situational track with shades of a 'qawalli'
setting, 'O Re Piya' takes some time to register
itself in the mind of a listener.
 Yet another number which is easy on ears, 'O Re Piya'
would be enjoyed more with the narrative rather than
being played out loud before one has witnessed the
situation in the film where the song appears. A song
that boasts of good quality but doesn't quite make for
a popular track in the offering.
If there is one thing that strikes most about 'Soniye
Mil Ja', it is the sound of 'ahas' and 'ohos' which
gets the celebration mood rolling. Madhuri Dixit's
singing is another good reason to give 'Soniye Mil Ja'
a hearing since she adds certain spunk to the
proceedings with Sunidhi Chauhan pitching in with a
bit as well.
A track about arrival of youth which in turn is a
matter of celebration, 'Soniye Mil Ja' is yet another
rooted number which finds its base in the interiors of
the country and would be appreciated more after one
has seen it with the movie. Also, Piyush Mishra's
lyrics are different from 'pyaar-mohabbat' routine and
instead talk about situations in simple words sans any
complications with incidents from everyday life.
After 'Ishq Hua', 'Is Pal' is the second hardcore
romantic track to arrive in the album. Yet again, the
singing 'jodi' is the same with Sonu Nigam and Shreya
Ghoshal though the lyricist changes from Jaideep Sahni
to Piyush Mishra. In fact, the overall mood created by
'Is Pal' is similar to that of 'Ishq Hua' and if you a
die hard romantic, it may not be a bad idea to put
both the songs together in a repeat mood and play them
for hours at stretch. No, 'Is Pal' may not be the next
chartbuster track in the offering but those who swear
by melodious music and love to be entertained with
soothing numbers, this is just the right one!
An out and out situational track which is perhaps made
for a situation for a stage performance in Aaja Nachle
comes in the form of 'Koi Patthar Se Na Maare'.
Musically, this one written by Piyush Mishra is the
weakest of the lot musically as it hardly comes with a
retention value. A slow moving pensive number with
Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal and Sonu Nigam at the
helm, 'Koi Patthar Se Na Maare' gets poetic but tests
the patience of a listener who till this point was
enjoying a mix of melody and rhythm in the offering.
Skip this one.
New find Sonia Saigal croons the English track 'Dance
With Me' penned by Asif Ali Beg who in the past has
written for films like Neal N Nikki, Dhoom 2 and
Victoria No. 203 amongst others. Surprisingly, the
dance number here isn't quite the kind which makes you
go 'wow' and play the track in a repeat mode. The song
sounds like an 80s disco track and even the
arrangements are hardly the kind which suit the
grandeur of a Yash Raj setting. Very average with all
hopes centered on the eventual picturisation of the
song!
In the end, one still feels that there could have been
more to the film's soundtrack to make it outstanding,
something which is not really the case. One misses the
presence of something exceptional the music of Aaja
Nachle; not quite an unreasonable demand to begin
with! Of course 'Koi Patthar Se Na Maare' and 'Dance
With Me' don't really make you go for that 'repeat'
option but then there are definite hits like Aaja
Nachle and 'Show Me Your Jalwa waiting to explode with
good melodies like 'Ishq Hua' and 'Is Pal' sure to
catch the fancy of those who are in love.
Rating:- *
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