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By
Joginder Tuteja, December 29, 2007 - 12:50 IST
 Innovative
titles and themes are in. Otherwise, would one have
ever imagined till a few years back that there would
be a movie made with a title like Sunday with the film
revolving around the life of a girl who had one
missing day in her life - Sunday!? Directed by Rohit
Shetty, Sunday is an interesting project in the
offering since it boasts of an ensemble star cast
comprising of actors as diverse as Ajay Devgan, Arshad
Warsi, Ayesha Takia, Irrfan Khan, and Anjana Sukhani.
Also, it comes after Zameen and Golmaal, two diverse
films by the young film maker. With composers as
diverse as Sandeep Chowta, Suroor, Daler Mehndi,
Shibani Kashyap, Raghav Sachar and Amar Mohile coming
up with a song apiece, Sunday raises quite some hopes
as one plays on the film's soundtrack.
It doesn't take beyond a few seconds to get your neck
in motion as the beats arrive for 'Missing Sunday'.
With Earl Edgar chipping in with his occasional
rap-n-reggae, Mahua Kamath (ex-VIVA girl) and Suraj
come together in this groovy track by Sandeep Chowta
who makes a comeback on Bollywood OST soundtrack years
after his 'Laila Laila' in Samay - When Time Strikes.
As such the track has a very few lines (written by
Farhad Sajid) and it is mainly the composition with
long standalone musical pieces in between the lines
which makes it a unique experience.
Remix version, which comes next, is polished further,
and brings with it a different rhythm, styling, and
groove. If the opening version was not just good
enough, this one only makes Sunday an album that you
may want to go for even if it comprised of only a
single - 'Missing Sunday'! An absolute winner, it is
only aided further by an innovative music video that
makes you catch the number umpteenth number of times
as it arrives on the telly!
Put to tune by 'Suroor', 'Pyar To Hona Hi Hai' which
follows next takes a completely different dimension
when compared to the title song and turns out to be an
utterly delicious piece of melody to bite on. Written
by Kamran Bari who pairs up with Mohammed Ali to even
croon the track, a bona fide Pakistani soft track is
impossible to resist.
 A
beautiful number that is instantly catchy and would be
loved not just by the followers of Pakistani music but
even hardcore Bollywood buffs, 'Pyar To Hona Hi Hai'
is a sugar coated track which is a superb track that
one gets to hear before year end. Kamran Bari is
excellent in his rendition as a young man who is
realizing the essence of love and is truly enjoying
every moment spent in bliss!
For a song like this, one secretly wishes that it
remains untouched with no remix angle given to it.
This is why, there are apprehensions galore when one
starts lending ear to the 'remix version' that does
make an appearance in the end. Though it is not bad at
all in spite of added beats and pace to the original,
one is tempted to go back to the original any time.
With Daler Mehndi's name staring from the credits, it
is pretty much expected that there would be a fun
outing in the offering. This is exactly the case as
'Loot Liya' comes next. After a groovy track ('Missing
Sunday') and a melodious outing ('Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha'),
the album gains from the range provided by inclusion
of multiple composers as Daler gets into a duet which
is reminiscent to the style of 'Dil Mein Baji Guitar',
a Pritam composition from Apna Sapna Money Money.
A non-stop track that has Sunidhi Chauhan pairing up
with Mehendi (who also writes the song in
collaboration with Farhad Sajid) and has 'dhamaal'
written all over it, 'Loot Liya' may not qualify as a
classic track in the making but does well to keep the
pace of the album going due to the fun quotient it
promises for the masses.
Composer/singer Shibani Kashyap along with lyricist
Virag Mishra had created a rocking 'Zinda Hoon Main'
exactly two years back. The team returns to compose
yet another dark track 'Kashmakash' that again takes a
similar pitch and setting while creating an intriguing
feel. A situational track which doesn't make one croon
it around loud on the streets but still creates
curiosity to know what the film is all about, 'Kashmakash'
appears to be the item song choreographed on Esha Deol
that may appear around the film's climax as the
secrets unfold and hidden skeletons tumble. DJ
Suketu's exciting 'remix version' only aids in
ensuring retention value for the song.
 Now
this is a song, which could be a potential chartbuster
if treated well! Raghav Sachar, who has his own style
of composition while mixing western sounds with Indian
feel (as witnessed last year in Kabul Express and some
of his private albums), creates 'Manzar'. It picks up
heat after a few lines set the pace for things to
follow, as has been the composer/singer's style and
takes some exciting twists and turns throughout it's
near four minute duration. Written by Aditya Dhar,
this should be a song to watch out for as one waits to
see how the choreographer has treated this
high-on-beats number.
Amar Mohile, who has been a regular (quite
successfully) in the background music scheme of
things, is the man behind composing 'Sunday - Theme'.
With a slight oriental feel to it, this theme track is
created entirely in English and has Joy (who also
writes the song) coming together with Clint for the
rendition. A fast paced track that is being heard
along with the film's promos ever since they were
first aired around three weeks back, 'Sunday Theme' is
urban, young, spicy, enthralling and quite
entertaining. Watch out for the way 'bhangra beats' is
incorporated at places without turning it into an out
and out Punjabi outing!
Sunday is the last album to be released in 2007 and
ends the year on a happy note after a long draught
that has been witnessed due to lack of any notable
score. If title song 'Missing Sunday' is a major good
enough reason to go for the album, love song 'Pyar To
Hona Hi Hai', a masala number 'Loot Liya', theme track
'Sunday Theme' along with item numbers 'Kashmaksh' and
'Manzar' only add on many more reasons to rejoice.
Go for this one - you won't be disappointed!
Rating:- ****
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