By: Joginder Tuteja, IndiaFM
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Mr. Dev Anand does it again. And this time around he promises that his movie would be contemporary and true to today's times. In Mr. Prime Minister, the latest from Navketan Films, he gets in front of the camera to play the title role and also behind the camera to hold the directorial reigns. Also starring in the film are Tara Sharma, Boman Irani and Milind Gunaji while music is composed by veteran Bappi Lahiri who amazed one and all with his sensitive background score for Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Maara.
Excpect Dev saab to come up with something innovative/surprising every now and then. This time around he does it while crooning the title song Mr. Prime Minister. A rap track, it's lyrics by Dev saab appear to be a bit abstract. The rendition attempts to be spirited but the end result is not being too impressive for one to be bowled over by the song. Nothing spectacular about either of the two English or Hindi versions. For the nostalgic value, there is also a line each from Dev saab's decades old hits 'Main Zindagi Ka Saath' and 'Hum Hain Raahi Pyaar Ke' somewhere far in the background!
Next comes 'Ye Sama' that has a pop feel to it and is written by Kuku Prabhas. Not one of those run-of-the-mill item tracks, it in fact boasts of some good meaningful lyrics with a good racy tune by Bappi Lahiri. At places this song by Sunidhi Chauhan even touches the lounge music genre. One of the better tracks in the album, one thing which stands out after hearing it is Sunidhi Chauhan's high energy.
Now this one is true blue nostalgic. 'Main Khoya' by Babul Supriyo reminds of innumerous painful tracks that Kishoreda sang for Dev saab in the 70s. Written by Imran Ahmad Khan and composed by Bappi Lahiri, it is about a man who is all alone and feeling sad about the conditions around him. A touching song, it has a slow pace with inputs from 'Bangla' style of music. Though today's yuppy generation may not be able to relive the magic of the 70s, the folks who have been cherishing those times would love to hear 'Main Khoya' again and again. Babul Supriyo truly pays homage to Kishore da in 'Main Khoya'.
Sunidhi Chauhan returns for 'Chuimui Si Zindagi' that is written and composed by Darshan Dave. This beginning act is pretty much similar to 'Kaisi Paheli Si Zindagi' from Parineeta as it too takes you all the way back to the 50s and the 60s musical style. But before you start thinking that it is entirely vintage, the song changes track with a desert flavor accompanying it first followed by the rhythm of the 70s. An OK track to end the album!
While majority of the tracks are just about average, if there is something that your remember after hearing the songs in Mr. Prime Minister, it is 'Main Khoya' and to an extent 'Ye Sama'.
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