Now
this
one
is
supposed
to
be
big.
Really
BIG!
And
why
not?
After
all
Jodhaa
Akbar
has:
a)
Ashutosh
Gowarikar's
labor
of
love
finally
getting
ready
to
be
unveiled
after
going
through
grueling
shooting
schedules,
b)
Hritik
and
Aishwarya
Bachchan
coming
together
again
after
Dhoom
2,
albeit
in
a
different
avatar,
c)
A.R.
Rahman
and
Javed
Akhtar
saab
collaborating
with
Ashutosh
for
the
third
straight
time
after
Lagaan
and
Swades
and
d)
A
true
historical
being
brought
to
celluloid
after
ages.
No
wonder,
everything
about
this
film
is
expected
to
be
flawless
and
studied
to
the
minutest
details.
This
is
why
one
looks
at
the
music
with
great
expectations.
However,
it
all
turns
out
to
be
anticipation
in
vain
as
Jodhaa
Akbar
turns
out
to
be
the
first
major
disappointment
of
2008.
In
the
praise
of
Shahenshah
Akbar
comes
the
opening
track
'Azeem-O-Shaan
Shahenshah'.
High
on
orchestra,
the
track
has
'grand'
written
all
over
it
and
deserves
an
opulent
treatment
to
it.
Crooned
by
Mohammed
Aslam,
Bonnie
Chakraborty
and
Chorus,
the
track
hails
Akbar
for
creating
an
empire
where
there
is
peace,
harmony,
and
great
life
all
around.
The
song
doesn't
belong
to
the
kind
which
could
be
sung
around
or
played
loud
at
home
but
would
do
well
when
seen
on
the
big
screen,
provided
the
picturisation
is
as
lavish
as
Rahman's
efforts.
Javed
Ali,
who
has
been
trying
to
make
his
mark
over
last
3-4
years,
gets
a
big
break
in
the
form
of
'Jashn-E-Bahaaraa'.
Sounding
quite
close
to
Sonu
Nigam,
Javed
does
well
in
his
rendition
of
this
slow
track
that
is
in
complete
contrast
to
'Azeem-O-Shaan
Shahenshah'
in
its
treatment.
Javed
Akhtar
saab's
poetry
is
in
full
flow
for
this
love
song
which
comes
close
to
the
style
of
60's
in
it's
tune
and
flow.
However,
one
misses
the
kind
of
punch
as
expected
from
the
first
romantic
song
of
the
album
and
the
final
outcome
turns
out
to
be
little
lackluster
with
not
much
in
the
song
pulling
a
listener
for
a
repeat
hearing.
Towards
the
album's
end,
a
'Flute
Instrumental'
version
of
the
song
is
heard
as
well,
which
works
better
as
a
core
background
piece
which
could
be
enjoyed
with
lights
switched
off.
Kashif
written
'Khwaja
Mere
Khwaja'
is
a
devotional
track,
which
is
strictly
for
Rahman
fans.
Rendered
by
Rahman
himself,
it
has
the
kind
of
arrangements
as
heard
in
'Kehna
Hi
Kya'
[Bombay].
With
minimal
instruments
in
play,
'Khwaja
Mere
Khwaja'
has
its
strength
lying
in
it's
lyrics
but
that
too
has
minimal
target
audience
due
to
the
track's
genre
and
setting.
Overall,
a
situational
piece
that
seems
like
an
unlikely
candidate
to
make
much
headway
into
current
crop
of
audience.
An
'Oboe
Instrumental'
piece
for
the
same
track
comes
at
the
album's
end
and
yet
again
has
the
kind
of
treatment,
which
hardly
promises
a
popular
reach
out.
Story first published: Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 15:26 [IST]