Years
back
when
Priyadarshan
and
Akshaye
Khanna
had
come
together,
they
created
some
Hungama
and
Hulchul.
Now
as
they
get
together
for
Mere
Baap
Pehle
Aap,
they
are
also
joined
by
Vidyasagar,
the
composer
of
Hulchul,
who
creates
tunes
for
this
yet
another
comedy
flick
this
season.
Sameer
is
the
lyricist.
Though
the
songs
of
Hulchul
didn't
really
create
much
'hulchul'
to
begin
with,
a
couple
of
numbers
('Rafta
Rafta',
'Ishq
Mein')
did
manage
to
stick
on
and
can
be
heard
even
today.
In
case
of
Mere
Baap
Pehle
Aap
though,
even
that
looks
pretty
doubtful.
Sangeet
Haldipur
is
entrusted
with
the
responsibility
of
singing
the
title
song
'Mere
Baap
Pehle
Aap'.
A
relative
newcomer
who
in
the
past
has
been
heard
in
Traffic
Signal
and
Corporate,
Sangeet
gets
a
big
solo
for
himself
here
as
he
croons
for
Akshaye
Khanna
in
this
promotional
track.
However,
the
tune
here
is
just
about
average
and
doesn't
quite
make
you
jump
along
as
it
is
played.
A
number
about
a
son
trying
to
get
this
father
remarried,
it
doesn't
have
the
required
punch
which
is
so
very
well
required
for
a
promotional
number
to
make
an
impact.
It
is
an
out
and
out
Pritam
influence
in
guest
composer
Tauseef
Akhtar's
'Ishq
Subhan
Allah'
which
has
a
mix
of
Hindi
and
English
lyrics
with
rap
in
the
background.
Well,
within
a
matter
of
seconds
one
realizes
why
the
song
comes
close
to
sounding
like
a
Pritam
track
all
the
way.
Well,
that's
because
the
song
is
rendered
by
none
other
than
Neeraj
Shridhar
who
in
the
recent
past
has
delivered
numerous
back
to
back
hits
with
the
composer.
Bob's
rap
in
the
background
with
Alisha
Chinoy
as
Neeraj's
partner
further
makes
the
song
instantly
attractive
which
makes
'Ishq
Subhan
Allah'
a
track
which
could
be
next
Akshaye
Khanna
hit
after
'Pehli
Nazar
Mein'
[Race].
However,
though
'Pehli
Nazar'
was
a
love
song,
'Ishq
Subhan
Allah'
falls
under
the
dance
track
category.
The
'remix
version'
which
comes
at
the
album's
end
only
consolidates
on
the
catchy
tune
further!
An
item
number
sung
by
Sunidhi
Chauhan,
'Shamma
Shamma'
is
the
one
for
the
front
benchers.
The
setting
of
this
song
could
be
anywhere
-
a
bar,
club
or
perhaps
a
stage
show.
Its
racy
beats
make
sure
that
there
is
no
dull
moment
while
this
4
minute
long
song
is
played
but
in
the
end
there
isn't
much
that
you
take
home
out
of
this
'chalu'
number.
And
by
the
way,
words
like
'Kanwari
kali',
'Khali
Bali'
and
stuff
alike
have
been
dead
and
buried
long
ago!
Barely
passable
number
and
hardly
a
reason
to
go
for
'Mere
Baap
Pehle
Aap'.
With
Udit
Narayan
and
Shreya
Ghoshal
coming
together,
one
expects
a
love
song
in
the
offering.
Well,
'Maine
Hawa
Ke
Paron
Pe'
is
a
love
song
but
barely
45
seconds
into
it
and
you
know
that
it
is
hardly
a
number
that
could
turn
out
to
be
memorable.
A
dull
number
in
spite
of
some
pepped
up
Western
arrangements,
'Maine
Hawa
Ke
Paron
Pe'
has
as
cliched
lyrics
as
Sameer
could
possibly
write
and
the
result
is
an
out
and
out
boring
number
which
makes
one
wonder
how
Priyadarshan
could
approve
it
in
the
first
place.
The
song
is
repeated
with
Shaan
replacing
Udit
Narayan
but
the
best
of
the
singers
couldn't
have
possibly
saved
this
drag
of
a
tune!
A
track
about
a
female
being
readied
for
her
'doli'
being
readied
for
her
'piya's
angana',
'Jaana
Hai
Tujhko'
is
purely
situational
and
can
be
given
a
sustained
hearing
primarily
due
to
Alka
Yagnik
at
the
helm
of
affairs.
With
a
prominent
South
Indian
music
flavor
to
it,
the
number
has
a
decent
tune
but
that's
about
it.
Again,
not
a
kind
of
number
which
would
make
one
root
for
owning
a
copy
of
Mere
Baap
Pehle
Aap.
Overall,
Mere
Baap
Pehle
Aap
is
one
of
the
poorest
soundtracks
of
a
Priyadarshan
film
in
the
recent
past.
While
his
last,
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa,
had
a
chartbuster
score,
it
would
be
highly
surprising
if
Mere
Baap
Pehle
Aap
manages
to
do
even
one
tenth
of
it's
business
when
it
comes
to
music
sales!