Apoorva
Lakhia
certainly
likes
to
make
movies
with
strong
men
in
tow.
Ek
Ajnabee,
Shootout
At
Lokhandwala
and
now
Mission
Istaanbul
-
'macho'
has
been
the
keyword
in
each
of
the
films
made
by
the
young
director.
If
Shootout
At
Lokhandwala
was
his
biggest
film
till
date,
Mission
Istaanbul
seems
to
be
taking
a
step
forward
with
global
terrorism
as
the
theme.
Just
like
SAL,
Apoorva
ropes
in
multiple
composers
for
Mission
Istaanbul
too
with
contribution
coming
from
Anu
Malik,
Shamir
Tandon,
Chirantan
Bhatt
and
Mika
Singh.
With
expectations
of
a
zany
score
with
strong
Western
and
Turkish
flavor
(due
to
the
setting
of
the
film),
one
plays
on
the
soundtrack
of
Mission
Istaanbul.
The
mood
is
set
right
at
the
beginning
of
the
album
with
a
female
voice
taking
you
right
into
the
by-lanes
of
Turkey.
Rendered
by
Kunal
Ganjawala,
Gayatri
Ganjawala
and
Raaj,
'World
Hold
On
World
Hold
On',
which
is
written
by
Shabbir
Ahmed,
is
a
decent
hear
with
composer
Shamir
Tandon
fusing
Western
arrangements
into
this
theme
song.
A
young
number
which
moves
at
a
good
pace,
albeit
reminding
of
the
style
from
the
80s,
it
should
be
a
decent
watch
on
screen
though
it's
'remix
version'
is
fair
for
a
club
outing.
There
is
added
fun
in
the
offering
with
the
arrival
of
the
title
song
'Mission
Mission'.
Written
and
sung
by
Hamza
Faruqui,
the
young
man
who
has
earlier
been
heard
in
Aggar,
'Mission
Mission'
could
have
made
for
a
much
better
experience
had
it
been
supported
by
a
better
music
video.
In
any
case,
the
song
in
itself
is
an
out
and
out
club
track
which
goes
well
with
the
theme
of
the
film
and
creates
a
high
voltage
impact.
There
is
certain
ferocity
in
the
way
Chirantan
Bhatt
composes
the
tune
of
'Mission
Mission'
which
deserves
to
be
heard
at
a
high
volume.
Remember
the
sound
of
'Kaho
Na
Kaho'
[Murder]?
On
the
same
lines
is
'Jo
Gumshuda'
which
has
composer
Anu
Mallik
at
the
helm.
After
a
preamble
by
Ege,
it
is
left
to
Shaan
and
Mahalaxmi
to
carry
the
melodic
mood
of
the
song
forward.
With
a
trademark
Anu
Malik
stamp
to
it
and
strong
Turkish
flavor
incorporated
in
the
overall
arrangements,
'Jo
Gumshuda'
is
a
quintessential
Bollywood
track
which
should
do
well
as
a
filler
in
the
film's
narrative
but
restrict
it's
presence
to
just
about
that.
However,
the
moment
the
song's
'remix
version'
kick
starts,
you
know
the
kind
of
difference
the
presence
of
a
certain
Emraan
Hashmi
would
have
made
to
the
song!
Neeraj
Shridhar
-
Now
this
name
spells
magic,
especially
after
delivering
a
dozen
odd
chartbusters
with
Pritam
in
the
recent
times.
Something
similar
can
be
expected
from
'Nobody
Like
You'
which
has
a
huge
team
of
artists
coming
together.
While
Chirantan
Bhatt
creates
yet
another
catchy
tune
after
'Mission
Mission',
Hamza
Faruqui,
Ishq
Bector
come
up
with
a
mix
of
Hindi
and
English
lyrics.
While
Ishq
adds
on
his
trademark
(and
impressive)
rap,
Anoushka
joins
him
and
Neeraj
to
come
up
with
a
new
age
song
with
a
Western
base
to
it.
Now
this
is
one
song
which
would
help
the
album
sales
in
a
big
way
if
an
eye
catchy
music
video
is
created
around
it!
The
belief
is
only
strengthened
once
the
'remix
version'
of
the
song
is
heard.
Javed
Ali,
who
was
quite
brilliant
in
'Kehne
Ko
Jashn-e-baharaan
Hai'
[Jodhaa
Akbar],
is
back
to
the
playback
singing
stage
with
'Yaar
Mera
Dildaara'
which
is
on
the
same
lines
as
'Mehboob
Mere'
[Fiza].
With
both
Javed
and
Sunidhi
Chauhan
coming
up
together
for
this
number
with
Sufi
overtones,
'Yaar
Mera
Dildaara'
by
Sameer
is
a
just
about
decent
tune
with
nothing
exceptional
to
write
home.
Mika
Singh
is
seen
in
a
triple
role
with
'Apun
Ke
Saath'
for
which
he
wears
the
composer,
lyricist
and
singer
hat.
While
Virag
Mishra
is
his
partner
in
writing
the
lyrics,
Pretty
Priya
joins
him
behind
the
mike.
A
theme
song
with
'Mission
Istaanbul'
as
the
key
words
incorporated
in
the
lyrics,
'Apun
Ke
Saath'
has
a
rap-n-reggae
touch
to
it
and
is
mainly
a
theme
number
which
should
be
heard
as
a
part
of
the
film's
background
score.
The
good
part
about
Mission
Istaanbul
is
that
for
most
part
of
its
duration,
the
soundtrack
sticks
on
to
the
film's
theme.
Also,
the
sound
remains
consistent
throughout
due
to
the
Western/Turkish
mood
of
the
film.
The
team
of
composers
in
Mission
Istaanbul
isn't
out
to
create
an
exceptional
score
but
going
by
the
kind
of
setting
that
the
film
provides
them,
they
do
reasonably
fine
with
staying
consistent.
Story first published: Friday, September 5, 2008, 14:17 [IST]