First
things
first,
if
Bas
Ek
Pal
was
the
calling
card
of
Mithoon
who
shot
to
limelight
with
'Tere
Bin'
then
watch
out
for
Gaurav
Dayal.
He
may
well
see
good
things
happening
for
him
in
months
to
come
if
Sorry
Bhai
is
any
indication.
The
songs
bear
a
certain
quality
to
them
and
bring
with
them
the
kind
of
sound
that
spells
quality.
Let's
play
them
on
to
see
how
Gaurav
has
come
together
with
lyricist
Amitabh
Varma
to
promise
another
successful
soundtrack.
K.K.
spells
quality
and
it
is
100%
guaranteed
the
moment
he
opens
'Mere
Khuda'
in
a
full
throated
manner.
Soft
rock
has
been
the
genre
where
K.K.
has
never
failed
in
and
'Mere
Khuda'
is
no
exception.
A
brilliant
track
that
has
some
never-heard-before
lyrics
by
Amitabh,
'Mere
Khuda'
is
a
number
which
could
well
be
the
'Tere
Bin'
moment
of
Sorry
Bhai.
Of
course,
in
the
recent
past
Pritam
has
come
up
with
a
dozen
odd
numbers
belonging
to
this
genre
but
play
on
'Mere
Khuda'
once
and
rest
assured
you
would
be
hooked
for
hours
at
stretch.
A
number
like
this
deserves
to
be
heard
in
it's
remix
format
and
'Mere
Khuda'
isn't
any
exception.
Opening
with
the
sound
of
guitar,
it
never
once
goes
overboard
and
comes
with
just
the
right
sound
to
be
played
in
pubs
and
clubs.
A
chartbuster
in
the
making.
A
romantic
ballad
follows
next
in
the
form
of
'Pal'
which
has
an
urban
contemporary
feel
to
it
and
belongs
to
the
pop
genre.
Sung
in
a
soft
and
cool
mood
by
Sunidhi
Chauhan
and
newcomer
Chayan
Adhikari
(who
is
just
21),
'Pal'
is
the
kind
of
number
that
you
wish
was
played
in
the
background
as
you
had
a
candle
light
rendezvous
with
your
loved
one.
'Pal'
may
not
be
the
kind
of
number
that
you
may
take
to
the
streets
but
put
it
on
in
a
repeat
mode
with
the
lights
switched
off
and
be
rest
assured
that
a
feeling
of
romance
would
be
rekindled.
Now
this
is
hardly
a
number
that
you
want
to
be
re-orchestrated
but
that
exactly
happens
once
it
also
falls
pray
to
the
'remix
version'.
It
is
not
bad
but
one
wishes
that
the
album
just
saw
the
original
version
being
retained!
Guest
composer
Vivek
Phillip
makes
a
contribution
with
the
title
song
'Sorry
Bhai'
for
which
he
also
writes
the
English
lyrics.
Strangely,
the
first
thing
that
comes
to
mind
on
hearing
'Sorry
Bhai'
is
the
presence
of
Sanjay
Suri
in
the
film.
Pyaar
Mein
Kabhi
Kabhi,
Jhankaar
Beats,
Bas
Ek
Pal
-
Somehow
Sanjay's
presence
in
each
of
these
three
films
can
be
associated
with
the
sound
that
the
number
'Sorry
Bhai'
carries.
Another
similarity
is
resemblance
to
the
kind
of
sound
that
such
soft
compositions
by
Vishal-Shekhar
carry.
A
promotional
track
which
goes
with
the
theme
of
the
film
and
is
sung
by
K.K.,
Sunidhi
Chauhan
and
Abhishek
Nailwal,
'Sorry
Bhai'
brings
with
it
a
feel
good
factor
that
should
keep
the
smiles
on.
After
'Mere
Khuda',
the
number
which
impresses
most
is
'Jalte
Hain'.
In
the
process
it
also
explains
how
same
song
could
sound
so
different
when
sung
by
two
different
singers.
When
the
first
version
comes
with
Abhishek
Nailwal
(who
was
quite
impressive
in
his
rendition
of
'Yaara
Ve'
-
Naksha
two
years
back),
one
isn't
much
impressed.
From
his
full
throated
rendition
of
'Yaara
Ve',
Abhishek
moves
on
to
touch
some
softer
notes
in
'Jalte
Hain',
though
without
coming
up
with
the
desired
results.
Later
in
the
album,
his
voice
is
also
heard
in
the
song's
'remix
version'.
However,
the
moment
K.K.
comes
on
the
scene
with
his
own
version
of
'Jalte
Hain',
the
song
takes
on
a
different
meaning
altogether.
Elevated
to
a
different
level
by
the
singer
who
never
fails
to
impress,
'Jalte
Hain'
has
some
poetic
lyrics
by
Amitabh
that
make
it
extra
special.
Watch
out
for
this
love
song
in
the
film's
narrative;
it
is
certainly
going
to
make
a
lasting
impression.
Finally
arrives
the
English
track
'Some
Times'
which
is
rendered
by
prominent
Jazz
singer
Nanette
Natal.
A
kind
of
number
which
brings
with
it
just
the
kind
of
sound
that
plays
on
in
background
as
you
have
a
quite-n-nice
dinner
with
your
beloved
in
an
up-market
hotel,
'Some
Times'
has
an
extremely
classy
feel
to
it
and
should
manage
to
find
an
audience
for
itself
in
the
long
run,
just
like
Rock
On
did
once
the
film
hit
theaters.
After
hearing
the
songs
of
Sorry
Bhai,
what
can
be
said
for
sure
is
that
filmmaker
Onir
knows
a
thing
or
two
about
music.
Case
in
point
being
My
Brother
Nikhil
('Le
Chale')
followed
by
Bas
Ek
Pal
('Tere
Bin').
Now
he
manages
to
create
a
hat
trick
of
soulful
numbers
with
each
and
every
track
working
for
Sorry
Bhai,
and
'Mere
Khuda'
followed
by
'Jalte
Hain'
standing
tall.
Go
for
it!
Story first published: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 10:24 [IST]