EXPECTATIONS
Ladies
and
Gentlemen
-
Lay
out
the
red
carpet
for
our
very
own
resident
Punjabi
composer
-
Mr.
Pritam
Singh.
He
did
that
in
Singh
Is
Kinng,
he
repeated
it
in
Love
Aaj
Kal
and
he
has
been
roped
in
for
Dil
Bole
Hadippa
as
well.
Do
we
expect
him
to
do
the
job?
Yet
again?
Well,
very
much
so
when
the
banner
is
Yash
Raj
Films
(that
has
been
responsible
for
centering
Bollywood
on
the
Rajs
and
the
Malhotras
and
the
Balwants
of
the
world).
Add
to
that
the
setting
of
the
film
coupled
with
a
title
that
carries
a
certain
'Panjabiyat'
to
it
and
you
know
that
it
would
require
a
really
bad
hair
day
for
Pritam
along
with
lyricist
Jaideep
Sahni
to
mess
it
up!
MUSIC
A
rocking
kick
start
-
that's
the
best
way
to
describe
'Hadippa'
that
marks
the
beginning
of
the
film's
soundtrack.
In
Mika
Singh,
Pritam
chooses
just
the
right
man
for
the
job
and
together
the
entire
composer,
singer
and
lyricist
team
seem
to
be
thoroughly
enjoying
creating
'Hadippa'.
The
remix
version
by
Sandeep
Shirodkar
doesn't
follow
the
conventional
'let's
add
on
an
additional
beat'
route
and
instead
brings
in
a
different
tone
to
the
original
composition.
Sunidhi
Chauhan's
entry
into
the
scene
only
adds
further
spunk
to
this
number
that
is
bound
to
add
value
to
the
celebratory
mood
of
the
song.
Shahid
Kapoor
recently
saw
the
biggest
musical
chartbuster
of
his
career
in
'Dhan
Te
Nan'
[Kaminey].
Now
he
can
be
rest
assured
that
he
has
another
chartbuster
waiting
for
him
in
the
form
of
'Hadippa'
that
has
some
fun
lyrics
doing
complete
justice
to
Pritam's
foot
tapping
beats.
'Discowale
Khisko'
-
Now
who
could
possibly
think
of
such
lyrics?
Well
Jaideep
Sahni
did
think
about
it
and
the
result
is
a
song
that
has
Sunidhi
Chauhan
beginning
the
proceedings
for
this
yet
another
celebration
number.
In
fact
if
one
discounts
the
2
second
gap
between
'Hadippa'
and
'Discowale
Khisko'
then
the
two
songs
appear
to
be
almost
gelling
into
each
other
in
a
seamless
manner.
Yet
again
it's
the
Punjab
background
to
the
song
with
trademark
YRF
dhol
beats
that
keep
the
pace
going
for
'Discowale
Khisko'.
KK
and
Rana
Mazumder
join
Sunidhi
Chauhan
behind
the
mike
and
keep
the
energy
levels
high
for
the
song
that
also
has
an
Abhijit
Vaghani
created
'remix
version'
that
is
sung
by
Master
Salim.
This
time
around
the
pace
becomes
even
faster,
hence
ensuring
that
DJs
have
one
more
song
for
them
to
keep
the
dance
floor
engaged.
With
the
names
Sonu
Niigaam
and
Shreya
Ghoshal
appearing
on
the
credits,
one
realizes
there
and
then
that
Pritam
is
looking
at
changing
the
mood
of
the
album
with
a
soft
number.
That's
exactly
the
case
with
'Ishq
Hi
Hai
Rab'
which
is
more
Yash
Raj
than
Pritam.
Rope
in
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy,
Vishal-Shekhar
or
Salim-Sulaiman
and
they
would
have
come
up
with
exactly
the
same
results
when
presented
with
the
requirements.
Nevertheless
the
number
stays
true
to
the
mood
and
genre
of
the
movie
and
doesn't
deviate
into
anything
experimental.
The
north
Indian
feel
continues
to
be
prevalent
in
'Ishq
Hi
Hai
Rab'
and
the
feel
good
factor
ensures
that
there
won't
be
any
dull
moment
in
the
film's
narrative.
Oops,
now
what's
that?
If
a
number
with
lyrics
like
'Bhangra
Bistar' would
have
appeared
in
any
other
film
outside
the
Yash
Raj
Films
banner,
it
would
have
immediately
raised
a
question
mark.
This
time
around
it's
an
all
women
show
with
Alisha
Chinoy
and
Sunidhi
Chauhan
coming
together
with
rap
by
Hard
Kaur.
Though
the
number
starts
off
in
a
rather
conventional
manner,
it's
the
way
the
entire
rhythm
builds
up
in
'Bhangra
Bistar'
that
helps
up
the
momentum.
A
situational
number
where
girl
power
seems
to
be
in
all
force
and
up
against
men,
'Bhangra
Bistar'
isn't
quite
a
'hadippa'
moment
in
the
album
but
still
does
well
in
not
breaking
the
flow
of
the
album.
Joshilay
is
the
guest
composer
and
singer
for
'Gym
Shim'
that
completes
an
all
around
Punjabi
show
of
Dil
Bole
Hadippa.
A
number
that
is
tailor
made
for
Shahid
Kapoor
to
showcase
his
dancing
skills,
'Gym
Shim'
follows
the
Punjabi
folk
music
template
and
does
quite
well
there.
Boasting
of
some
very
high
energy,
it's
the
combination
of
rhythm
and
arrangements
combined
with
some
innovative
lyrics
that
makes
'Gym
Shim'
another
potential
winner.
OVERALL
Pritam
was
assigned
a
task
when
it
came
to
creating
the
music
of
Dil
Bole
Hadippa
and
he
does
complete
justice
to
that.
Of
course
when
it
comes
to
the
composer
one
always
looks
forward
to
yet
another
'Mauja
Hi
Mauja'
[Jab
We
Met]
or
an
'Aahun
Aahun'
[Love
Aaj
Kal]
from
him.
Well,
he
manages
to
touch
the
same
height
with
the
title
song
'Hadippa'
that
turns
out
to
be
a
good
enough
reason
to
go
for
the
album.
OUR
PICK(S)
'Hadippa',
'Discowale
Khisko',
'Gym
Shim''
Story first published: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 11:35 [IST]