EXPECTATIONS
When
a
movie
stars
Salman
Khan
and
Kareena
Kapoor
and
belongs
to
the
romantic
genre,
it
is
expected
that
it
will
boast
of
at
least
a
couple
of
romantic
numbers.
Slight
apprehensions
do
come
from
the
fact
that
the
director
at
the
helm
of
affairs
is
a
newcomer
(Prem
R
Soni).
However,
considering
the
fact
that
the
music
has
been
composed
by
Sajid-Wajid
(who
have
time
and
again
given
at
least
one
chartbuster
for
each
of
the
Salman
films),
Main
Aur
Mrs.
Khanna
does
make
you
reasonably
excited
about
the
final
prospects.
MUSIC
10
seconds
into
the
song
'Don't
Say
Alvida'
and
you
know
for
sure
that
Sajid-Wajid
have
a
hit
in
hand
at
least
in
the
form
of
this
title
track.
Belonging
to
old
school
of
music
which
has
a
timeless
quality
to
it
and
has
more
often
than
not
always
worked,
'Don't
Say
Alvida'
is
a
contemporary
Bollywood
love
song
while
boasting
of
an
out
and
out
Indian
melody.
Coming
close
to
the
kind
of
music
that
one
has
heard
in
Salman's
films
like
Har
Dil
Jo
Pyaar
Karega
and
Chori
Chori
Chupke
Chupke,
'Don't
Say
Alvida'
has
Sonu
Nigam
at
his
best.
The
singer
is
heard
in
lesser
number
these
days
but
when
he
croons
a
marvelous
track
like
'Don't
Say
Alvida',
you
don't
mind
the
quantity.
Shreya
Ghoshal
joins
a
little
later
in
the
day
while
Suzanne
D'Mello
is
primarily
a
backup
vocalist
here.
Still,
they
do
make
their
presence
felt
in
this
Junaid
Wasi
written
song
that
also
appears
in
a
well
done
'remix'
version
and
also
a
90
seconds
slow-n-sad
version
(a
Shreya
Ghoshal
solo).
It's
time
to
get
into
a
'Kajraare'
[Bunty
Aur
Babli]
mode
with
Sunidhi
Chauhan
bringing
on
'Happening'.
Even
though
the
title
gives
an
impression
of
an
English
number
in
the
offering,
'Happening'
is
mainly
a
catchy
term
that
plays
throughout
this
'qawalli'
which
is
written
by
Jalees
Sherwani.
Picturised
on
Preity
Zinta
(yes,
she
too
has
an
important
role
to
play
in
the
film),
'Happening'
is
a
foot
tapping
number
that
takes
just
a
couple
of
listening
to
register
with
the
listener.
A
good
number
which
has
been
created
for
the
masses
and
yet
doesn't
turn
vulgar
at
all,
'Happening'
is
fun,
foot
tapping
and
quite
enjoyable
for
its
duration.
The
number
which
also
appears
in
a
'remix
version',
'Happening'
also
has
Wajid,
Uvie,
Farhad
and
Raja
Mushtaq
joining
the
show
and
deserves
to
be
promoted
aggressively.
From
love,
romance
and
dance,
mood
of
the
album
becomes
somber
with
'Rabba'.
With
Rahat
Fateh
Ali
Khan
at
the
helm
of
affairs,
you
do
expect
the
kind
of
outing
that
'Rabba' would
provide.
A
slow
moving
soulful
track
that
does
has
a
serene
feel
to
it
in
spite
of
a
sad
theme,
'Rabba'
is
situational
and
yet
effective.
Jalees
Sherwani
spins
a
tale
around
the
condition
of
the
protagonist
who
has
lost
love
in
his
life
and
is
trying
to
explore
things
that
went
wrong.
In
the
lines
of
'Tanhai'
[Dil
Chahta
Hai]
and
'Ye
Dooriyan'
[Love
Aaj
Kal],
'Rabba'
makes
for
a
good
hear.
The
opening
five
seconds
of
'Tum
Ne
Socha'
do
remind
of
the
sound
of
'Soniyo'
[Raaz
-
the
Mystery
Continues]
.
However
all
similarity
ends
quite
soon
and
Sajid-Wajid
create
a
tune
that
does
make
you
appreciate
it
during
the
first
listening
itself.
One
is
assured
that
Wajid
is
taking
his
job
quite
seriously
as
a
singer,
courtesy
his
rendition
of
'Tum
Ne
Socha'
where
he
is
indeed
good.
A
soft
rock
track
where
he
changes
pitch
from
being
subtle
to
full
throated,
'Tum
Ne
Socha'
is
a
very
pleasant
sounding
duet
with
Shreya
Ghoshal
joining
Wajid
behind
the
mike.
A
beautiful
contemporary
song
that
has
Arun
Bhairav
penning
the
lyrics.
Finally,
the
album
ends
on
a
fun
note
with
the
'dhol
beats'
of
'Mrs.
Khanna'
being
straight
out
of
'Pretty
Woman'
[Kal
Ho
Na
Ho]
.
A
fun
track
that
is
picturised
on
Sohail
Khan
and
Kareena
Kapoor,
'Mrs.
Khanna'
has
a
good
rhythm
to
it
which
is
straight
out
of
the
David
Dhawan
school
of
music.
Heavy
on
orchestra,
something
that
goes
perfectly
well
with
the
genre
of
the
song,
'Mrs.
Khanna'
is
entertaining
and
should
be
a
riot
on
screen
if
picturised
well.
Written
by
Jalees
Sherwani
and
Suzanne,
the
number
has
Shaan
and
Sunidhi
Chauhan
as
the
prime
singers
with
Bappi
Lahiri,
Neuman
Pinto
and
Suzanne
D'Mello
also
chipping
in.
OVERALL
Main
Aur
Mrs.
Khanna
is
a
satisfying
affair
and
you
don't
have
any
reasons
to
complain
whatsoever.
One
expected
at
least
a
couple
of
chartbuster
songs
and
Main
Aur
Mrs.
Khanna
remains
consistent
throughout
with
not
a
single
number
that
doesn't
work.
The
best
of
the
lot
though
is
'Don't
Say
Alvida'
followed
by
'Tum
Ne
Socha'
that
are
custom
made
for
the
romantic
hearts.
Meanwhile,
'Happening'
should
take
further
care
of
the
album
sales.
OUR
PICK(S)
'Don't
Say
Alvida',
'Tum
Ne
Socha',
'Happening'
Story first published: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 13:46 [IST]