EXPECTATIONS
When
an
established
actor
goes
on
to
launch
his
first
film
as
a
producer,
there
are
good
all
around
expectations.
Whether
it
is
the
film
as
a
whole
or
its
music,
one
expects
something
striking
in
all
departments.
This
is
the
reason
why
when
Arshad
Warsi
arrives
with
Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost
and
ropes
in
none
less
than
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
and
Javed
Akhtar
to
handle
the
music
department,
one
looks
forward
to
something
striking
at
the
least.
MUSIC
Even
without
going
through
the
credits,
it
wouldn't
have
been
difficult
to
figure
out
that
'Dekho
Raste
Mein'
is
the
work
of
Sankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
A
beautiful
tune
with
a
classy
feel
to
it,
'Dekho
Raste
Mein'
is
one
of
the
better
tracks
to
have
arrived
this
year
so
far.
The
'mukhda'
is
highly
addictive
with
both
KK
and
Shreya
Ghoshal
thoroughly
enjoying
their
outing.
Javed
Akhtar's
lyrics
too
are
sweet
and
simple
while
well
conveying
the
emotions
of
a
couple
who
have
just
discovered
love.
For
a
track
like
this,
one
does
wonder
if
a
'remix
version'
was
indeed
required.
However,
the
makers
do
believe
otherwise
and
as
it
turns
out,
it
is
not
a
wrong
decision
at
all,
as
evidenced
in
the
club
mood
that
'Dekho
Raste
Mein'
ends
up
creating.
Wait,
there
is
more.
80
seconds
into
this
version
and
there
is
a
slight
'bhangra'
touch
imparted
as
well
with
Arshad
Warsi
himself
preceding
it
with
his
own
rap
rendition.
Not
bad!
It's
a
foot
tapping
beginning
for
'Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost'
which,
on
the
face
value,
would
have
seemed
like
a
sad
track.
However,
this
is
not
the
case
because
instead
it
turns
out
to
be
a
celebration
number
with
rapid
beats
ensuring
that
there
is
no
single
dull
moment.
With
a
touch
of
rock
to
it,
'Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost'
has
the
kind
of
rhythm
that
should
be
heard
right
through
the
narrative
of
the
film.
Shankar
Mahadevan
and
Vishal
Dadlani
come
together
for
this
fun
track
(with
chorus
by
Mani
Mahadevan,
Arun
Ingle,
Jaya
and
Jyotsna
Hardikar)
and
though
one
can't
expect
the
song
to
be
playing
six
months
from
now,
'Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost'
does
well
for
the
moment.
A
shorter
'remix
version'
comes
later
with
added
elements
of
rap
by
Bob.
If
a
music
video
around
this
song
is
made,
it
has
the
potential
of
gaining
added
popularity.
Now
this
track
does
have
good
enough
ingredients
to
get
the
right
excitement
and
pace
in
the
proceedings
of
Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghosti
Rendered
by
Shaan
and
Sunidhi
Chauhan,
'Banware
Se
Pooche
Banwariya'
is
fast
paced,
racy,
youthful,
energetic
and
very
much
today's.
In
fact
at
places
one
does
feel
like
hearing
a
composition
by
Pritam.
However,
leaving
the
comparison
factor
aside,
one
can
be
rest
assured
that
if
picturised
well
and
promoted
aggressively,
'Banware
Se
Pooche
Banwariya'
is
a
good
enough
number
to
gain
instant
popularity.
On
a
separate
note,
it
seems
like
a
complete
family
affair
with
Maria
Goretti
forming
a
part
of
the
chorus
group
that
comprises
of
Loy
Mendonsa,
Raman
Mahadevan,
Anusha
Mani,
Rahul
Saksena
and
Kaushik
Deshpande.
It
is
surprising
though
that
there
is
no
'remix
version'
of
this
track
because
it
is
the
one
for
some
good
times
in
the
party
circles.
As
expected,
there
is
some
'thehrav'
in
the
album
with
'Kal
Tum
The
Yahan'
coming
in
next.
On
the
same
lines
as
the
song
from
Rock
On
-
'Phir
Dekhiye'
(which
was
incidentally
sung
by
Caralisa
Monteiro,
who
is
the
singer
here
as
well)
-
'Kal
Tum
The
Yahan'
is
about
the
misunderstandings
that
have
crept
into
the
relationship
of
the
leading
couple.
Set
in
a
Western
mode,
this
smooth
flowing
number
refrains
from
turning
out
to
be
sad
and
while
its
mood
is
solemn,
it
only
brings
in
variety
to
the
album.
Shankar
Mahadevan
is
the
male
vocalist
of
the
song
with
Dominique
Cerejo
and
Clinton
Cerejo
coming
together
for
the
chorus.
Later
arrives
an
upbeat
version
of
the
same
number
and
though
the
lyrics
are
still
the
same
and
the
mood
too
common,
the
added
beats
with
some
exciting
arrangements
do
well
in
pepping
up
the
situation
a
little.
OVERALL
Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost
is
a
good
album
with
at
least
a
couple
of
numbers
doing
quite
well
-
'Dekho
Raste
Mein'
and
'Banware
Se
Pooche
Banwariya'.
Since
there
isn't
much
time
remaining
for
the
release
of
the
film
(which
would
have
a
telling
on
the
music
sales
as
well),
the
need
of
the
hour
is
to
aggressively
promote
these
two
tracks
to
generate
higher
sales
figures.
It
would
be
a
pity
if
these
songs
go
unnoticed.
OUR
PICK(S)
'Dekho
Raste
Mein',
'Banware
Se
Pooche
Banwariya'