EXPECTATIONS
In
normal
circumstances,
arrival
of
a
Sanjay
Gupta
album
on
stands
is
a
matter
of
celebration.
Your
expectation
is
straight
forward
-
The
songs
would
boast
of
a
Western
flavour,
would
have
some
unconventional
voices
and
definitely
some
new
lyrics.
However,
this
time
around
the
situation
is
different
as
Pankh
arrives
on
stand.
No,
it's
the
not
the
art
house
flavour
of
the
film
which
is
a
worrying
factor
here.
Instead,
it
the
manner
in
which
both
the
film
as
well
as
soundtrack
are
being
released.
With
more
or
less
zero
promotion
preceding
the
release,
one
can
only
hope
that
the
songs
(composed
by
Raju
Singh
and
written
by
Sudipto
Chattopadhyaya)
would
be
good
enough
to
hold
by
themselves.
There
are
just
three
songs
in
the
album
and
the
first
to
arrive
is
'Ji
Jala'
which
comes
with
a
cabaret
flavour
of
the
50s/60s.
Crooned
by
Suinidhi
Chauhan,
this
slow
moving
track
has
a
Western
garb
to
it
and
as
it
moves
at
a
leisurely
pace,
one
gets
an
understanding
that
this
would
be
picturised
on
Bipasha
Basu
in
the
film.
An
okay
number
which
won't
really
have
created
much
ripples
even
if
presented
in
a
mainstream
commercial
film
while
being
backed
by
adequate
promotion,
'Ji
Jala'
just
about
manages
to
hold
on
for
its
4
minutes
duration.
The
track
that
follows
is
strictly
situational
with
a
divine
touch
to
it.
Titled
'Mamma...',
this
English
track
is
rendered
by
Dibyendu
Mukherji
where
a
young
man
is
shown
interacting
with
his
mother.
Moving
at
an
extremely
slow
pace,
'Mamma...'
is
more
of
a
one
sided
conversation
than
a
song
per
se.
Finally
arrives
a
three
minute
'Pankh
Theme'
which
has
Marianne
D'Cruz
and
chorus
coming
together
to
create
a
haunting
outing.
Bearing
an
'enigmatic'
touch
to
it,
'Pankh
Theme'
can
be
expected
to
play
in
the
background
during
a
dramatic
situation
in
the
film.
In
a
regular
Sanjay
Gupta
directed
film
though;
this
theme
track
may
have
proved
to
be
a
killer!
OVERALL
As
mentioned
earlier,
the
music
of
Pankh
can't
be
expected
to
hold
on
just
by
itself.
Lack
of
any
buzz
and
promotion
has
led
to
zero
awareness
around
the
release
of
both
the
music
as
well
as
the
soundtrack
which
would
only
prove
to
be
its
downfall.
Moreover,
the
songs
by
themselves
are
not
the
kind
that
leads
to
music
sales.
The
only
hopes
are
the
songs
of
The
Great
Indian
Butterfly,
another
Sanjay
Gupta
production,
which
accompany
Pankh.
Since
the
songs
in
that
film
do
make
for
a
decent
hear,
the
overall
soundtrack
may
just
about
manage
to
find
some
takers.
OUR
PICK(S)
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Story first published: Monday, March 29, 2010, 15:28 [IST]