By:
Joginder
Tuteja,
IndiaFM
Friday,
March
31,
2006
"Ankahee"
-
Something
that
is
unsaid!
But
Vikram
Bhatt
chooses
to
do
otherwise
and
opts
to
tell
a
story
that
is
close
to
his
heart.
With
a
strong
buzz
about
the
germ
of
the
film's
idea
being
derived
from
Vikram's
own
relationship
in
the
past
with
Sushmita
Sen,
Ankahee
is
a
PNC
production.
When
a
film
comes
from
the
house
of
Pritish
Nandy,
it
is
rest
assured
that
the
film
would
boast
of
good
production
values
and
a
rich
look.
The
same
holds
true
for
this
Aftab
Shivdasani,
Esha
Deol,
Amisha
Patel
starrer
that
has
music
by
Pritam
and
lyrics
by
Sameer,
Amitabh
Verma
and
Subrat
Sinha.
Pritam
has
recently
scored
some
points
for
his
music
in
Gangster
[though
there
are
some
"inspirations" from
across
the
border]
and
it
would
be
interesting
to
see
how
does
his
score
in
Ankahee
fare!
When
you
want
to
hear
the
song
again
from
the
beginning
when
you
are
just
half
way
through,
it
is
sure
that
there
is
something
about
its
lyrics
that
have
managed
to
do
the
trick
as
you
want
to
catch
the
nuances
of
every
word.
The
same
holds
good
for
'Ek
Pal
Ke
Liye'
that
is
a
sensitively
written
song
and
one
of
the
best
tracks
to
have
arrived
this
year.
Melodious
in
nature
and
boasting
of
some
honest
rendition
by
KK,
'Ek
Pal
Ke
Liye'
is
about
'being'
with
your
loved
one
and
spending
as
much
time
as
possible
in
that
"single
moment".
Shreya
Ghoshal
too
gets
a
piece
of
the
cake
as
she
arrives
to
another
version
of
'Ek
Pal' with
her
solo.
Nevertheless,
one
would
still
prefer
a
far
more
spirited
version
by
KK
that
came
earlier
on.
Things
only
continue
to
get
further
more
entertaining
as
Sonu
Nigam
too
gets
an
opportunity
to
sing
his
solo
version
and
the
results
are
excellent,
just
as
it
is
expected
from
a
singer
like
him.
An
excellently
worded
song
by
Amitabh
Verma,
'Ek
Pal'
is
a
beautiful
'candle-light'
song
to
which
you
want
to
sway
with
your
partner
in
dim
lights.
When
there
are
only
guitars
in
the
name
of
musical
instruments,
you
know
that
it
is
going
to
be
yet
another
melodious
outing.
This
time
around
it
is
Kunal
Ganjawala
to
find
his
place
in
the
album
with
'Tumse
Yu
Milenge'
and
he
continues
to
do
the
good
work
done
by
his
seniors
in
the
album
so
far.
Yet
another
well
worded
song,
this
time
by
Subrat
Sinha,
it
is
about
a
man
who
is
happy
to
be
back
with
the
person
with
whom
he
was
close
once
upon
a
time.
Babul
Supriyo
is
the
singer
who
appears
towards
the
fag
end
of
the
album
and
croons
Sameer
written
'Lamha',
a
different
version
of
'Tumse
Yu
Milenge'
where
the
tune
remains
same
but
the
lyrics
change
completely.
The
mood
of
the
song
stays
in
the
same
vein
as
created
by
'Ek
Pal
Ke
Liye',
both
in
terms
of
music
and
lyrics,
hence
making
you
enjoy
every
moment
in
the
album
so
far.
At
this
point
of
time,
one
starts
wondering
why
the
album
is
not
being
promoted
as
aggressively
as
it
truly
deserves.
In
the
times
of
on-your-face
publicity
of
the
likes
of
Tom
Dick
and
Harry,
Gangster
and
Shaadi
Se
Pehle,
Ankahee
faces
the
risk
of
getting
lost
if
its
promotion
continues
at
the
same
pace!
After
KK,
Sonu
Nigam,
Babul
Supriyo
and
Kunal
Ganjawala,
it's
the
time
for
Shaan
to
croon
a
number
in
Ankahee,
hence
making
the
album
a
complete
packaged
affair!
He
sings
the
title
song
Ankahee,
which
has
some
really
meaningful
lyrics
by
Sameer
who
writes
something
tangentially
different
from
his
usual
'masala'
songs.
Ankahee
is
a
situational
track
that
again
has
its
base
set
in
melody
and
has
a
distinct
RD
Burman
feel
to
it.
There
is
love,
pain,
sadness
and
some
questions,
all
blend
into
one
in
Ankahee
that
is
also
sung
by
Kunal
Ganjawala
in
its
second
version.
It
is
much
more
haunting
and
slower
in
pace
with
minimal
musical
instruments
in
the
background.
A
track
that
deserves
to
be
given
a
closer
hearing,
it
involves
you
and
should
be
appearing
as
a
part
of
the
film's
background
score.
'Aa
Paas
Aa'
comes
at
the
very
end
and
is
a
solo,
just
like
all
the
other
songs
in
the
album.
It
is
about
a
woman
asking
her
lover
to
be
with
her.
In
continuation
to
the
mood
of
the
entire
album,
this
one
too
has
a
haunting
feel
to
it
with
melody
as
a
base,
though
in
comparison
with
songs
like
'Ek
Pal'
and
'Tumse
Yu
Milenge',
it's
a
little
behind.
It
should
work
well
as
a
part
of
the
narrative
though!
There
are
number
of
things
that
work
for
Ankahee
but
what
stands
out
in
the
end
are
not
just
Pritam's
tunes
or
rendition
by
the
singers
but
most
importantly
the
lyrics
by
Sameer,
Amitabh
Verma
and
Subrat
Sinha
that
make
you
hear
the
songs
multiple
number
of
times.
Ankahee
is
one
of
the
rare
albums
where
each
of
the
songs
seem
to
be
telling
a
story
than
just
being
there
as
a
prop.
There
is
that
distinct
quality
about
the
words
in
each
of
the
songs
that
one
almost
starts
believing
that
Vikram
Bhatt
truly
has
a
sensitive
story
close
to
its
heart
that
he
is
about
to
unveil
on
screen!