Since
the
release
of
Vishal
Bhardwaj's
Makdee
[2002],
there
haven't
been
many
memorable
children's
films
to
be
coming
out
of
Bollywood
except
for
Hanuman
[2005].
With
a
title
like
Bhoot
Unkle
and
Jackie
Shroff
playing
the
role
of
a
friendly-n-lovable
neighborhood
ghost
with
an
interesting
getup,
the
film
may
just
about
mark
the
revival
of
children's
films.
Produced
by
Aneesh
Arjun
Dev
&
Krishan
Choudhary,
the
film
stars
a
host
of
kids
with
Baba
Sehgal
wearing
the
hat
of
a
composer/lyricist.
Title
song
Bhoot
Unkle
marks
the
introduction
of
the
film's
central
character
who
is
adored
by
all
the
kids
and
is
looked
upon
by
them.
And
no,
none
of
the
kids
are
scared
of
him
while
they
sing
a
peppy
track
as
if
they
were
playing
along
in
a
garden
with
kids
of
their
age.
A
simple-n-rhythmic
track
that
is
sung
by
a
host
of
kids
along
with
Baba
Sehgal
[who
lends
his
voice
for
Jackie
Shroff],
it
is
more
or
less
like
a
nursery
rhyme
that
has
been
written
by
Sehgal
himself
along
with
Pratibha.
This
is
a
kind
of
number
that
suits
the
genre
of
the
film.
There
is
also
a
remix
version
of
the
title
song
that
has
Tarannum
in
the
lead
who
goes
pop
with
the
opening
line
'It's
a
beautiful
world'!
With
Baba
Sehgal
joining
her
at
the
very
beginning,
it
is
a
good
mix
of
pop
and
bhangra
as
the
rhythm
hooks
you
on
at
the
very
onset.
The
music
video
of
the
song
is
already
out
and
those
who
have
caught
it
already
would
vouch
for
the
fact
that
it
reminds
of
vintage
Baba
Sehgal.
A
good
foot-tapping
number
that
has
been
treated
almost
as
a
different
number
rather
than
just
adding
a
few
beats
to
the
original,
it
is
much
more
interesting
hear
and
deserves
to
be
promoted
better.
Tarannum
goes
solo
with
'Happy
Birthday'
that
(surprisingly)
has
a
Latino
feel
to
it!
Though
tunes
belonging
to
the
Latino
style
of
music
have
been
heard
number
of
times
in
Hindi
movies,
they
have
mainly
being
used
for
romantic/passionate
numbers
but
probably
for
the
first
time
ever
such
an
experiment
has
been
made
for
a
children's
number.
Written
by
Sehgal
again,
it
is
a
sweet
sounding
number
with
good
peppy
arrangements
that
never
tend
to
turn
harsh.
Overall,
another
decent
hear
after
the
title
song.
It's
the
time
for
'Kidz'
to
come
behind
the
mike
once
again
for
'Milney
Jaana
Hai'.
The
way
the
bunch
of
kids
croon
the
opening
lines
'Ooh
La
La
Laana',
it
reminds
of
'Ooh
La
La
La'
from
Kajol
starrer
'Sapnay'.
Written
by
Pratibha,
it
is
an
average
sounding
number
about
children
who
are
fantasizing
about
traveling
all
the
way
to
sky
and
catching
hold
of
everything
that
they
desire
[including
chocolates,
candies
and
even
the
stars].
Overall
the
track
is
nothing
better
than
number
of
such
songs
that
are
heard
on
kid
TV
channels!
Baba
Sehgal
returns
back
to
the
singing
scene
with
'Nee
How
Maa'
where
Amit
joins
him
for
singing
the
track.
A
number
where
a
young
kid
is
asking
his
'mama'
[maternal
uncle]
about
the
gifts
that
he
has
brought
for
him
from
his
visit
to
Singapore,
it
also
has
Baba
intermittently
getting
into
his
trademark
rap.
'Nee
How
Maa',
which
means
'How
are
you?'
forms
the
rhythm
of
the
song
throughout
its
duration.
Overall
yet
another
average
sounding
track
that
may
sound
OK
strictly
on
screen!
'Oh
My
Mom'
is
the
last
song
in
the
album
and
is
rendered
by
'Kidz'.
After
a
Latino
feel
in
'Happy
Birthday',
its
time
for
Arabic
influences
in
'Oh
My
Mom'
where
kids
are
demanding
their
mother
for
CDs
and
also
some
latest
software
including
games,
internet,
emailing,
etc.
to
keep
them
abreast
with
the
latest
in
the
world
of
technology.
While
the
rhythm
is
alright,
it
is
obviously
not
a
kind
of
a
number
that
one
may
want
to
play
on
at
home
but
may
just
manage
to
look
funny
on
screen.
Bhoot
Unkle
is
(obviously)
a
situational
album
that
has
a
couple
of
fine
numbers
in
the
beginning
followed
by
a
bunch
of
average
sounding
tracks.
There
is
nothing
much
in
the
album
to
make
one
relax
at
home
and
listen
to
the
music
but
still
has
a
decent
compilation
of
some
peppy
sounding
numbers
that
won't
bore
in
the
film.