Director
Karan
Razdan
is
having
one
of
the
most
interesting
phases
of
his
career
as
he
gears
up
for
the
release
of
three
of
his
films
in
quick
succession
-
'Umar',
'Eight'
and
'Souten'.
Starring
Mahima
Choudhary,
Padmini
Kolhapure,
Shakti
Kapoor,
Gulshan
Grover,
Kiran
Rathod
along
with
newcomer
Vikram
Kumarr
[who
has
a
faint
resemblance
w.r.t.
looks
and
mannerisms
to
Shah
Rukh
Khan],
'Souten
-
The
Other
Woman'
is
a
Naveen
Tak
production
and
looks
at
a
drama
around
an
extra-marital
relationship.
Anand
Milind,
who
have
been
lying
low
for
number
of
years
now
without
giving
anything
substantial,
are
heard
again
in
'Souten'
that
has
lyrics
by
Praveen
Bharadwaj.
After
years
one
gets
to
hear
vintage
Anand
Milind
in
'Barsaat
Hai'
that
has
an
orchestra
reminding
of
'Mujhe
Neend
Na
Aaye'
[Dil].
Old
fashioned
as
it
may
sound
but
one
can't
take
away
that
little
charm
from
this
romantic-n-sensual
composition
that
has
Udit
Narayan
and
Alka
Yagnik,
the
same
pair
that
gave
dozens
of
hits
with
the
composer
duo,
coming
up
with
a
spirited
rendition.
When
one
expected
near
to
nothing
from
this
music
album,
'Barsaat'
throws
in
a
surprise
for
those
who
still
love
to
hear
the
'naach-gaana'
around
tress
in
the
90s
setting.
A
decent
number
that
is
worth
a
hear.
From
romance,
album
takes
a
folksy
turn
with
'Souten
Souten',
a
theme
track
sung
by
Richa
Sharma
and
Sunidhi
Chauhan.
Based
on
Rajasthani
folk
music,
it
is
a
situational
item
number
featuring
folk
performers
who
dance
to
this
foot
tapping
tune.
Praveen
Bhardwaj's
lyrics
are
in
synch
with
the
movie's
theme
and
one
just
gets
an
impression
that
this
song
should
be
a
turning
point
in
the
movie.
A
typical
B
and
C
center
kind
of
a
song
that
may
have
been
heard
zillions
of
times
before
but
doesn't
make
you
turn
the
other
way
round
when
it
is
played
or
even
when
it
is
heard
again
in
its
repeat
version.
It's
time
to
be
sensual
and
seductive
with
'Kuch
Dard'
that
has
to
be
the
hottest
ever
song
choreographed
on
Mahima
Chaudhary
as
she
goes
holds-no-bar.
A
slow
moving
number
sung
effectively
by
Sunidhi
Chauhan
who
sings
with
an
ice-chill
effect
while
bringing
on
the
required
heat,
it
has
a
70s
feel
to
it
and
isn't
really
a
bad
composition
at
all.
A
fine
sounding
number
that
also
appears
as
a
duet
between
Sunidhi
and
Abhijeet,
who
is
anyways
known
for
his
icy
rendition,
it
is
sure
to
keep
the
front
benchers
excited
and
engrossed.
Inspite
of
having
the
most
ordinary
lyrics
when
compared
to
rest
of
the
tracks
in
the
album
so
far,
'Mohabbat
Ho
Gayee'
surprisingly
still
works
to
an
extent.
A
trademark
'pyaar-mohabbat'
number,
what
saves
'Mohabbat'
is
the
rhythm
that
doesn't
bore
you
at
all.
There
is
an
element
of
melody
for
sure
but
it's
the
rhythm
that
makes
this
straight-out-of-90s
number
by
Sonu
Nigam
and
Alka
Yagnik
a
comfortable
hear.
Zero
expectations
factor
-
this
is
what
works
in
favor
of
'Souten
-
The
Other
Woman'.
Apart
from
the
Anand-Milind
tag,
one
didn't
have
many
hopes
due
to
overall
setting
of
the
movie.
But
the
final
outcome
surprises
you
because,
though
none
of
the
songs
are
chartbusters
in
the
making,
they
do
not
make
you
ignore
them
completely.
Result?
A
fairly
decent
score!