Black&White
is
a
film
which
is
truly
tangential
to
the
kind
of
work
Subhash
Ghai
has
done
in
the
past.
Known
for
his
'masala'
potboilers,
especially
when
it
comes
to
films
directed
by
him,
Ghai
has
taken
a
realistic
route
with
Black&White.
Centered
on
the
theme
of
terrorism
in
the
land
of
Afghanistan
and
the
thoughts
that
go
in
the
mind
of
a
terrorist,
the
film
marks
the
launch
of
newcomer
Anurag
Sinha
in
a
lead
role.
Anil
Kapoor,
Shefali
Chhaya
and
Aditi
Sharma
form
rest
of
the
star
cast
for
Black&White
which
has
Sukhwinder
Singh
in
charge
of
composing
the
entire
album
with
Ibraheem
Ashq
is
the
lyricist.
Expect
a
truly
situational
score
here.
'Main
Chala'
is
a
track
narrating
the
journey
of
a
man
who
gets
into
an
introspective
mood
and
tries
to
find
solutions
to
the
kind
of
issues
and
the
situations
he
finds
himself
embroiled
into.
Sung
by
Sukhwinder
Singh
himself
(and
later
by
Shreya
Ghoshal
in
the
female
version
-
'Main
Chali'),
'Main
Chala'
comes
across
as
a
theme
track
which
should
find
itself
placed
throughout
the
film's
narrative.
The
tune
here
is
surprisingly
plain
average
for
a
track
which
marks
the
opening
of
an
album
and
weak
musical
arrangements
do
not
help
the
cause
either.
Even
with
slight
Middle
East
touch
given
to
the
song,
it
hardly
appeals
and
makes
you
look
at
the
next
song
in
apprehension
to
check
if
it
is
any
better.
Sukhwinder
Singh
continues
to
dominate
the
album
as
he
sings
the
next
number
as
well,
'Peer
Manavan',
this
time
with
Shradha
Pandit
in
tow.
A
celebration
number
with
a
true
Punjabi
folk
feel
to
it,
the
song
is
seemingly
set
in
rural
Punjab,
as
demonstrated
through
the
rhythm
and
arrangements.
Staying
Indian
in
it's
appeal
throughout
with
zero
Western
touch
even
in
the
musical
instruments
used,
'Peer
Manavan'
turns
out
to
be
a
situational
track
which
should
make
for
a
decent
hear
within
the
realms
of
movie
viewing.
By
the
time
'Jogi
Aaya'
arrives,
you
are
convinced
that
Black&White
would
have
all
it's
songs
set
as
background
pieces.
Rendered
by
Sukhwinder
Singh
along
with
Sadhna
Sargam,
'Jogi
Aaya'
has
a
devotional
feel
to
it
both
from
composition
and
singing
perspective.
With
not
much
in
it
to
make
a
listener
sit
up
and
take
notice
of
this
lukewarm
number,
the
makers
have
added
a
'remix
version'
of
this
as
well.
It
turns
out
to
be
an
effort
in
vain
since
it
sounds
more
laughable
than
inspiring
to
hear
a
remix
version
of
a
devotional
track
like
this.
It's
the
turn
of
Hans
Raj
Hans
this
time
around
to
give
company
to
Sukhwinder
Singh
for
'Haq
Allah'
which,
as
the
title
of
the
song
indicates,
is
rendered
in
appreciation
of
God.
A
Sufi
track
which
has
it's
theme
centered
on
the
protagonist
praying
to
God
to
help
him
sail
through
bad
times,
'Haq
Allah'
is
yet
another
barely
average
composition
that
fails
to
invoke
excitement.
A
fast
forward
variety
that
later
arrives
in
a
shorter
follow
up
version
as
well,
'Haq
Allah'
continues
to
be
on
to
the
strictly
situational
feel
of
the
album.
Remember
the
song
'Tala
Tum
Tala
Tum'
from
Subhash
Ghai
production
Aitraaz?
Surprisingly,
this
Himesh
Reshammiya
tune
for
a
love
song
is
reused
by
Sukhwinder
Singh
for
his
patriotic
number
'Ye
Hindustan
Hai'.
Of
course,
it
is
the
Subhash
Ghai
sense
of
music
which
is
prevalent
in
case
of
both
'Tala
Tum'
and
'Ye
Hindustan
Hai'
but
the
punch
is
just
not
there
this
time
around.
First
song
in
the
album
which
has
someone
other
than
Sukhwinder
Singh
calling
the
shots,
'Ye
Hindustan
Hai'
has
Udit
Narayan
singing
his
only
number
in
the
album.
Later,
Jagjit
Singh
also
gets
to
sing
a
solo
version
of
the
same
song.
With
far
lesser
intrusion
from
music
instruments,
the
song
focuses
on
Jagjit
Singh's
voice
more
than
anything
else.
Does
it
help
by
any
means
to
take
the
song
above
the
average
mark?
Not
really!
'Black&White'
turns
out
to
be
yet
another
weak
soundtrack
from
a
film
coming
from
the
house
of
Subhash
Ghai
in
the
recent
times.
Bombay
To
Bangkok,
Khanna&Iyer,
Good
Boy
Bad
Boy
-
somehow
the
man
has
not
just
been
getting
it
right
for
last
few
albums
from
his
films.
Of
course,
there
are
hopes
still
with
Rahman
collaborating
with
him
on
Yuvraaj
coming
later
this
year.
But
till
then,
there
is
nothing
much
to
cheer
about
for
music
in
Ghai
films
as
Black&White
doesn't
help
the
cause
much.
Story first published: Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 15:09 [IST]