After
dull
and
dry
spell
at
the
box-office,
this
summer
vacation
brings
out
downpour
of
comical
delights
and
Hastey
Hastey
is
presumed
to
be
one
of
such
"cool" offerings.
Comical
flicks
have
never
been
great
on
melodic
quotient
but
have
certainly
provided
amusing
fan-fare
for
its
upbeat
titillating
musical
outburst.
After
sloppy
Anamika
and
notable
Woodstock
Villa,
veteran
Anu
Malik
along
with
dependable
Sameer
gets
into
the
proceeding
for
this
comical
caper.
Like
its
stumpy
profile
and
undistinguished
face
value,
the
album
too
disappoints
with
its
lackluster
display
and
adds
another
blob
in
the
credits
of
ever-fighting
composer.
Anu
Malik
takes
an
outlandish
route
by
experimenting
out
with
amateurish
voice
of
new
talent
Shiv
Ram
Kumar
along
with
contemporary
Sunidhi
Chauhan
in
shabby
sounding
title
track
"Hastey
Hastey".
The
sloppy
vocals,
"run
of
the
mill" wordings
and
unimposing
composition
decimate
all
the
listening
interest
and
all
it
ends
up
as
an
apology
of
affair.
As
compared
to
recent
hip-shaking
title
tracks
of
entertaining
comical
flicks
(Welcome,
Apna
Sapna
Money
Money,Dhamaal
etc),
this
"not-so-happening"
track
neither
delivers
quizzical
one-liners
nor
pulsates
with
its
thumping
binge.
The
"sad"
version
in
brief
unplugged
version
sounds
much
better
in
voice
quality
but
simply
adds
to
the
situational
needs
of
the
flick.
Kunal
Ganjawala
comes
out
as
real
"rockstar"
of
the
album
by
rendering
out
the
finest
melody
in
"Bheegi
Bhegi
Teri
Zulfien"
that
serenades
out
delicate
thrilling-chilling
romantic
moments.
Anu
scores
maximum
this
time
by
amalgamating
recurring
paced
arrangements
into
textures
of
Sameer's
tender
wordings
that
gets
brilliantly
embellished
with
Kunal's
remarkable
vocals.
This
finely
composed
track
comes
out
as
saving
grace
for
the
album
and
is
likely
to
working
as
the
major
spotlight
in
the
promotion
of
the
film.
"Almad
Chere
Khuda",
a
rip-roaring
Sufi
rock
track
by
Zubin
tries
to
recreate
the
magic
of
"Ya
Ali"
(Gangster)
but
it
all
ends
up
as
another
average
sounding
track.
Anu
Malik
takes
an
impressive
splurge
into
Sufi
rock
genre
by
incorporating
all
the
preferred
ingredients
but
the
penetrative
impulse
is
missing.
The
resounding
Arabic
electronic
beat
punches,
echoing
chorals
in
the
backdrop
evokes
pathos
and
gels
well
with
Zubin's
reverberating
vocals
but
overall
composition
sounds
too
average
to
embark
any
magnetism.
Anu
Malik
makes
an
inspirational
route
to
Pritam's
style
of
composing
by
camouflaging
snazzy
"girlie"
shouts;
hip-hop
buzz
and
loud
thumping
pub-culture
throw
in
"Rock
the
World".
Shaan's
remarkable
vocals
and
Sunidhi's
imposing
rendition
are
at
the
helm
of
affairs
but
the
ear-splitting
overdo
of
orchestration
and
lackluster
gripping
plays
spoilsport.
Like
couple
of
uninspiring
fast
paced
tracks
of
Zindagi
Rocks,
this
soundtrack
sounds
too
loud
and
is
heavy
on
machines
and
gadgets.
Anu
felt
over
optimistic
about
the
track
and
so
he
recreated
this
in
two
more
versions
in
the
voices
of
Shaan
and
Sunidhi
separately.
Do
enjoy
some
really
"cool"
keyboard
notes
in
its
middle
interludes
that
form
impressive
loop
for
signature
tunes
for
this
number.
Story first published: Saturday, May 10, 2008, 11:46 [IST]