Phoonk
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A
film
on
black
magic,
Hit.
Rock
On
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A
film
on
rock
music,
Hit.
A
Wednesday
-
A
film
on
terrorism,
Critically
acclaimed
and
all
set
to
be
a
box
office
success.
It
couldn't
have
been
a
better
time
for
unconventional
films
to
arrive
at
theaters.
With
audience
more
than
happy
to
grab
anything
which
seems
different
from
the
rest
and
sounds
promising,
these
are
exciting
times
for
Bollywood.
This
is
when
arrives
Hello,
a
film
which
again
has
an
unconventional
setting,
considering
its
call
center
backdrop.
Though
the
film
has
been
delayed
for
close
to
a
year,
it
seems
to
be
just
the
right
timing
for
a
film
like
this
to
be
hitting
the
screens.
Since
the
film
has
Salman
Khan
in
a
special
appearance,
his
favorite
composers
Sajid-Wajid
along
with
lyricist
Jalees
Sherwani
get
the
soundtrack
in
place.
The
opening
track
'Hello'
begins
with
the
beep
sound
making
way
for
Calypso
beats
to
follow.
Suzy
Q,
who
has
recently
impressed
with
'Hey
Ya'
in
Kidnap,
is
roped
in
by
Sajid-Wajid
for
Hello
that
sees
Ishq
Bector,
Herchelle,
Merlin
and
Tim
coming
along
with
Sajid
to
create
a
groovy
number.Even
though
the
number
is
purely
theme
based,
credit
must
go
to
Sajid-Wajid
for
making
a
track
which
could
play
in
a
lounge
or
a
club
or
a
discotheque
and
entertain
audience
all
over.
The
'Party
Mix'
further
helps
the
team's
cause
and
gets
the
proceedings
exciting
enough
for
a
Saturday
night
outing.
One
wonders
how
come
the
music
video
of
a
foot
tapping
number
like
this
is
not
out
yet!
With
Sufi
shades
to
it,
'Rab
Ka
Banda'
follows
next
and
though
it
has
been
fused
with
a
Western
sound,
the
number
doesn't
quite
impress
even
after
repeated
hearing.
A
situational
number
which
has
Sonu
Nigam
in
the
lead
with
Zubin
and
Sunidhi
Chauhan
pitching
in
as
well,
'Rab
Ka
Banda'
has
philosophical
shades
to
it
and
doesn't
really
bowls
over
the
listener.
This
one
belongs
to
the
quick-skip
kinds.
A
quintessential
'bhangra'
track
comes
next
in
the
form
of
'Karle
Baby
Dance
Wance'
which
doesn't
break
any
new
ground
but
stays
rooted
enough
to
turn
out
to
be
a
passable
track
at
least.
Daler
Mehendi,
the
obvious
choice
for
a
song
like
this,
is
roped
in
for
'Karle
Baby'
and
he
goes
through
his
routine
rendition
along
with
Sunidhi
Chauhan
who
provides
able
support.
In
fact
on
repeated
hearing,
the
song
comes
quite
close
to
'Tera
Rang
Balle
Balle'
[Soldier]
though
the
similarity
is
more
due
to
genre
than
being
a
straight
lift.
'Bang
Bang
Bang'
is
a
wannabe
rock
number
which
is
sung
by
Wajid
himself.
The
number
is
very
average
sounding
in
spite
of
the
fact
that
it
boasts
of
Salman
Khan
power
and
has
been
on
the
music
channels
24X7.
'Bang
Bang'
has
been
given
a
concert
feel
to
befit
the
situation
in
the
film
and
though
rock
arrangements
along
with
pyrotechnics
are
the
order
of
the
day
in
the
way
'Bang
Bang'
has
been
arranged
and
picturised,
it
isn't
really
the
next
Salman
Khan
hit
in
the
offering.
Some
'thehrav'
comes
in
the
album
the
moment
'Mitwa
Re'
arrives.
Reminding
of
the
feel
of
'Jaaniye'
[Summer
2007],
'Mitwa
Re'
is
a
romantic
number
sung
by
Shaan
and
Sadhana
Sargam.
Yet
again
a
number
which
doesn't
quite
explore
newer
avenues
but
does
well
in
sticking
to
the
tried
and
tested
formula
of
getting
a
romantic
melody
in
place,
'Mitwa
Re'
immediately
takes
it's
audience
to
the
middle
of
the
hills.
Longest
track
in
the
album,
'Caravan',
comes
at
the
very
end
of
the
album.
Lasting
more
than
6
minutes,
it
is
sung
by
Shafqat
Amanat
Ali
Khan.
Surprisingly,
the
number
turns
out
to
be
not
just
old
fashioned
but
also
tends
to
drag
with
a
predominantly
sad
feel
to
it.
Seemingly
a
song
which
should
be
making
an
appearance
intermittently
into
the
film's
narrative,
'Caravan'
doesn't
quite
make
you
jump
with
joy.
After
listening
to
the
album,
one
does
feel
that
though
an
unconventional
subject
may
make
one
look
forward
to
the
film
Hello,
the
same
can't
really
be
said
about
the
music.
There
isn't
any
single
track
which
could
help
this
Sajid-Wajid
soundtrack
achieve
a
hit
status
for
itself.
Yes,
a
couple
of
numbers
do
turn
out
to
be
a
good
hear
('Hello',
'Mitwa
Re')
but
they
are
not
enough
to
make
Hello
a
must-hear.