EXPECTATIONS
One
doesn't
quite
comment
upon
expectations
when
a
product
gets
together
forces
like
A.R.
Rahman
and
Akshay
Kumar
in
a
project
which
is
touted
to
be
one
of
the
costliest
ever
to
have
come
out
of
Bollywood.
One
just
plain
and
simple
puts
on
the
album
and
waits
with
bated
breath
to
check
the
kind
of
variety
in
store
from
the
seven
songs
to
follow
(with
thankfully
no
remixes
thrust
in).
MUSIC
The
most
awaited
song
of
the
year,
'Chiggy
Wiggy',
marks
the
beginning
of
the
album.
Why
most
awaited?
Because
it
not
only
has
Kylie
Minogue
singing
a
song
for
a
Bollywood
film
but
has
her
making
a
dance
appearance
while
shaking
a
leg
with
Akshay
Kumar.
During
the
shooting
of
the
song
there
was
quite
some
frenzy
created
about
her
arrival
in
Mumbai.
No
wonder
one
expects
nothing
but
outstanding
in
Abbas
Tyrewala
written
'Chiggy
Wiggy'.
What
one
gets
to
hear
is
a
song
which
is
a
departure
from
a
Rahman
composition.
That's
because
while
the
first
half
of
the
song,
where
Kylie
is
heard
in
her
pop
avtar,
'Chiggy
Wiggy'
appears
to
be
a
Pritam
tune
with
all
the
peppy
effects
thrown
in.
This
is
not
all
as
the
moment
Sonu
Nigam
jumps
into
the
fray;
well
literally,
it
suddenly
turns
into
the
kind
of
tune
that
one
associates
with
Sajid-Wajid
or
Anand
Raj
Anand.
'Bhangra'
mood
takes
over
and
while
the
final
result
is
indeed
massy
and
ensures
a
'seeti-maar'
outing,
one
waits
to
hear
what
Rahman
has
to
offer
in
songs
to
follow.
It
isn't
a
long
wait
as
Sukhwinder
Singh
gives
a
subtle
kick
start
to
'Aaj
Dil',
a
love
song
set
on
a
beach.
Just
like
dozens
of
Rahman
songs
heard
in
the
past,
this
one
takes
its
own
time
to
register
with
the
listener.
Not
at
all
an
easy
song
to
have
been
composed,
written
and
sung,
one
can
well
imagine
the
kind
of
effort
that
lyricist
Mayur
Puri
and
singers
Sukhwinder
Singh
and
Shreya
Ghoshal
would
have
put
in
this
song
that
has
a
slight
Western
touch
to
it.
In
the
first
few
hearing
'Aaj
Dil'
appears
to
be
a
late
90s
style
composition
by
Rahman
but
after
a
dozen
odd
hearing,
the
song
just
sits
pretty
much
in
your
head
and
it
is
impossible
to
get
rid
of
this
addictive
tune.
The
song
that
carries
a
chartbuster
appeal
to
it
though
is
'Fiqrana'.
An
amazing
composition
that
has
a
terrific
'mukhda'
followed
by
an
equally
effective
'antara',
'Fiqrana'
has
Vijay
Prakash
at
the
helm
of
affairs
who
makes
most
of
the
opportunity
provided
to
him.
He
has
sung
quite
a
few
songs
in
the
past
but
this
one
is
going
to
be
his
ticket
to
fame
for
sure.
This
is
also
a
loss
of
opportunity
for
Farhan
Akhtar
who
was
the
first
choice
as
a
singer
for
the
song.
An
urban
contemporary
number
that
boasts
of
a
catchy
tune
that
takes
just
a
couple
of
listening
to
be
registered,
'Fiqrana'
is
all
set
to
be
a
hit
up
the
sleeves
of
Akshay
Kumar
on
whom
the
song
is
picturised.
Watch
out
for
the
song
once
it
arrives
on
screen.
Rashid
Ali,
the
man
who
made
a
terrific
impression
with
his
song
'Kabhi
Kabhi
Aditi'
[Jaane
Tu
Ya
Jaane
Na]
last
year,
gets
another
solo
for
himself
in
the
form
of
'Bhoola
Tujhe'.
One
would
have
expected
the
music
of
a
thriller
like
Blue
to
be
all
fun
and
frolic
but
'Bhoola
Tujhe'
surprisingly
turns
out
to
be
a
slow
and
sad
number
about
the
protagonist
who
is
wondering
aloud
about
things
that
went
wrong
in
his
life.
A
core
situational
song
with
a
Western
base
to
it
which
can't
be
expected
to
go
beyond
the
narrative
of
the
film.
It's
a
lot
of
metal
and
rap
and
reggae
with
the
arrival
of
'Blue
Theme'.
Written
by
Raqeeb
Aalam
and
Sukhwinder
Singh,
this
one
is
a
quintessential
Rahman
number
that
can't
be
expected
to
be
replicated
by
any
other
composer.
There
are
quite
a
few
variations
in
this
theme
track
that
boasts
of
number
of
unconventional
voices
like
Blaaze,
Raqeeb
Aalam,
Sonu
Kakkar,
Jaspreet
Singh,
Neha
Kakkar
and
Dilshad.
Together,
this
ensemble
gathering
ensures
that
the
track
has
good
enough
spunk
and
energy
to
play
during
multiple
points
in
the
film.
After
a
vociferous
'Blue
Theme'
comes
a
soft
and
sober
outing
in
the
form
of
'Rehnuma'
which
has
it's
start
reminding
of
'Khuda
Hafiz'
[Yuva].
However,
the
similarity
ends
soon
after
with
the
background
suddenly
coming
close
to
that
of
the
Bond
theme.
Nevertheless,
this
Abbas
Tyrewala
written
song
doesn't
see
any
shift
in
momentum
and
the
mood
continues
with
Sonu
Nigam
joining
Shreya
Ghoshal.
This
is
yet
another
track
that
requires
quite
a
few
listening
for
the
tune
to
be
finally
grasped
by
the
listener.
In
terms
of
production
values
though,
there
is
definite
sophistication
that
'Rehnuma'
carries.
There
is
a
complete
departure
though
in
'Yaar
Mila
Tha'
that
is
an
out
and
out
fun-n-naughty
number.
In
fact
one
wonders
why
did
the
song
have
to
arrive
so
late
in
the
day
since
it
carried
enough
potential
to
be
there
at
the
top
of
the
album.
It
is
refreshing
to
hear
Udit
Narayan
in
this
number
that
has
Madhushree
sounding
so
close
to
Alka
Yagnik
that
one
is
tempted
to
check
the
credit
details
on
the
album
cover.
A
fun
outing
between
a
married
couple,
'Yaar
Mila
Tha',
which
is
written
by
Abbas
Tyrewala,
has
a
complete
Indian
appeal
to
it
and
just
like
'Chiggy
Wiggy'
which
kick
started
the
album,
this
one
too
hardly
sounds
like
a
Rahman
composition
even
though
the
background
vocalists
follow
his
school
of
composition.
OVERALL
Blue
is
a
good
album
and
has
all
in
it
to
make
a
good
impression
at
the
music
stands.
In
a
way,
the
album
comes
at
just
the
right
time
when
there
is
quite
some
variety
in
store
this
Diwali.
While
All
The
Best
has
a
rock
base
to
it
and
Main
Aur
Mrs.
Khanna
boasts
of
a
melodic
outing,
Blue
practically
mixes
up
genres
and
ensures
at
least
four
popular
songs
in
'Fiqrana',
'Chiggy
Wiggy',
'Yaar
Mila
Tha'
and
'Aaj
Dil'.
OUR
PICK(S)
'Fiqrana',
'Chiggy
Wiggy',
'Yaar
Mila
Tha',
'Aaj
Dil'
Story first published: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 12:07 [IST]