Life Partner Music Review
EXPECTATIONS
With
Pritam
at
the
helm
of
affairs,
you
do
expect
a
frothy
album.
And
when
Javed
Akhtar
joins
the
show,
you
look
forward
to
the
kind
of
songs
that
the
combo
comes
up
with.
After
all,
the
film
is
expected
to
be
an
out
and
out
family
entertainer
with
ample
laughs
in
it.
Moreover,
actors
like
Govinda,
Tusshar
Kapoor
and
Genelia
D'Souza
do
promise
good
fun.
To
add
to
this,
since
Life
Partner
is
maiden
production
venture
of
Abbas-Mustan,
one
does
expect
a
good
album
with
a
series
of
peppy
numbers
in
the
offering.
The album begins quite well with 'Kuke Kuke' and within 20 seconds you realize that this is a parody in the offering. Antara Mitra sings badly, as is the requirement of the situation where the girl (Genelia D'Souza) is supposed to be playing a really bad singer. While she sings in all her glory, Shaan and Debojeet Daata try to stop her from committing the 'crime'. Though there isn't much to take home lyrically since the song is set more into conversational mode, Pritam's tune is peppy enough, especially the part around the phrase 'Tauba Meri Tauba Meri', which makes 'Kuke Kuke' catchy enough. The 'remix version' is well placed too and adds on the young mood of the film.
'Teri
Meri
Yeh
Zindagi'
which
follows
next
is
nice
and
sweet
but
doesn't
quite
break
any
new
grounds.
A
harmless
number
which
has
a
decent
melody
to
it,
this
Soham
Chakraborty
and
Shreya
Ghoshal
duet
is
a
love
song
which
reminds
one
of
'Tere
Bin'
from
Bhagam
Bhag,
though
it
has
a
little
more
pace
to
it.
There is quite some noise in store though with the arrival of 'Aage Aage' which is as annoying as it gets. In fact the entire idea of getting together a bunch of singers with Mika Singh, Shakti Singh, Ajay Jhingaran, Soham Chakraborty and Antara Mitra goes completely wrong. It is difficult to imagine Pritam coming up with a tune like this which was passe way back in 70s. Though placed as a fun number, it just doesn't justify its appearance in the album and is a quick skip.
Kirti Sagathia gets into his 'He Jee Re' mode once again in the 'garba' number 'Gunji Aangna Mein Shehnai'. Yet again, the number doesn't quite work and the tune is nothing better than a dozen odd songs belonging to this genre that has been heard before. Sunidhi Chauhan is heard for most part of the number but the number only acts as a hindrance in Life Partner from which one had entirely different expectations. Disappointing.
Guest lyricist Kumaar is roped in to write 'Poorza Poorza' which has Sunidhi Chauhan coming behind the mike once again. Set entirely in 'S For Soniya' [Kidnap] template (which was created by Pritam himself), 'Poorzaa Poorzaa' with Kunal Ganjawala also chipping in is 'heard today, enjoyed for the moment and forgotten tomorrow' number. Still, it is better than the likes of 'Aage Aage' and 'Gunji Aangna Mein Shehnai'. Also, at the least it managed to bring some fun back into the album with its 'remix version' making an appearance in the album.
OVERALL
Life
Partner
is
hardly
an
album
that
a
listener
would
want
to
partner
for
an
entire
lifetime.
Only
a
couple
of
songs
manage
to
make
their
presence
felt
but
the
remainder
of
the
album
ranges
from
average
to
disappointing.
In
the
current
times
when
there
are
quite
a
few
other
albums
like
Love
Aaj
Kal,
Teree
Sang,
Kaminey
and
Jashnn
making
a
mark,
it
would
be
an
uphill
task
for
Life
Partner
to
make
its
presence
felt.
OUR
PICK(S)
'Kuke
Kuke',
'Poorza
Poorza'