Luck Music Review
EXPECTATIONS
Soham
Shah's
last
film
Kaal
had
boasted
of
chartbuster
music.
So
much
so,
that
it
is
selling
even
till
date
while
the
songs
continue
to
play
across
satellite
channels.
Now
with
a
bigger
star
cast
and
much
bigger
budget
in
hands,
Soham
returns
with
Luck
which
is
easily
one
of
the
most
anticipated
films
of
the
season.
Its
thriller
promo
has
done
the
trick
and
one
expects
that
the
music
too
will
follow
the
high
adrenalin
mode
and
get
the
right
thump
in
place;
something
which
is
much
needed
for
the
movie
belonging
to
this
genre.
MUSIC
Salim-Sulaiman
and
lyricist
Shabbir
Ahmed
had
created
'dhoom'
with
the
soundtrack
of
Kaal
and
with
Luck
they
come
back
to
the
scene
once
more.
As
expected,
the
title
song
'
Luck
Aazma
'
arrives
first
and
goes
on
to
find
a
place
throughout
the
album
with
two
more
versions
to
follow.
Sukhvinder
Singh
sounds
ordinary
in
the
original
version
but
things
get
seriously
zany
once
the
'remix
version'
of
the
song
arrives
a
little
later.
A
number
about
trying
one's
luck
and
taking
risks
that
could
be
the
now
or
never
moment
for
the
protagonists,
'
Luck
Aazma
'
with
supporting
vocals
by
Satya
Hinduja
is
a
kind
of
number
that
should
find
a
place
throughout
the
film's
narrative
as
a
background
score.
For the first time in the album a female voice is heard and it's a pleasant surprise indeed since the person making her debut behind the mike is none other than Shruti Haasan herself. Though it's a slow start for her version of the title track (named 'Aazma - Luck Is The Key'), one looks forward to what Shruti has to offer as she gets into the pop mode. She is well supported by Clinton Cerejo who gives her company with her English portions. Arrangements are a little different for this version as Salim-Sulaiman gives it an entirely Western touch unlike the Sukhwinder version that had an Indian feel to it. Shruti does well with her debut and it would be interesting to see if she manages to get a music video all for herself for this very number!
Things get a little sombre with 'Khudaya Ve' that does remind of 'Yaar Mangyasi' [Kaante] but doesn't quite come close to it. A sad number about a protagonist missing the ones he loved most, this Salim Merchant sung number doesn't grow on you in spite of repeated hearing and at maximum turns out to be a passable inclusion in the album. Entry of it's 'remix version' is another surprise since a slow moving number like this which didn't have much appeal to begin with itself didn't quite warrant another version. This is not all as there is third version of the song as well, what with both Salim and Sulaiman coming together behind the mike for the version that is titled 'Radio Mix'!
Anvita Dutt Guptan is the guest lyricist in Luck as she contributes with 'Jee Le'. A number that comes with loads of attitude, 'Jee Le' is a Shruti Pathak number with Naresh Kamath giving her good support. A catchy track with a slight Middle-East flavour to it, it has a faint resemblance to 'Halla Re' [Neil N Nikki] that again was a Salim-Sulaiman composition. No, we are not really looking at a chartbuster track here but it has enough fodder to warrant a flashy picturisation and some glitzy choreography. Add to that a bevy of beauties and 'Jee Le' should be a good treat for eyes. And yes, this time around, presence of a 'remix version' does make sense!
However, there is a surprise dampener in the form of 'Laaga Le'. Why a dampener? Because the singer at the helm of affairs is Anushka Manchanda who is known for being choosy about her assignments. However, 'Lagaa Le' is nothing more than being plain and simple pedestrian as it is straight out of 80s and doesn't have a fresh appeal to it. Expect the song to play primarily in the background as characters continue to be engaged into something far more interesting on the fore front. With Robert'Bob'Omulo as the supporting voice, 'Lagaa Re' is as forgettable as it gets.
OVERALL
It
would
be
just
so
wrong
to
compare
Luck
with
Kaal
as
it
doesn't
even
come
remotely
close
to
it.
The
album
had
so
much
potential
in
it
and
could
well
have
been
the
Dus
moment
for
the
composer
duo
here.
However,
in
spite
of
all
the
technology
and
free
space
for
experimentation
available
to
them,
Salim-Sulaiman
don't
come
up
with
anything
better
than
a
merely
average
soundtrack.
OUR
PICK(S)
'Luck
Aazma',
'Jee
Le'