EXPECTATIONS
A
young
film
often
offers
a
good
opportunity
to
a
composer
to
go
ahead
and
get
some
funky
tunes
in
place.
Especially
so
when
the
film
is
spearheaded
by
Shahid
Kapoor
who
has
more
often
than
not
been
quite
lucky
as
far
as
music
of
his
films
is
concerned.
With
Pritam,
he
has
seen
some
good
tunes
coming
his
way
in
Kismat
Konnection.
Even
Dil
Bole
Hadippa
wasn't
bad
with
the
title
song
at
least
managing
to
do
quite
well
till
date.
However,
off
late
Yash
Raj
Films
has
become
quite
inconsistent
as
far
as
music
of
their
films
is
concerned
and
hence
one
plays
on
Badmaash
Company
with
mixed
expectations.
It's
signature
Tarantino
influence
which
is
quite
obvious
in
the
way
'Ayaashi'
begins.
A
celebration
number
written
by
Anvita
Dutt
where
the
bunch
of
youngsters
are
happy
with
the
change
in
lifestyle
due
to
their
newest
conquest
where
they
have
played
the
'wrong
game'
in
a
'right
manner',
'Ayaashi'
has
a
Western
treatment
to
it.
However,
this
K.K.
number
isn't
exactly
the
kind
that
comes
at
the
very
beginning
of
the
album.
At
maximum,
'Ayaashi
(which
also
appears
in
a
'remix
version')
is
just
about
situational
and
it's
popularity
is
dependant
on
the
visuals
that
appear
on
screen.
Just
when
one
had
started
wondering
that
Badmaash
Company
was
totally
going
downhill
comes
'Chaska'
which
is
certainly
better
than
what
one
has
heard
in
the
album
so
far.
Though
the
beats
and
the
way
Krishna
sings
this
song
reminds
one
of
'Dil
Haara'
(Tashan),
one
suspects
that
this
could
just
be
a
coincidence.
Reasonably
foot
tapping,
'Chaska'
also
works
due
to
the
kind
of
infectious
energy
that
it
comes
with.
Yet
another
number
about
celebration
about
life
and
love,
'Chaska'
comes
in
a
deserving
'remix
version'
and
has
a
good
potential
of
doing
well
if
supported
by
an
eye
catching
video.
Just
like
the
way
one
was
surprised
to
find
Mohit
Chauhan
rendering
'Jingle
Jingle',
it's
a
similar
feeling
on
hearing
Rahat
Fateh
Ali
Khan
crooning
'Fakeera'.
Though
the
soul
is
Indian
here,
the
presentation
is
out
and
out
Western
which
makes
you
feel
that
something
is
truly
amiss
here.
It
could
be
attributed
to
the
choice
of
singer
or
the
uncertainty
which
surrounds
the
mood
(whether
it's
happy
or
sad)
but
the
fact
remains
that
'Fakeera'
makes
you
believe
that
if
presented
in
a
different
space
by
Pritam,
it
could
have
done
better.
Finally
comes
the
title
song
'Badmaash
Company' which
bears
a
funky
presentation
for
the
first
20
seconds
(courtesy
it's
70s
feel).
However,
the
moment
Benny
Dayal
begins
his
rendition
and
the
sound
of
'Badmaash
Hey
Hey
Hey....
'
comes
along,
the
songs
takes
on
a
predictable
route.
If
it's
signature
tune
is
included
as
a
part
of
the
film's
background
score
then
it
may
still
make
some
impression
but
overall,
it
doesn't
work
in
entirety.
Last
word
here:
Believe
it
or
not
but
there
is
no
trace
of
a
female
voice
in
the
entire
album.
Do
we
already
see
Anushka
complaining?
OVERALL
Badmaash
Company
doesn't
live
up
to
the
expectations.
This
could
have
been
a
far
better
album
but
despite
it's
Western
presentation
for
most
of
the
duration,
it
doesn't
quite
cover
the
whole
distance.
An
aberration
for
fans
of
Pritam
and
Shahid
Kapoor.