EXPECTATIONS
A
film
like
Krantiveer
-
The
Revolution
which
promises
to
be
a
dramatic
affair
doesn't
quite
make
you
look
forward
to
a
musical.
Rightly
so
because
the
focus
of
the
film
is
on
getting
the
histrionics
in
place
from
the
actors
rather
than
having
them
sing
around
the
trees
or
dance
on
the
streets.
But
then
with
the
names
Sachin-Jigar
flashing
from
the
credit
details,
you
do
believe
that
there
would
be
something
good
to
look
forward
to
in
the
music
department
as
well.
Reason
being
that
the
young
composers
had
impressed
in
a
big
way
with
their
melodious
score
for
Tere
Sang
last
year.
With
lyricist
Sameer
joining
hands
with
them,
you
do
play
on
the
album
with
some
hopes.
Expectedly,
the
first
song
to
come
is
'Khuda
Mere
Khuda'
which
is
a
mushy
romantic
outing.
The
tried
and
tested
'jodi'
of
K.K.
and
Shreya
Ghoshal
get
together
for
'Khuda
Mere
Khuda'
which
does
bear
a
sound
similar
to
the
kind
of
songs
that
Sachin-Jigar
had
composed
in
Tere
Sang.
The
very
fact
that
they
have
been
able
to
replicate
a
similar
feel
once
again
shows
that
Sachin-Jigar
have
managed
to
build
a
space
for
themselves
in
the
world
of
music.
A
smooth
flowing
number,
it
has
a
repeat
value
to
it
and
can
be
heard
regardless
of
the
film
that
it
features
in.
Two
years
back
when
'Pappu
Can't
Dance
Saala'
from
Jaane
Tu
Ya
Jaane
Naa
became
a
chartbuster
success,
it
would
have
been
any
filmmaker's
dream
to
create
something
similar
in
a
film
of
theirs.
A
young
party
track
is
always
welcome
and
this
is
something
that
Sachin-Jigar
bring
to
table
with
'Chhote
Tera
Birthday
Aaya'.
A
number
where
a
bunch
of
youngsters
get
together
to
pull
the
leg
of
a
boy
called
'Chotu'
whose
birthday
celebrations
are
underway,
'Chhote
Tera
Birthday
Aaya'
boasts
of
some
spirited
fun
singing
which
does
manage
to
hook
the
listener
on
in
the
first
hearing
on.
Coming
together
of
Anushka
Manchanda,
Mika
Singh,
Hard
Kaur,
Neuman
Pinto,
Ishq
Bector,
Hrishikesh
Kamerkar
and
Mahadev
Krishna
keep
the
party
rolling
which
does
warrant
a
vibrant
picturisation.
There
has
been
a
lot
heard
and
spoken
about
the
versions
of
'Jana
Gana
Mann'
in
Rann
and
'Vande
Mataram'
in
Raajneeti.
Krantiveer
-
The
Revolution
takes
it
forward
with
Jigar
himself
opting
to
come
behind
the
mike
for
'Lau
Jali'
which
has
its
own
take
on
Vande
Mataram.
Presented
as
a
hardcore
rock
track,
'Lau
Jali'
may
not
be
the
kind
of
track
that
is
sung
around
by
one
and
all.
However,
as
a
part
of
the
background
score
at
critical
dramatic
junctures,
it
should
add
on
to
the
narrative.
However,
its
situational
feel
would
restrict
it's
reach
beyond
the
theaters.
Last
to
come
is
an
item
number
which
has
a
mood
similar
to
that
of
'Billo
Rani'
[Dhan
Dhana
Dhana
Goal].
However,
while
'Billo
Rani'
had
managed
to
cut
across
segments
and
is
heard
and
seen
even
till
date,
'Firangi
Paani'
is
restricted
to
a
particular
segment
of
audience
and
can't
expect
similar
fate.
Made
for
the
front
benchers,
this
song
by
Anushka
Manchanda
and
Master
Saleem
is
about
the
coming
together
of
'sharaab'
and
'shabaab'
and
though
the
lyrics
do
try
to
be
funny,
the
final
result
still
doesn't
make
you
long
for
listening
to
it
all
over
again.
OVERALL As
stated
earlier,
Krantiveer
-
The
Revolution
wasn't
a
musical
to
begin
with
and
hence
anything
good
that
came
out
of
it
was
always
going
to
be
considered
as
an
added
bonus.
That's
what
the
album
benefits
from
songs
like
'Chhote
Tera
Birthday
Aaya'
and
'Khuda
Mere
Khuda'
which
have
it
in
them
to
do
well
with
the
audience.
Need
of
the
hour
now
is
for
these
two
songs
to
be
promoted
to
the
fullest
so
that
the
album
as
well
as
the
film
benefit
most
out
of
it.
OUR
PICK(S) 'Chhote
Tera
Birthday
Aaya',
'Khuda
Mere
Khuda'