EXPECTATIONS
Nope,
there
aren't
any
expectations
that
one
carries
from
the
music
of
Madholal
Keep
Walking.
Belonging
to
art
house
cinema,
neither
is
this
film
a
musical
by
any
means
nor
has
music
being
projected
as
any
of
the
highlights
here.
Also,
it
doesn't
even
have
music
as
a
talking
point
in
the
bare
minimum
promotion
which
is
happening
around
it.
No
wonder,
one
barely
manages
to
play
on
this
album
which
has
music
by
Nayab
Raja
with
Saani
Aslam
as
the
lyricist.
MUSIC
'Naina
Lage'
is
a
song
which
appears
in
three
versions
right
from
the
beginning
till
the
end
of
the
album.
First
to
come
is
'Madholal's
Theme'
where
Bhupinder
Singh
lends
his
vocals.
A
semi-classical
track,
'Naina
Lage'
has
a
sad
undertone
to
it.
While
it
narrates
the
tale
of
the
protagonist
who
is
waiting
for
someone
special,
it
only
turns
out
to
be
a
sad
outing,
both
for
him
as
well
as
the
listener,
with
an
all
around
depressing
show.
Same
holds
true
for
the
'Wife's
Theme'
as
well
as
the
'Daughter's
Theme',
the
second
and
the
third
version
of
'Naina
Lage'
respectively,
where
Parveena
and
Mitali
Singh
come
behind
the
mike.
One
doesn't
expect
a
feel
good
atmosphere
in
each
and
every
song
which
is
churned
out
in
Bollywood.
However,
in
the
times
when
composers
make
an
extra
effort
to
make
even
a
sad
number
easy
on
ears
and
catchy,
a
track
like
'Naina
Lage'
doesn't
make
you
long
to
hear
it
again.
As
indicated
in
the
title
words
itself,
the
song
'Falsafa
Yeh
Zindagi
Ka'
takes
a
philosophical
route.
With
an
old
fashioned
feel
to
it,
this
Altaf
Raja
sung
track
could
well
have
been
composed
a
decade
or
two
back.
Yet
again,
it
is
the
lack
of
freshness
which
makes
'Falsafa...'
totally
passe.
A
song
about
every
man
living
for
his
own
rather
than
worrying
much
about
the
world
around
him,
'Falsafa...'
is
in
line
with
the
theme
of
the
film.
Next
to
come
is
'Khuda
Ke
Vaste'
and
compared
to
the
other
numbers
in
the
album,
this
one
still
makes
for
a
reasonably
catchy
outing.
A
'qawalli'
by
Aslam
Sabri,
'Khuda
Ke
Vaste'
is
about
bridging
distances
and
uniting
for
the
sake
of
peace
and
togetherness.
Of
course,
there
isn't
anything
spectacularly
phenomenal
about
this
track
but
when
compared
to
what
one
has
heard
so
far,
this
one
still
manages
to
hold
your
interest
till
the
very
end
at
the
least.
However,
it
is
back
to
dull
times
with
'Yeh
Dharti'
which
only
sinks
you
further
in
depression.
While
the
song
touches
upon
the
goodies
that
this
earth
has
to
provide
with
references
to
'dharti',
'nadiyan'
and
'pahaad',
it
only
ends
up
seeming
like
a
call
for
preservation
more
than
anything
else.
A
song
that
bores
for
those
four
minutes
that
it
plays;
'Yeh
Dharti'
has
Raja
behind
the
mike
who
doesn't
do
much
to
salvage
one's
interest.
Surprisingly,
there
is
a
rock
number
that
looks
at
rounding
up
Madholal
Keep
Walking
which
hasn't
provided
anything
so
far
that
could
have
elevated
the
proceedings.
Even
the
title
song
here
doesn't
succeed
in
doing
so
even
as
Raja
Hassan
tries
to
get
into
a
rock
mood.
Written
by
guest
lyricist
Sahil
Fatehpuri,
this
title
song
of
Madholal
Keep
Walking
seems
like
a
last
minute
addition
to
fill
in
the
space
as
a
theme
track.
However,
the
end
result
doesn't
leave
you
with
the
sense
of
having
gained
something.
OVERALL
Madholal
Keep
Walking
is
an
inconsequential
soundtrack
that
would
go
totally
unnoticed.
OUR
PICK(S)
Khuda
Ke
Vaaste
Story first published: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 13:32 [IST]