EXPECTATIONS
It
is
rather
strange
that
despite
names
like
Shahid
Kapoor,
Kareena
Kapoor,
Himesh
Reshammiya
and
Satish
Kaushik
involved
in
Milenge
Milenge,
you
are
a
little
wary
about
what
the
music
of
the
film
has
to
offer.
Reason
being
that
the
elapsed
time
between
the
creation
of
these
compositions
and
now,
which
accounts
to
almost
half
a
decade.
But
then
once
you
jog
your
memory,
you
realise
that
it
was
5-7
years
back
when
Himesh
Reshammiya
had
come
up
with
some
unforgettable
songs
in
films
like
Tere
Naam,
Aitraaz
and
Humraaz.
Due
to
that
very
reason,
you
play
on
Milenge
Milenge
to
check
out
if
the
old
world
charm
prevails
once
again
as
the
composer
pairs
up
with
his
long
standing
lyricist
Sameer.
MUSIC
What
one
gets
to
hear
at
the
very
beginning
of
the
album
though
is
the
song
'Kuch
To
Baaki
Hai'
which
has
been
composed
very
recently.
This
is
one
song
where
lyrics
hold
far
more
weight
than
composition
and
singing
because
of
its
topical
appeal
as
well
as
the
fact
that
it
merges
real
and
reel
life.
The
world
is
aware
about
Shahid-Kareena
break
up
and
since
the
movie
too
deals
with
a
break
up
and
then
the
ultimate
reunion,
lyrics
like
'Sab
Khatm
Hoke
Bhi
Tere
Mere
Darmiyaan
Kuch
To
Baaki
Hai'
couldn't
have
been
timed
better.
Add
to
that
the
fact
that
Himesh
Reshammiya
composes
and
sings
with
his
heart
truly
in
and
you
have
a
chartbuster
song
up
your
sleeve.
If
there
was
ever
a
song
that
made
an
instant
impact,
'Kuch
To
Baaki
Hai'
will
find
it's
place
right
up
there.
Despite
its
sad
theme,
the
song
entertains
and
as
does
it's
'bright
mix'
which
has
Vineet
Singh
coming
up
with
an
interesting
vocal
percussion.
There
is
also
another
'remix
version'
and
one
doesn't
mind
the
repetition
at
all
due
to
the
song's
catchy
appeal.
From
here
on,
the
music
belongs
to
the
era
gone
by.
Are
there
any
reasons
to
complain?
Not
at
all
as
what
one
gets
to
hear
is
Alka
Yagnik,
the
singer
who
was
once
a
force
to
reckon
with
and
today
has
been
picking
up
assignments
very
sparsely.
She
leads
from
the
front
as
she
gets
into
a
happy
outing
with
the
title
song
'Milenge
Milenge'.
A
stage
song
which
has
Kareena
Kapoor
swaying
to
the
melody,
it
also
features
Jayesh
Gandhi,
who
was
once
a
regular
with
Reshammiya,
giving
vocals
for
Shahid
Kapoor.
A
song
about
hope
when
it
comes
to
meeting
your
someone
special
at
least
once
more
in
life,
Milenge
Milenge
has
a
certain
sweetness
to
it
which
is
exemplified
further
due
to
Alka's
vocals.
The
song
also
sees
a
repeat
version
for
itself
with
Himesh
Reshammiya
taking
centre
stage
and
Shreya
Ghoshal
giving
him
support.
This
time
around,
the
proceedings
become
far
more
sober
as
Reshammiya
goes
low
key
in
his
rendition.
What
follows
next
is
as
an
even
slower
track,
'Tum
Chain
Ho',
for
which
Reshammiya
summons
Sonu
Nigam
to
do
the
job.
Remember
the
kind
of
soft
love
songs
that
the
composer
used
to
compose
for
Salman
Khan
many
years
back?
'Tum
Chain
Ho'
belongs
to
the
same
category
and
though
it
does
take
time
to
catch
the
melody
here,
it
does
linger
on
after
a
while.
If
you
have
liked
the
kind
of
songs
that
Sonu
had
sung
in
his
non-film
albums
like
'Deewana',
'Jaan'
and
'Yaad'
then
you
would
pick
this
one
too
from
the
shelves.
A
love
song
where
Alka
Yagnik
gives
good
company
to
Sonu,
it
also
sees
an
unplugged
version
by
Vineet
Singh
which
actually
turns
out
to
be
a
surprise
package.
This
version
is
the
one
which
can
actually
be
played
in
loop
and
enjoyed
for
hours
at
stretch.
The
song
which
turns
out
to
be
a
definite
winner
though
is
'Ishq
Ki
Galli'
which
takes
one
back
to
the
kind
of
songs
that
Dharmesh
Darshan-Suneel
Darshan-Nadeem
Shravan
used
to
have
in
the
films
during
the
late
90s
and
early
2000s.
If
you
have
loved
that
genre
of
music
where
'qawallis'
from
the
aforementioned
combination
used
to
entice
audience
in
thousands,
especially
from
interiors,
then
'Ishq
Ki
Galli'
is
the
one
for
you.
Add
to
that
the
fact
that
it
is
Rahat
Fateh
Ali
Khan
who
leads
from
the
front
and
it
is
hard
to
imagine
this
song
not
reaching
out
to
its
target
audience.
An
immensely
catchy
number
with
love
as
the
central
element
of
the
proceedings,
'Ishq
Ki
Gali'
sees
good
support
coming
from
Jayesh
Gandhi
and
later
finds
a
good
'remix
version'
for
itself
which
actually
manages
to
get
the
feet
tapping.
Lastly
comes
an
Alka
Yagnik
solo,
'Hare
Kanch
Ki
Chuddiyan'.
With
references
to
'Mehendi',
'Radha'
and
'Shyam',
this
one
truly
belongs
to
the
earlier
part
of
the
current
decade
and
at
maximum
makes
one
recollect
the
kind
of
music
which
was
composed
back
then.
Rest
assured,
if
released
during
that
time
period,
it
would
have
done
reasonably
well.
However,
despite
the
sweetness
and
innocence
that
Alka
Yagnik
brings
in
her
voice,
the
song
is
just
about
passable.
OVERALL
Milenge
Milenge
gives
a
little
more
than
what
one
may
have
expected
out
of
this
album.
Thankfully
for
the
makers,
the
music
hasn't
lost
its
edge
over
the
years
and
has
the
potential
in
it
to
entertain
audience
from
the
current
generation
as
well.
Himesh
Reshammiya
has
created
tunes
which
belong
to
the
heartland
of
the
country
and
hasn't
gone
ballistic
on
Western
influences.
In
fact
there
is
a
certain
Indian
feel
which
is
prevalent
throughout
the
score
of
Milenge
Milenge
which
would
help
audiences,
especially
the
ones
which
may
not
necessarily
belong
to
the
metropolitan
cities,
to
identify
with
the
score.
Add
to
that
the
fact
there
is
bound
to
be
immense
craze
around
the
coming
together
of
Shahid-Kareena
which
would
be
further
complimented
by
an
intense
promotional
campaign
and
there
could
well
be
a
surprise
winner
round
the
corner.
OUR
PICK(S)
'Kuch
To
Baaki
Hai',
'Ishq
Ki
Gali',
'Tum
Chain
Ho-Unplugged'