EXPECTATIONS
Now
where
did
this
one
come
from?
That's
an
instant
reaction
when
one
comes
across
the
film
Muskurake
Dekh
Zara
about
which
absolutely
nothing
has
been
spoken
about
right
through
its
making.
Ranjit
Barot
as
a
composer
isn't
too
exciting
a
preposition
either
and
with
Mehboob
as
the
lyricist,
one
primarily
plays
on
the
album
to
see
if
there
is
a
surprise
or
two
in
store.
MUSIC
It's
a
serene
start
to
the
album
with
the
song
'Chandini'
arriving
first.
The
tune
is
not
bad
actually
and
one
remembers
many
a
tunes
like
this
which
were
composed
by
Jatin-Lalit
in
the
90s.
Though
the
arrangements
aren't
really
grand,
the
simplicity
of
the
tune
keeps
you
hooked
at
least
in
the
beginning.
However,
Saurabh
Srivastava
doesn't
quite
make
the
best
use
of
the
platform
provided
and
one
does
have
all
the
right
reasons
to
believe
that
another
voice
would
have
done
far
more
justice
to
the
tune.
Another
singer
who
gets
to
do
a
solo
in
the
album
is
Raja
Mushtaq
who
croons
'Tu
Hai
Mera
Pyar'.
Starting
off
quite
slowly
and
almost
as
a
sad
track,
this
song
has
the
kind
of
arrangements
that
are
more
suited
for
an
Indi-pop
track
than
a
Bollywood
soundtrack.
There
is
an
intermittent
portion
in
the
'mukhda'
that
comes
quite
close
to
what
one
had
heard
a
decade
back
in
'Seene
Mein
Dil
Hai'
[Raju
Ban
Gaya
Gentleman].
However,
the
similarity
just
ends
there
though
how
one
wishes
that
this
'inspiration'
had
stayed
on
for
a
little
longer.
For
the
first
time
in
the
album,
one
hears
the
voice
of
an
established
singer
with
K.K.
singing
'Sai
Bola
Re'.
However,
the
results
are
hardly
enticing
with
this
'Rangeela'
meets'
Mast'
track
doesn't
rising
above
being
plain
ordinary.
With
the
usual
setting
of
a
guy
describing
his
love
amongst
a
bunch
of
friends,
'Sai
Bola
Re'
is
plain
and
simple
boring
and
also
makes
one
loose
total
interest
in
the
songs
to
follow.
The
title
song
comes
quite
late
in
the
day.
Now
that's
surprising
due
to
two
reasons.
First
and
foremost
it
has
a
much
established
Shaan
at
the
helm
of
affairs.
Secondly,
it
is
the
best
that
the
album
has
to
offer.
A
sweet
sounding
number
which
may
not
be
great
shakes
in
isolation
but
makes
one
hum
it
along
when
compared
to
the
rest
of
the
album,
'Muskurake
Dekh
Zara'
follows
'Kabhi
Kabhi
Aditi'
[Jaane
Tu
Ya
Jaane
Naa]
route
though
making
a
far
lesser
impact.
One
can't
be
sure
whether
Ranjot
Barot
was
convinced
about
calling
'Aankh
Lagaee'
as
a
song
actually.
Out
of
tune
with
musical
arrangements
that
only
distract
you
more
than
pulling
you
closer,
'Aankh
Lagaee'
has
some
random
singing
making
matters
worse
for
the
album.
Really,
this
60s
inspired
track
dissolves
whatever
little
impact
that
the
title
song
had
managed
to
create.
For
the
first
time
in
the
album,
a
female
voice
is
heard
with
Sunidhi
Chauhan
coming
behind
the
mike.
A
song
that
belongs
to
'roothna-manana'
genre,
'Roothe
Roothe'
could
well
have
been
designed
for
a
TV
serial.
Outdated
with
a
tune
that
doesn't
rise
beyond
being
a
nursery
rhyme,
'Roothe
Roothe'
is
simply
passe.
Ranjit
Barot
takes
it
upon
himself
to
sing
'Aye
Dost'
and
frankly,
even
if
there
was
anyone
else
who
would
have
volunteered
to
sing
this
number,
the
results
wouldn't
have
been
any
different.
A
philosophical
number
about
enjoying
life
to
the
fullest
and
being
nice
to
people
around,
'Aye
Dost'
doesn't
really
deliver
that
final
punch.
This
doesn't
happen
either
with
another
version
of
this
song,
'Sangam'
which
(thankfully)
lasts
for
just
50seconds.
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Story first published: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 17:33 [IST]