EXPECTATIONS
To
begin
with,
there
are
no
expectations
from
the
music
of
Na
Ghar
Ke
Na
Ghat
Ke.
The
film
has
arrived
out
of
nowhere,
has
a
newcomer
(Rahul
Aggarwal)
who
is
doubling
up
as
a
director
as
well
as
the
lead
protagonist
and
doesn't
quite
sound
like
a
musical
that
one
could
actually
look
forward.
And
then
you
see
the
people
in
charge
of
the
music
department
and
there
is
some
level
of
resurrection.
Composer
Lalit
Pandit,
lyricist
Mudassar
Aziz
and
singers
like
Remo
Fernandes,
Shreya
Ghoshal,
Neeraj
Sridhar,
Sunidhi
Chauhan
and
Sukhwinder
Singh
make
one
heave
a
sigh
of
relief
that
there
would
at
least
be
a
song
or
two
that
would
turn
out
to
be
a
good
hear.
MUSIC
Ever
selective
Remo
Fernandes
is
back
rendering
a
mainstream
number
in
the
form
of
title
song
Na
Ghar
Ke
Na
Ghaat
Ke.
A
song
that
establishes
the
character
of
a
central
protagonist
who
arrives
from
a
small
town
to
the
city
of
Mumbai,
Na
Ghar
Ke
Na
Ghaat
Ke
tries
to
be
all
fun
and
lively
but
doesn't
cover
much
distance
other
than
sounding
like
an
ad
jingle
for
Doordarshan.
Yes,
Remo
is
spirited
in
his
singing
but
overall
the
song
doesn't
quite
cut
much
ice
and
at
maximum
appears
as
the
kind
that
plays
in
the
opening
credit
rolls.
There
is
another
version
of
the
title
song
which
appears
later
in
the
voice
of
Sukhwinder
Singh.
Thankfully
this
sounds
a
little
better
than
the
first
version
and
is
rightly
selected
as
the
one
for
the
promotional
purpose.
The
lyrics
are
different
in
the
song
and
so
is
the
overall
music
and
pacing
which
makes
'Na
Ghar
Ke
Na
Ghaat
Ke'
sound
reasonably
better.
There
is
a
bit
of
rap
thrown
in
for
good
measure
as
well,
something
which
is
expected
to
elevate
the
song's
mood
further.
However,
the
'remix'
is
done
on
Remo's
version
though
one
feels
that
it
would
have
been
better
had
that
been
done
for
Sukhwinder's
version.
Its
an
entry
into
the
Pritam
territory
right
from
the
first
note
with
'Agar
Hum
Tum
Ko'
coming
conveniently
close
to
'Chor
Bazari'
(Love
Aaj
Kal).
Does
one
mind
that?
Not
at
all
as
the
song
does
turn
out
to
be
a
good
hear,
especially
with
Shreya
Ghoshal
and
Neeraj
Sridhar
singing
quite
convincingly.
There
is
an
apparent
sweetness
in
the
way
this
love
song
is
presented,
especially
in
the
'antra'
portion,
which
makes
one
believe
that
'Agar
Hum
Tum
Ko'
is
indeed
the
kind
of
number
that
would
have
been
grabbed
by
many
a
director.
No
wonder,
the
'remix
version'
this
time
around
is
most
welcome.
Sadly
though
the
overall
impact
of
the
album
is
diluted
by
an
item
number
which
appears
to
be
set
in
a
night
club.
'Sajan
Bawre'
is
the
kind
of
number
that
Sunidhi
Chauhan
has
sung
to
death
in
last
5-6
years
and
it's
a
pity
that
she
continues
to
pick
such
numbers
at
least
once
every
month.
A
nothing
number
which
is
made
just
for
the
mass
audience
in
the
smaller
towns,
'Sajan
Bawre'
also
appears
in
a
'remix
version'.
OVERALL
In
this
rather
short
album,
eventually
it
is
only
'Agar
Hum
Tum
Ko'
that
one
ends
up
revisiting.
Yes,
Sukhwinder's
version
of
the
title
song
'Na
Ghar
Ke
Na
Ghaat
Ke'
is
nice
too
but
eventually
it
stays
on
to
be
strictly
situational.
However,
it
would
be
expecting
a
little
too
much
for
the
album
to
make
its
presence
felt
at
the
stands,
especially
when
some
of
the
bigger
albums
with
much
more
saleable
names
are
also
struggling
to
attract
many
listeners.
OUR
PICK(S)
Agar
Hum
Tum
Ko
Story first published: Friday, March 5, 2010, 10:46 [IST]