EXPECTATIONS
From
the
man
who
gave
us
a
quintessential
musical
in
the
form
of
Rangeela
a
decade
and
a
half
back,
it
is
surprising
to
see
that
none
of
his
recent
releases
(with
an
exception
of
Darling)
have
attempted
to
tell
a
musical
tale
in
a
conventional
mainstream
setup.
This
is
why
theme/situational
track
is
all
that
one
expects
from
the
music
of
Rann
which
comes
from
the
house
of
Ram
Gopal
Varma.
An
array
of
composers
-
Dharmaraj
Bhatt,
Sandeep
Patil,
Jayesh
Gandhi,
Bapi-Tutul,
Sanjeev
Kohli,
Imran-Vikram
and
Amar
Mohile
come
together
to
get
the
soundtrack
of
Rann
in
place.
MUSIC
It
is
interesting
to
hear
the
way
'Sikkon
Ki
Bhook'
begins
with
anchors
reading
out
news
headlines.
Soon
after,
the
song
begins
in
its
conventional
sense
with
the
sound
of
'Rann
Hai'
being
heard
prominently
in
the
background.
Vardan
Singh,
Aditi
Paul
and
Shadab
Fardi
come
together
for
this
Vayu
written
song
which
also
has
the
theme
of
'Vande
Mataram'
making
an
appearance
after
a
while.
Though
the
song
may
well
have
been
titled
'Vande
Mataram',
it
appears
that
'Sikkon
Ki
Bhook'
is
the
chosen
one
for
this
Dharmaraj
Bhatt
and
Sandeep
Patil
composed
track
to
avoid
any
controversy.
'Remote
Ko
Baahar
Phek'
begins
on
exactly
the
same
manner
as
'Sikkon
Ki
Bhook'
with
screaming
headlines
catching
your
attention.
It's
time
for
a
rhythmic
outing
soon
after
with
Jayesh
Gandhi
composing
and
singing
the
track
in
a
manner
similar
to
what
one
had
heard
in
'Jagdi
Jagdi
Jaa'
from
Ramu's
own
Shiva.
It
takes
time
to
warm
up
to
this
spoofy
track
which
is
laced
with
wit,
courtesy
it's
lyrics
by
Sarim
Momin
that
make
a
scathing
remark
on
the
way
news
is
projected
and
at
times
created.
Abhishek
Nailwal
as
well
as
Rajpal
Yadav
join
Jayesh
in
this
song
which
may
make
a
brief
appearance
in
the
narrative
of
Rann.
Bapi-Tutul's
'Kaanch
Ke
Jaise'
is
a
better
track
to
make
an
appearance
as
it
takes
a
pensive
route
and
narrates
the
tale
of
shattered
principles
of
the
central
protagonist
played
by
Amitabh
Bachchan.
Sukhwinder
Singh
is
quite
impressive
in
the
way
he
pitches
his
voice
for
this
yet
another
track
written
by
Sarim
Momin.
Moving
at
a
slow
pace,
this
track
should
help
the
viewer
glued
on
to
screen
with
visuals
aiding
in
bringing
alive
a
crucial
turn
in
the
film's
narrative.
Sanjeev
Kohli
composes
and
sings
another
title
song
which
has
it's
thump
reserved
for
the
key
words
-
'Rann
Hai'.
Yet
again,
it's
Sarim
Momin's
lyrics
that
make
a
good
impression
in
bringing
to
life
the
pathos
of
media
being
akin
to
a
battlefield.
As
predicted
earlier,
Rann
is
made
of
mostly
background
tracks
that
should
appear
in
bits
and
pieces
and
a
song
like
'Rann
Hai'
pretty
much
validates
that.
It's
the
sound
of
Doordarshan
anthem
which
marks
a
beginning
to
'Gali
Gali
Mein'
(which
also
appears
in
a
'remix
version'
designed
for
a
club
outing)
that
soon
changes
dimension
and
turns
into
a
Western
outing.
Written
by
Sandip
Singh,
one
gets
a
hint
of
cuss
words
that
are
beeped
out
in
this
yet
another
scathing
comment
about
the
current
affairs
of
our
country,
corruption,
politics
and
media
ethics.
Sung
by
Jojo
and
Earl
D'souza
who
go
full
throated
for
this
Imran-Vikram
created
composition,
this
one
should
bring
on
the
smiles
in
theatres,
courtesy
its
colourful
lyrics.
Bapi-Tutul
have
another
song
to
their
credit
in
the
form
of
'Besharam'
which,
just
like
most
of
the
album,
has
an
anthem
feel
to
it
and
is
sung
by
Abhishek
Nailwal.
This
Prashant
Pandey
written
track
challenges
the
presence
of
ugly
elements
in
the
society
and
how
they
have
reached
the
point
of
no
turn
with
no
hopes
of
any
redemption
whatsoever.
Surprisingly,
there
is
an
'instrumental'
version
of
the
song
that
follows
next.
Lastly
comes
Kunal
Ganjawala
sung
'Mera
Bharat
Mahan'
which
carries
on
the
elements
as
prevalent
in
all
the
songs
preceding
it
and
yet
another
gets
into
a
challenging
mode.
Composed
by
Amar
Mohile
and
written
by
Sarim
Momin,
this
could
well
be
one
of
the
more
commercially
viable
songs
in
the
album
and
could
go
some
distance
if
aided
by
a
music
video.
OVERALL
As
expected,
Ram
Gopal
Varma
doesn't
create
a
music
album
which
would
lead
to
beelines
in
front
of
music
stores.
However,
he
gets
the
kind
of
soundtrack
that
should
solve
its
purpose
of
facilitating
the
story
telling
of
Rann.
OUR
PICK(S)
Mera
Bharat
Mahan,
Gali
Gali
Mein
Story first published: Monday, August 8, 2011, 15:38 [IST]