EXPECTATIONS
This
has
to
be
one
of
those
rare
soundtracks
where
the
name
'Shah
Rukh'
is
attached
to
it
but
it
still
doesn't
make
one
excited
enough
to
play
on
what
is
in
store.
A
non-star
cast
affair
with
nothing
really
known
about
the
film,
Shahrukh
Bola
Khoobsurat
Hai
Tu
makes
one
believe
that
there
could
be
a
few
situational
tracks
in
the
offing.
With
newcomer
Vasuda
Sharma
at
the
helm
of
affairs
when
it
comes
to
the
compositions
of
the
film,
one
doesn't
have
any
clue
around
what
to
expect.
MUSIC
First
to
arrive
is
the
title
track
'Shahrukh
Bola
Khoobsurat
Hai
Tu'
which
has
Vasuda
Sharma
playing
the
double
role
of
both
the
composer
and
the
singer.
A
peppy
outing
that
reminds
of
the
kind
of
compositions
that
one
heard
in
albums
belonging
to
the
genre
of
'Mast'
or
some
other
youthful
offerings
of
Ram
Gopal
Varma,
'Shahrukh
Bola
Khoobsurat
Hai
Tu'
is
a
decent
beginning
to
the
album.
Written
by
Makarand
Deshpande,
the
song
is
about
the
central
protagonist,
a
girl,
who
is
happy
about
the
compliment
that
she
has
received
from
Shah
Rukh
and
how
she
has
been
at
the
top
of
the
world
ever
since
then.
The
mood
changes
soon
after
though
with
Jagjit
Singh
crooning
'Bhool
Jaana'.
As
expected,
the
song
has
a
sad
feel
to
it
and
is
strictly
for
those
who
have
been
following
such
genre
of
songs
coming
from
Jagjit
Singh.
A
track
about
forgetting
about
the
past
and
not
allowing
any
memories
to
live
in,
'Bhool
Jaana'
is
written
by
Makarand
Deshpande
and
makes
on
strongly
believe
that
the
song
would
only
slow
down
the
pace
of
the
film.
Surprisingly
the
song
appears
twice
but
that
isn't
much
reason
to
cheer
again.
From
this
point
on,
Vasuda
Sharma
takes
on
the
role
of
a
lyricist
too
for
the
three
songs
that
follow.
The
one
that
comes
first
is
'Batiyan'
which
is
a
semi-classical
track
that
is
also
crooned
by
Vasuda
herself.
There
isn't
much
in
it
that
would
appeal
to
the
followers
of
conventional
Bollywood
music.
Even
otherwise,
the
song
turns
out
to
be
an
average
composition
which
doesn't
quite
turn
out
to
be
the
fusion
outing
that
the
makers
would
have
desired
for.
There
is
an
attempt
to
bring
some
fun
in
the
proceedings
through
'Hasna
Hasana'
but
despite
Shankar
Mahadevan
coming
behind
the
mike,
there
isn't
much
excitement
that
sets
in.
There
is
an
old
world
feel
to
it,
especially
belonging
to
the
world
of
70s,
but
still
the
overall
composition
turns
out
to
be
a
little
lacklustre
that
makes
one
just
skip
this
one
as
well
and
move
on
to
the
final
track
in
the
album.
The
one
that
comes
in
now
is
in
fact
the
longest
track
of
the
album,
'Socha
Na
Tha',
which
lasts
for
close
to
seven
minutes.
Sung
by
Vasuda
Sharma,
this
is
much
sober
version
when
compared
to
the
title
song
'Shahrukh
Bola
Khoobsurat
Hai
Tu'.
The
essence
of
the
song
is
still
the
same
i.e.
a
girl
being
over
the
moon
after
realising
that
Shah
Rukh
considers
her
to
be
beautiful.
This
one
is
in
fact
the
best
track
of
the
album
though
ironically
it
comes
at
the
very
end.
Flowing
at
a
smooth
pace
and
sung
quite
well
as
well,
'Socha
Na
Tha'
deserves
to
be
played
most
along
with
the
promos
of
the
film.
OVERALL
Shahrukh
Bola
Khoobsurat
Hai
Tu
hasn't
been
designed
as
a
musical
and
that
tells
on
the
songs
that
have
been
put
together
for
the
film.
Except
for
the
two
versions
of
the
title
song,
'Shahrukh
Bola
Khoobsurat
Hai
Tu'
and
'Socha
Na
Tha',
there
isn't
much
that
passes
muster.
OUR
PICK(S)
Socha
Na
Tha
Story first published: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 13:39 [IST]