Tere Bin Laden - Music Review
EXPECTATIONS
Ok,
so
Tere
Bin
Laden
appears
to
be
quite
a
funny
film.
However,
does
that
equate
to
the
fact
that
one
can
expect
some
fabulous
music
coming
out
of
the
film
as
well?
One
isn't
quite
sure
because
the
film
doesn't
quite
follow
the
conventional
path.
One
does
expect
a
quirky
score
though
but
as
has
been
seen
in
the
past,
such
music
can
go
either
ways.
With
mixed
expectations,
one
plays
on
Tere
Bin
Laden
which
has
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
scoring
for
half
the
album
with
Abhijit
Vaghani,
Dhruv
Dhalla
and
Ali
Zafar
as
guest
composers.
Jaideep
Sahni
is
the
prime
lyricist.
MUSIC
It
actually
takes
time
to
adjust
to
the
world
of
'Ullu
Da
Pattha'.
Not
many
would
be
too
fascinated
to
find
lyrics
like
these
gracing
the
opening
number
of
an
album.
However,
target
audience
for
the
film
and
the
music
-
the
youth
-
can
be
expected
to
actually
get
interested
enough
to
check
out
what
exactly
does
the
song
has
to
offer.
As
it
happens,
this
track
sung
by
Shankar
Mahadevan
and
Ali
Zafar
is
actually
catchy
enough
to
get
on
your
lips
after
the
very
first
listening.
One
never
knows,
if
the
promotion
is
right
and
the
film
too
becomes
a
success,
the
song
may
go
all
the
way
as
was
the
case
in
'Chak
De
Phatte'
(Khosla
Ka
Ghosla)
or
the
title
song
of
'Oye
Lucky
Lucky
Oye'.
A
shorter
'remix
version' could
find
a
place
in
the
discotheques,
especially
up
North.
Also,
if
it
is
really
grabbed
by
the
youth,
'Ullu
Da
Pattha'
could
be
a
hot
favourite
in
the
coming
marriage
season
as
well!
Tempo of Tere Bin Laden continues to be high with 'Shor Sharaba' which is yet another track made for the dance floors. The club feel of this song composed by Abhijit Vaghani and Dhruv Dhalla makes it good enough to be enjoyed in entirety. Jaspreet Singh and Suraj Jagan sing 'Shor Sharaba' differently with an element of rap to it as well. Though this Jaideep Sahni and Dhruv Dhalla written number doesn't quite have the potential to go the kind of distance that is expected from 'Ullu Da Pattha', it fits into the genre of the album.
Starting on a high note, 'I Love Amreeka' is a quintessential Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy composition and gets the feet tapping from the word 'Go'. The composer trio let them loose for this fun song where Shankar Mahadevan himself leads from the front. Akriti Kakkar and Anusha Mani get the Lolita effect through their singing and get the right amount of sensuality with their part in the song. A fun track, it also appears in a 'reprise version' where Ali Zafar replaces Shankar Mahadevan. Though he certainly brings in his own individuality here, one would prefer the version sung by Shankar since it sounds far more spirited.
Later in the album, a shorter 150 second version of the song arrives as 'Welcome To Amreeka'. A solo version by Ali Zafar, it pretty much establishes the fact that 'Amreeka' would hold quite some weight in the film's script!
'Main Koyi Jhooth Bolaya....' - one has heard of this Punjabi folk track umpteenth number of times over the decades gone by. The phrase becomes a pivot for 'Kukduk' which is a core Punjabi track with Master Salim going all out behind the mike. A track which will should find good recognition up North if promoted well, 'Kukduk' is written by Jaspreet Singh and Dhruv Dhalla (who also composes it).
Finally, there is 'Bus Ek Soch' for those who were waiting for a quintessential song from Ali Zafar. The young man doesn't disappoint as he writes, composes and sings this track which is soft on ears. Boasting of melody from the 70s, 'Bus Ek Soch' is about hopes, aspirations and willingness to work extra hard to realise one's dreams. Yes, there is a definite jingle feel to the entire four minute composition but one doesn't mind that as it brings a 'thehrav' in the album which was otherwise high on beats.
OVERALL
Tere
Bin
Laden
wasn't
expected
to
be
a
conventional
album
and
this
is
how
it
eventually
turns
out
to
be
as
well.
To
give
due
credit
to
the
makers,
they
have
gone
all
out
to
ensure
that
the
album
isn't
boring
and
has
something
good
to
offer
to
listeners
despite
it's
offbeat
theme
and
a
quickie
genre.
With
good
promotion,
songs
like
'Ullu
Da
Pattha'
and
'I
Love
Amreeka'
which
can
cover
good
distance.
OUR
PICK(S)
Ullu
Da
Pattha,
I
Love
Amreeka,
Bus
Ek
Soch