EXPECTATIONS
Honestly,
to
begin
with
there
aren't
many
expectations
from
the
music
of
Tum
Milo
Toh
Sahi.
There
has
been
an
overdose
of
music
albums
in
recent
times
and
it
is
a
tough
task
to
actually
catch
hold
of
a
soundtrack
that
actually
promises
to
stand
out.
However,
it's
the
classy
design
layout
of
the
film's
publicity
material
coupled
with
names
like
composer
Sandesh
Shandilya
and
lyricist
Irshad
Kamil
that
do
end
up
interesting
you
in
the
music.
Hoping
to
find
something
good
coming
your
way,
one
plays
on
Tum
Milo
Toh
Sahi.
As
one
finds
out
in
the
soundtrack
of
Tum
Milo
Toh
Sahi,
except
for
a
single
song
(I
Am
Bad),
each
of
the
remaining
five
tracks
in
the
album
are
solo
pieces.
Also,
there
are
no
remixes
which,
more
often
than
not,
is
always
a
positive
sign.
First
to
arrive
is
the
title
song
'Tum
Milo
Toh
Sahi'
which
has
Shaan
coming
behind
the
mike.
A
soft
track
which
has
minimal
instruments
playing
in
the
background,
'Tum
Milo
Toh
Sahi'
immediately
reminds
one
of
the
kind
of
music
that
Life
In
A
Metro
had
boasted
of.
This
is
a
song
that
promises
to
play
throughout
the
storyline
of
the
film
which
sees
coming
together
of
three
different
couples
from
varied
age
groups.
'O
Janemann'
begins
as
a
soft
number
which
doesn't
quite
have
the
kind
of
beginning
that
would
make
you
jump
with
joy.
Raghav
Sachar
goes
slow
to
begin
with,
only
to
pick
up
pace
a
minute
into
the
song.
From
here
on,
'O
Janemann'
turns
out
to
be
an
entirely
different
affair
with
a
campus
soft-rock
setting
to
it.
The
moment
one
hears
the
key
words
'O
Janemann',
it
is
obvious
that
the
song
would
have
seen
some
good
popularity
coming
its
way
had
there
been
some
good
promotion
coming
its
way.
With
only
a
few
days
to
go
for
the
release
of
the
film,
one
waits
to
see
the
kind
of
distance
that
this
number
manages
to
cover.
However,
there
is
an
ordinary
follow
up
in
the
form
of
'Bekhauf
Mohabbat'
which
has
a
'ghazal'
setting
to
it.
It's
the
turn
of
Kunal
Ganjawala
to
gain
a
solo
for
himself
this
time
around
though
one
really
feels
that
if
only
there
was
some
other
singer
roped
in,
the
impact
would
have
been
perhaps
better.
The
song
moves
forward
quite
softly
and
though
there
is
a
hint
of
Western
touch
to
it,
the
final
result
is
hardly
the
kind
that
would
make
you
elated
the
moment
'Bekhauf
Mohabbat'
starts
playing
again.
The
song
that
follows
appears
like
a
surprise
inclusion
because
all
of
a
sudden,
one
comes
across
a
'krantikaari'
kind
of
a
track
with
a
message
of
'saathi
haath
badaana'
and
stuff
alike.
The
man
roped
in
for
the
occasion
is
just
as
apt
as
well,
Sukhwinder
Singh,
who
is
a
pro
when
it
comes
to
revolutionary
genre
like
this.
However,
'Chal
Haath
Mila'
seems
completely
out
of
place
in
Tum
Milo
Toh
Sahi
and
though
the
end
result
is
entirely
situational,
one
waits
to
see
how
does
it
find
a
place
in
the
film's
narrative.
It's
time
for
some
fun
and
frolic
to
follow
next
with
Dominique
Cerejo
sung
'Loot'
that
has
early
80s
written
all
over
it.
Whether
it
is
the
orchestra
or
the
kind
of
arrangements
that
'Loot'
brings
with
itself,
the
song
hardly
impresses
even
though
it
seems
to
be
set
on
a
Goan
beach.
An
ordinary
sounding
number
which
doesn't
promise
a
shelf
life
beyond
the
run
of
the
film,
'Loot'
is
'come
today
gone
tomorrow'
song
that
has
a
lot
to
depend
upon
the
way
it
is
picturised
on
screen.
Thankfully
the
ending
of
Tum
Milo
Toh
Sahi
is
marginally
better
with
the
opening
sound
of
'I
Am
Bad'
seemingly
set
in
Pritam
territory.
A
fun
number
about
a
friendly
banter
between
young
boys
and
girls,
'I
Am
Bad'
is
a
duet
between
Sunidhi
Chauhan
and
Kunal
Ganjwala
that
could
well
have
been
made
for
a
Karan
Johar
film
during
the
Kuch
Kuch
Hota
Hai
or
Kal
Ho
Na
Ho
days.
No
wonder,
on
closer
observation
one
realises
that
Sandesh
Shandilya
is
the
same
man
who
had
made
a
similar
'You
Are
My
Sonia'
for
Kabhi
Khushi
Kabhie
Gham
close
to
a
decade
back.
OVERALL
Tum
Milo
Toh
Sahi
is
an
ok
album
which
has
its
strengths
in
the
form
of
title
song
'Tum
Milo
To
Sahi'
and
to
an
extent
'I
Am
Bad'
and
'O
Janemann'.
However,
as
is
the
situation
faced
by
majority
of
films
releasing
this
season,
the
biggest
challenge
is
the
visibility
factor
which
can
only
be
elevated
with
good
marketing
and
promotion.
Since
the
film
is
up
for
release
in
a
few
days
from
now,
these
challenges
only
become
harder,
something
that
can
well
be
expected
to
reflect
on
the
album
sales.
OUR
PICK(S)
'Tum
Milo
Toh
Sahi',
'I
Am
Bad',
'O
Janeman'
Story first published: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 15:54 [IST]