EXPECTATIONS
One
has
zilch
expectations
from
the
music
of
Turning
30.
After
all
Bollywood
has
not
quite
been
known
for
churning
out
chic
flicks
(Aisha
was
the
last
-
and
perhaps
the
only
to
arrive)
and
hence
one
is
never
too
sure
about
what
to
expect
from
the
music.
One
does
pick
up
the
album
reluctantly
and
does
feel
that
there
may
be
something
worthwhile
in
the
offing
after
all
due
to
Siddhartth-Suhas
being
the
composer
duo.
The
apprehensions
still
stay
on
though.
MUSIC
As
expected,
the
album
opens
with
the
title
track
'Turning
30'
which
is
set
in
a
style
similar
to
that
of
Hollywood
chic
flicks.
A
Hinglish
track,
'Turning
30'
has
a
Western
base
to
it
and
retains
its
peppy
flavour
from
start
till
end.
Still,
one
expected
a
little
more
energy
in
the
opening
track
of
the
album
but
that
is
surprisingly
missing
in
'Turning
30'
which
is
sung
by
Aditi
Singh
Sharma
with
lyrics
by
Suhaas
Shetty.
However,
the
complaint
around
energy
disappears
once
the
'remix
version'
arrives
later
in
the
album.
Added
beats
with
far
aggressive
arrangements
bring
a
foot
tapping
appeal
to
this
song
which
suddenly
starts
sounding
far-far
better
than
the
original
version.
What
follows
next
is
a
complete
surprise
with
'My
Kajra'
being
the
kind
of
track
that
could
have
been
merrily
picked
up
by
any
top
film
maker
for
his/her
commercial
entertainer.
Carrying
an
urban
sound
to
it
with
newcomers
Saptak
and
Reecha
turning
on
the
heat,
'My
Kajra'
is
an
instantly
appealing
track
that
has
all
the
ingredients
required
to
make
it
a
chartbuster.
All
one
looks
forward
to
now
in
this
Kumaar
written
track
is
some
good
picturisation
and
aggressive
promotion
that
should
make
'My
Kajra'
sit
at
the
top
of
the
charts.
The
'remix
version'
is
an
added
bonus
which
should
make
it
a
hot
track
in
discs
and
clubs.
There
is
a
'thehrav'
that
comes
in
the
album
with
'Tinka
Tinka'
coming
next.
Sung
by
Hamza
Faruqui,
'Tinka
Tinka'
is
a
fusion
number
which
is
one
of
the
better
compositions
that
Siddhartth-Suhas
have
created
in
the
last
half
a
decade
or
so
that
they
have
been
in
the
industry.
Written
by
Ram
Goutam,
'Tinka
Tinka'
is
a
good
ear
pleasing
track
which
isn't
the
kind
that
one
sings
along
loud
but
is
happy
to
listen
to
multiple
times.
Yet
another
good
track,
it
makes
one
eager
to
check
out
what
next
is
in
the
offing.
This
time
around
it's
the
turn
of
a
situational
number
to
follow
next
in
the
form
of
'Will
You
Marry
Me'.
Composed
in
a
style
similar
to
that
of
Hollywood
musicals
of
the
60s
where
the
lead
couple
sing
in
the
manner
of
a
conversation,
'Will
You
Marry
Me'
is
a
'bring-on-a-smile'
song
with
a
classy
appeal
to
it.
Written
by
Prashant
Pandey,
the
song
is
an
entirely
different
take
for
rock
artist
Suraj
Jagan
who
actually
goes
totally
sombre
this
time
around.
This
song
(with
backup
vocals
by
Subhash
Pradhan)
has
a
newcomer
singer
Aparna
Dauria
coming
behind
the
mike
and
she
does
a
rather
good
job
for
a
song
like
this
which
belongs
to
a
genre
which
hasn't
really
been
explored
in
Bollywood
much.
Suhaas
Shetty
comes
behind
the
mike
for
the
last
song
in
the
album,
'Sapney'.
Yet
another
track
with
a
classy
feel
to
it,
this
one
has
Suhaas
singing
in
a
manner
similar
to
that
of
Mohit
Chauhan.
In
fact
credit
it
to
the
genre
of
this
song
that
one
senses
a
similarity
in
style
of
rendition
here.
Written
by
Kumaar,
'Sapney'
is
a
beautiful
sounding
number
as
well
which
just
has
a
guitar
and
some
intermittent
beats
accompanying
Suhaas
who
does
a
rather
good
job
in
making
'Sapney'
a
nice
finale
track
in
'Turning
30'.
OVERALL
Turning
30
throws
a
pleasant
surprise.
While
one
didn't
carry
any
expectations
whatsoever
from
this
soundtrack,
it
turns
out
to
be
a
rather
lively
affair
where
'My
Kajra'
is
a
chartbuster
waiting
to
happen
with
rest
of
the
songs
also
coming
together
well
to
lend
'Turning
30'
a
fee
of
totality.
Any
hitch?
The
film
has
a
first
time
director
on
board,
Gul
Panag
is
the
only
known
face
amongst
the
'chics'
and
also
there
is
competition
from
numerous
other
soundtracks
releasing
around
Turning
30.
Due
to
these
reasons,
the
music
has
a
long
road
ahead
to
create
any
visibility
for
itself.
This
effort
would
require
an
aggressive
promotion
to
make
any
impression
whatsoever
at
the
stands.
OUR
PICK(S)
My
Kajra,
Turning
30
(remix)
Story first published: Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 18:04 [IST]