EXPECTATIONS
One
does
expect
the
soundtrack
of
Yamla
Pagla
Deewana
to
be
loaded
with
Punjabi
flavoured
songs
from
beginning
till
the
end.
Reason
is
obvious
-
the
film
has
the
entire
Deol
family
coming
together
and
unlike
Apne,
their
last
outing
together,
this
one
is
far
more
'desi'
in
appeal.
However,
one
is
a
tad
taken
aback
to
see
that
instead
of
one
single
composer
being
entrusted
with
the
responsibility
to
create
an
out
and
out
masala
soundtrack,
there
are
RDB,
Nouman
Javaid,
Anu
Malik,
Sandesh
Shandilya
and
Rahul
B.
Seth
getting
a
song
or
two
apiece.
Really,
at
this
point
one
is
not
really
sure
about
what
would
actually
be
in
the
offing.
MUSIC
Thankfully,
the
album
takes
a
positive
start,
what
with
Dharmendra's
smash
hit
chartbuster
'Yamla
Pagla
Deewana'
making
a
comeback
decades
after
it
first
made
a
country-wide
impression.
A
rearranged
version
of
the
Laxmikant-Pyarelal
song,
'Yamla
Pagla
Deewana'
retains
its
overall
flavour
not
just
composition-wise
but
also
when
it
comes
to
Anand
Bakshi's
lyrics.
RDB
does
contribute
a
little
with
additional
lyrics
and
interludes
but
the
song
doesn't
loose
it's
originality
at
all.
Sonu
Nigam
is
just
an
apt
choice
to
sing
this
one
and
along
with
Nindy
Kaur,
he
indeed
does
a
good
job
in
this
song.
Nouman
Javaid
composes
'Charha
De
Rang'
and
one
gets
a
solid
impression
that
the
makers
were
most
confident
about
this
track.
Reason
being
that
it
appears
as
many
as
four
times
in
the
album.
None
of
them
are
'remixes'
though
and
are
just
different
parts
of
the
song.
A
soothing
track
sans
any
Western
influence
whatsoever,
'Charha
De
Rang'
retains
its
Indian
flavour
right
through
its
four
and
a
half
minutes
duration.
A
love
song
which
has
Ali
Pervez
Mehdi,
Rahat
Fateh
Ali
Khan,
Shweta
Pandit,
Mahalaxmi
Iyer
and
Rahul
B.Seth
coming
in
different
parts,
at
places
it
does
remind
of
'Saudebaazi'
[Aakrosh].
However,
the
similarity
is
just
restricted
to
a
strong
Indian
flavour
but
that's
about
it.
Written
by
Rahul
B.Seth
and
Nouman
Javaid,
it
is
a
decent
track
where
female
singers
actually
end
up
bringing
in
far
more
energy
than
their
male
counterparts.
One
is
not
too
sure
about
what
exactly
do
the
lyrics
'Tinku
Jiya'
stands
for.
However,
the
fact
still
remains
that
this
Anu
Malik
composition
is
what
promises
to
be
a
'masala'
outing
for
the
masses.
Rest
assured,
if
this
song
is
choreographed
on
the
same
lines
as
a
'Beedi
Jalaile'
[Omkara]
or
'Munni
Badnaam'
[Dabangg]
then
there
won't
be
anything
stopping
this
one
from
finding
good
audience,
especially
in
interiors
of
the
country.
A
kind
of
track
that
one
would
associate
with
a
'Bhojpuri'
film,
'Tinku
Jiya'
(which
has
Anu
Malik
turning
lyricist
as
well)
promises
to
be
a
raunchy
number
with
Mamta
Sharma
and
Javed
Ali
going
all
out
to
keep
the
momentum
on.
In
an
album
like
Yamla
Pagla
Deewana,
one
didn't
expect
a
quintessential
love
song.
However,
there
is
'Sau
Baar' which
is
inspired
by
Pakistani-pop
and
actually
reminds
one
of
many
a
songs
that
have
been
sung
by
Atif
Aslam.
This
time
around
it
is
Omar
Nadeem
at
the
helm
of
affairs
and
while
his
'mukhda'
is
good,
the
'antara'
that
he
shares
with
Shreya
Ghoshal
turns
out
to
be
barely
ordinary.
Though
one
would
have
really
wanted
this
song
to
be
exciting
enough,
considering
the
fact
that
composer
Sandesh
Shandilya
and
lyricist
Irshad
Kamil
come
together
all
over
again,
the
results
aren't
fantastic.
After
'Tinku
Jiya',
composer/lyricist
Anu
Malik
and
singer
Mamta
Sharma
come
together
all
over
again
for
'Chamki
Jawaani'.
Initial
portion
of
the
song
is
on
the
same
lines
as
'Kajraare'
[Bunty
Aur
Babli].
However,
what
follows
next
is
not
even
close
as
'Chamki
Jawaani'
hardly
manages
to
excite.
Now
this
is
a
surprise
since
the
male
singers
behind
the
mike
are
Daler
Mehndi
and
Master
Salim
but
still,
the
song
turns
out
to
be
hardly
foot
tapping.
At
this
point,
one
starts
getting
doubts
around
the
rest
of
the
album
since
'Chamki
Jawaani'
fails
to
impress.
Unfortunately
the
album
only
continues
to
go
downhill
with
'Son
Titariya',
yet
another
item
number
with
a
'desi'
flavour
to
it,
doesn't
catch
your
attention.
In
fact
one
starts
wondering
at
this
time
around
that
why
is
Yamla
Pagla
Deewana
taking
a
UP/Bihar
route
when
one
would
have
expected
a
trip
to
Punjab.
Is
it
the
'munni
badnaam'
factor,
one
wonders,
even
as
composer
Rahul
B.Seth
doesn't
quite
succeed
in
creating
any
magic
whatsoever
along
with
singer
Krishna
Beura.
Thankfully
there
is
some
Punjabi
flavour
(finally)
in
the
album
with
'Kadd
Ke
Botal'
which
is
written
by
Dharmendra
himself.
A
celebration
track
which
is
put
to
tune
by
Rahul
B.Seth
and
has
Sukhwinder
Singh,
Harshdeep
and
Rosalie
Nicholson
teaming
up
for
this
'dhol'
and
'bhangra'
track,
'Kadd
Ke
Botal'
is
decent
but
again
not
the
kind
that
would
top
the
charts
in
'Yamla
Pagla
Deewana'.
The
album
concludes
with
a
much
expected
'Gurbani'.
A
minute
long
piece
from
Shri
Guru
Granth
Sahib,
it
is
a
devotional
track
which
is
put
to
tune
by
Sanjoy
Chowdhury
and
sung
by
Shahid
Mallya.
OVERALL
Even
though
the
album
is
a
loaded
affair
with
as
many
as
seven
original
pieces,
the
few
tracks
that
manage
to
make
an
impression
are
(expectedly)
the
title
song
from
the
past
and
an
item
number
'Tinku
Jiya'.
'Charha
De
Rang'
can
be
given
a
few
listening
as
well
but
the
rest
don't
quite
manage
to
make
an
impression
despite
an
attempt
at
winning
over
the
massy
audiences.
Really,
one
expected
a
far
better
outcome
from
Yamla
Pagla
Deewana
than
what
it
eventually
has
to
offer.
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