Golmaal Music
Review
From a hilarious 2005, the season of comedies
continues in 2006 with massive back to back
successes of 'Malamaal Weekly' and 'Phir
Hera Pheri'. While 'Malamaal Weekly'
hardly had any numbers to talk about and music
of 'Phir Hera Pheri' gained most from the
call of 'Ae Meri Zohrajabeen', one
expects a rollicking soundtrack from
Vishal-Shekhar who have been the composer duo
responsible for bringing a new age funky
soundtrack to Bollywood films. Starring the
quartet of Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar
Kapoor and Sharman Joshi along with one and only
Paresh Rawal, the film has Rimi Sen as the
solitary heroine with Vishal Dadlani and Kumaar
coming together for lyrics. Months after their
last full fledged score in 'Taxi No. 9211'
[they composed a solitary qawalli in 'Tathastu'],
Vishal Shekhar promise to return with a bang
with the musical score of 'Golmaal', a
Rohit Shetty film.
The final result is something that is quite stylish, satisfying and thoroughly enjoyable!
'Golmaal Golmaal Everything Is Gonna Be Golmaal' - As soon as the chorus girls start crooning this in unison, you know what to expect from the rest of the album. With a funky rhythm to boast, the fun begins as soon as hip-hop comes into picture and from this point on there is no looking back. Though the song is shot on the 'four boys' in the movie, it is Anushka Manchandani who sings the track with aplomb as her voice suits the foreign babes on the beach gyrating along with the boys. Not to be confused with Anushka Dandekar [another popular small screen celebrity who was seen as John Abraham's wife in 'Viruddh'], Anushka Manchandani is a former VIVA girl who makes her Bollywood playback singing with this number. Vishal Dadlani too joins in briefly for an intermittent voiceover to add the spice. A fun number with an eye candy appeal that should set the ball rolling for the film, title song 'Golmaal' by Vishal-Shekhar is the best way to begin this youthful album. For a song like this, there is an immense scope for a remix to rock and the same happens as the beats take a different dimension altogether by taking a metallic touch. Play it on loudly and hit the dance floor without a second thought!
One hears 'Golmaal' once again with the
track 'Daal Me Kaala Ya Kaale Mein Daal'
that has Shaan and K.K. singing along to the
racy rhythm set by the composer duo with Vishal
doing his rap-n-reggae in the background. A
situational number set in western mode, one can
expect its signature tune during the crooning of
'Golmaal' to appear as a part of film's
background score. No, it's neither a dance
number nor or of a kind to be sung along but one
won't really mind playing it on during a fast
drive on a highway with a group of friends as
accompanying partners. Also, it fits in well
with the situation. It comes in both the
original and a much faster remix version but it
is the latter that works more due to the genre
of the song and the mood it creates. Have you
been watching music channels lately? Then we are
sure you wouldn't have missed the signature tune
that has accompanied the initial promos of the
film where each of the characters in the film
were introduced [remember the famous scene with
Ajay Devgan on two bikes?] The signature tune
turns out to be 'Theme music - Golmaal'
that begins with a whistle and continues to be
western in approach with right ingredients of
rock and metallica. The music picks up pace
towards the latter half and starts sounding like
a RD Burman tune [Vishal Shekhar continue to be
inspired by Burman da] and the club mix
arrangement in the end give the theme music just
the right finale!
After as many as 5 tracks dedicated to the spirit of 'Golmaal' comes the best song of the album 'Kyon Aage Peeche Dolte Ho' and you have to just hear it to believe it! If you have been thinking that Vishal Shekhar are primarily about 'Dus Bahane' and 'Salaam Namaste' then you have to hear 'Kyon Aage Peeche' to see what they are capable of! That's because they pull off a number that almost pays a homage to a song composed half a century back - 'Jawaan Hai Mohabbat' sung by Noorjehan! An amazing composition set in the 50s, it revolves around a situation in the film where Paresh Rawal and Sushmita Mukherjee sing-n-dance a la 50s style. Shot in black & white with everything from musical arrangements to choreography to costumes to mannerisms to background dancers to shot taking being truly 50s, it makes for a hilarious 4 minutes number. Sone Pe Suhaaga' comes through excellent rendition by Sneha Pant who brings back the nostalgia. Shekhar is her male partner and while he is fine, it is Sneha who should walk away with all the accolades. Fun continues in the remix version of the song that again maintains the authenticity of 50s by adding in 'dholki' beat to make it sound like a Punjabi 'ched-chaad' number!
Party mood of the album is pretty much evident
from start to end as 'Mast Malang' has a
clear Vishal-Shekhar edge to it. When compared
to the songs preceding it, it is a step behind
from novelty point of view. Still the music is
of the kind that it won't bore if the song is
presented well on screen with good choreography
to support. An OK track that won't be remembered
much though after the film is off the screens.
Javed Ali, who was the singing partner of Alisha Chinoy and Shankar Mahadevan in one of the biggest songs of last year, 'Kajra Re' [Bunty Aur Babli], croons 'Reh Ja Reh Jaa Re'. This time around he is the prominent singer with Sunidhi Chauhan [who just appears briefly towards the end] as his singing partner. While the song pretty much maintains the same mood as the rest of the album, it has a certain peppy feel to it that easily enables it a place in one of those quick-to-grasp time-pass track. A cool look with a dash of Punjabi flavor and an associated feel-good factor make 'Reh Ja' a nice boy-calling-girl-to-fall-in-love number that adds on to the youthful appeal of the album. The remix with an added 'bhangra beats' doesn't do any harm either!
'Golmaal' has already created some curiosity around it due to a youthful look and feel. Music by Vishal Shekhar only consolidate it further by their funky music that brings to fore the genre and theme of the film and goes in accordance to that. It doesn't try to be overtly inventive and still brings to fore a sound that would be loved by the young crowds.
From a hilarious 2005, the season of comedies
continues in 2006 with massive back to back
successes of 'Malamaal Weekly' and 'Phir
Hera Pheri'. While 'Malamaal Weekly'
hardly had any numbers to talk about and music
of 'Phir Hera Pheri' gained most from the
call of 'Ae Meri Zohrajabeen', one
expects a rollicking soundtrack from
Vishal-Shekhar who have been the composer duo
responsible for bringing a new age funky
soundtrack to Bollywood films. Starring the
quartet of Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar
Kapoor and Sharman Joshi along with one and only
Paresh Rawal, the film has Rimi Sen as the
solitary heroine with Vishal Dadlani and Kumaar
coming together for lyrics. Months after their
last full fledged score in 'Taxi No. 9211'
[they composed a solitary qawalli in 'Tathastu'],
Vishal Shekhar promise to return with a bang
with the musical score of 'Golmaal', a
Rohit Shetty film.The final result is something that is quite stylish, satisfying and thoroughly enjoyable!
'Golmaal Golmaal Everything Is Gonna Be Golmaal' - As soon as the chorus girls start crooning this in unison, you know what to expect from the rest of the album. With a funky rhythm to boast, the fun begins as soon as hip-hop comes into picture and from this point on there is no looking back. Though the song is shot on the 'four boys' in the movie, it is Anushka Manchandani who sings the track with aplomb as her voice suits the foreign babes on the beach gyrating along with the boys. Not to be confused with Anushka Dandekar [another popular small screen celebrity who was seen as John Abraham's wife in 'Viruddh'], Anushka Manchandani is a former VIVA girl who makes her Bollywood playback singing with this number. Vishal Dadlani too joins in briefly for an intermittent voiceover to add the spice. A fun number with an eye candy appeal that should set the ball rolling for the film, title song 'Golmaal' by Vishal-Shekhar is the best way to begin this youthful album. For a song like this, there is an immense scope for a remix to rock and the same happens as the beats take a different dimension altogether by taking a metallic touch. Play it on loudly and hit the dance floor without a second thought!
One hears 'Golmaal' once again with the
track 'Daal Me Kaala Ya Kaale Mein Daal'
that has Shaan and K.K. singing along to the
racy rhythm set by the composer duo with Vishal
doing his rap-n-reggae in the background. A
situational number set in western mode, one can
expect its signature tune during the crooning of
'Golmaal' to appear as a part of film's
background score. No, it's neither a dance
number nor or of a kind to be sung along but one
won't really mind playing it on during a fast
drive on a highway with a group of friends as
accompanying partners. Also, it fits in well
with the situation. It comes in both the
original and a much faster remix version but it
is the latter that works more due to the genre
of the song and the mood it creates. Have you
been watching music channels lately? Then we are
sure you wouldn't have missed the signature tune
that has accompanied the initial promos of the
film where each of the characters in the film
were introduced [remember the famous scene with
Ajay Devgan on two bikes?] The signature tune
turns out to be 'Theme music - Golmaal'
that begins with a whistle and continues to be
western in approach with right ingredients of
rock and metallica. The music picks up pace
towards the latter half and starts sounding like
a RD Burman tune [Vishal Shekhar continue to be
inspired by Burman da] and the club mix
arrangement in the end give the theme music just
the right finale! After as many as 5 tracks dedicated to the spirit of 'Golmaal' comes the best song of the album 'Kyon Aage Peeche Dolte Ho' and you have to just hear it to believe it! If you have been thinking that Vishal Shekhar are primarily about 'Dus Bahane' and 'Salaam Namaste' then you have to hear 'Kyon Aage Peeche' to see what they are capable of! That's because they pull off a number that almost pays a homage to a song composed half a century back - 'Jawaan Hai Mohabbat' sung by Noorjehan! An amazing composition set in the 50s, it revolves around a situation in the film where Paresh Rawal and Sushmita Mukherjee sing-n-dance a la 50s style. Shot in black & white with everything from musical arrangements to choreography to costumes to mannerisms to background dancers to shot taking being truly 50s, it makes for a hilarious 4 minutes number. Sone Pe Suhaaga' comes through excellent rendition by Sneha Pant who brings back the nostalgia. Shekhar is her male partner and while he is fine, it is Sneha who should walk away with all the accolades. Fun continues in the remix version of the song that again maintains the authenticity of 50s by adding in 'dholki' beat to make it sound like a Punjabi 'ched-chaad' number!
Party mood of the album is pretty much evident
from start to end as 'Mast Malang' has a
clear Vishal-Shekhar edge to it. When compared
to the songs preceding it, it is a step behind
from novelty point of view. Still the music is
of the kind that it won't bore if the song is
presented well on screen with good choreography
to support. An OK track that won't be remembered
much though after the film is off the screens.
Javed Ali, who was the singing partner of Alisha Chinoy and Shankar Mahadevan in one of the biggest songs of last year, 'Kajra Re' [Bunty Aur Babli], croons 'Reh Ja Reh Jaa Re'. This time around he is the prominent singer with Sunidhi Chauhan [who just appears briefly towards the end] as his singing partner. While the song pretty much maintains the same mood as the rest of the album, it has a certain peppy feel to it that easily enables it a place in one of those quick-to-grasp time-pass track. A cool look with a dash of Punjabi flavor and an associated feel-good factor make 'Reh Ja' a nice boy-calling-girl-to-fall-in-love number that adds on to the youthful appeal of the album. The remix with an added 'bhangra beats' doesn't do any harm either!
'Golmaal' has already created some curiosity around it due to a youthful look and feel. Music by Vishal Shekhar only consolidate it further by their funky music that brings to fore the genre and theme of the film and goes in accordance to that. It doesn't try to be overtly inventive and still brings to fore a sound that would be loved by the young crowds.
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