Hum Tum Music Review

    
  Hum Saath Saath Hain, Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega, Dil Chahta Hai, RHTDM, NTJNH, Kal Ho Na Ho, LOC - are some movies of the recent past where Saif Ali Khan gained recognition. But all these movies had at least one more lead hero besides him. Yes, there was 'Ek Haseena Thi' released just recently but there he played the role of a villain. After a long time, he gets to play the role of a solo hero in a movie with the icing on the cake being that it is a Yash Chopra presentation. Rani Mukherjee, who is vying at the number one slot, is the heroine opposite Saif while Rishi Kapoor (who has shed a lot of weight in the recent past) makes a sort of comeback. Reputed film critic Kunal Kohli gets a second chance by the Chopra camp to wield the megaphone after lower than expected response to 'Mujhse Dosti Karoge' a couple of years back. Aditya Chopra, who has been
surprisingly lying low after his last hit Mohabbatein, handles the production department whereas favorite Jatin Lalit composes for a biggie after some time. Prasoon Joshi, who has been on the music scene for quite some time now, gets a big break to write the lyrics for this mushy love story about the opposites - 'Hum and Tum'!

An excellent song begins the journey of the album - 'Ladki Kyon Na Jaane Kyon'. A sweet little conversation song between a girl and a boy who are trying to establish their supremacy over one another, it is a ched-chaad song with a difference primarily due to witty lyrics by Prasoon Joshi and interspersion of one liners by both Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee that are sure to bring the house down. Another plus are the vocals by Shaan (who can now easily claim himself to be Saif Ali Khan's singing voice) and Alka Yagnik who does extremely well in sounding like a naughty 19 year old. An instant hit that is bound to be popular in all age groups - especially the kids who will soon be seen crooning this one.

 'Chak De' is a youthful lively track about living life to the fullest by ignoring all the worries of the world. A racy track, it is sung by Sonu Nigam and Sadhna Sargam who do well in this westernized track. The song seems to be tailor-made for Hrithik Roshan who has danced to the beats of many a song like this before. It has to be seen how Saif Ali Khan gyrates to this one.

In the title song 'Hum Tum', that arrives a bit late in the day, Alka Yagnik is as convincing in her mature vocals of a lady as she did for a teenager in 'Ladki Kyon'. As is the tradition in all the Yash Chopra movies where there is at least one mushy romantic melodious track, 'Hum Tum' also boasts of this soulful melody that is composed very well by Jatin Lalit in their trademark style a la their numbers in Yes Boss, Chalte Chalte and many more. A song for the lovey-dovey hearts, it also appears as an instrumental to be played to your sweetheart on a rainy'n'intimate evening.

'Gore Gore' is a racy track that follows thereafter and it is again back to the ched-chad mood of cross gender, this time purely from a girl's point of view. Alka Yagnik croons as a teenager once again who is complaining about the all the fair looking guys who show a rosy picture to the girls but turn out to be non-committing when it comes to settling down and getting married. A lively number again, like previous tracks, it is bound to have nice picturization and gloss and hence will get noticed.

 'Yaara Yaara' continues in the same vein as the previous track when it comes to the overall mood of the album, which is throughout lively and entertaining. A duet by Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan where this guy has fallen deep in love with the girl and is proposing his love; while this girl is teasing him for this act of his, it keeps you well engaged during it's entire duration.

Like 'Ladki Kyon' gave a kick start to the album, it gets a just ending with a rap-raggae-bhangra track 'U-n-I, Mere Dil vich Hum Tum', which has every reason to be popular the day it arrives on the music channels. A guest track produced by Richi Rich and sung by Veronica and Juggy D, this youthful racy track composed by Veronica herself justifies the money's worth for the album. Catering to disc hopping crowds, it has all the ingredients to be noticed and liked! A hit track! Music of 'Hum Tum' justifies the claim that when it comes to the music of a Yash Chopra film, there are no comparisons. Extremely peppy and trendy, the music of Hum Tum is bound to get popular with each passing day. Add to it the great times that both Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee are having at the box-office off late, there are no reasons as to why both the musical sales as well the movie tickets sales shouldn't take a flying start.