No escaping Jhoom Barabar
There is a Karan Johar school of music, replete with English hooks, mournful pianos and the Bhangra beats. Then there’s the Shaad Ali school of music, which is high energy desi beats and high decibel orchestration. And there is the triumvirate of Bollywood music, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, who give you all this and more.
Like their previous albums, in JBJ SEL have created a sound track that sounds familiar to begin with. But somehow they seem to grow on you. No matter how much you hate the tile track JBJ blaring from rickshaws and airwaves, you will find yourself unwittingly humming the song.
And that’s all that matters, right?
Interesting of course are Kiss of Love (Vishal Dadlani and Alisha Chinai) and Bol Na Halke Halke, a melodious number (Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Mahalkshmi Iyer). Alisha Chinai has emerged as the SEL favourite when it comes to imparting raunchy kitschy flavour touch to any track. Listen to Ticket to Hollywood and you'll know what we are talking about. What’s overwhelming is the the Jhoom Jam, which sounds like the Jaipur kawa Brass Band in a wedding procession. Very interesting. But three variations of the title track, can be quite tiring you know.
Verdict: Since all RJs and DJ’s have taken it upon themselves to keep the SEL legend alive, there's no escaping JBJ.
