MUSIC REVIEW: Black and White
So Subhash Ghai returns to directing after Kisna with Black and White. Now Ghai's films have always scored high on the music charts. Be it Khalnayak, Pardes or even Ram Lakhan for that matter, there have been practically no Ghai films whose music did not touch us in some way or the other. The question is does Black and White fall into this elite league? Unfortunately one cannot emphatically say 'Yes!' in this case. Having said that however to reject the music of Black and White altogether would be rather naive. [EXCLUSIVE: Subhash Ghai speaks up]
Black and White has ten tracks and frankly, quite a few of them are hummable. But here's our issue – this album sounds so much like Taal, Yaadien, Kisna… some of the later Ghai films that this generation has grown up watching. Come to think of it then, Black and White has a typical 'Subhash Ghai sound'. With dominant percussion instruments (Jogi aaya), that hint of the classical with the aalaps (Main chali) and music that is soothing to the ears for most part Black and White is certainly worth a buy. [IN PICS: The Black and White music launch]
To dissect each and every song in this album would be a little unfair. But the ones we quite enjoyed listening to most were Main chala (and it's female version Main chali) Mori pyaar karoge naiyya, Peer manavan and Jogi aaya. Ibrahim Ashk's lyrics work well for most part but tend to get overshadowed by the orchestration and Sukhwinder's compositions. [Subhash Ghai: Smashing at 65]
The other song that catches one's attention is Yeh Hindustan hai, which is somehow reminiscent of the song Tala tum tala tum from Aitraaz. But did we like it? Er… no. Simply because we are not in the Karma days anymore. One isn't sure, if one can say that Ghai's music is stuck in the past. But here's what, if you've liked all his music albums, chances are that you will love this one too. [Ghai and his Charlie's Angles]
Verdict: Must have for all Ghai fans.
Rating: 3/5
I see movie