Vashu Bhagnani should be admired for his ambition. As of late a majority of his projects have been in the news, on TV and every other place possible. The guy with the Midas touch sure knows what he’s doing and his last film, while faltering in a number of places, surely turned out to be a dream come true at the box office. Now he’s back with his latest candy floss entertainer, Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, which like his recent projects includes generally fresh faces, Diya Mirza and Madhavan. Like all Bhagnani soundtracks this one is spunky, upbeat and aimed at winning over the youth and fans that like music for the beats, not the quality. This soundtrack is not much different from what he’s given us in the past (barring Teraa Jadoo Chal Gayaa of course), but there is something extra added to it. If you were surprised that Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai had two title tracks, prepare yourself, this one has six. They are the highlights of this package composed by new composer Harris Jayaraj and penned by the romantically inclined Sameer. First and foremost if you are wondering if you should pick this one up, it depends. If you are going to purchase this one, make sure it has the six title tracks. Saregama has placed them on two cassettes for the obvious reasons; the one really worth your money is the one with the title tracks, the original soundtrack, while enjoyable, is not great shakes. The best title track is ironically sung by the screechy duo, “Pinky and Preety”, bringing back the team of Maine Koiee Jadoo, Harris Jayaraj creates an extremely catchy and peppy track that should uplift anyone feeling down. To add to that we have the ever so talented Babul Supriyo who has been seen substantially less because of Kumar Sanu’s appearance in recent soundtracks. His contribution is left to the echoing of the title of the film, but he does an apt job with that. The girls don’t go overboard in their singing this time, which is another reason to enjoy this track. It’s safe to say that “Aiya Re Aiya”, which is also featuring in all of the promos, is a winner. Kay Kay and Anuradha Sriram join the fun in the second best track, “Na Sone Ke Bangle Mein”, another upbeat enjoyable tune. Here the musical intervals, which are good, play a major role and the repetition of the title, both from the chorus and the leads, makes this very addictive. Definite rewind material. Sunidhi Chauhan is a must now a days and paired up with Shaan they create yet another peppy winner. Shaan’s voice is very impressive here, while almost similar to Babul, Shaan excels. Sad that Sunidhi doesn’t do much than sing in her usual tone, screechy tone that is. This song is reminiscent of the tunes in many other romance films (the saxophone intervals being evident to that), Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai being the prime example. Finally, the soundtrack wouldn’t be complete without a Punjabi number and who better to sing that than Sukhwinder Singh? “Soni Soni” is just as enjoyable and well composed as the others are. The other two versions are part of the first cassette on the original soundtrack and surprisingly they don’t amount to the quality of the previous four. Sonu Nigam and Kavita Subramaniam’s vocales seemed out of tune in the first title track, obviously titled, “Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein”, with Sonu singing in the same tone that he sung Rabba from MKKH. (Obviously, the comparisons to that soundtrack are immense), the outcome, while not bad, isn’t all perfect either. Kavita doesn’t do much either. Jayaraj has done a good job with the music for this one, whether it be the use of the flute or the backdrops, it is decent. The last title track “Kaise Mai Kahun Tujhse Main”, is short, and slow, and sung by Kay Kay who sounds really similar to Sonu Nigam. Nothing much to speak about here. That being said and done, the only other tracks that stand out are “Bolo Bolo” courtesy Shaan and “Zara Zara” from newcomer Bombay Jayashree. Shaan’s vocal emphasis and a decent composition make it a winner and the whistling in the opener are also pleasant to the ears. There is no need to comment on the English lyrics in the song. “Zara Zara” is slow and meaningful with a flute backdrop on the majority of the song. Jayashree does a decent job while not breaking any records. On the same slow paced note is “Dil Ko” an emotionally charged song a la Roop Kumar Rathod. “O Mamma” is better off not spoken of, for two reasons, Sonu Nigam’s singing and Sameer’s lyrics (the latter not surprising). Ending it all off is Kay Kay with “Such Keh Raha Hai” which actually amounts to something (probably the best after all the title tracks). His emphatic singing blends well with the music. There is obviously a lot to say about the soundtrack since it has six title tracks. Yet, there is very little to say regarding the compositions, which are nothing spectacular or intense music wise. It may just be that the film may not be either, but at the heights Bhagnani is going to promote this one success may not be too far. I suppose Sameer was left in a comfort zone with this soundtrack with the number of songs that had the title of the track and in his defense the songs are not as repetitive lyrically as his previous tunes. I was pleased with the soundtrack after the six title tracks. Music goes with moods and this one gives you an upbeat mood as opposed to the meaningful compositions in the recently released Asoka. If you would be somewhat happy with that, Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein is worth it.
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