out of Producer: Satyendra Pal Director: Kuku Kohli Music: Dilip Sen Sameer Sen Lyrics: Gulshan Bawra

Reviewed by Mandeep Bahra
mandeep@indolink.com

This Akhay Kumar - Twinkle Khanna starrer boasts the sub-title, "His Destiny.....His Revenge.....His Love...", which to me translates as another concoction of high octane action coupled with the 'fast-food'
equivalent of romance. Well, whatever the fate of the movie, the soundtrack is certainly a winner!

Re-vamping old punjabi folk tunes has become an almost obligatory task in film music, and Dilip and Sameer Sen have also decided to jump onto the bandwagon. And why not? Such recent numbers have all hit the bull's
eye, and "Teri Badmashiyan Aur Meri Kamzoriyan" will be no exception. The track will have your fingers snapping and feet tapping immediately. Asha Bhosle and Udit Narayan interact perfectly resulting in a sure fire
hit!

A more romantic pace is set with "Bhool Se Humne Bhool Ki Hai Jo", which has Asha and Kumar Sanu readily pledging their love to one another. Asha gets emotional in her sad solo version which is rendered with real
feeling.

Amit Kumar makes a rare and welcome appearance in the raucous "Shalu Ya Sheela" which is set to a '50's rock'n'roll beat. The song is okay but Amit gets a little hoarse towards the end, making you wish that he'd calm down a little!

Amit Kumar does a much better job in "Mere Liye To Fit Hai Tu, All India Hit Hai Tu", probably because Asha joins him and seems to keep him under control. Dilip and Sameer Sen have ripped off the tune from Whigfield's "Sexy Eyes" for this song, but at least they put it to better use than Nadeem-Shravan did in MOHABBAT, (remember that weird English/French 'song' by Kavita?). The song is reminiscent of the old playful numbers by Asha and Kishore Kumar, especially because of the lyrics by Gulshan Bawra who has been responsible for similar songs in the past ("Khulam Khula Pyar Karenge" from KHEL KHEL MEIN for example).

"Sapne Mein Aake Loot Gaya" is not very impressive despite expressive singing by Asha Bhosle. Also, the line, "...Kya kya mera toot gaya..." is quite crass. However, Asha, Dilip and Sameer Sen, and Gulshan Bawra
redeem themselves with the finale, "Zulmi Toone Zulm Kiya". Asha is in top form with this rhythmic number that gets my 'rewind' award for this album!

ZULMI is certainly an excellent musical score that deserves a place in every film music buff's library. My only fear is that the songs will be misplaced in yet another dreary action flick!