Producer: Gordhan Tanwani Director: Pankuj Parashar Starring: Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen and Diya Mirza Music: Daboo Malik and Sajid Wajid Lyrics: Salim Bijnori, Jalees Rashid and Sudhakar Sharma Singers: Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam, Kamaal Khan, Sneha Pant, Arvinder Singh, Jaspinder Narula Audio on: T-Series Number of Songs: 8	Reviewed by: Narbir Gosal Reviewer's Rating: 5.0 out of 10 Enter your Rating: 1 out of 10 2 out of 10 3 out of 10 4 out of 10 5 out of 10 6 out of 10 7 out of 10 8 out of 10 9 out of 10 10 out of 10

With such a good looking cast, a big budget, and some awesome production values one would expect much better music from Tum Ko Na Bhool Paayenge. Salman Khan´s movies always boast of a few likeable numbers. In this case, you need to force the songs upon yourselves to begin liking them. What´s more, even the combined efforts of Daboo Malik and Sajid Wajid can´t yield a positive result. What we get is a mishmash of love songs and festive songs, none of which hit the right spot.

The album opens on an average note. Daboo Malik composes Bindiya Chamke sung by Alka Yagnik and Sonu Nigam. The song is strictly okay at first, but after a few listens it gets catchy. The rustic feel and the heavy percussion backbeats and pleasant flute intervals give it a refreshing feel in parts. But the percussion in the song gets too heavy at times. Alka Yagnik´s voice sounds refreshing and young. She sings like a dream. Sonu Nigam also does a great job and lends credible support. Salim Bijnori´s lyrics are average and fit the romatic mould of the track without exceeeding expectations.

If Daboo Malik can compose Bindiya Chamke, Sajid Wajid give us Kyon Khanke Teri Choodi. Don´t ask what the fixation with jewellery and love is but this track doesn´t live up to expectations either. Like Bindiya Chamke, this one takes a few listens to get used to. This track is also rustic, with pleasant rajasthani undertones. The orchestration of the song is very Indianized, but it´s heavy in parts. Kamaal Khan´s velvetine vocals fit the song well, but he get´s shaky in the verses. Alka Yagnik scores yet again and does a good job with her portions. Lyrics by Jalees Rashid are average. And at the end of the song, you get the feeling that something is missing.

It only takes one listen to the remix of Kyon Khanke Teri Choodi to realize what is missing. Billed as the bonus track, Melodious Club Mix, this version of the song sounds like a much improved version of the original. It is in no way a club track, it´s not even much of a remix. This one just has a more energetic feel to it and there have been additional instruments added. The chorus, the tinkling of bangles and the synthesized beats give the track a much needed face lift. While the lyrics and vocals remain the same, this version is more full of life and fun to listen to.

Kya Hua Tujhe is a semi-melodious love track with great use of guitar. Daboo Malik´s orchestration is a little less congested in this song. There is a wide use of instruments used in this song and they are spread out evenly in the song. Daboo Malik tries to instill a mystic feel to the chorus but it doesn´t work. At best the song is average. Alka and Sonu join forces yet again, and they do an okay job. They´re vocals are fine for the song, but it is the song itself which doesn´t really pick up. Salim Bijnori´s lyrics are average as well, making this track pretty forgettable.

Sajid Wajid give the next number, Yeh Bekhudi, Deewangi, a song about heartbreak. If the song had remained with the initial piano rifts, it may have been interesting. Instead Sajid Wajid ruin the effect with an East meets West infusion gone wrong. While the Eastern instruments in the verses are a nice touch, the rock and roll chorus kills the song. Sonu Nigam does a great job, his voice is very emotive in the verses but he gets lost in the chorus screaming at a very high pitch. Jalees Rashid´s lyrics are nice and poetic. They convey the heartbreak of the character aptly.

The final three numbers are the festive tracks beggining with Sajid and Wajid´s Mubbarak Eid Mubbarak. The song suffers on so many levels. It opens nicely with an arabic feel, but that is chucked out the window and the song abrubtly switches paths to a disco number. The transition catches you off gaurd and it ends up sounding like a bad rehash of Qurbani Qurbani in parts. The synthesized beats may have better suited a dance song, but the theme of this track doesn´t match the final product. What turns out to be a disaster gets worse when Sajid and Wajid decide to throw in Qawalli and Bhangra influences into the song. Sonu Nigam tries his best to carry the track, but he sounds as confused at the musical directors about where the song is going. Sneha Pant and Arvinder Singh are wasted, which is sad because of their obvious talent. Jalees Rashid lyrics speak of unity, love and happiness. They fit the track fine, but unlimatley with such a bad song, no one cares.

Daboo Malik tries his hand at the Bhangra style track Mehndi Hai Lagi Mere Hathon Mein. Sadly it´s a Punjabi flavoured track without the spirit. The orchestration is horrible and with all the instruments used, it ends up sounding like a bunch of noise. The only semi-likeable thing about the track is the use of clapping, but that too is lost in the song. The track takes a suffocating feel to it. Sudhakar Sharma´s lyrics are nothing short of bad. It´s annoying when a lyricist takes just any punjabi phrase and throws it into the song. The phrase should make sense at least. There have been so many Bhangra tracks in each film that one can hardly differentiate them anymore, which is sad, and this song joins the million of others that will be forgotten. Jaspinder Narula and Sonu Nigam sleepwalk through the song. Even they seem to be loosing their enthusiasm for such songs. Both of them have sung so many that this one just pales in comparison to the others. On the whole this one is a bad effort.

The last festive track is possible the worst one. Main To Ladki Kanwari is Sajid Wajid´s take on Dholi Taro from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, and a really bad one at that. Listed as a bonus song, this dandiya track doesn´t even try to hide it´s inspiration. The opening and closing portions of the song are straight from the Salman-Aish song. What´s more the song has horrible orchestration which gives it an 80´s feel. Jalees Rashid´s lyrics are playful and all, but even they are a cheap rehash of Dholi Taro. This becomes very apparent when they sing Baje Re Dholi Taro Dhol, couldn´t they come up with anything more original? Sneha Pant has a sugary sweet voice but you can hardly hear her over the noise of the song. Sonu Nigam does his best to do a Vinod Rathod impression in parts but he falls flat. Sad to see such talent saddled with such a horrible rip off number!

All in all Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge get´s worse and worse as the album prgresses. While numbers like Bindiya Chamke and Kyon Khanke Teri Choodi (remix preferably) are enjoyable (after a few listens), nothing else on the album can hold your attention. The other two love numbers are mildly entertaining but eventully become boring and the festive numbers are the pits. All in all the album is a really big letdown. Hopefully the picturisations will bring the songs more prominence after the release of the film, but for the time being, this soundtrack should be avoided. It´s a wonder how a title which has unforgettable connotations in it could yield such a forgettable soundtrack.