Reviewed by Aniket Joshi
aniket@indolink.com

Khauff is said to be a suspense thriller. Normally in suspense thrillers, music doesn’t play a pivotal role, except the background score maybe. Though Gupt is the only film I can think of recently in this genre that had brilliant music, the same can’t be said for Khauff. The soundtrack has a couple of songs that grab your attention, but don’t expect anything more.

“Oh Gori Gori” is a medium-fast paced number sung by Kumar Sanu. The best thing about the song other than the catchy beats, is Kumar Sanu. He sounds so different, he’s not his usual “nasal” self in this song. He reminds you of his songs from the early 90’s. That was when he was a treat to the ears, since the last couple of years he’s more of a threat to the ears.

Sajid-Wajid have composed one song for Khauff, and that’s probably the best song of the album. “Raja Ki Qaid Mein” sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Jaspinder Nirula sounds like the theme song of the movie. Sukhwinder just breezes through the song. Sajid-Wajid are successful in creating a song that’s catchy, yet that would fit into the movie easily.

“Nateeja Hamari Mohabbat Ka” is sung by Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik. The song is just plane silly. Anu Malik has lifted the entire tune from the Mission Impossible theme. Very creative Mr. Malik, glad to see you’re up to your old tricks again.

“Hai Hai Yeh Hawaa” can best pass by as a middle of the night song, where the hero’s and heroine’s hormones are beginning to kick in. Vinod Rathod fits in okay, but Anuradha Paudwal is just awful. She doesn’t fit in this type of song already.

“Saiyan More Saiyan” sung by Alka Yagnik, Sapna Awasthi, and Shankar Mahadevan is no great shakes, to put it in cliched terms. The singers do a competent job on their part, but the lyrics just ruin everything.

Finally we have the much talked about Daler Mehndi song, where he does a guest appearance in movie along with Raveena Tandon. “Nach Baby Nach Kudi” also features Asha Bhosale with Daler Mehndi, and the two are simply awesome together. The song has a slightly slower beat than the usual Daler Mehndi songs, but it’s catchy nonetheless.

Khauff is not a must-buy, but if you buy most Hindi film soundtracks it’s a good addition to your collection for a couple of the songs.