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![]() Luckily, the songs for Hungama don´t suck, but here we do have again another example of how the Nadeem-Shravan creative force is near fully spent. With each successive release, I patiently await the return of the creative forces that gave us the unforgettable "Aashiqui", "Saajan" "Deewana". There has been no sign of them in ages.
"Tera Dil Mere Paas" is evidence enough of the lyricist´s brain drain. Udit Narayan wants Alka Yagnik to let him keep her heart, but she´d rather he return it to her instead. Ooh, such profound and romantic thoughts will bring a tear to your eye. The singing is sugary, but the music is the same dholak and pot clanging we´re used to from the music duo.
"mazaa" (fun). It´s so unfortunate given that you know Sanu, Sharma and the music directors have worked hard on all other aspects of the tracks. So there are three guys after the same girl in Hungama, I surmised so much from the trailers. But "Hum Nahin Tere" reinforces that hypothesis as Abhijeet, Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik lift the simple, but effective music to pleasurable results. This time the words are better than the tune. Shaan & Sadhna Sargam are fine indeed in "Chain" (relaxation, not the metal object I want to wring around the lyricist´s neck). But there is no unique selling point in it.
The title track is oh, such an embarrassment. Maybe that´s why they put poor Shaan´s rendition of it at the back end of the soundtrack. Stupid would be a polite way of describing it, but you may be happy to note that it is only two minutes long. Barring one or two exceptions, Nadeem-Shravan consistently fail in delivering a title tune that does justice to the films they work upon. Where are A.R. Rehman or Anu Malik when you need them? There´s most often something banal and familiar enough about Nadeem-Shravan tunes to ensure each of their soundtracks sell well. But that´s not enough for a place in the records of classic composers. Few people are going to remember the music of "Andaaz", "Dil Ka Rishta", and "Yeh Dil" five years from now. Hungama is the same. One begs to ask where all the expected "fun unlimited" was supposed to be in this soundtrack; there´s not hungama-tic about it!
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