Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein   Producer: Dr. D. Rama Naidu Director: Dr. D. Rama Naidu Starring: Fardeen Khan, Vikram Gokhale, Farida Jalal, Sharad Kapoor, Introducing Richa Pallod Music: Anu Maliik Lyrics: Sameer Singers: Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Hariharan, Shaan, K.K., Prashant, Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Fardeen Khan, Pinky & Preety Audio On: Tips    Number of Songs: 7 Album Released on: 12 April 2002 Reviewed by: Rakesh Budhu  - Rating: 5.0 / 10   Let us know what you think about this review Movie Review

The industry is graced with yet another Anu Maliik soundtrack (and a number of spelling changes on Maliik’s part which we will honor for political correctness). This is number six this year, which hasn’t even gone mid-way. Some of them, including this one, even released consecutively within two-week periods. Not one has been an all out winner though Filhaal, Hum Kisise Kum Nahin and

Ab Ke Baras do have their high points. Quantity is turning out to be a killer for Maliik, as lovers of great music we hope they won’t take a toll on his biggest release Line Of Control.

Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein with its six-worded long title is nothing much different for Maliik but is much better than his last efforts, Badhaai Ho Badhaai and Awara Paagal Deewana. Why? Maliik sticks to his original ‘hit’ style of composing; hopefully he can succeed in making this one a hit, but

Sameer doesn’t help him at all. As for the film, family sagas, or rather, Barjatya wannabes need much better music than this to bring in the audiences, especially with stars like Fardeen Khan and Richa Pallod (introducing).

So what was all the hype about Fardeen crooning his first tune? The guy says something here and there and he is branded a singer, heck, even Salman did a better job in

Hello Brother. Of course with a title like “Aa Ra Ra Ra” and Sonu Nigam, the fate of the song is sealed. The Pretty Woman guitar intervals are quite evident with the rest of the song failing to remove the resemblance from our memory. This is probably Sonu Nigam’s worst song this year, sad that he actually has other songs competing for that title. Not even promoting Fardeen´s one or two words can save it.

“Khoye Khoye”, is the most inviting tune on the entire soundtrack. Though lyrically redundant with typical, and at times, high peaked, singing from Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik, the song is the only tune which strikes the right notes. A decent composition.

Typical finger snapping music open up “Hua Salaam Dil Ka” which stands out more for Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik, and you better believe that isn’t saying much. Sameer´s lyrics are a little bit different, but do manage to entertain. The chorus intervals are a mixture of many a Maliik tunes from Badal, Ajnabee, Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega, Hum To Mohabbat Karega to name a few.

Hariharan speaks of the happiness and sadness in a family life in “Kuch Tum Kaho” which is a song suited for his soft vocals. The background music however, gets too swift at portions when the song is actually trying to be slow, no worry though, Hariharan makes up for it with excellent singing in the classical intervals. However, the song doesn´t stick with one pace, slow or medium. Several portions do get interesting, but are then swamped with Maliik’s typical chorus instrumentalism. A tad bit sad, the song is not for regular listening but situational.

Choori Choori starts off with Prashant and regular music from Anu Maliik, again, Sameer is so redundant, but the fact that he picks the words that are usually in Salman Khan’s films make it even worst. Shaan’s beginning intervals drags, making one almost turn the song off but alas, enter

Pinky and Preeti, the saviors for Maliik? Not when he’s repeating the music for “Piya Piya” (Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega) or Maine Koi Jaadoo (a rehash of the former named tune, from Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai). Yes folks, the screechy duo have reached an all time low with this and

Jogan Jogan from Badhaai Ho Badhaai, except now they take Shaan down with them.

“Yeh Kya Majboori Hai”, with Prashant’s background vocals, is a depressing song with K.K. singing perfectly for it. Sameer is in his typical form, with a slow and “meaning evoked” musical base, the song ends up being a little more tolerable than the others. This is the most experimental song on the soundtrack, and unfortunately, the shortest.

Soft and slow “Tuhi Hai” begins and then quickly changes pace into a typical fast paced with guitar supplements to bad singing from Shaan and

Sunidhi Chauhan. Of course, when you consider who is worst, Sunidhi takes that award for her screechy vocals.

Maliik disappoints again folks with only one song that comes close to okay (which the producers have smartly promoted the film with). One misses the Anu Maliik who gave us hit soundtracks like Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai or even Ajnabee for that matter. A year ago, his poor soundtracks were given the benefit of the doubt because they all had some type of experimenting or variety or at the very least, a value for entertaining. His recent scores lack even that.

The most frustrating thing about this soundtrack is that the songs remind you of so many others that you end up trying to figure out what song exactly they are replicas of. Unless you wouldn’t mind racking your mind trying to figure out, don’t even bother listening to any other aside from Khoye Khoye; I myself am still trying to pinpoint the copied songs.