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Rog: When MM Kreem, Neelesh Misra and Sayeed Quadri put together an ‘introspective’ soundtrack for the Irrfan starrer

Anish Mohanty

There are some film albums which get a lot of attention when they release. Then, there are some which do not create much of a noise when they arrive but…

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Mrs Music Review

Anish Mohanty

‘The Great Indian Kitchen’, a Malayalam film released in 2021, was not a musical as such. It had just two songs composed by Sooraj S. Kurup. ‘Mrs’, its Hindi remake,…

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Stree 2 Music Review

Anish Mohanty

When the music of ‘Stree’ released in 2018, most of the songs from the Sachin-Jigar composed album ended up becoming popular. With ‘Stree 2’, the sequel of the film arriving…

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Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha Music Review

Anish Mohanty

As a filmmaker, Neeraj Pandey is not known for making musicals. However, if you closely observe his filmography, you will realize Neeraj has a soft spot for and a good…

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Maidaan Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Producer Boney Kapoor collaborated with music composer A. R Rahman for the first time on ‘Pukaar’ (2000). The music of the film was received very well and one looked forward…

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Woh Bhi Din The Music Review

Anish Mohanty

When a film releases after being stuck in the cans for years, one does not have too many expectations from it and the music it carries. There are several reasons,…

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Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya Music Review

Anish Mohanty

‘Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya’ – the title of this Shahid Kapoor – Kriti Sanon starrer might be long but the album, with a duration of 12 minutes and…

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Laapataa Ladies Music Review

Anish Mohanty

‘Laapataa Ladies’, Kiran Rao’s second directorial feature after ‘Dhobi Ghat’ (2011), has been screened at several film festivals across the world. Those who have not had a chance to see…

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Safed Music Review

Anish Mohanty

One expects soulful music from a film which is based on a sensitive issue. Producer Sandeep Singh’s debut directorial feature ‘Safed’ tells the story of Kaali (Meera Chopra), a widow…

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The Great Indian Family Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Director Vijay Krishna Acharya’s debut directorial feature ‘Tashan’ had an electrifying soundtrack by Vishal and Sheykhar. Though the music of his subsequent films (‘Dhoom 3’ and ‘Thugs of Hindostan’) were…

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Dono Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Right from the time some of the earliest films in the banner were produced, Rajshri Productions was associated with quality music. ‘Dosti’ (1962), ‘Jeevan Mrityu’ (1970), ‘Piya Ka Ghar’ (1972),…

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Jawan Music Review

Anish Mohanty

After making his debut as a music composer with the Tamil film ‘3’, Anirudh steadily consolidated his position as one of the top composers in Tamil cinema. While he did…

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OMG 2 Music Review

Anish Mohanty

‘Oh My God – OMG!!’, released in 2012, had Himesh Reshammiya as the main composer. A song each, however, was composed by Sachin – Jigar (“Hari Bol”) and Meet Bros…

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Gadar 2 Music Review

Anish Mohanty

For ‘Gadar’, music director Uttam Singh put together a very earthy soundtrack that did complete justice to the film. Anand Bakshi, whom the composer had collaborated on multiple films prior…

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Rewind Holiday: The Ranjit Barot composed album was ahead of its time

Anish Mohanty

Ranjit Barot is known to be the best drummers to have come out of India. Apart from playing drums fir all the leading composers in India, he has also been…

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Adipurush Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Om Raut’s debut directorial venture ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’ had a pretty good soundtrack. Ajay-Atul, who contributed just one song to the soundtrack of the historical action film, have put…

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Zara Hatke Zara Bachke Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Since ‘Go Goa Gone’, Sachin-Jigar have composed the music for a dozen (or more) films produced by Dinesh Vijan. While ‘Go Goa Gone’ was produced by Illuminati Films, a company…

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Kathal Music Review

Anish Mohanty

The premise of debutante director Yashowardhan Mishra’s feature-length film ‘Kathal’ is quite amusing. The film traces the journey of a bunch of cops led by a young officer (Sanya Malhotra)…

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U Turn Music Review

Anish Mohanty

The original ‘U Turn’, which was made in Kannada, was devoid of songs. One doesn’t know whether its Hindi remake, which has been headlined by Alaya F, will feature songs…

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Trishna Music Review

Anish Mohanty

After participating in a bunch of popular music reality shows in the mid-2000s, Nihira Joshi-Deshpande went on to sing several popular numbers for Hindi and Marathi films. She did a…