Songs and full credits at the end.
Bekaar Kutte is a track that composer Rohit Sharma created as part of his band Swaang in 2013, adapting Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s poetry (with additional writing from Ravinder Randhawa) into a nice, youthful unplugged-style track (guitar by Soumya Seal) sung by Pankaj Badra and Rohit himself. The second Faiz adaptation of the soundtrack too is kept rather simple, actress Pallavi Joshi singing to a harmonium accompaniment. And it is the flaws in the lady’s handling of the classical nuances that bog the song down. Composer dons the vocalist role a few more times in the soundtrack, and he is most effective with the folksy Tope Ka Mantar. Energetic and engaging as folk pieces come (despite a familiar feel), and delivered with matching exuberance. Sarkar Ki Duniya follows the same format at Tope Ka Mantar both in tune and arrangement, before the composer introduces a rock-based twist into the equation. Good idea, but works out badly in this case; Shawn Pereira’s accented singing is particularly a turn-off.
Romeo and Juliet is where Rohit delivers his most imaginative arrangement, kicking the song off in an operaesque fashion (Ryan Dias and Neisha Mascarenhas deliver well behind the mic) before introducing Latino elements and eventually handing over to Krishna Pradhan for a minute-long guitar solo. I am a Bitch is very functional and does not make for enjoyable listening; there is only so many times you can hear the phrase repeated by Neisha Mascarenhas without getting annoyed. When I Wake Up is co-composed by Rohit and Ryan Dias. Nice jazz track, but too short to be of much impact. Among the remaining two pieces – Bela Gobiya and Cool Cool Breeze – former fares marginally better, but the length means that neither sticks.
Buddha in a Traffic Jam. Composer Rohit Sharma’s soundtrack is a mixed bag, largely owing to the uneven vocals.
Music Aloud Rating: 6.5/10
Top Recos: Bekaar Kutte, Romeo and Juliet, Tope Ka Mantar
Full Credits
1) Song – Bela Gobiya
Composed By – Rohit Sharma
Lyrics and Singer – Rohit Sharma
Programming – Rohit Sharma
Additional Programming – Birinchi Bora
2) Song – Sarkar Ki Duniya
Composed By – Rohit Sharma
Lyrics – Rohit Sharma
Singer – Rohit Sharma and Shawn Pereira
Programming – Rohit Sharma
Additional Programming – Birinchi Bora
Acoustic and Electric Guitar – Soumya Seal
3) Song – I am A Bitch
Composed By – Rohit Sharma
Lyrics – Rohit Malhotra and Vivek Agnihotri
Singer – Neisha Mascarenhas
Chorus (dis tuned) – Pankaj Badra and Rohit Sharma
Programming – Rohit Sharma
4) Song – Cool Cool Breeze
Composed By – Rohit Sharma
Lyrics – Rohit Sharma and Ryan Dias
Singer – Ryan Dias
Programming – Birinchi Bora
5) Song – Tope Ka Mantar
Composed By – Rohit Sharma
Lyrics – Ravinder Randhawa
Singer – Rohit Sharma
Programming – Rohit Sharma
Additional Programming – Birinchi Bora
6) Song – When i Wake Up
Composed By – Ryan Dias and Rohit Sharma
Lyrics and Singer – Ryan Dias
Programming – Birinchi Bora
7) Song – Romeo and Juliet (Fatal destiny)
Composed By – Rohit Sharma
Lyrics – Ryan Dias
Singer – Ryan Dias and Neisha Mascarenhas
Programming – Rohit Sharma
Acoustic and Electric Guitar – Krishna Pradhan
8) Song – Bekaar Kutte
Writer – Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Additional Writing – Ravinder Randhawa
Composed By – Rohit Sharma
Singer – Pankaj Badra and Rohit Sharma
Acoustic Guitar – Soumya Seal
9) Song – Chand Roz
Writer – Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Composed By – Rohit Sharma
Singer – Pallavi Joshi
Programming – Rohit Sharma
Recording and Mixing Engineer – Meraj Rayeen
Recording Studio – Swara Studios, Malad (W), Mumbai
Assistant Music Directors – Birinchi Bora and Pankaj Badra
Original Background Score – Rohit Sharma
Programming and Arrangement – Birichi Bora and Rohit Sharma
Acoustic and Electric Guitar Arrangement – Tushar Parte
Recording Engineer – Meraj Rayeen
Recording Studio – Swara Studios, Malad (W), Mumbai
