Songs and credits at the end.
Composers Gourov-Roshin deliver what would probably rate as their best work yet, in Dil Dhadke Louder Louder. Nothing ground breaking, to be sure, just a traditional Punjabi folk tune (which we have heard in different forms in the past) adapted without any annoying accoutrements, and sung neatly by Rinku Giri and Puja Basnet. The composers include an interesting instrumental coda in the final 30 seconds of the song. Given that Hassan Jahangir’s singing in the original Hawa Hawa was not exactly top drawer, the inclusion of Mika Singh and Prakriti Kakar for the Mubarakan version is a definite improvement on that front. The remix (with modified lyrics by Kumaar) achieves nothing much outside of this, Gourov Roshin actually might have done better to just reuse the original song replacing vocals with Mika and Prakriti’s. The composers attempt the sufi-ish melancholy template with very limited success in Haathon Mein Thhe Haath; the song quickly descends into a daunting listen. The little success it has is mostly contributed by a competent vocal lineup, led by Papon and Altamash Faridi (Aditi Singh Sharma and Arpita Mukherjee being the other two singers).
Composer no. 2, Amaal Mallik, has two songs in the soundtrack, both once again following the Punjabi dance route in a hackneyed fashion. The Goggle Song fares relatively better among the two, featuring Sonu Nigam as an interesting entry among the singers (others being Armaan Malik, Neeti Mohan, Tulsi Kumar, Amaal Mallik); have not heard him sing such a song in a while. Jatt Jaguar starts with a promising folk prelude by Navraj Hans before turning the other way. Energetic rendition from Vishal Dadlani and Apeksha Dandekar, though not adequate to infuse enough spunk into the song itself. Bollywood’s new remix favourite Rishi Rich joins hands with resident remix favourite Badshah (and singers Yash Narvekar and Sukriti Kakar) to produce the title song which isn’t exactly a remix of any song, but does attempt to incorporate some Pancham evocative sounds here and there. And the end result is rather forgettable.
Mubarakan. Typical dance numbers with a dominant Punjabi flavour making up a middling soundtrack. Which is par for the course in an Anees Bazmee movie.
Music Aloud Rating: 2/5
Top Recos: Dil Dhadke Louder Louder, The Goggle Song
This review first appeared in the Mumbai edition of The Hindu.
Musician Credits
1. Song: The Goggle Song
Singers: Sonu Nigam, Armaan Malik, Amaal Mallik, Tulsi Kumar & Neeti Mohan.
Music: Amaal Mallik
Lyrics: Kumaar
Music- T-Series
Song Arranged & Produced By : Sourav Roy & Abhijit Vaghani.
Additional Music Production : Birgiveerz & Amaal Mallik.
Song Mixed & Mastered By : Eric Pillai At Future Sound Of Bombay.
Music Supervision & Vocals Conducted By Azeem Dayani.
Live Rhythms & Percussions Arranged & Conducted By : Dipesh Varma.
Percussions Performed By : Dipesh Varma & Satyajit Jamsandekar.
All Live Instruments Recorded At Amv Studios By Rahul Sharma.
Vocals Recorded At :
T Series Studios By Datta Narvekar & Edward Norona.
Sound Ideas Studio By Pramod Chandorkar.
Amv Studio By Rahul Sharma.
Music Assistants : Krish Trivedi, Shishir Samant, Zaiyd Patni, Yash Narvekar, Gaurav Sanghvi
Anvay Patil, Rujul Deolikar.
Mix Assistants – Michael Edwin Pillai & Lucky
2. Song – Mubarakan
Singers: Juggy D, Yash Narvekar, Badshah, Sukriti Kakar
Composer: Rishi Rich, Yash Anand
Music Produced By Rishi Rich
Lyrics: Kumaar
Rap Lyrics: Badshah
Music- T-Series
Recorded At Rishi Rich Studios Mumbai.
Mixed And Master By – Eric Pillai (Future Sound Of Bombay).
Assistant Engineer – Michael Edwin Pillai & Lucky @Future Sound Of Bombay.
3. Song: Jatt Jaguar
Singers: Vishal Dadlani, Navraj Hans & Apeksha Dandekar.
Music: Amaal Mallik
Lyrics: Kumaar.
Music- T-Series
Song Arranged & Produced By : Sourav Roy.
Additional Music Production : Birgiveerz, Riz Shain & Amaal Mallik.
Song Mixed & Mastered By : Eric Pillai At Future Sound Of Bombay.
All Live Instruments Recorded At Amv Studios By Rahul Sharma.
Vocals Recorded At :
Yash Raj Studios By Shantanu Hudlikar, Abhishek Iyer & Mansi Tare
Paresh Music By Chakir.
Music Assistants : Krish Trivedi, Shishir Samant, Zaiyd Patni, Yash Narvekar, Gaurav Sanghvi
Anvay Patil, Rujul Deolikar.
Mix Assistants – Michael Edwin Pillai & Lucky.
4. SONG-HAATHON MEIN THHE HAATH
Singer-Papon, Altamash Faridi ,Aditi Singh Sharma, Arpita Mukherjee
Music-Gourov-Roshin
Lyrics-Kumaar
Music- T-Series
Backing Vocals-Rinku Giri
Mixed & Mastered by Kohinoor Mukherjee
5. SONG-HAWA HAWA
Singer-Mika Singh And Prakriti Kakar
Music-Gourov-Roshin
Lyrics-Kumaar
Music- T-Series
Programmed By-Aditya Dev
Mixed And Mastered By Aditya Dev
Live Rhythms And Percussions By Dipesh Varma
Musicians-Dipesh Varma,Keyur Barve,Omkar Salunkhe
And Shikhar Naad Qureshi
6. SONG- DIL DHADKE LOUDER LOUDER
Singer-Rinku Giri And Puja Basnet
Music-Gourov-Roshin
Lyrics-Kumaar
Music- T-Series
Mix And Mastering By Aditya Dev
