Songs and musician credits at the end.
Lyricist Vayu Srivastava (man’s getting some quality work in movies of late) builds an incredibly witty song about matrimony related woes, around the Khavanu Peevanu.. axiom, in the song titled Majaa Ni Life. Sachin Jigar on their part set the track to an electronic backdrop that is devoid of much variation, but is addictive nevertheless. And Shalmali Kholgade is in her element delivering it to perfection, especially nailing the accented rap portions. There are two more tracks in the five song soundtrack that follow on the same light vein, albeit evoking memories of other movies. Lagdi Hai Thaai is to Simran what London Thumakda was to Queen, and Simran is totally in the Ala Barfi zone. Not to say that the songs aren’t effective; both are brilliantly executed. Lagdi Hai Thaai is bound to rule the dance playlists this year – thanks also to Jonita Gandhi and Guru Randhawa doing a splendid job behind the mic. Simran is as heart-warming as Barfi was, and for pretty much same reasons – similar kind of effervescence (lent in large part by Tapas Roy’s work on the plucked strings) and Priya Saraiya’s words too conveying the same kind of charm. Priya also pens the inspirational and soulful Pinjra Tod Ke that is delivered to a tee by Sunidhi Chauhan. Equally soulful is Mohit Chauhan’s singing in Baras Ja, a beautifully soothing melodic piece from the composers. Meet is the only track that I will not revisit much, courtesy a repetitive sounding Arijit Singh.
After that relative dip in A Gentleman, Sachin Jigar are back to fine form in Simran.
Music Aloud Rating: 3.5/5
Top Recos – Majaa Ni Life, Simran, Pinjra Tod De
This review first appeared in the Mumbai edition of the Hindu.
Musician credits
1. Song: Lagdi Hai Thaai
Singer:- Guru Randhawa & Jonita Gandhi
Music:- Sachin-Jigar
Lyrics:- Vayu
Music Label: T-Series
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Arranged & Programmed:- Sachin- Jigar
Additional Programming:- Rajat Nagpal
Mix & Mastered:- Shadaab Rayeen
Mix Assistant Engineer:- Abhishek Sortey
Music Production Head;- Romil Ved
Live Instruments:-
Strokes:- Tapas Roy
Trumpet:- Kishore Sodha
Flute:- Naveen Kumar
2. Song: Pinjra Tod Ke
Singer:- Sunidhi Chauhan
Music:- Sachin-Jigar
Lyrics:- Priya Saraiya
Music Label: T-Series
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Programmed By – Sachin – Jigar
Arranged By:- Kalyan Baruah
Additional Programming – Anurag Saika & Hyacinth D’souza
Mix & Mastered:- Shadab Rayeen
Assistant Mix Engineer – Abhishek Sortey
Music Production Head – Romil Ved
Live Instruments:-
Guitars -Kalyan Baruah
Flute:- Tejas Vinchurkar
Violin & Viola – Jitendra Jawda
3. Song: Meet
Singer:- Arijit Singh
Music:- Sachin-Jigar
Lyrics:- Priya Saraiya
Music Label: T-Series
:::::Additional Song Details::::::
Programmed By – Sachin – Jigar
Arranged By:- Kalyan Baruah
Additional Programming – Anurag Saika
Mix & Mastered:- Abhishek Khandelwal (Yashraj Studios)
Music Production Head – Romil Ved
Live Instruments:-
Guitars -Kalyan Baruah
Flute:- Tejas Vinchurkar
4. Song: Majaa Ni Life
Singer:- Shalmali Kholgade & Divya Kumar
Lyrics:- Vayu
Music:- Sachin-Jigar
Music Label: T-Series
:::::Additional Song Details::::::
Programmed By – Hyacinth D’souza
Arranged By:- Sachin- Jigar
Mix & Mastered:- Shadab Rayeen
Assistant Mix Engineer – Abhishek Sortey
Music Production Head – Romil Ved
5. Song: Simran
Singer: Jigar Saraiya
Music: Sachin-Jigar
Lyrics: Priya Saraiya
Music Label: T-Series
