Songs and musician credits at the end.
Ten years after that tapori anthem Ae Ganpat Chal Daaru La in Shootout at Lokhandwala, director Apoorva Lakhia goes for an equally entertaining encore in the genre with Haseena Parkar’s Bantai. While it was Mika Singh the last time, it is Sachin Jigar here, working on their fourth consecutive album in under a month. Lyricist Kirthi Shetty (who also sings the track with rapper Divine) seems to be quite an expert at the genre; he even runs a series called Bhai Ke Rapchik Reviews on Saavn. The retro styled item number Piya Aa sounds dated, and even Sunidhi Chauhan’s vocal efforts prove insufficient to even things out. The composers have a fine melody in place for Tere Bina and Tapas Roy leads the proceedings in the backdrop with his plucked strings, even as Arijit Singh and lyricist Priya Saraiya deliver the song in style. Priya also sings a minimal and shorter alternate version of the song.
Haseena Parkar. Short soundtrack from Sachin Jigar where they make two of the songs work.
Music Aloud Rating: 3/5
Top Recos: Bantai, Tere Bina
This review first appeared in the Mumbai edition of The Hindu.
Musician Credits
Tere Bina
Music Composer: Sachin- Jigar
Lyrics: Priya Saraiya
Singer: Arijit Singh & Priya Saraiya
Programmed And Arranged By Sachin- Jigar
Additional Programmer: Hrishikesh Gangan
Strokes: Tapas Roy
Flute: Avadhoot Phadke
Music Production Head: Romil Ved
Recorded At White Noise Studios
Mix & Master: Abhishek Khandelwal @Yrf Studios
Bantai
Music Composer-Sachin- Jigar
Lyrics: Kirthi Shetty A.K.A Slim Shetty
Singer: Divine & Kirthi Shetty
Programmed And Arranged By Sachin- Jigar
Additional Programmer: Hrishikesh Gangan
Guitars: Indrajit Chetia
Music Production Head: Romil Ved
Recorded At White Noise Studios
Mix & Master: Abhishek Khandelwal @Yrf Studios
Tere Bina – Sad
Music Composer: Sachin- Jigar
Lyrics: Priya Saraiya
Singer: Priya Saraiya
Piya Aa
Music Composer: Sachin- Jigar
Lyrics: Vayu
Singer: Sunidhi Chauhan
Programmed And Arranged By Sachin- Jigar
Guitarist: Shomu Seal
Saxophone: Shyamraj
Trumpet: Kishore Sodha
Music Production Head: Romil Ved
Recorded At Anubhav
Mix & Master: Abhishek Khandelwal @Yrf Studios
