Jabariya Jodi – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)

Songs and musician credits at the end.

This review first appeared in the Mumbai edition of The Hindu.

Jabariya Jodi’s token remix entry features a name that has largely faded from prominence in recent times – Yo Yo Honey Singh. Khadke Glassy is a remix of the rapper’s 2006 song with Ashok Mastie (interestingly the official music video on Zee Music’s YouTube channel is dated 2018 though it is clearly an old video – wonder if they acquired it for remixing purposes), and has two versions in the soundtrack. The first one by Tanishk Bagchi is essentially a sped up version of the original track with some bells and whistles – Jyotica Tangri’s vocals, Bagchi’s tweaks on Channi Rakhala’s Punjabi lines etc. The second version by Ramji Gulati, titled Glassy 2.0, sees some modification in the main melody (though the hook remains the same), and Kumaar writes the additional lines. Arguably the more imaginative adaptation among the two, though that is not saying much. Going back to Bagchi, the man has two more tracks in the album, both original. Well, original in that both songs are credited to the composer, but the title refrain in Zilla Hilela sounds exactly like Main Maike Chali Jaaoongi verse from the Bobby song – I am assuming that both songs draw from some folk tune. The lyrics – co-written by Bagchi again, alongside Shabbir Ahmed – vary from clichéd to silly; I am particularly curious as to whose contribution “smashing hero..dashing hero..Tarantino” was. The composer has a better offering in Dhoonde Akhiyaan though; the filmi sufi sound is not a particularly fresh one, but it has a nice tune, and more importantly it is a relief to hear a Bagchi song that is different from the usual dance-y stuff. Also helping its case are the singers involved – Yasser Desai and Altamash Faridi.

Sachet Parampara seem to be nursing in Bekhayali hangover still – Khwabfaroshi is also built on a melancholic rock base, once again characterised by some explosive guitar solos (I am guessing Kalyan Baruah yet again, credited in YT as programmer), and once again at the end of the song nothing really stands out. The one interesting thing about the song however is that, like the composer pair, the lyricists are also a male-female duo – Siddharth-Garima – thereby making it a rarity of sorts perhaps. It is the final guest composer, Vishal Mishra, reuniting with his lyrical partner from Qarib Qarib Singlle, Raj Shekhar, who delivers one of the album’s better songs. Ki Honda Pyaar is a mellow romantic melody that comes in two variants, sung by Arijit Singh and Neha Kakkar (supported briefly by the composer) respectively. While I like the former better, the two tracks do not appear to differ on any aspect aside of the singer. While the soulful melody is set to a breezy arrangement for most part (love the presence of Tapas Roy’s array of plucked strings through the song), it does make the occasional brief digressions, especially towards the end. Mishra’s second composition, Macchardaani, is the best among the album’s faster tracks. Again, there is the heard-before factor here as well, but the quirkiness in the arrangement and lyrics makes the song an engaging affair nevertheless. Composer doubles up as singer for this one, accompanying Jyotica Tangri.

Jabariya Jodi makes it four Bollywood soundtracks on the trot that have turned out average (or worse). There are two more coming out next week – hopefully one of them will buck the trend.

Music Aloud Rating: 2.5/5

Top Recos: Ki Honda Pyaar, Dhoonde Akhiyaan, Machchardaani

Musician Credits

Song: Khadke Glassy
Composers – Tanishk Bagchi & Ashok Mastie
Singers: Yo Yo Honey Singh, Ashok Mastie & Jyotica Tangri
Lyrics – Tanishk Bagchi & Channi Rakhala
Programmed and Arranged by Tanishk Bagchi
Mixed and Mastered: Eric Pillai at Future Sound Of Bombay
Mix Assistant Engineers – Michael Edwin Pillai
Dubbing Coordinator – Chayan Rio Ghosh

Song: Zilla Hilela
Composer: Tanishk Bagchi
Singers: Raja Hasan, Dev Negi, Pravesh Mallick & Monali Thakur
Lyricist: Shabbir Ahmed & Tanishk Bagchi
Arranger / Programmer: Tanishk Bagchi
Mixed and Mastered: Eric Pillai at Future Sound Of Bombay
Mix Assistant Engineers – Michael Edwin Pillai
Quirks & Music Supervisor – Azeem Dayani

Song: Dhoonde Akhiyaan
Composer: Tanishk Bagchi
Singers: Yasser Desai and Altamash Faridi
Lyricist: Rashmi Virag
Programmed and Arranged by – Tanishk Bagchi
Mixed and Mastered: Eric Pillai at Future Sound Of Bombay
Mix Assistant Engineers – Michael Edwin Pillai
Music Supervisor – Azeem Dayani

Song: Khwabfaroshi
Composer: Sachet-Parampara
Singers: Sachet Tandon & Parampara Thakur
Lyricist: Siddharth-Garima
Music Programming: Sachet-Parampara, Kalyan Baruah, Enzo
Mixed and Mastered by Aftab Khan

Song: Ki Honda Pyaar (Arijit Singh Version)
Music: Vishal Mishra
Singer: Arijit Singh
Lyrics: Raj Shekhar
Music Arrangement: Vishal Mishra
Music Production:– Himonshu Parikh
Music Assistant: Kumar Gaurav Singh & Shubham Srivastava
Studio Assistant: Kamal Kishor
Guitars: Vaibhav Pani
Harmonium – Feroz Shah
Strokes – Tapas Roy
Vocal Production – Vishal Mishra
Instruments Recorded @ Audio Garage , AMV Studios & VM Studios by – Amey Londhe, Vincent Joseph, Rahul Sharma
Mixing & Mastering by Shadab Rayeen @New Edge
Assistant Engineer: Abhishek Sortey & Dhananjay Khapekar

Song: Macchardani
Music: Vishal Mishra
Lyrics: Raj Shekhar
Singer: Vishal Mishra & Jyotica Tangri
Music Produced by Himonshu Parikh & Vishal Mishra
Additional Music Production: Shubham Srivastava
Additional Rhythm Design: Kamal Kishor
Music Arranged by Vishal Mishra, Himonshu Parikh
Music Assistant: Kumar Gaurav Singh & Shubham Srivastava
Studio Assistant: Kamal Kishor
Music Recorded at Audio Garage, VM Studios by Ameya Londhe, Vicent
Joseph & Shubham Srivastava
Folk Lyrics By Brindani Mishra
Guitar – Pawan Rasaily
Strokes – Tapas Roy
Rhythm – Satyajit Jamsandekar, Vishal Mishra
Vocal Production – Vishal Mishra
Additional Vocals – Kumar Gaurav Singh
Mixed & Mastered: Shadab Rayeen @New Edge Studios
Assistant Engg- Abhishek Sortey & Dhananjay Khapekar

Song: Ki Honda Pyaar (Neha Kakkar Version)
Music: Vishal Mishra
Singer: Neha Kakkar & Vishal Mishra
Lyrics: Raj Shekhar:
Music Arrangement: Vishal Mishra
Music Production: Himonshu Parikh
Music Assistant: Kumar Gaurav Singh & Shubham Srivastava
Studio Assistant:- Kamal Kishor
Guitars – Vaibhav Pani
Harmonium – Feroz Shah
Strokes – Tapas Roy
Vocal Production – Vishal Mishra
Instruments Recorded @ Audio Garage , AMV Studios & VM Studios by –
Amey Londhe, Vincent Joseph, Rahul Sharma
Mixing & Mastering by Shadab Rayeen @New Edge
Assistant Engineer: Abhishek Sortey & Dhananjay Khapekar

Song: Glassy 2.0
Composers: Ramji Gulati & Ashok Mastie
Singers: Yo Yo Honey Singh, Ashok Mastie & Jyotica Tangri
Lyricist: Kumaar
Arrangers / Programmer: Dr. Deep | United White Flag Studios

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