Songs and album credits at the end.
While listening to the Rochak Kohli songs from Aap Jaisa Koi, I happened to browse through his portfolio on wiki. It is mental that over the 13+ years the man has been active in the industry, there’s only been two instances of him handed an entire soundtrack (unless I overlooked something else)! And it is not even for lack of quality – the man has been pretty consistent with his output through this period. Really wish more makers would be confident about working with Rochak. Coming back to this movie, the composer does a tidy job of the 40% of the soundtrack that he is given. Jab Tu Sajan’s simple, understated melodic piece is tailormade for Mohit Chauhan, and Mohit Dogra’s work on the plucked strings dominating the soundscape gives it an almost unplugged feel at times. My favourite bit though is the Dhuan Dhuan portion sung by the chorus in double-time towards the end of the song. Incidentally this refrain is what kicks off Rochak’s other song, Dhuan Dhuan, which is pretty much the antithesis of Jab Tu Sajan. After borrowing the first three lines from that chorus though, this one goes on a darker, classical-tinged (jog raaga I think?) route. Lovely composition this one, and Sanjith Hegde is a great choice to deliver the vocals as he particularly excels in the soaring portions of the piece. Neat work from lyricist Gurpreet Saini across the two songs as well, drawing a contrast between the two moods quite effectively.
Which brings us to the Meenakshi Sundareshwar team’s half of the song – composer Justin Prabhakaran and lyricist Raj Shekhar reuniting with director Vivek Soni. And if you started listening to this album without this information beforehand, Mila Tujhe should instantly make you realise that – the song is a straight-up throwback to Tu Yahin Hai (minus the kuthu segment of course); that waltz meter, vocalisation of rhythm, and the words capturing the magic of new-found love. None of this makes the song any less of a delight to listen to, of course, and that is probably why they went for this formula yet again! Beautiful singing by Vishal Mishra and Prateeksha Srivastava, supported by some charming work in the backdrop from Padmaja Sreenivasan (credited for “additional vocal effects”, which I assume refers to the acappella-esque vocalisations, and harmonies). Abhay Jodhpurkar who prominently featured in Meenakshi Sundareshwar gets to head the serene Saare Jag Mein. The song carries a prayer-like feel about it, love the subtle use of the sitar (Kishore Kumar). Aanandi Joshi, another singer from the Meenakshi lineup, joins Abhay towards the end as the song finishes with a flourish in an explosion of sargam, kathak bols and a slew of folk and classical percussion. The album ends on a lighter note with Jaadu Wali Chimki sung by indie musician Vidhya Gopal, Devenderpal Singh and Vijay Dhuri. The quirky tone of the song along with the folk flavour makes for an endearing combo, and the cutesy touches the singers add to their rendition (Vidhya in particular is in good form) enhances the appeal.
Aap Jaisa Koi. A solid sophomore effort in Hindi from Justin Prabhakaran, alongside the reliable Rochak Kohli. And thanks to the makers for not subjecting us to a remix of the original Aap Jaisa Koi!
Music Aloud Rating: 3.5/5
Top Recos: Dhuan Dhuan, Mila Tujhe, Jaadu Wali Chimki
Soundtrack Credits
Jab Tu Sajan
Singer: Mohit Chauhan
Music Composer: Rochak Kohli
Lyricist: Gurpreet Saini
Music Producer: Rochak Kohli, Sharan Rawat
Guitar & Plucks: Mohit Dogra
Mix & Master: Eric Pillai
Music Supervisor: Azeem Dayani
Sr Associate Music Supervisor: Tanvi Asher
Jr Associate Music Supervisor: Vasundhara Misra
Mila Tujhe
Music Composer: Justin Prabhakaran
Lyricist: Raj Shekhar
Singer: Vishal Mishra, Prateeksha Srivastava
Additional Voice Effects: Padmaja Sreenivasan
Music Producer: Justin Prabhakaran
Song Mix: Balu Thankachan
Song Mix Assisted: Paul Daniel J, Sreenivasa Sharma
Song Master: Gethin John
Additional Programming: Sebastian Sathish, Dishon Prince, Barath Dhansekar, Beven Elankumaran and Dan Kristen
Recording Engineers: Rujpjit Das, Vishnu Raj M R, Senthil Prasad and Harsh Bhoir
Dhuan Dhuan
Singer: Sanjith Hegde
Music Composer: Rochak Kohli
Lyricist: Gurpreet Saini
Music Producer: Sharan Rawat
Mix & Master: Eric Pillai
Music Supervisor: Azeem Dayani
Sr Associate Music Supervisor: Tanvi Asher
Jr Associate Music Supervisor: Vasundhara Misra
Saare Jag Mein
Singers: Abhay Jodhpurkar, Aanandi Joshi
Lyrics: Raj Shekhar
Backing Vocals : Umesh Joshi, Vijay Dhuri, Siddhant Karawde, Pragati Joshi, Arohi Mhatre Nayak, Aditi Prabhudesai
Violin: Akkarsh Kashyap
Acoustic Guitar , Nylon Guitar , Electric Guitar , Bass Guitar: Keba Jeremiah
Sitar: Kishore Kumar
Tabla, Dholak, Dholl, Duff, Satti, Manjeera, Ghatam, Gada Singari, Small Percusions: Shruthiraj, K V Balu
Konnakol: Ashwin Subramaniyan
Additional Rhythm Programming: Barath Dhanasekar
Voice Editor: Shree Shankar (Pitch Worxx)
Musicians Co-ordinators: Antony Raj (The Station Inn), Nirmal Raj (Hymn Studio), Nishant Agarwal ( Mumbai )
Recording Engineers: Rujpjit Das ( Playhead Studio) , Vishnu Raj M R (2barq), Harsh Bhoir (Asia Music Vision, Mumbai)
Song Mixed By Balu Thankachan (20db Black)
Mixing Assisted By: Paul Daniel J , Sreenivasa Sharma (20db Black)
Song Mastered By: Gethin John At Hafod Mastering, Wales, Uk
Song Composed And Arranged By: Justin Prabhakaran
Jaadu Wali Chimki
Music Composer: Justin Prabhakaran
Lyricist: Raj Shekhar
Singer: Devender Pal Singh, Vidhya Gopal
Additional Voice: Vijay Dhuri
Music Producer: Justin Prabhakaran
Song Mix: Balu Thankachan
Song Mix Assisted: Paul Daniel J, Sreenivasa Sharma
Song Master: Gethin John
Additional Programming: Sebastian Sathish, Dishon Prince, Barath Dhansekar, Beven Elankumaran and Dan Kristen
Recording Engineers: Rujpjit Das, Vishnu Raj M R, Senthil Prasad and Harsh Bhoir
