Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Vishal-Shekhar
-- the hit Om Shanti Om team returns
with a lot of promise.
With popular lyricist Amitabh
Bhattacharya joining them,
expectations were high from this super
group.
The album kick-starts with a foot-
tapping potential chartbuster -- One
Two Three Four.
The ferocious beats coupled with some
highly energetic singing by Vishal
Dadlani and Hamsika Iyer are reason
enough to enjoy this number strongly
reminiscent of popualr 1980s tracks
from South Indian films.
The South flavour continues to be
prominent -- as is expected in a film
that has 'Chennai' in the title -- with
Titli. This one has a semi-classical
beginning and reminds one of San
Sanana from Asoka.
The song has a serene quality; it is the
kind of number one expects from Shah
Rukh when he goes for a romantic
rendezvous. It could serve as a good
companion on a peaceful, long drive. While the rendition by Chinmaye and
Gopi Sunder is good, what takes the
cake is the Dubstep version of the song
which is experimental in tone.
The romantic flavour continues with
Tera rastaa chhodoon na with Amitabh
Bhattacharya's vocals. He is joined by
another relatively new entrant, Anusha
Mani, who is good as well. However,
considering the fact that this could well have been the highlight romantic duet
in the album, it doesn't really cover the
distance. That's surprising since Vishal-Shekhar
have come up with some terrific
melodious love songs in the past. But
the overall impact of this flagship
number isn't as terrific as one expected
it would be.
The gap is filled by Kashmir main tu
Kanyaumari which has similar beats in
the beginning as Vishal-Shekhar's
Dildaara (Tashan). The similarity ends
once Arijit Singh takes centrestage and
guarantees himself yet another hit after the chartbusters he crooned for
Aashiqui 2.
A smile-through number, which could
well have been composed by R D
Burman in the '70s for a Rishi Kapoor-
Neetu Singh starrer, this lovely number
has Neeti Mohan and Sunidhi Chauhan
joining Arijit behind the mike. The song stands out because of its simplicity.
What is definitely not simple, but
riotous is Ready steady po. A racy jam
session could have been sustained by
this fast-paced Hinglish number, which
would have worked well at the
beginning of the album.
The coming together of new entrants
Brodha V, Smokey, Enkore and Natalie
Di Luccio with support from Vishal
Dadlani, this one deserves to be played
along with the theatrical promo.
In comparison, the one that is actually
playing in the promos so far is the title
song Chennai Express, which is just
about average. Oh yes, it is good to hear
S P Balasubramaniam after a break.
However, not only does his voice seem ill-suited for Shah Rukh Khan, but
overall the song is not remarkable.
Jonita Gandhi, another new singer,
gives Balasubramaniam company in this
other Hinglish number. The album concludes with Chennai
Express Mashup which, as is the trend,
fuses every song in the album. Yet
again, though, the beats that stand out
are the ones from Ready steady po
The overall outcome is more than
satisfactory with none of the songs
being an absolute downer and a few
even standing out. The ones that catch your attention are
Ready steady po, followed by One two
three four and Kashmir main tu
Kanyakumari. Rohit Shetty is said to have kept the
narrative of Chennai Express quite fast -
paced, and the music should
complement that overall flavour of the
film.
Rating: 3/5
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