Music Review of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Well here it is at last, the most awaited soundtrack of 2009. Salim and Suleiman composed Rab Ne Bana Do Jodi. Shah Rukh Khan stars with a new leading lady and his good old friend Aditya Chopra directs.
01. Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai (Roopkumar Rathod)
This song starts the soundtrack and is probably the best song I have heard this year. Immacualte lyrics that hit your heart immediately and the music… is very catchy. Roopkumar Rathod is an unusual choice of singer for a Shah Rukh Khan song, but I have to admit, he does indeed perform well. As per the film’s Punjabi theme, a singer with a Punjabi sounding voice was required and Rathod fits the bill. The backing female singers sound sexy. And the film’s title Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is heard during the middle and towards the end. Song of the year!
Rating: 9/10
02. Haule Haule (Sukhwinder Singh)
Sukhwinder Singh has sung this superbly but there is an overdose of the Haule Haule. Once more the song is of a Punjabi theme hence another hard sounding vocal requirement. Backing vocals are a let down. They irritate more than they sing. Sukhiwinder seems to be trying a little too hard. I would have preffered Sonu Nigaam to have sung this one as he would have brought something different to the song. The music arrangement is very good, the only terrific thing about this song. Somehow I don’t think this song will work and should certainly not have been used as an introduction to the film.
Rating: 4/10
03.Dance pe Chance (Sunidhi Chauhan, Labh Janjua)
Sunidhi Chauhan is the main singer of this song and does indeed sing well. But, she tries to be Punjabi on a disco themed song, which doesn’t work at all. The combination of Sunidhi and a voice that I have not heard before, Labh Janjua doesn’t mix. But, saying that maybe the whole idea of the song is for a difference and not a mix. Lyrics are average but the music arrangement is pretty good. My feeling is that this song might work once it is seen on the screen.
Rating: 6/10
04. Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte (Sonu Nigaam)
Phir Millenge is the only track on the soundtrack with the vocals of Sonu Nigaam, and it is a huge disappointment. This song uses lines from classic songs that don’t fit in well. Aditya Chopra did say that Shah Rukh Khan has a song in the film in which he pays tribute to the greats of Indian cinema, and this song is that. The song might sound a bit odd listening to it first time, but I believe once it is thrown on the big screen it will create magic.Because of the star power the song has in it, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee and Priyanka Chopra to name a few. Sonu sings like he has only a day to live, he really should have spent a little more time on practising the vocals. However, there is no other male singer around that could have pulled this song of. Sonu mixes his voice to suit the singer he is impersonating very comicly. The lyrics are the pulling power of the song and have been done well. A lot of thinking and brains have gone into it. The music, well what can you say about that… it’s nothing new… it’s a mix of old classic numbers with nothing new to add. The highlight of the song is Rajesh Khanna’s famous dialogue. That is a must listen. The second best song on the soundtrack so far. Can this do for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi what Deewangi did for Om Shanti Om… No!
Rating: 7/10
05. Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai (Shreya Ghoshal)
The female version of the first track, which is also going along as the title song of the soundtrack, is sung absulotly to perfection by Shreya Ghoshal. But why is it only 1.43 minutes long? Where is the rest of the song? This could have become the hit number of 2008 yet there is no length to it. What is the thinking behind only a short song? I would have given this song a 10/10 rating had it been longer.
Rating: 8/10
06. Dancing Jodi (Instrumental)
The final track on the soundtrack is an instrumental dance number. No vocals apart from Sunidhi Chauhan trying to get in. And nothing much to write about. Just a mix of tunes from the rest of the tracks. The track sounds out of place in the album and is the most hated (by me). Seems as though a quick-fire job by the music directors to make up the now standard 6 tracks on the CD. I found it hard to listen to hence cut it of during the middle.
Rating: 2/10
So there you have it. The most awaited album of the year and a major letdown. Firstly, no Abhiijeet, no Udit Narayan and not enough of Sonu Nigaam. And where was the great Lata Mangeshkar. Secondly, not enough songs. Only 3 unique tracks, one mix of old classics, one quarter of a song, and an instrumental number that has no purpose. This was supposed to be Salim-Suleiman’s biggest ever music composition and they have let us down. We wanted more songs, we didn’t get them. The whole soundtrack sounds as though it has been put together as a rush job within a week. I now fear the same has been done with the film, made in a rushed manner, and could very much be the disaster of 2008. Compared to Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge and Mohabbatein this is… well it just cant be compared to them at all.
Overall Rating: 6/10
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