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Album Review
Lyrical
By Aparajita Ghosh
Over the years, lyrics in the songs of
Bollywood movies have witnessed an appalling
corrosion. Sleaze and mushy expression of love
have taken precedence over what was once an
art steeped in poetic and lyrical couplets.
One thing good about the songs of Sanjay
Gupta’s movie Zinda is that it has some
real good quality, thought-provoking lyrics.
The album, in two versions (Lounge and Club),
has compositions by the Pakistani band
Strings, Indian singer Shibani Kashyap, young
composer Nikhil Chinapa and Vishal-Shekhar
duo.
The most outstanding song in the album is
Yeh He Meri Kahani by Strings. The song,
sung by Faisal Kapadia, is a melodious
composition with words (by Anwar Maqsood) that
prompt you to listen the number over and
again. The song also has a voice-over by John
Abraham.
The chord combination in this song is simply
remarkable, going from minors to majors in
harmony. And the solo on the guitar (by Masood
Bilal) is mesmerizing. All in all, it is a hit
track without doubt.
The album also has the club version of the
same song called as 'K Rap' mix.
Shibani Kashyap's Zinda Hoon Main is an
average composition. What is odd about this
number is that its lyrics (by Virag Mishra),
no matter how good, sound forcibly put to the
song’s melody. And the music arrangement is
too heavy.
The album has three versions of this song -
'Delirious Dance Club', 'Fun Da Mental mix'
and 'Lounge'. While the first two versions are
pacy – apt for the dance floor – the third
version is a tad slow. Shibani Kashyap, Nikhil
Chinapa and DJ Naved are the composers of this
track.
Strings come up with another decent
composition in Har Saans which is sung
by Krishna. Once again, lyrics by Anwar
Maqsood catch your attention. The musical
arrangement in the song doesn’t smother the
lead vocalist and the variations in the melody
are quite ear-catchy.
There is also a techno version of the same
song called the 'Black Mamba mix'. The remix
version, with added music by Kinky Roland,
makes an absolute mockery of the original
composition.
Singer Vinod Rathod shows a mellower side of
his in the song Maula. It is a fine,
sombre composition by Nikhil Chinapa and DJ
Nawed. The club version of this song, 'State
Of Grace Mix', is avoidable.
Shibani Kashyap returns with Kya Main Zinda
Hoon, a medium-paced song which is much
better than her previous composition in the
album. This song has lyrics by none other than
the director Sanjay Gupta himself.
There is also a sad version of this song.
Kailash Kher sings this number, titled Chal
Rahi Hai Saanse.
Sanjay Dutt gets to show his vocal skills in
the Vishal-Shekhar composed Kabhi Muskura
De.
To sum it up, Zinda is a musical album
much different from the run-of-the-mill stuff
that one gets to hear in film music nowadays.
It is lyrically rich and musically innovative.
Courtesy: ApunKaChoice.com, 14th of December,
2005.
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