Rating: ★ ★ ★
A Yash Raj banner, a
hot-successful-sizzling pair of Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma, add to that
hit combination of composers Salim-Sulaiman and new age Lyricist Amitabh
Bhattacharya (A.B.), you have Ladies
V/s Ricky Bahl. The team
provided an outstanding score in 'Band Baaja Baraat' (BBB) last year and
without a doubt, expectations are sky high this time, so nothing less pleasant
and rocking than their previous soundtrack will be accepted by the listeners.
Moreover, a video with Ranveer Singh looking hot and hunk as never-before in
the song 'Aadat Se Majboor' have already generated
immense curiosity and buzz, so are these expectations met? Can the
combination outdo their previous work?..Well, let's dwell inside the 4 originals
along with 1 instrumental and 2 remixes.
"Aadat Se
Majboor"-A trademark Salim-Sulaiman and Benny Dayal (Lead
Vocalist and a regular with the composer duo) composition opens the soundtrack
which has a young-urban feel attached to it, thanks to some effervescent lyrics
by A.B. It's an attitude song which justifies the title Ladies V/s Ricky Bahl
and defines the character of the protagonist with an unexpected but
at the same time impressive rap portion by Ranveer Singh. It works as a dance
number with rigorously punched beats getting in tandem with Benny Dayal perfect
dictions and carries on the playboy, flirtatious mood throughout the
song. A definite and instant chart scorcher.
The "Aadat Se
Majboor Remix" is a complete mess and wasn't required for an already
leg shaking number. Original will find its place over the remix undoubtedly.
The music from Yash
Raj Banner/Films (YRF) has a certain template feel to it and the next track
"Jazba" carries the YRF brand with much ease, as a result at
places reminds of 'Dhadak Dhadak' from Bunty Aur Babli (2005) and more
specifically a hint of 'Ek Hockey Dungi Rakh Ke' (ChakDe India) can be felt in
the 'Zara Sa..Zara Sa' part. Shilpa Rao after having sung various songs for
Priyanka Chopra, pitches perfectly for Anushka Sharma. Salim Merchant with his
supporting vocals provides nothing new and rather similar to what he has been
doing since his 'Fashion' (2008) days. The song lacks the punch, A.B. tries to
create the same impact as in 'Tarkeebein' (BBB) through his lyrics but fails to
develop the required Jazba, only
Anushka Sharma onscreen presence makes the composition worth a hear. The song
will be forgotten easily post the movie release.
Again too much techno
addition and extreme orchestra killed "Jazba-Remix" where Anushka Manchanda replaces
Shilpa Rao and interestingly its real difficult to point out the differences in
both female voices. Anyways, Sukhwinder Singh was wasted in 'Dum Dum-Remix'
(BBB) and now Anushka Manchanda joins that list. Skip!
The Violin
arrangements at the very start for the next track "Thug Le", which
has Vishal Dadlani and Shweta Pandit behind the mike, develops
expectations as one craves for another 'Dum Dum' outing from the composer duo.
Sadly, it has everything painfully familiar and the lyrics are below
average with a bit too simple tune. A vociferous voice like Vishal Dadlani has
been wasted and one may call it a mediocre attempt of the song 'Ladki Kyu' from
Hum Tum (2004), but A.B. fails to land on the creative field of Prasoon Joshi
(Lyricist for 'Ladki Kyu'). It may work alongside the film's narrative if
provided enough publicity attached with a sparkling video featuring the lead
pair.
A sequel to 'Ainvayi
Ainvayi' is what awaits the listener as one plays on "Jigar Da Tukda", for
which Salim Merchant takes centre stage with composers hot favourite Shraddha
Pandit. Thankfully the much talented A.B. is back on track with his snooty and
engrossing lyrics filled with English and Hindi wordings. The Punjabi feel with
some refined Bhangra arrangements makes up for a perfect Jugalbandi dance number and make no mistake,
it will be majestic when it makes big on the silver screen. Agreed that it
lacks the spunk and fun of 'Ainvayi Ainvayi' but still is quite capable
becoming a chartbuster in the coming days. Go for it!
"Fatal
Attraction", a stylish
multi-layered techno instrumental which will cast a spell on people who love
instrumentals and if I am not wrong the elegant backing vocals belong to
Natalie Di Luccio's (also gave backing vocals in 'Aadha Ishq' from BBB). The
Flute renditions at .45 to 1.00 and then again at 2.20 to 2.35 makes one stand
and applaud the composer duo and more specifically the man behind the Flute-
Bravo! It will be interesting to see if it is wasted in the starting/end
credits or used at various junctures in the film's narrative.
Salim-Sulaiman's
previous work 'Aazan' was like You-Blink-and-I-Go stuff while Love BreakUps
Zindagi had only few melodious tracks and this time also they fare well
below the desired expectations. The soundtrack of Ladies V/s Ricky Bahl is
no way near to what Band Baaja Baraat offered but aggressive promotions and the
sizzling chemistry between Ranveer and Anushka will make sure it doesn't
vanishes so easily. 'Aadat Se Majboor' is already a big hit and 'Jigar Da
Tukda' is likely to follow once the video splashes.
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