Rating: ★ ★ ★ 1/2
Vishal-Shekhar and youth-friendly-vibrant romantic/dance numbers
are synonymous to each other and they have justified it time and again from the
past one and a half decade. 2014 has been a quiet year so far with only ‘Hasee Toh Phasee' to their name which won hearts and accolades with some soulful
numbers..Siddharth Raj Anand (Director) has always been consistent with V-S for
all his directorial ventures and their combination has resulted in some
chartbuster numbers.."Bang Bang" rides high on expectations
with Hrithik Roshan-Katrina Kaif in the lead pair that has created a certain
buzz around it, with four originals and one trademark Shekhar Ravjiani reprise
version, let's go for a ride!
Techno arrangements with the trademark V-S "thump" add
to that some dazzling screen presence of Hrithik.."Tu Meri" is insanely catchy with Vishal
Dadlani's vociferous vocals and some ordinary lyrics. The composition embarks a
lot of power but ends too soon and keeps one wanting for more, the choreography
is sparkling and adds a lot of mass appeal to the composition. One word-
Chartbuster!
The vocals of Ash King is like a breath of fresh air where
now-a-days almost every soulful number has Arijit Singh written over it.."Meherbaan" is the highlight of the
soundtrack and is addictive right from the first note and shifts gears during
the five minutes of its duration. Shilpa Rao starts off smoothly but it's Ash
King with his elegant charming voice that takes the composition to an
altogether different stature, add to that Shekhar's Punjabi tadka from 1.09 to 1.27 and Anvita Dutt
Guptan (lyricist) poetic fairy tale imagination..Mesmerising! Remember 'Bin
Tere - Reprise' from 'I Hate Luv Storys' back in 2010 where Shekhar Ravjiani
swept the listeners off their feet.."Meherbaan Reprise" rephrase the same feeling and
cast a spell on the listeners, what with some extraordinary acoustic guitar
arrangements (Sanjoy Das and Keba Jeremiah) and magical vocals of Shekhar who
brings in his own style which makes it very different from the original
number..Keep this one of Repeat Mode! Gorgeous.
Up next "Uff" gives a déjà-vu feeling of
many V-S previous compositions and sounds more of a rehash version, the amazing
part here is the female vocalist Harshdeep Kaur, best known for her Sufi
renditions who sounds amazingly beautiful and adds a certain element of
cuteness in the composition, Benny Dayal is usual with his short part. There is
a mix of Western and Desi arrangements with some guitar, harmonium, keyboards,
piano and many more, notice the drums part towards the end. The lyric by Anvita
Dutt are innovative, matches the frequency of today's generation and connects
instantly. It's nothing what we haven't heard from the stable of V-S before but
still it has the potential to grow post the movie release.
The retro-disco arrangements at the very onset develops curiosity
and adds a certain zing to the title track "Bang
Bang" which has in
it to become a rage once the video is unleashed with the charismatic 'Michael
Jackson' aka Hrithik Roshan, one will get to know why I referred Michael
Jackson here once the video is online. Benny Dayal voice is tailor made for
such genre and Neeti Mohan surprises with her low-techno notes though the song
completely belongs to Benny, the hook line 'Bang
Bang' is addictive and the extended last minute sees some classy
arrangements; make no mistake this is going to be one crazy eye catchy dance
number. Boom!
"Bang Bang" lives up to the expectations and delivers
what V-S are known for, although we are offered nothing much new in terms of
melodies and arrangements, still all the compositions have a satisfactory
outcome. 'Meherbaan' stands out and is the one to enjoy a certain shelf life,
both the versions. Go..Grab a copy right away!
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