Music Album Details
♪ Music by: Babli Haque, Amaal Mallik, Ankit Tiwari & Arjuna Harjai
♪ Lyrics by: Sandeep Nath, Manoj Muntashir & Kumaar
♪ Music Label: T-Series
♪ Music Released On: 18th May 2016
♪ Movie Releases On: 10th June 2016
Do Lafzon Ki Kahani Album Cover
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Do Lafzon Ki Kahani is an upcoming Bollywood romantic drama film, starring Kajal Aggarwal and Randeep Hooda in the lead roles. The movie is directed by Deepak Tijori, abd produced by Jayantilal Gada, Dhiraj Shetty, Avinaash Rai, Deepak Tijori and Dhaval Jayantilal Gada. The movie is an adaptation of the 2011 Korean movie ‘Always’, which had been remade into Kannada as ‘Boxer’ in 2015. The story revolves around a boxer, Suraj (Randeep Hooda) and a blind girl Jenny (Kajal Aggarwal), who fall in love with each other. Anyway, moving on to the music! The music has been handled by T-Series, guaranteeing a multi-composer album, with great songs. (‘Sarbjit’ is a classic example now!) There are four composers behind the album, each having one song. The first is who I always introduce as T-Series’ favourite, junior Pritam — Amaal Mallik. The next composer is Babli Haque, who has composed previously for small films like ‘Bezubaan Ishq’ and done quite well. I think this is his first big film. Next up is Arjuna Harjai, who debuted in ‘Titoo MBA’ and gave us the memorable ‘O Soniye’ among a bunch of not-so-memorable songs. And last up is Ankit Tiwari, who is impressing on and off (with the OFF portion being slightly longer than the ON portion!) Hopefully, these four have come together to give us a bunch of good songs, seeing that the number of songs is less! So let’s start with the analysis of the music album to ‘Do Lafzon Ki Kahani’!
1. Jeena Marna / Jeena Marna (Female Version)
Singers ~ Altamash Faridi / Palak Muchhal, Music by ~ Babli Haque, Lyrics by ~ Sandeep Nath
Babli Haque starts off the album with a soulful romantic song, following the Sufi + rock template. Techno sounds start off the song followed by the blaring of a rock guitar and a very Ankit Tiwari-ish “O yaaaaraaaa”. It sounds quite like the “yaaraa” from ‘Sunn Raha Hai’ (Aashiqui 2). The mukhda, when it starts, sounds like something one would compose as an antara. But that’s a very wonderful move by Haque. The whole composition is really soulful, and though it is nothing innovative at all, it manages to appeal to you instantly. The typical Bhatt-ish composition works best for these Sufi songs. The hookline, in particular, has been composed very whole-heartedly, and that shows in how it manages to make you nod as if you are a judge on a singing reality show. The antara too, has been composed soulfully, and though it is nothing innovative, it would make me feel like hearing it over and over. Lyrics by Sandeep Nath are also nothing new or innovative, but they strike a chord with the listener in that they sound good, even though they are the same old Bollywood stuff. Moving on to arrangements, both versions have different arrangements. The make version has more prominent arrangements, with the rock and Sufi standing high. The tablas with the guitars in the hookline are really catchy, but they were the exact same in ‘Sanam Re’ (Sanam Re). That’s fine because it still sounds good. 😛 Guitars are the prominent instrument in the song, and it leads the way nicely; a wonderful rock interlude keeps you listening for more. In the female version, on the other hand, it seems as though the arrangements from the male version have just been muted and whatever is left audible, has been kept, and it sounds pretty messy. Piano and guitars can be heard here, but it sounds very amateur, and not finished and polished. The hookline and antara have more accentuated tablas here, though, while the rock template is hardly audible, but you can clearly hear that it has been muffled, which is suspicious and also looks lazy! Speaking about vocals, Altamash carries the whole song on his shoulders, giving the perfect expressions and giving a full-of-life rendition. The way he sings “Mujheeee” in the hookline is praiseworthy, and my favorite part of the song. However, Palak seems uneasy singing the song. First of all, it has been recorded so lazily, that her voice has been muffled many a times. Also, she seems to have sung this half-heartedly. Her rendition lacks the punch that could’ve been brought in with a more energetic rendition. Fortunately, she has sung the “mujheeee” comfortably, and I loved the way she sang it too. Babli Haque follows Jeet Gannguli’s style of composing and gives us a soulful Sufi-Rock combo in this song, whose female version was unnecessary, but the male version excels! The male version is a #5StarHotelSong!!
2. Kuch To Hai
Singer ~ Armaan Malik, Music by ~ Amaal Mallik, Lyrics by ~ Manoj Muntashir
Amaal steps in for the next song, which is a typical Amaal Mallik-style romantic song. I say typical, because now I know that Amaal’s forte are these kind of songs — ‘Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon’, ‘Bol Do Na Zara’ and now this. Nobody in the industry does this genre as good as Amaal. A slow, lilting melody, on a soft but functional rhythm and Armaan’s sugar-sweet voice, make for a usual Amaal Mallik song. And I can’t help but say that Amaal always manages to pull out the best of himself in these kind of songs. This song has a beautiful, slightly haunting but mostly soothing tune, which does invite those goosebumps. It is so soulful, that you might even fall asleep to the dulcet tune. The hookline being crafted so well, the rest of the song falls into place just like that. Though the transition from mukhda to hookline seems abrupt, Amaal covers for that with the rest of the song. The antara is so very pleasing, as well! Armaan impresses, and sounds sweet as ever. He handles all the notes wonderfully, and again, these songs are tailor-made for him. The way he sings the “Ayy aahh ahhh” in the interludes is brilliant! Arrangements are par excellence. The music is so orchestral! The flute, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, piano are all nothing in front of the wonderful strings that Amaal introduces towards the end, in the second interlude. They infuse even more grandeur into the song, and make it sound so regal, and are accompanied by a very sweet flute. Manoj Muntashir has written one more great song, but you might need to hear the song another time to pay attention to the lyrics as you will be paying attention to Armaan and Amaal’s magic for most of the time!! 😀 Amaal strikes yet again, with a dulcet melody, full of soul, and perfectly arranged and beautifully sung! #5StarHotelSong!!
3. Sehra
Singer ~ Ankit Tiwari, Music by ~ Ankit Tiwari, Lyrics by ~ Sandeep Nath
For the third song on the album, Ankit Tiwari comes back after some good, but not excellent, performances in ‘Rocky Handsome’ and ‘Baaghi’. This time, though, he is back with something not as monotonous or boring as his previous songs. This time, he has made sure that there is some freshness retained in the song. The overall composition is really fresh, something I never expected after Ankit kept disappointing in this genre after ‘Galliyan’ (Ek Villain). He kept doing dance songs and horror movies good, that’s it. 😛 But now he makes a comeback into this genre, and a very strong one, at that. The mukhda is really similar to all of his previous songs, but just before he starts the hookline, there’s a beautiful line that’s makes the difference. And that line is, “Yunhi saanson mein saans liye”. And this line is something unlike any line in any of his other songs. Also, the way he sings it, is just too cute! The hookline too, is really catchy, and not at all sleep-inducing like his others. You just can’t go to sleep in this one. The antara, though it goes back to familiar territory for some time, gets better after a line or so. Speaking about the vocals, Ankit has really tried not to sound like always, and let me tell you, he has succeeded quite a bit! The autotune machine can now safely be disposed of! The line I mentioned above, he sings in a whispery, feathery voice that sounds quite unlike him! The arrangements too, are fresh. Finger snaps as beats, acoustic guitars giving the melody in the arrangements, and the usual computerized sounds that addict us every time, come together for a wonderful experience. A wonderful backing chorus has been employed to make the song sound polished in all aspects. Sandeep’s lyrics are good, as well. Entrancing!!!! One of Ankit’s best in the romantic genre! I wish he keeps coming up with such songs!!! But again, he shouldn’t overdo it like he did, the last time we said this, after ‘Sunn Raha Hai’! 😂😂😂😂🙈🙈🙈 #5StarHotelSong!!
4. Ankhiyaan
Singer ~ Kanika Kapoor, Backing Vocals by ~ Arjuna Harjai, Music by ~ Arjuna Harjai, Lyrics by ~ Kumaar
The last song on the album is by relative newbie Arjuna Harjai. After the unforgettable ‘O Soniye’ (Titoo MBA), in which he composed five other forgettable songs with that one, I was hoping for a great song here, given that he has got only one! However, I was quite disappointed with what I heard. The composition, for one, is a typical Bhatt-ish composition. Sometimes, these songs are composed beautifully and soulfully, and sometimes really boringly. This one is composed boringly. A sad song with a very monotonous and dull touch to it isn’t actually something anyone loves to hear. The hookline isn’t so catchy as one would want it to be, and the antara is really monotonous. Kanika, though, impresses even in a mediocre composition. She hasn’t sung such a calm song; it’s her first I guess. She sounds marvelous in this genre too! It reminds me of Richa Sharma, who sings upbeat dance numbers as well as sooting Punjabi/Sufi folk numbers, both equally well! Arjuna’s basic arrangements are great. The violin takes the front seat here, playing the tune of the hookline every time the singer stops singing. Other instruments like the dafli, rock guitars, acoustic guitars, and a wonderful santoor take the backseat, and impress highly. Kumaar’s lyrics are suitable for the sad feel, but again, the Punjabi sounds far-fetched in a totally Hindi album. A disappointing end to an otherwise surprisingly good album! Arjuna doesn’t perform as well as the one song he did good in, in his debut. Maybe that was a fluke!?
Do Lafzon Ki Kahani actually meets expectations. I wasn’t expecting something too good, nor something too bad — somewhere in the middle. Just as expected, all composers do well, with Arjuna falling a bit behind the other three. Babli comes up with a good Sufi number, fused with rock, while Amaal follows his own template and makes a lilting melody. Ankit, however, treads untrodden territory and gives a song as fresh as he has ever given. Many of the senior composers don’t give such a song nowadays. All I would say is that, everyone follows the road of typicality and succeed, while Ankit gets non-typical for once, and succeeds!
Final Rating for This Album: सा < रे < ग < म < प < ध < नी < सां
Note: The letter which is underlined is the final rating.
Recommended Listening Order: Sehra > Kuch To Hai > Jeena Marna > Ankhiyaan > Jeena Marna (Female Version)
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