Music Director – Sachin Gupta

Lyrics – Virag Mishra, Sachin Gupta, Shabbir Ahmed

For all those new age youngsters who disdain every “Khan” in the industry except for Irrfan and pride themselves on their intellectual prowess because they know who Rahul Bose is, then DIL KABADDI is one of the most anticipated films of the year.

Sachin Gupta has been roped in for the soundtrack of this comedy caper.

The album starts with Gupta taking on the responsibilities of singing and writing the lyrics with the help of Jaspreet Singh on vocals in ‘Ehsaan’. Appropriately used as the opener this is the strongest track in the entire album. The arrangements bode well with the mellow feeling expressed through the lyrics describing the want of ones lover.

‘Uthale Ya Phenk De’, sung by Jaspreet Singh and Aditya Jassi, starts to give a perspective of the type of film DIL KABADDI aims to be. Uthale ya phenk de referring to a ring, gives insight that the movie is heavily based on relationships. Better suited for the purpose of the film, there isn’t much to write home about in terms of the lyrics from Virag Mishra or composition.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s legacy in the form of his nephew Rahet Fateh Ali Khan graces the soundtrack with ‘Zindagi Ye’. A better title would have been ‘Bol Na Halke Halke – II’. Sachin Gupta did not steal or use snippets from the Shanker-Eshaan-Loy hit, however ‘Zindagi Ye’ sounds like a very obvious extension. Rahet’s lyrics are effective along with his perfectly trained voice.

Mika makes his mark on the album with ‘Ok Tata Done’, more singers would definitely prefer tracks such as these, where all they do is speak…and not sing (it’s a good thing for financers that Indian singers are paid in peanuts). This instrumental is again aimed more for the purpose of the film and will be used as a theme song.

Sachin Gupta decides to steal Timbaland & Magoo’s hit ‘Indian Flute’ and uses the flute that’s played throughout the original. Jaspreet Singh keeps coming back, this time he gets help from Poroma. ‘Nasha Nashila’ is as mediocre as they get. Shabbir Ahmed doesn’t add any innovative lyrics, dull all together.

To please the remix gods and pay them their deserving respect, ‘Eshaan (Remix)’ falls from the heavens to offer the listener overplayed club beats from the 90s. Nothing special about this one, just eats up space and wastes time.

The worst thing to happen to music was the introduction of the keyboards. Download different instruments and play their cheap imitations. Without any trace of an electric guitar somehow the second version of ‘Zindagi Ye’ is inappropriately titled ‘Zindagi Ye (Rock Version)’. Its nothing but a faster paced version than the original.

‘Goodnight’ finishes the soundtrack with some very suggestive lyrics written by Virag Mishra and sung by Jaspreet Singh, Poroma and Monali. The song dwells into the fantasies of a couple to add some excitement into their sex life. Again it will fit in with the movie and leaves no impression.

Overall, the album doesn’t promise any instant hits, but for the purposes and the subject matter of the film the tracks will serve their duty. There isn’t anything special here, keep looking. Key Tracks: ‘Zindagi Ye’ and ‘Eshaan’.

Rating – 1 out of 5 stars

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