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| क्रम Rank |
एल्बम Album |
संगीतकार Music Director |
गीतकार |
1 |
लुटेरा Lootera |
अमित त्रिवेदी Amit Trivedi |
अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य Amitabh Bhattacharya |
2 |
भाग मिल्खा भाग Bhaag Milkha Bhaag |
शंकर-एहसान-लॉय Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
प्रसून जोशी Prasoon Joshi |
3 |
ये जवानी है दीवानी Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani |
प्रीतम Pritam |
अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य Amitabh Bhattacharya |
4 |
राँझणा Raanjhanaa |
ए आर रहमान A R Rahman |
इरशाद कामिल Irshad Kamil |
5 |
काइ पो चे Kai Po Che |
अमित त्रिवेदी Amit Trivedi |
स्वानंद किरकिरे Swanand Kirkire |
2013 पुरस्कार मुखपृष्ठ पर वापस - Back to 2013 Puraskaar home
गानों को अंक केवल श्रेष्ठता के लिए दिए गए हैं. यानी एक आम गाने को 0 अंक ही मिलेंगे. अगर वह औसत से बेहतर है तभी उसे कोई अंक मिलेगा. अधिकतम अंक 5.
The ratings/scores are on a positive-only scale. This means that an average or ok song gets a zero and the ratings go up from there. Maximum 5 marks.
| क्रम Rank |
गीत Song |
संगीतकार, गीतकार, गायक Music Director, Lyricist, Singer(s) |
अंक (/5) Score |
ज्यूरी की राय Jury's say |
| 1 | माँझा (काइ पो चे) Tags: bonding, hopeful, friendship, energetic, motivational, hope, sportsmanship, full-of-spirit, optimism, dreams, inspiration, philosophy, sarangi, folksy |
अमित त्रिवेदी स्वानंद किरकिरे अमित त्रिवेदी, मोहन कानन |
3.65 | |
| 2 | मनमर्ज़ियाँ (लुटेरा) Tags: romantic, soothing, love song, simon-garfunkel-ish, playful, willful, earworm, soft, soft rock, bollywood folk, easy listening |
अमित त्रिवेदी अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य अमित त्रिवेदी, अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य, शिल्पा राव |
3.47 | This song doesn't follow the typical Amit Trivedi template. And while 'sawaar loon' gets maximum airtime, this is the standout song of the soundtrack. Shilpa Rao softly and lazily caresses the notes as she sings them. With each listen this song grows more special. -Priya Oh, I liked this! The one song in the album that gets all its proportions right. -Shalini Razdan Wonderfully sung by Shilpa Rao and fascinatingly layered music by Amit! -Karthik One of Amit's BEST !! Love this song !!! Ok, taking a break to listen to it again. -Shalini Ramachandran The arrangement, uff! -Meera अमित त्रिवेदी ,शिल्पा राव और अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य की जोड़ी जब कभी साथ आई हैं तो काफ़ी कुछ अच्छा रच बैठे. शिल्पा राव की आवाज़ कहाँ किस तरह इस्तेमाल में लायी जाये अमित इस बात से पूरी तरह वाकिफ. गीत में संतूर(?),कोरस,गिटार के तार अच्छे सुनाई पड़ते हैं -विकास Loved the santoor and the guitar in the composition. Plus the expression of man waali marziyan :) -Nishant The layering of the female and male voices (the latter broken into parts) is great, as is use of the santoor, guitar, and string section. Very clear and unfussy production. A treat to listen to. -Ramanand Kinda reminds me of Aisi Saza from Gulaal, but that's Shilpa Rao I guess. Beautiful melancholic composition! -Amit Lovely sounds but boring -Arun Love how the song slowly builds up.. A conversation between two lovers that almost feels like they are finishing each other's sentences. So gorgeous! -Megha Classic Amit Trivedy/Amitabh Bhattacharya combo. What else can happen but excellence? -Pranav Wondering what on earth is "man marziyan!" -Zafar Love everything about this song too. The lead guitar, the chorus, the santoor and Shilpa Rao's voice. -Hemendra Nice singing. Good lyrics.Good experiment -Yunus A pleasant though not particularly memorable listen (except for the fact that it's in 7 beats). -Sanjeev |
| 2 | मोण्टा रे (लुटेरा) Tags: folk fusion, folk, philosophical, folk song, folk tune, baul, bengali, light, hearty, baul-ish, callowness, bengali folk, folksy, experimental, folk-inspired |
अमित त्रिवेदी अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य, स्वानंद किरकिरे |
3.47 | Simple and effective. Liked the rubaab. -Zafar Beautiful song. Loved the use of the dotara and guitars. The singing has just the right texture and Kirkire's vocal expressions are superb. The Bengali ending brings a scintillating close to the song, which is almost perfectly arranged. -Ramanand Amit Trivedi shows he can be comfortable in any region's music and excel. The last time I saw that was with Rahman and Punjabi music. -Amit In a year where half the songs sound identical, I'm willing to give points to this song for two things 1) having a distinct sound and 2) the revisit to Baul music and the slight Hemant-da feel. -Megha बंगाल की महक और बाउल संगीत से मेल खाता ये गीत ...स्वानंद की आवाज़ में आखिर पूछ ही बैठता है कि ‘दिल कैसा बेवक़ूफ़ है’ -विकास Swanand and the folk elements giving it a repeat factor. Earworm. -Nishant Whisper of a song, lyrics -Rohit Amit Trivedi can take you to places with his music… -Shalini Ramachandran Swanand in his element but does he have to sing himself? -Arun The Burman influences have been pre-acknowledged, so one expects a Bangla folk number. And yet when one finds it, it is sweet. -Priya Lovely song. -Shalini Razdan Love the iktara opening! Swanand is super. Love the folksy tune. -Hemendra स्वानंद और अमिताभ के बोल और स्वानंद की गायकी। सुंदर प्रयोग। बरसों बाद बांग्ला संगीत की झलक -Yunus They've managed to make Swanand Kirkire sound in tune? -Sanjeev |
| 2 | बादळ उठ्या (मटरू की बिजली का मण्डोला) Tags: folk fusion, life, sad, folk, classical fusion, folk tune, folk song, fusion, haryanvi, pathos, longing, rustic, intense, rock, folksy, bollywood folk |
विशाल भारद्वाज (लोकधुन से प्रेरित) गुलज़ार रेखा भारद्वाज |
3.47 | This could have been an ordinary folk song, albeit very well sung. But the music is the game changer. The classic rock twist for a folk song grabs you by the collar and smacks you with its gorgeousness. -Megha Amir Khusrau'ish -Zafar It is SO lovely to see folk done differently! Vishal's rock take on a traditional folk song and Rekha's vocals make this a standout song! -Priya RB's rendition fails to deliver the punch. fizzless. -Nishant Rekha B is in astonishing control, rendition and diction-wise, of this well-known Haryanvi folk song. The sitar is an excellent companion to her voice. -Ramanand Beautiful lyrics with mitti ki khushboo, and the music keeps it sufficiently modern -Amit Niladri’s sitar is magic, especially the meend. He makes the song work for me, along with the words of course. -Meera It's not fair for me to judge Rekha Songs ! -Shalini Ramachandran Rekha can sing such songs in her sleep (and puts us to ours :-) Nice lyrics (not by Gulzar incidently) and arrangement! Love the haryanvi flavor..having grown up in Haryana myself :-) -Arun ONLY MALE version and superlative arrangement -Rohit पारंपरिक बोल और धुन के साथ मिलकर रेखा भारद्वाज की आवाज़ बंजर ज़मीं पर बारिश की बूंदों सी महसूस होती है -विकास Ah Rekha…can make any song sound ethereal. This one is as good as they come! Love how Vishal can create music that cuts across genres. -Hemendra रेखा भारद्वाज की बेमिसाल गायकी। विशाल का बेहतरीन संगीत। सितार की कितनी मधुर तान है गाने में। लोक-संगीत और फिल्मी-पन का सुंदर संयोजन। -Yunus Interesting instrumentation…nice groove, and sitar work…not a whole lot else in the song, Rekha B.'s "lazy" vocals are a damper. -Sanjeev Hard to pin down the mood of the song but it has a tendency to linger in the mind. -Shalini Razdan |
| 5 | मीठी बोलियाँ (काइ पो चे) Tags: life, companionship, carefree, hopeful, mood lightener, fresh, love, morning song, friendship, wishful, easy listening, lightheadedness, imagination, rock, soft, romantic, mix bag,inspirational |
अमित त्रिवेदी स्वानंद किरकिरे अमित त्रिवेदी, मिली नायर |
3.35 | Once again, Amit Trivedi delivers music arrangement that is pleasantly surprising, unexpected and fuses different genres in an intoxicating cocktail. One can hear classic rock, Indian, 80s pop, jazz and contemporary bollywood in one amazing package. -Pranav An ethereal sound by Amit Trivedi, beautifully sung by Mili Nair! Fantastic use of intruments by Amit too. -Karthik This song is seeped in mellifluousness, aptly for its title. Very musical in its arrangements (piano, guitars, the superb use of the continuum), I loved the unconventional structure, and the contrast in the voices. The lyrics were very evocative. Superbly crafted. -Ramanand Very meetha song! -Arun अच्छी धुन, अच्छे लफ्ज़ -विकास Amit T running short on budget or short of male voices. Passable composition -Nishant A song that soothing, as well as upbeat. The drumming is work of pure genius. -Amit One of my most favourite songs this year. Flows and takes you along, like a gentle stream. Long build up on cymbal and snare before actually kicking in the bass. -Meera Love this one ! -Shalini Ramachandran Love the voice of Mili! Fresh and adding an effervescence to the song! -Hemendra Good experimental song. -Yunus Words in the antara are thrown kinda weirdly…I like the female vocals better than the male vocals. -Sanjeev |
| 6 | मेरा यार (भाग मिल्खा भाग) Tags: ibadat, country-western, qawwali, folk, punjabi, coke studio flavour, earworm, ishq, sufi, blend of sufi, western folk, rustic, energetic, peppy, folksy/sufi, bollywood sufi |
शंकर-एहसान-लॉय प्रसून जोशी जावेद बशीर |
3.30 | Perfect singing, good arrangement and excellent atmosphere -Rohit Lovely riff in the beginning. The interlude fiddle piece has elements of country/bluegrass. This is what I meant about fusion of folk and rock in the previous song. -Pranav Love love love this song. Lyrics, singing, music, everything. Always end up hearing it multiple times. I like the english pipes being integrated into such an indian melody! Pronunciation irks me a bit - Mandar (mandir) and Masjad (masjid) :) -Hemendra I like how gently the composition wears it's sufi/qawwali badges -Shalini Razdan Hypnotic sufi style that is delivered extremely well! -Karthik कोरस में बजता ‘शपाक चिकि धूम’,‘यूफोरिया’ और ‘यस बॉस’ की याद ताज़ा करता है. -विकास Ehsaan with an addictive guitar riff on the bass and the 'ibadat' flavor of ishq penned by Prasoon Joshi make the listening worth -Nishant The Celtic strings, the roughly textured voice, the excellent lyrics, the guitar riffs - all come together in one exhilarating romantic number. Very well executed. It's just a tad too long. -Ramanand If the industry has its way, Javed Bashir can very soon slip in to that every-song-sounds-the-same genre (Rahat space). This one rides on a combination of great words, hook tune and Javed’s singing, of course. -Meera I am punjabi/urdu impaired so didn't understand the lyrics much. I am sure they mean well. -Shalini Ramachandran great fusion sufi song …love the jazzy interludes..great allround! -Arun Amazing song, the hook is addictive. -Naresh अच्छे बोल, जावेद बशीर की अच्छी गायकी -Yunus S-E-L experimenting with country fiddling in Sufi-style music... Like the guitar riff, bass, and the lack of traditional rhythm (tabla/dholak). Hard time deciding whether the lyrics are really good or just also-ran/recycled Sufi stuff. -Sanjeev |
| 7 | झीनी रे झीनी (इस्सक) Tags: folk fusion, classical, soothing, semi-classical, con-fusion, folk, fusion, romantic, bollywood sufi |
कृष्णा नीलेश मिश्रा राशिद ख़ान, प्रतिभा बघेल |
3.29 | Two beautiful voices (particularly Ustad Rashid Khan's) and simple uncluttered music makes this an unexpected winner. Sometimes good songs happen to bad movies. This is one such song. -Megha Ustad rashid khan sahab. Enough said. -Rohit Sigh. So SO lovely! I am glad I discovered this song thanks to RMIM Puraskaar. -Priya Rashid Khan alone can add to the value of any song. The bass of her voice just elevates the song to a different level. Also love the arrangement during interludes, however, overall the music and song miss the mark, gets really confused in the middle. -Hemendra Rashid Khan's voice is impressive as always, female vocals are nice too - simple instrumentation. -Sanjeev राशिद खान की आवाज़ के साथ प्रतिभा न्याय करती हैं.सचिन-जिगर की बढ़िया कोशिश,नीलेश मिश्र के अच्छे गीतों में एक गीत और जुडा. शहनाई फिर छा जाती है ! राशिद के मुकाबले प्रतिभा को कहीं कहीं ही सुना जाना थोड़ा सा अखरता है. राशिद खान कुछ एक जगह ‘स’ बोलने में थोड़ा अलग सुनाई देते हैं . बेशक,‘सुनिए और सुनते जाइए’ वाला गीत -विकास Listened only because of the sarangi -Nishant The texture of voices against the heavy bass were very interesting. Nice esraaj (sarangii?) -Ramanand What singing! And what a composition! -Amit नीलेश के बोल और राशिद ख़ां की बढिया गायकी। अच्छा गाना। -Yunus This is another one that didn't get as much credit as it deserved. -Shalini Ramachandran Rashid Khan is great as usual but the female singer has matched him well! -Arun Sarangi and Rashid Khan take this one to a new height. -Naresh |
| 7 | सँवार लूँ (लुटेरा) Tags: romantic, folk song, folk tune, bihu, folk, peppy, shringar, bengali, melodious, foot tapping, pop |
अमित त्रिवेदी अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य मोनाली ठाकुर |
3.29 | Someone mentioned somewhere that this was inspired from 'main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya'. The red-chili pounding made sure that this was nothing like the Hum Dono song. It simply didn't work for despite the sweet voice. -Megha Music is a tad too strident but pleasant song overall. -Shalini Razdan Best song of the soundtrack. They had me at glass cinkling, everything else is simply adding to the allure! Monali Thakur sounds great and Amit Trivedi packs enough gems in the melody and tune to make this my most fav. -Hemendra बिहू और ‘नोर्थ ईस्ट’ के संगीत को इतने अच्छे से सुनने का मोका देता ये गीत . कहीं कहीं सचिन देव बर्मन की तो कहीं जयदेव के ‘मैं ज़िंदगी का साथ निभाता चला गया’ की याद ताज़ा करता हुआ. मोनाली ठाकुर कुछ एक जगह शब्दों का सही उच्चारण करने में सहज नहीं लगती ..मिसाल के तौर पर ‘सँवार लूं’ को ‘सवार लूं’ गाती हुईं -विकास A little overorchestrated as far as the percussion goes but a gem nonetheless -Nishant The vintage flavour is evoked with the use of instruments like the mandolin and flute. Excellent melody line, and the talent of everyone involved in this simple song is evident. -Ramanand Maybe the PR people got on the public's nerves, but this is SDBurman & Salil Chowdhury – true inspiration! -Amit Love the old feel to the song. Dil ka bhavar kare pukar-esque feel with the Amit Trivediiliciousness. -Shalini Ramachandran Song of the year? Even with sa.Nwaar vs sawaar! -Arun Addictive -Naresh Everyone goes ga-ga on this one and after many many listens, I still don't get it. Yes she has a very sweet voice, but the thumpity-thump ruins it for me. -Priya This song definitely is popular but I didn't find anything special or extra ordinary in it. -Pranav Catchy tune -Zafar गुज़रे दौर की याद दिलाता अमित का संगीत। मोनाली ने पुरानी ज़माने की मिठास की झलक दिखायी है। -Yunus Totally throwback to Salil Chowdhary? A la Madhumati (antara returning to mukhda reminds a lot of "Dil Tadap-Tadap Ke"). Could have maybe used more different rhythm patterns (thekas) rather than one loop…nice though. -Sanjeev |
| 9 | ख़ामख़ा (मटरू की बिजली का मण्डोला) Tags: folk fused, romantic, devotional, soothing, love song, afro-hindi, template, haryanvi, soft, experimental |
विशाल भारद्वाज गुलज़ार विशाल भारद्वाज, प्रेम देहाती |
3.25 | Every year there is one song that becomes the whole-is-greater-than-the-sum-of-its-parts number. This is my pick for this year. Beautiful lyrics, lovely melody and Vishal's singing has that a very interesting blend of rustic meets refined. Love! -Priya Exceptional, particularly in the way the song fuses together HFM romantic melody, African humming, and the folk coda. Mint-fresh poetry. Vishal's vocal expression override the flaws in song delivery. Very easy on the ears. -Ramanand Yet another hopelessly in love song from Gulzar and Vishal. Heaven. -Amit Vishal B disappoints both as composer and singer in this song -Naresh I’d never have imagined the end that this song has. Gulzar sa’ab and VB -- no way you don’t get magic! -Meera The lazyness of lyrics, Gulzar, Prem dehati. Enough said. Too much brilliance in one song -Rohit Had to look up the lyrics since I couldn't understand Vishal's indistinct burr. -Shalini Razdan This is a song that Vishal usually hands over to Suresh Wadkar, but for some odd reason chose to sing it himself. The gorgeous tune thankfully smoothens out his singing. -Karthik विशाल का गाया गीत अच्छा है, 'ख़ाम-ख़ा नहीं’ .कहीं कहीं जगहों पर ओमकारा के गीत की हलकी छाप लिए . -विकास So VB-Gulzar. From khalish to Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh to Afro, thoda zyada nahi ho gaya? -Nishant Vishal is too soft a singer to create an impact… good attempt to create that haryanvi sound. Sample Gulzar: Jo nahi kiya, kar ke dekhna Saans rok ke, mar ke dekhna -Arun Love the lyrics (ofc) but Vishal's solos are getting slightly repetitive. -Hemendra सिर्फ विशाल की प्यारी आवाज़ के लिए सुन सकते हैं -Yunus Vishal B.'s vocals aren't doing it for me…guess I'd have to watch the movie to understand the inclusion of the African (Swahili?) lyrics, and the last part? -Sanjeev Another favorite song from this year's list. The chorus in the beginning is the only slightly jarring thing about this song. Otherwise, some lovely lyrics, singing and music. I love how he says the line 'paagalpan hai aise tumpe marna'. A song that reminds me of hot summer afternoons. Much like 'o saathi re' from Omkara did. -Megha |
| 10 | ओ रँगरेज़ (भाग मिल्खा भाग) Tags: folk, romantic, love, soothing, soulful, looper, classical, fusion, annoying, sufi, sufi/qawwali, bollywood sufi, qawwali |
शंकर-एहसान-लॉय प्रसून जोशी श्रेया घोषाल, जावेद बशीर |
3.23 | All points for what SEL have done with the taal. Though it's simple keherva (8 beats) its evolved form in the stanza adds to the beauty. They’ve played very safe with the tune. Mishra Khammaj is a meetha raag any way. -Meera Sweetly old-fashioned number that made be realize (sadly) how rare a truly good duet, where the singers actually play off each other, is nowadays -Shalini Razdan ‘खैंच लेना प्राण इस तन के’ इसतरह के बोल अब सुनने में कम ही मिलते हैं. तबले-सारंगी की वो आती जाती तान ...इस गीत के ‘प्राण’ से मालूम होते हैं. वाद्य संयोजन अच्छा -विकास ESRAJ! (Brownie points for the percussion elements) -Nishant These semi-classical numbers, when deftly used and sung, can be irresistable. This song is just that. The opening vocals can be goose-bump inducing. The saarangii (supported here by an excellent sitar and harmonium) has been a stand-out instrument in HFM this year. -Ramanand Superlike ! -Shalini Ramachandran Underrated song of the year - lovely lyrics by Prasoon Joshi !! O rangrez mere rang dariya mein, Doobna Hai Bas Tera Banke Haye Nahin Rehna Dooja Banke Ek Bhi Saans Alag Nahin Leni Khench Lena Pran Is Tan Ke -Arun Classical but not heavy on ears, typically a Shankar Mahadevans composition. -Naresh Good lord. This was such a mess! There's a weird percussion loop thing happening that looks like someone choked all over the song. -Priya Eesh! Either the musicians were stoned while putting this song together, or I need to be more drunk while listening to it. -Megha Starts off well and I like the overall music arrangement but song seems to drag on. -Pranav Simple music goes well with the theme -Zafar My favorite song from this album. Find it so so romantic. The scale changes, the beautiful beautiful lyrics, the superlative singing by Shreya with those small, deft murkis, the use of harmonium and sarangi at the absolute end and that unique amalgamation of western and indian instruments where the main rhythm is always playing in the background! Just brilliant! -Hemendra ठीक-ठाक गाना। -Yunus Shreya sounds good, but wonder if a "tougher" voice might have been more appropriate? Too sugary-sweet? Harmonium sounds too obviously fake, especially next to acoustic sarangi -Sanjeev |
| 11 | शुभारम्भ (काइ पो चे) Tags: folk fusion, celebratory, folk, dance, dandiya, garba beats, raas, gujarati, fun, festive, romantic, gujarati folk, folkish, rustic, inspirational, peppy, regional, bollywood folk |
अमित त्रिवेदी स्वानंद किरकिरे श्रुति पाठक, दिव्य कुमार |
3.20 | I wish Shehnai didn't sound so much like Nadaswaram. Gives the song a south Indian not Gujarati flavor. -Pranav Liked the juxtaposition of languages -Zafar Captures the Gujrati flavor very well! -Arun Such a pleasure to listen to Shehnai in film songs after such a long time! -Naresh Brilliant mix of the Garba and Bagpipes to produce a heady cocktail! Very Amit Trivedi. -Karthik बंद करो यार ! अब इस तरह का हर गीत संजय लीला बंसाली की याद दिलाता है -विकास Traditional elements of shehnai and dhol in a garba song making all the difference. -Nishant The electronic modulations of Shruti Pathak's voice actually works well, as does the unusual choice of throwing a bagpipe into the mix with a shehnai on a dandiya structure. Marks for creativity. -Ramanand Trivedi is at home turf, and hits a massive tonne! A Gujarati song which is not overly 'party' after such a long time! -Amit Coz Amit makes even Garba so cool! -Meera Arrangement and especially bagpipes!! -Rohit गुजराती लोक-गीत और फिल्मी धुन का सुंदर योग। 'अपना बोझ मिलके साथी हमको ढोना है' नया दौर के गाने की याद दिलाता है। अच्छी रचना। -Yunus Mixed Hindi-Gujarati lyrics? Seems to be adaptation of a traditional melody, nice enough has the composer added anything else here? -Sanjeev |
| 12 | अनकही (लुटेरा) Tags: life, regret, sad, melancholy, western, earworm, dard, incompleteness, soft, evocative, philosophical, soft rock, romantic, experimental, easy listening |
अमित त्रिवेदी अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य |
3.18 | The Ghar-Masoom-Ijaazat CD from HMV has been put to good use. There's a little bit from each of those soundtracks in this song. It comes together nicely, but that is hardly surprising, given the sources :) -Priya A nice, seemingly simple melody. The choice of the military band beat was intriguing, and worked well. The long instrumental coda (a shift from conventional HFM grammar) was a nice surprise. This song grew on me over time. -Ramanand Needed a more expressive singer. -Shalini Razdan The song ends with a tip-of-the-hat to Pancham-da. The rest of the song however is a soft and serene number that has Amit Trivedi stamped all over it. Lovely guitaring! -Megha Slightly western in composition but very effective lyrics wise -Nishant Amitabh can write amazingly well, and here he sings equally well. The guitar riffs are right out of an 80s Pancham recording. And the outro is so long and beautiful. Respect! -Amit Love all the songs of Lootera. Amit T and Amitabh B at their best and in this song Amitabh is the crooner too. Very very soulful! -Hemendra Nice! -Shalini Ramachandran Very atmospheric - lovely! Minimal and classy! -Arun So refreshing to hear flanging guitar after such a long time. That along with use of strings does give the song the retro feel that is required for the movie. Yet, the contemporary feel is not lost. Beautiful arrangement. -Pranav किशोर कुमार मत बनो यार . -विकास अच्छे बोल अच्छी गायकी। -Yunus Interesting "march" drum beat background. -Sanjeev |
| 13 | तेरे मेरे बीच में (शुद्ध देसी रोमांस) Tags: comedy, romantic, urduish, fun, love song, masti, playful, silly, hinglish, mischief, sawaal-jawaab, conversational, foot tapping, dancy, swing |
सचिन-जिगर जयदीप साहनी सुनिधि चौहान, मोहित चौहान |
3.08 | Love the 'chaddar khaddar ki, armaan hai resham ke' bit. Play of words that tell a story and remain playful while doing so! Both the Chauhans have sung it well. -Priya Excellent camaradrie between singers plus arrangement -Rohit Sunidhi sings like a dream.. Mohit is great too -Arun Next please. -Nishant Snappy tune and very hummable. The singing is breezy, and the singers make it sound easier than it is. -Ramanand काफ़ी वक्त बाद एक आपसी ‘संवाद नुमां’ गीत सुनाई दिया. धुन और बोल का अच्छा तालमेल, बेशक सुनिधि और मोहित चौहान की अच्छी गायकी.सचिन-जिगर तेज़ी से उभरता हुआ नाम है, जो अपनी धुनों के साथ काफ़ी प्रयोग करते रहते हैं.लेकिन इनका संगीत कुछ हद तक रामसंपथ, अमित त्रिवेदी के आसपास सा महसूस होता है . -विकास Catchy without being monotonous. Great arrangement, right from the pressure cooker ki seeti to the conversations in between. -Meera Peppy -Shalini Ramachandran Delightful ! Sunidhi and Mohit Rock, Sachin Jigar's best in this album -Naresh Beautiful song. Use of guitars (will always be biased towards that), brass, bass, chorus, strings, vocal points and counter points, piano, accordian, harmonies - what else do you want in a song? -Pranav Peppy, cute song -Shalini Razdan Interesting conversational song. Still, sounds very situational and better seen and heard rather than just heard. Good to hear Sunidhi singing a few songs! -Hemendra Even in this galaxy of voices, Sunidhi is distinct (actually was able to easily identify her without looking). Silly lyrics, but catchy. Like the way the male/female voices are woven. -Sanjeev The playful lyrics and melody capture the freshness of young love effectively. Sunidhi and Mohit are both perfect in their roles! -Megha |
| 14 | सपना रे सपना (एक थी डायन) Tags: luallaby, magical realism, lori, eerie, haunting, dreams, imagination, sad, easy listening, dreamy |
विशाल भारद्वाज गुलज़ार पद्मनाभ गायकवाड़ |
3.07 | One little kid, so much emotion He’s done so much justice to the pace of the song. Bahut thehraav. -Meera "a.Nkhiyon ki Dibiya" - ah, Gulzar. :-) Impressive vocals. -Shalini Razdan Superbly sung by a young and expressive voice. Loved the metaphors (the marble stars, the box of dreams). Simple arrangements, especially the lovely, soothing flute. -Ramanand Replete with VB-Gulzar signatures sung quite wonderfully by the kid -Nishant A perfect VB-Gulzar song. -Amit I expect more from Vishal B -Shalini Ramachandran Voice texture is nice but singing needs a lot of work -- good stuff by Gulzar "Bagulon ke jaise re doobe huey hain re Paani mein sapnon ke paanv -Arun Astonishingly well sung by Padmnabh. -Naresh Singing, Superlative lyrics and a breathtaking arrangement -Rohit गुनगुनाहट से शुरुहोता गीत आते ही असर करता है और सुनने वाला गुनगुनाने से खुद को रोक नहीं पाता, फिल्मों से गायब होती लोरियाँ के दौर में एक राहत मुहय्या करवाता गीत -विकास Song has VB written all over it. Too much like his other songs. Even the kid who sang it has delivered it exactly like how VB himself would've sung it. Lost the surprise :( -Pranav Unusual voice/lyrics for a lori -Zafar Padmanabh Gaikwad sounds soulful. Lyrics are top notch (and why would they not be?), the tune seems rehashed. Still favorite! -Hemendra बहुत अरसे बाद आयी अच्छी लोरी। पद्मनाभ गायकवाड़ ने इसे खूब गाया है। अदभुत बोल। आंखों की डिबिया, तारों के कंचे, बादलों के भालू। अहा। -Yunus Pretty - nice kid's voice…situational again? -Sanjeev |
| 14 | इक घड़ी (डी-डे) Tags: sad, ghazal, romantic, nostalgic, thumri, regret, soz, ghazalish, poetry, semi-classical, pensive, pathos, classical, urdu, unplugged |
शंकर-एहसान-लॉय निरंजन अय्यंगर रेखा भारद्वाज |
3.07 | रेखा भारद्वाज की बेमिसाल गायकी ने इस ग़ज़ल को अच्छे गानों की फ़ेहरिस्त में ला दिया है। -Yunus And with that we have a lovely film ghazal after quite long. -Meera Rekha Bharadwaj strikes and how! Her voice alone is plenty to make it work, but some beautiful lyrics only add to the joy of this ghazal. -Megha Matla out of meter; qaafiya mistakes :) -Zafar 7-beat roopakam and Rekha B's first rendition for SEL. Truly experimental. Has a few compulsive elements to it -Nishant Excellent ghazal and superbly rendered by Rekha B. The lyrics are worth paying attention to, and this ghazal, a rare entity in films these days, is worth one's time. -Ramanand Rekha's voice takes the song higher than I'd usually rate it -Amit I love Rekha Bhardwaj ….misex with SEL …wah …sone pe suhaga !! -Shalini Ramachandran Rekha bhardwaj is getting typecast and a bit lethargic about singing these kind of numbers. The spark is missing from her rendition. -Arun Better song from this album -Naresh Always nice to hear a ghazal in today's Hindi film music. Rekha Bharadwaj is a happy bonus! -Priya रेखा भारद्वाज की करिश्माई आवाज़ और निरंजन की लिखी पुरसोज़ ग़ज़ल -विकास Rekha B. is great as always. Song could have had more color if the jazz parts were more embelished. -Pranav Rekha Bharadwaj's voice was made to sing songs like this and SEL milk it for all its worth! The old world charm of this song as well as the simple musical arrangement make it a favorite! -Hemendra Filmi 'gazal' - after a long time, that too in Roopak taal. I basically like Rekha B.'s vocals., but would the effect have been diminished if they were not quite so lazy up top (would be curious to hear her drop the "laziness" a notch or two). Song rides on vocals/tabla, not much else going on -Sanjeev |
| 14 | अम्बरसरिया (फुकरे) Tags: folk, romantic, folk fused, teasing, punjabi, folksy, peppy, folkish, inspired, bollywood folk, easy listening, guitar ballad |
राम संपत मुन्ना धीमान (लोकगीत से प्रेरित) सोना महापात्र |
3.07 | Amazingly catchy, gave it extra points for overall and arrangement because it highlights the fact that you don't have to have heavy handed or software infused arrangement for a song to be catchy. -Pranav I love Sona ! Like the earthiness in her voice. This song is overrated though .. -Shalini Ramachandran A song tailor-made for Sona Mohapatra's voice and timbre! A great combination of a folk tune and an almost-unplugged style minimal -Karthik लोक धुन से बंधे बोल ... कहीं कहीं कच्चा सा कहीं कहीं छूता हुआ. -विकास Murder of what seems to be a very nice folky piece. -Nishant The simple arrangements let the vocals take centrestage, to which opportunity Sona M does immense justice. -Ramanand Sona's voice is literally golden. She makes it all so awesome! -Amit बहुत ही अलग गीत। सोना महापात्रा की आवाज़ का एक अलग मिज़ाज है। एक पंजाबी लोकगीत को खूबसूरती से फिल्मी जामा पहनाया गया है। -Yunus Good voice, but not much demanded from it (limited range in song), nice to hear just guitars/vocals. -Sanjeev Like the voice quality of Sona but not her singing that much. -Arun Everything here works for me. Sona Mohapatra and Ram Sampath together have a winner here -Naresh Nice updating of the Punjabi folk sound. Really liked the assured singing and the low-key instrumentation. -Shalini Razdan Catchy tune -Zafar Ram Sampath did not tune too many movies this yr and I missed Sona Mohapatra too the entire yr. Ambarsariya is also a super fun track. I think the lyrics pull the song a bit down, else a fantastic track! -Hemendra |
| 17 | मुर्शिद खेले होली (डी-डे) Tags: qawwali, devotional, sufi, semi-classical, lilting, energetic, prayer, urdu |
शंकर-एहसान-लॉय निरंजन अय्यंगर मुनव्वर मासूम, जावेद अली, शंकर महादेवन, गौरव गुप्ता, राजीव सुंदरेसन, मणि महादेवन, रमण महादेवन |
3.06 | Perfect arrangement, superlative singing. -Rohit Qawwali done right! -Shalini Razdan Sarang elements in a qawwali. Well done, SEL. Song of the album plus points for being probably one of the few qawwali songs of the year. -Nishant इस कव्वाली को जावेद अली की बेहतरीन गायकी और निरंजन के खूबसूरत बोलों के लिए सुनना चाहिए -Yunus Very pretty. Like it a lot. But the only thing that bothers me (in all D-Day songs) is why have SEL used keyboards instead of the actual instruments -Meera High point of this album -Naresh Servicable qawwali but nothing to write home about. -Arun सूफियाना एहसास से लबरेज़ कव्वाली, शंकर एहसान लॉय की तारीफ के काबिल धुन .गायकी उम्दा . -विकास Nice qawwali -Pranav Run of the mill qawwali -Zafar D-Day is clearly my fav. OST of the year alongwith Lootera. A ghazal followed by a qawwali. SEL really are back, and how! -Hemendra "Jee Men Tu~~~" refrain is catchy, nicely sung, if a bit typical. Javed Ali's vocals have slowly grown on me. Cheated and watched the video, not sure the song matches the grisly picturization (Sarang is too "friendly" a raag for me) -Sanjeev |
| 18 | स्लो मोशन अँगरेज़ा (भाग मिल्खा भाग) Tags: fun, comedic, masti, fast beats, country, daaru, foot-tapping, dance, bluegrass, peppy, western, fusion, rock n roll, folksy |
शंकर-एहसान-लॉय प्रसून जोशी सुखविंदर सिंह, शंकर महादेवन, लॉय मेंडोंसा |
3.05 | Bluegrass comes to Hindi movie soundtrack. AFAIK this is the first such instance. So glad that they kept the arrangement as pure as possible. -Pranav Blown away by the use of the guitars and violins. Sukhwinder is in his element here - on his day, his naturally expressive vocals are hard to be at. This could easily have been a lightweight song, but it all comes together very well. -Ramanand अंग्रेज़ी और हिंदी बोलों का सुंदर मिक्स। अच्छा प्रयोग। -Yunus Cathcy, funny song. I think coming up with funny lyrics is harder than it looks -Shalini Razdan There are many followers but only ONE Sukhwinder - infectious energy, seems to be a fun situational song. -Sanjeev सुखविंदर किसी छूटते हुए रॉकिट की तरह गीत को ऊपर-ऊपर ले जाते हुए. रंग चढाता हुआ गीत -विकास Sukhwinder & the instrumentation push it just beyond average -Nishant Nice dancy beat -Zafar The words aren't clear, but then again it's Sukhwinder so that's expected -Amit Fun all the way. Loy and Sukhwinder, yay! :) -Meera Sukhwinder excels as usual -Arun While having a distinct sound is not enough to make a song good, it helps it to stand above the rest of the soundtrack. -Megha For some reason can't get behind situational songs. Even though this is a perfectly good song, just doesn't create the same appeal. Plus Sukhi with his pathetic pronunciation kills it for me :( and Ghulmi ghulmil Launda? Really? :) I like the bluegrassy music, though! -Hemendra |
| 19 | शिकायतें (लुटेरा) Tags: life, hopeful, redemption, morning song, fresh, motivational, hope, reprise, soft rock, resurgence, inspiration, rock, chorus, dreamy, introspective, experimental |
अमित त्रिवेदी अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य, मोहन कानन |
3.02 | Some dev-D and udaan hangover. Amit Trivedi has been there and done that! -Arun Amit Trivedi has chosen a huge canvas to paint here. -Naresh Jaltrang!!! -Zafar ‘शिकायतें’ गीत किसी रॉकबैंड सा एहसास कराता है और फिर एक बार हलके कम वाद्य गीत को सुन्दर बनाते हैं .गीत सुनकर इस बात का अंदाजा लगाया जा सकता है कि अमित फिल्मों में गीतकार को बोल लिखने का अलग क्षितिज मुहय्या करातें हैं. -विकास Nicely blended rock portions lend some weight to the lyrics. -Nishant Reminiscent of their work on Udaan, this kind of rock-based template is clearly something Amit Trivedi-Amitabh Bhattacharya excel at. Leaves you energized. -Ramanand "Looteron ko baaghbaan banayein", love. -Meera Love the 'boy next door' feel to the real voices in this song. Sleepy, lazy raspy …purrfect. -Shalini Ramachandran There's a Maithili Sharan Gupt poem that I had read as a kid, about a tree that is on fire and how the birds choose to stay and burn with the tree that has fed them, rather than desert it. It has lines like 'phal khaaye hai vriksh ke, gande keene paat, yahi hamaara dharm hai, hum isi ke saath.' I think the poem must have played on the mind of the lyric writer when penning the lines 'parindon ne bhi wafa jaan li'. -Megha Nice melody overpowered by the orchestration. Why does everything have to be soaring? -Shalini Razdan Subah bedaag hai…parindoN ne bhi wafaa jani. Some great lyrics and singing make this a treat. -Hemendra मोहन कानन और अमिताभ की आवाज़ें अलग अलग पहचान तो नहीं आतीं। पर गाना अच्छा है। अलग तरह का। कोरस अच्छा लगा। -Yunus |
| 20 | अजनबी (मद्रास कैफ़े) Tags: sad, nostalgic, hopeful, regret, dreamy, mesmerizing, soulful, light-yet-touching, companionship, pathos, longing, quest, soft, melancholic, unhurried, soft rock, romantic, plink-plink-la-la, easy listening |
शांतनु मोइत्रा बिलाला सामी ज़ेबुन्निसा बंगाश |
3.01 | Zeb's fragile singing. -Rohit Wonderfully simple and unfussy song. The clarinet and accordion are an inspired choice. Very well sung too. -Ramanand Voice texture is nice, but singing and pronunciation sounds distractingly amateurish in spots. I like the clarinet/guitar combo…very sweet. -Sanjeev कविता नुमा गीत! लेकिन कहीं कहीं गाना सुस्त! बोझिल किस्म का! -विकास Crafty song with some crafty vocals from Zeb. -Nishant A beautiful song. Like a cozy night. -Amit Uncluttered, clean, crisp. So simple. And works so well -Meera Dim evening lights beget this song -Shalini Ramachandran Pleasant and captivating.. almost conversational -Arun Zebunissa does a good job as the singer, Shantanu M impresses -Naresh Nice and simple. -Shalini Razdan There's quite a few of these songs all over the playlist, but this one is the best example of a plink-plink-la-la song. An acoustic guitar going plink-plink and a random female (sometimes male) voice going la-la-la, mostly tunelessly. Pleasant for the five minutes that it lasts, but I bet you can't tell it apart from your dishwasher, once it's over. -Megha Madras Café ranks pretty high on my list of great songs of 2013, pity there're only one song on this list :( Love the quiet, folksy setting of the song, almost unplugged. -Hemendra जैबुन्निसा बंगश की गायकी और बिलाल के बोल हैरत में डालते हैं। शुक्र है कि इतने सॉफ्ट गाने अब बनने लगे हैं। -Yunus |
| 21 | यारम (एक थी डायन) Tags: romantic, rock, naughty, gulzarish, soft, soft rock, soulful, pop, new age romance |
विशाल भारद्वाज गुलज़ार सुनिधि चौहान, क्लिंटन सेरेजो |
3.00 | The words, aah! :) -Meera बदलते वक्त के साथ गुलज़ार किस तरह बदल रहे हैं इसकी मिसाल है ये गाना।‘तुम्हारी फाइलें, तुम्हारी डायरी/गाडी की चाबियां, तुम्हारी ऐनकें’ क्या मिसालें ली हैं। कितना प्यारा इसरार। साल के बेहतरीन गानों में से एक। संगीत में बहुत ही मॉडर्न ट्रीटमेन्ट। पर बोलों पर हावी नहीं होता। सुनिधि की आवाज़ का ये टैक्सचर अच्छा लगता है। -Yunus The finger snaps won me over. Bechara dil kya kare. :-) -Shalini Razdan The best ever classified advertisment by a maid, soliciting for homes to work in. The pulsating 'Aur apna dil' is a nice twist in an otherwise soft and melodious song. -Karthik एक दम फर्जी गीत -विकास Spunky rendition by Sunidhi. -Nishant Nice structure to the song, alternating between slow and fast. The lyrics were a mixed bag: I cringe when I hear "risk" and "ishq" set to rhyme. -Ramanand Simply wow. Have loved the song right from the time I heard it first! -Amit Better fare from Vishal-Gulzar. "Koi khabar aayi na pasand toh, end badal denge" G in his element. -Arun Will always have a soft corner for acoustic/unplugged arrangements. -Pranav Very offbeat lyrics. Gulzar? -Zafar I love this song, everything about it - the lyrics, the tempo changes, the music and finally, Sunidhi! I really really wish she sang more often. I just love her in this song! -Hemendra Interesting lyrics…very situational? "Oongha Karenge Ham…" -Sanjeev This song tries something interesting with its lyrics, but I don't think the music does it justice. However Sunidhi saves it beautifully with her runs-all-over-the-place-and-gets-home-on-time singing. -Megha |
| 22 | कबीरा (ये जवानी है दीवानी) Tags: life, romantic, complaining, pleading, sweet, yayawari, pseudo-philosophical, roothna-manana, reflective, longing, philosophical, soulful, intense, sufi, rock, modern sufi |
प्रीतम अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य रेखा भारद्वाज, तोषी रैना |
2.99 | So spoilt for choice whose voice I love more, but I think Tochi Raina wins. Nice lyrics, simple melody and exceptionally sung! -Priya Song of the album for me, touches my innermost. -Naresh The strong voices are the high point of this song. -Ramanand अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य के अच्छे लिखे गीतों में से एक। कहानी के पार जाकर गाने की फिलॉसफी मन पर असर डालती है। रेखा जी, तोची की बेहतरीन गायकी। -Yunus Pick of the album for me. Rekha and Tochi complement each other well and oveall the sufi tenor works beautiful Great song! -Hemendra Will surely make Kabir turn in his grave -Nishant Gaana sunke aisa laga ki suna hua hai. -Meera Lovely ..Tochi Raina is an excellent singer for this genre! -Arun Tochi Raina and Rekha Bharadwaj are two voices that usually take an average song into the awesome category. But Amitabh's poetry and Pritam's controlled composition takes this one notch higher into the superlative territory! -Megha ‘कबीरा’, इस किस्म के गीत हाल के दौर में काफ़ी सुनाई देने लगे हैं और युवाओं और सुननेवालों ने इन्हें हाथों हाथ लिया. कबीरा गीत एक तरह का मस्तमौला होने का एहसास जगाता है -विकास My favorite Rekha B. song of the lot…why can't we have more "non-lazy" (or at least less lazy) renditions from her? A few strange pronunciations, Thandi "Poooor"-vaayi? -Sanjeev |
| 23 | भाग मिल्खा भाग (भाग मिल्खा भाग) Tags: running, motivational, punjabi tadka, bijli, evocative, inspirational, instant-energizer, inspirational, folk, passion, veer-rasa, rustic, energetic, folksy, banjo, bluegrass |
शंकर-एहसान-लॉय प्रसून जोशी आरिफ़ लोहार |
2.98 | You know how some songs get better with each listen? Well, this wasn't one of them. -Megha अच्छे बोल, अच्छी गायकी। -Yunus Like that S-E-L didn't throw in any other instrumentation, good energy in the singing -Sanjeev Arif Lohar is like a breeze of fresh air. Prasoon Joshi rocks in this album -Naresh पर्दे पर देखने पर ये गीत ज़िंदा हो उठता है.कथ्य को आगे बढ़ने में मदद करता हुआ, हलके संगीत और अच्छे बोल -विकास Both the singing and the lyrics take the song to a different level. SEL at their best in this. -Nishant The composers make a great choice to make this more of a prose poem. Excellent lyrics, passionate singing, and a string-based arrangement uplift this seemingly simple song. -Ramanand Feel that this is more of a situational song than something that I like to listen repeatedly on my playlist. -Hemendra I love the way Arif Lohar spits the words out. So much music in just his pronunciations. Minimal music, complete win! Despite the tuk bandi (rhyming) in lyrics,the writing is fresh! -Meera I love the rock version of this song way better . Makes me feel like get off the couch and start running. -Shalini Ramachandran Anthem of the year! I used it to great effect during my own initiation into long distance running a few months ago. -Arun Folk songs are in fashion. I really wish this song had some fusion elements in it. -Pranav |
| 24 | बदतमीज़ दिल (ये जवानी है दीवानी) Tags: fun, dance, party, masti, dhinchank, nonsense, earful, club, hinglish, flashy, foot tapping, gibberish, disco, rocknroll, dancy, party song, latin, |
प्रीतम अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य बेनी दयाल, शेफ़ाली अल्वारेस |
2.93 | Tightly-packed fun lyrics that have little gems scattered through - 'seeng ka singhaada khaake, sher ka ghurraana dekha'. But the biggest winner is Benny Dayal. The effortlessness he infuses in his singing belies how difficult a song this is actually to execute. -Megha Good energy…I'm sure this is ripped off some song, just don't know which one… -Sanjeev Copy of a Pakistani song -Zafar Superb lyrics, fun singing by Benny -Rohit So generic. -Shalini Razdan Pritam aces the commercial foot-tapping template with this song, where Ranbir's feet and Deepika Padukone complete for the viewer's attention! -Karthik आप क्या गा रहे हैं इस बात को छोडिये जनाब ! ये गीत आपको इसे सुनते समय बस धुन में खो जाने को कहता है. आप धुन के दीवाने हैं तो गीत आपके सर चढ़ कर बोलेगा . बोल के हिसाब से एक दम डब्बा गीत, बेतुका सा ‘बदतमीज़’ गीत. -विकास The trumpets and some ordinary lyrics get the best off of the catchiness of the song -Nishant Cracking song delivery by Benny Dayal. Liked the brass band arrangement - it's gone out of vogue. I liked the in-your-face style of the song. -Ramanand Amitabh Bhattacharya's lyrics are totally insane, and the way they move in tandem with the music is fantastic. -Amit This is a very well packaged song. -Meera My kids love this song so I am biased. -Shalini Ramachandran Benny dayal is closest to kishore kumar we can get in this era -Arun Overrated song. -Yunus A difficult song to sing but made to look easy by some very skillful singing! And fun lyrics too! Extra points for what might the first time that I've seen English used sensibly in a Hindi song -- 'aaj saare chaand taare, ban gaye hai disco lights..' -Priya |
| 25 | लाल इश्क़ (राम-लीला) Tags: sad, romantic, dramatic, love song, sweet, raag based, semi-classical, junoon-y, sufi, classical, experimental, classically-based |
संजय लीला भंसाली सिद्धार्थ-गरिमा अरिजित सिंह |
2.87 | Simple magic with Yaman! Arijit’s so good -Meera Lyrics a bit repetitive? Well-sung. -Sanjeev अरिजीत की आवाज़ का शास्त्रीय रंग सुनकर लगता है कि इस गायक से उम्मीदें बांधी जा सकती हैं। -Yunus One of the better songs of the album. Plus surprise element of that nand kalyan shehnai piece -Nishant Excellent singing, the highlight of the song. Arijit's modulations and his range elevate the song. -Ramanand Superb ! -Shalini Ramachandran Allrounder SLB doesn't fare well here -Arun Both Arijit as singer and SLB as composer impress! -Naresh Beautiful! -Priya Awesomely sung! Arijit Singh has a beautiful voice and in this one, he sounds very different from his Aashiqui 2 outing. The tune however is vaguely familiar, as most SLB tunes tend to be. -Megha Gave overall an extra point due to singing. Arrangement, I felt was over-coocked (SLB tends to do that) - everything has to be too sweet. Heavy reverb, lot of high frequencies (all the hiss..and ishh sounds). Slow strings swelling with the big drum beats is predictable. -Pranav Arijit's singing elevates the song which is otherwise very typical SLB/Monty template. -Hemendra सधे हुए गले में अरिजीत निखर के सामने आये है. शास्त्रीय संगीत की छाप और रूहानियत का एहसास लिए संजय लीला बंसाली,कुछ हद तक गीत में सांवरिया से बाहर निकलने कि नाकामयाब जद्दोजहद करते हुए .बेशक बोल इतने असरदार ना हों पर अरिजीत की आवाज़ अपना सुरूर छोड़ती है.और साबित करती है कि उनमें काफ़ी संभावनाएं हैं. -विकास |
| 26 | पिया मिलेंगे (राँझणा) Tags: devotional, traditional, symphonic, rock, folkish, beats, fusion, sufi, quest, longing, introspective, qawwali, sufi/mystical, sufiesque, experimental |
ए आर रहमान इरशाद कामिल सुखविंदर सिंह, के एम एम सी सूफ़ी समूह |
2.86 | रहमान और सुखविंदर का कॉकटेल ! कहीं कहीं खुमार चढ़ाता, कहीं उतारता हुआ -विकास Sukhvinder's vocals and the insistent percussion lend a power and urgency to the words that I found rather moving. -Shalini Razdan This song is so beautiful. The music, words, Sukhwinder, choir. And did I say the words. Wah, Irshad Kamil! -Meera Hard on the ears and fails to invoke the Rahman-Sukhwinder charm. Ok-ish. -Nishant Sukhwinder renders this very well. The song has a nice ebb and flow to it, backed by the violins and chorus. -Ramanand Forgettable ! -Shalini Ramachandran Sukwinder rocks as usual -Arun ARR -> Qawwali : Guaranteed Quality -Naresh The song has an impressive start but falters when it gets into the pure qawwali territory. -Priya The going back and forth between the two genres allows it to stay relatively fresh, otherwise it is not a particularly good rock or qawwali number, while trying to be a fusion of both. -Megha Singing is good, with sufiyana feel but arrangement is really lacking. It seems copy-paste from a bunch of earlier Rehman songs. -Pranav Catchy rhythm, especially the hook line. Sukhi makes me cringe again :( -Hemendra Typical Rehman and Sukhvinder song. Beautiful lyrics. -Yunus Catchy! I like the rhythm pattern overlaid on the typical qawwali theka, and the guitars underneath. Not a big fan of ARR and sargam. -Sanjeev |
| 27 | राँझणा (राँझणा) Tags: romantic, rustic, obsessed in love!, fun, beats, punjabi, dhol, mildly earworm, jhankar beats, title song, peppy, energetic, folk |
ए आर रहमान इरशाद कामिल शिराज़ उप्पल, जसविंदर सिंह |
2.83 | The solo version of the madly-in-love Gulaabi! Like the film's theme, it looks at madness of being in love only from the male side, but it does justice to his expression mighty well, in a lively setting by Rahman! -Karthik That ARR originally wanted Sonu to sing this song, makes me wonder what it'd have sounded like then. Here the music scores over the singing, for me. -Meera Immaculate cadence -Naresh Neither here nor there -Zafar The jhankar beats-ish arrangement and the 'disco' pieces put off the appeal of the song -Nishant A colourful song. I found the nasal tone of the vocals a little off-putting at times, but the rich orchestration, especially the sitar bit, was a nice treat. -Ramanand Still can't figure out some lyrics. Enunciation is annoying. The music is below par considering it's Rahman -Amit Singing is weak but one of the best of the year! And how well were the songs picturised and great job by Dhanush who rocked this role! -Arun गीत के बीच सितार का वो छोटा सा हिस्सा...आह ! -विकास The magic of rehman. Good singing by jasvinder and shiraz. Beuaftiful sitar in interlude. -Yunus More catchy beats, ARR has always used strings nicely. Another song with too many vocal effects, esp. at "kar meri bhor ab mukh dikhlaa". Was that sitar really played at that speed or was it resampled? -Sanjeev |
| 28 | तुम तक (राँझणा) Tags: romantic, love song, bhajan, dakshin, peppy |
ए आर रहमान इरशाद कामिल जावेद अली, पूजा वैद्यनाथ, कीर्ति सगठिया |
2.82 | Song meanders a bit, but good singing and instrumentation (a bit "standard" for ARR, reminded of "Mahi Ve" from The Legend of Bhagat Singh). I know he's trying to create the "Sufi tarana" effect with the "Tum Tak" repetition, but I am not getting into it. -Sanjeev Good lyrics, singing is good but the song dies a painful death at the hands of Rehman who just doesn't get the meter and "sound" of Hindi words. -Pranav Javed Ali leads the song in his own style and Rahman uses his own free flowing structure to build a lovely song. -Karthik Bhajan in the mukhda, too much experimentation in the interludes. -Nishant What a dulcet number! The onomatopoeic embellishments are wonderful. The only dissonant piece is when the 2nd male singer is first heard - seems to be at odds with the rest of the song. (The song recovers.) The shehnai and sitar are well used. A great end too. -Ramanand Is it Tum Tak, or Tuuuuu Tak? I'm confused -Amit Another of my favourites this year. Vey amazing arrangement! -Meera Well, that was annoying! -Shalini Razdan Javed Ali does a great job so does Dr. Irshad Kamil -Arun ARR command on cadence is remarkable ! -Naresh अच्छा गीत बनते बनते रह गया .रहमान खुद को दौहराने से बच नहीं पाते. जावेद अली अच्छे सुनाई देते हैं -विकास Boring -Zafar Love the scale changes in the song and therefore I rate the singing and music higher. Even though my gripe still remains that Banarasiya did not make the cut :( -Hemendra इरशाद के बढिया बोल। और जावेद अली की बढिया गायकी। रहमान के इन दिनों के उल्लेखनीय गानों में से एक। -Yunus |
| 29 | इलाही (मोहित) (ये जवानी है दीवानी) Tags: fun, life, country, inspirational, fast beats, urduish, masti, free-spirited, khanabadoshi, carefree, quest, restless, touching, energetic, sufi, wannabe sufi, dancy, travel song |
प्रीतम अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य मोहित चौहान |
2.81 | मेरी नज़र में साल के सबसे अच्छे गानों में से एक। सबसे अच्छी लाइन है 'बाग़ी उड़ान पे ही ना जाने क्यों इलाही मेरा जी आये'। खानाबदोशी का गाना। गिटार से सफर का इफेक्ट पंचम की याद दिलाता है। कोरस बहुत बढिया है। संपूर्ण गाना। -Yunus Someone once commented that Mohit Chauhan is following the ARR gharana of singing…not too far off…Interesting rhythm to start the antara. -Sanjeev Some extra points for the bluegrassy feel to the arrangement -Hemendra The strong country music-style guitar strumming to open the song was quite catchy. Nice use of the chorus. Heard Mohit C do this kind of song a few times before, so there isn't the same freshness to this. -Ramanand Groovy. -Amit All the strings by Tapas Roy make this song what it is. -Meera Like !! -Shalini Ramachandran Enjoyable! -Arun BANJO -Nishant इसमें कोई शक नहीं कि इस तरह के गीत के लिए मोहित चौहान सही पसंद हैं, तकरीबन साढ़े तीन मिनट के गीत के दौरान गिटार और मेंडोलिन(?) सी आवाज़ करता वाद्य गीत को एक तरह की गति देता है -विकास |
| 30 | ओये बोय चार्ली (मटरू की बिजली का मण्डोला) Tags: fun, romantic, dance, zany, masti, qawaali, retro, hinglish, playful, chhed-chhad, energetic, party, mischief, peppy, folk, rustic |
विशाल भारद्वाज गुलज़ार रेखा भारद्वाज, मोहित चौहान, शंकर महादेवन |
2.79 | Badal uthya and this song -- both so diametrically different from the other, and yet Rekha Bharadwaj manages to get into the mood of both songs so easily. Such infectious fun! -Megha Welcome to the changing face of qawwali. Plus Shankar Mahadevan singing for VB! -Nishant Yup, I'm over Rekha Bhardwaj. Too frentic. -Shalini Razdan Cannot believe how much awesome this peppy number sounds in Rekha's voice. A total riot and definitely one of the best uplifting songs of 2013 -Hemendra केवल रेखा भारद्वाज की गायकी के लिए सुनिए -Yunus कामचलाऊ बोल ! कव्वाली, रेट्रो जैसे तमाम तरह का मसाला डाल के बनाया गया गीत थिरकाता ज़रूर है -विकास Tremendously enjoyable song with good use of a range of voices. Neither over the top, nor too bland. The lyrics find place in that famed library of Gulzar's crazy songs. -Ramanand Can I talk about the picturisation? It was genius to film it as a karaoke-cum-mad-dance number. And the words are fantastic. But then, saying that for Gulzar is like pointing a flashlight at the Sun. -Amit Item number from Vishal/Gulzar - can't match up to those classics in Omkara! -Arun A total blast ! -Naresh Oh such fun! I like this side of Rekha Bharadwaj and want to see more of it! -Priya "Tu Meri Timbuktu Hai"…seriously??? So this is "Kajra Re" meets "Namak Isk Ka"…"Charlie" rhymes with "Maar Li"... fantastic. Stuck in my head now, has its moments but on the whole just "trying too hard" to be funny/entertaining. -Sanjeev |
| 31 | ज़िंदा है तो (भाग मिल्खा भाग) Tags: rock, inspiring, energetic, running, moodchanger, life, philosophy, inspiration, intense, western, motivational, experimental, background |
शंकर-एहसान-लॉय प्रसून जोशी सिद्धार्थ महादेवन |
2.75 | Boring. -Zafar Standard run-of-the-mill motivational song, but the better-than-average lyrics make it listenable. -Priya Somewhat genric rock song but with the potential to be an earworm after a few hearings -Shalini Razdan Throughly inspiring, pulse-pounding track from Shankar Ehsaan Loy. It's hard to not feel the adrenalin rush when you listen to this, and it starts right as the song begins with Ehsaan's guitar! -Karthik बोल इस गीत की ख़ूबसूरती हैं -विकास Siddharth has some big shoes to fill in but not bad for a debut. Very SEL-esque rock elements here. -Nishant Nice guitar riffs, trademark S-E-L. The song hits the intended anthemic quality, especially with the robust singing. -Ramanand Garden variety rock song. SEL have done better rock songs. -Arun Well written, decently sung and amazing guitar work. Classic rock! -Pranav बेहतरीन जोशीला गीत। जिंदगी की राहों में हौसला देने वाला। -Yunus Situational background song, good energy, again Hindi lyrics but no other real Indian influence. -Sanjeev I like the husk/ gruffness in Sid’s voice. Lends very well to the mood and setting of the song. -Meera |
| 31 | गुलाबी (शुद्ध देसी रोमांस) Tags: dance, party, electronic, blissful, folkish, beats, fun, earworm, lilting, chirpy, romantic, melodious, nasal |
सचिन-जिगर जयदीप साहनी जिगर सरैया, प्रिया सरैया |
2.75 | The song of the year 2013, for me. The music is ebullient and tune is absolutely gorgeous. Even the digital auto-correction, that otherwise bothers me, adds value to this one, when used appropriately! And those cues to Rajasthan in the song, given the song's setting... lovely! -Karthik Use of Autotune is a bit distracting at first, but then it grows on you and you realize that it can be allowed to be an integral part of the song. Takes me to Amit Trivedi's ek mein aur ek tu title song. -Pranav One of those songs which work because of a catchy musical phrase and nothing else -Nishant Out and out romantic number. Has a dreamy quality to it. While the "gulaabii" metaphor got stretched a bit, it fit in perfectly with the setting and the mood. -Ramanand Point-and-click gulaabi. Feels like they just randomly picked things and called them gulaabi. A pink mess, lyrically. -Megha Catchy tune ! -Shalini Ramachandran Creative! -Arun Some decent music but I don't like the over autotuning of the voices. Mostly deserves the pink slip. -Priya Nice beat -Zafar ‘गुलाबी शहर’ के गुलाबी रंग लिए इस गीत में गिटार और देसी साज़ों का अच्छा और किफ़ायत से इस्तेमाल किया गया. सारंगी/रावण हत्ता(?), हारमोनियम(?) इसे और खूबसूरत बनाते हैं. खासकर पूरे गीत के दौरान सुनाई देने वाला इसके ‘इन्टरल्यूड’ वो खास हिस्सा . गायकी भी उम्दा . -विकास Everything is Gulabi...Stop it with the auto-tune already! -Sanjeev |
| 31 | ज़िंदा हूँ (लुटेरा) Tags: life, resigned, redemption, liberating, sad, dard, mope-y, pain, despair, rock, contentment, melancholic, introspective, soulful, soft, experimental |
अमित त्रिवेदी अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य अमित त्रिवेदी |
2.75 | Like the grunge guitar - adds a distinct flavor. May be Amitabh Bhattacharya should've sung this one (saved on autotune) -Pranav Over-orchestrated. Would have been better with a quieter touch and stronger base melody. -Shalini Razdan बैचेनी से भरा एक मुखर गीत -विकास Could have been better if Amit T wouldn't have sung -Nishant One of those songs where the composer's voice seems to work best. He may have lots of rough edges, but Amit Trivedi is great at singing this. The composition and lyrics are superb too, a take on despair and renaissance that is conveyed best by the middle-portion of the song. This song should make one feel a touch more contented. -Ramanand Amit ki kitni tareef karun ?! -Shalini Ramachandran Poor singing spoils the song -Arun The lyrics start out cynical and halfway through head towards optimistic. A bit confusing. But makes up in other regards. -Megha Amit Trivedi's singing drags it down a bit. Else, great song! -Hemendra अमिताभ के अच्छे बोल। अमित त्रिवेदी की अच्छी गायकी और धुन। नये तरह का गीत। -Yunus Such flat singing is supposed to be "matter-of-fact" I guess…does nothing for me. -Sanjeev |
| 34 | तितली (चेन्नई एक्सप्रेस) Tags: dakshin, love song, bassful, soothing, lightheadedness, romantic, carnatic vocals, soulful, soft |
विशाल-शेखर अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य गोपी सुंदर, चिन्मयी |
2.74 | The sanskrit parts are pretty pretty. -Meera Unusually breezy tune & interludes. Love the south indian prelude. -Arun Chinmayi's superb vocals help this otherwise standard issue song a lot. -Karthik The song is alluring in parts: the Tamil sections, the point where the male voice joins the female portion, the first time the mukhaDaa is heard. -Ramanand Chinmayi's voice is lovely! And Vishal-Shekhar compose keeping the strengths of the singers in mind, giving us a lilting and happy tune that lingers lightly like the eponymous butterfly. -Megha Nice use of bass and some crsip vocals give it some repeat value -Nishant Exquisite orchestration -Zafar Good song notwithstanding some average singing. -Naresh Breezy and soft! -Priya अच्छी कम्पोज़िशन -विकास Okayish -Yunus Nice song but nothing extra-ordinary. Plenty such songs around. -Pranav Like the light instrumentation and the rhythmic phrasing in the antaras. Auto-tune is getting annoying now, especially on the male vocals. Not completely sold on the meshing of the Tamil prelude with the main song (OK, this is Chennai Express, I get it). -Sanjeev As much as I could not stand the movie, I do like this song. Sounds like a tribut to ARR's music. Overall the melody is really nice as is the male voice which is super soothing. -Hemendra |
| 35 | कौन मेरा (चैत्रा) (स्पेशल २६) Tags: romantic, sad, soothing, ballad, soft listening, lilting, soft, easy listening |
एम एम क्रीम इरशाद कामिल चैत्रा अंबादिपुड़ी |
2.73 | Archetypal MM Kreem, Chaitra does justice -Naresh Like the low-key music and it's nicely sung. -Shalini Razdan MM Kreem strikes back again, as always, after a gap of few years. He chose to sing this himself and adss it to a tune that is so apt for him - minimal music and the focus is on the tune. -Karthik Simple and sweet. -Priya संगीतकार एम.एम करीम अपनी खूबसूरत धुनों के लिए जाने जाते हैं. फिल्म में इस गीत के तीन वर्शन हैं .सुनिधि, पापोन, और चित्रा की आवाज़ में. चित्रा के गाये गीत में एक ठहराव ज़रूर है ,जिसे ख़ास बनाती है गीत के शुरुआत में बांसुरी की धुन. वॉयलिन से अपना लगाव एम एम करीम यहाँ छोड़ नहीं पाते. -विकास Chaitra. Hmm. -Nishant Pretty song. -Shalini Ramachandran Lovely lovely tune!! -Arun Such a sweet and lovely voice! Short song and yet, thanks to the voice, it makes an impact. -Megha Great to hear M. M. Kreem after a while. Classic MMK chord progressions, use of violin and strings - strong western classical feel. -Pranav Love this song, but more in Sunidhi's voice. Very surprised her version is not included. Such a soulful melody that fits aptly in the movie too. -Hemendra चैत्रा की गायकी गाने को ख़ास बनाती है। -Yunus M.M. Kreem likes 7-beats? She sounds a bit like she's saying "Ko~~~n Mera", "Kasam" instead of "Qasam" (maybe deliberate?) but otherwise a good singer. Like the piano chord progression and other instrumentation underneath. -Sanjeev |
| 36 | अलविदा (डी-डे) Tags: sad, seperation, regret, affirming, soothing, melancholic, dejection, slow, soulful, pathos, sadness, ballad, sufi, romantic, chill |
शंकर-एहसान-लॉय निरंजन अय्यंगर निखिल डिसूज़ा, सुखविंदर सिंह, श्रुति हासन, लॉय मेंडोंसा |
2.70 | Perfect stillness that accentuates the sad mood of the song -Rohit किसी फूटते झरने सा महसूस होता गीत ..निखिल और श्रुति के साथ सुखविंदर गीत में रूहानियत भरते हुए -विकास Nikhil D'Souza could easily be mistaken for Amit T. Ok-ish but an addition to the slow repertoire of SEL -Nishant SEL simply killed it with this OST. One of my fav songs of the yr (Nikhil Advani plays a part in it as well with a mind bogglingly good picturization). I love everything about this song (even Sukhi with his faulty pronunciation doesn't irk me as much) -Hemendra The beats are unique. Nice feel to the song. -Amit Shruti’s voice hypnotises and Sukhwinder takes you further up there. 3 different voices so well knit. Love the rawness in the voices. -Meera Beautiful ! -Shalini Ramachandran Nice tune & orchestration. lovely singing by the female singer and Sukhvinder never goes wrong! -Arun Average -Naresh Extra point added in singing for Shruti Hassan. Really impressed with her voice. -Pranav Too slow -Zafar ठीक-ठाक गाना -Yunus Sukhwinder sparkles again. Like the use of the male/female voices in the same octave. -Sanjeev |
| 37 | मुरब्बा (बॉम्बे टॉकीज़) Tags: life, philosophical, hatke, meetha geet, khatta-meetha, light, philosophy, pseudo-philosophical, introspective, contemplative, experimental, easy listening |
अंमित त्रिवेदी अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य अमित त्रिवेदी, कविता सेठ |
2.68 | Really really really nice ! -Shalini Ramachandran Lovely play of words and Kavita Seth's singing! I really wish she sang more often! -Priya If there was a template for an Amit Trivedi song sung by Kavita Seth, this is it. Likeable song, but! -Karthik Kavita Seth's gorgeous voice and absolutely lovely lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya - 'kal se zyada, aaj tar lagta hai, kal phir khaana behtar lagta hai, le chakh le yeh murabba' .. -Megha फिल्म की कहानी के साथ चल निकलने वाला गीत, इस तरह के गीत के लिए गीतकार की तारीफ बनती है -विकास Amit's signature seen in flashes but the composition fairly average. -Nishant For Amit Trivedi, disappointing. This simple tune has nothing remarkable going for it. -Ramanand Good lyrics; catchy, minimalist tune -Zafar Pleasant, but enough with the auto-tune… -Sanjeev Amit Trivedi's tunes are gettign repetitive but still so simple and likeable.. -Arun कविता सेठ और अमित ने अच्छा गाया। अमिताभ के अच्छे बोल -Yunus Folk fusion is in vogue. This one is commendable for its infusion of so many different genres - rock, jazz, middle eastern, hip-hop. Great song. -Pranav |
| 38 | मैं रंग शर्बतों का (फटा पोस्टर निकला हीरो) Tags: romantic, sweet, love song, whimsical, melodious, chaaloo |
प्रीतम इरशाद कामिल आतिफ़ असलम, चिन्मयी श्रीपदा |
2.57 | एकदम नयी उपमाएं दी हैं इरशाद कामिल ने। अच्छी गायकी। सुनने लायक़ गाना। -Yunus Atif should be banned from singing -Pranav Too short! -Zafar The melody is very good especially the hook line is catchy. -Hemendra अरिजीत का गाया थोड़ा बेहतर लेकिन आतिफ असलम भी ठीक से सुनाई देते हैं -विकास Imaginitive lyrics. NOT. -Nishant Hummable. -Amit Arijit oversang this one! -Arun Great lyrics raise the bar for this song -Naresh Fresh metaphors and a strong melodic line work very well in this song. For a change, a Atif Aslam song doesn't toe the cliched template. -Ramanand Attempts to make Atif sound better through vocal effects actually make him sound more annoying…wait, maybe it's just the intro, he's better in the mukhda. Female vocals are good, but again too much "effects". Never thought I'd say I like an Atif song, but this could be the first. Mukhda is catchy. Wait, the effects in antara 2 have made him sound annoying again... -Sanjeev |
| 38 | ख़ुशामदीद (गो गोवा गॉन) Tags: happy, peaceful, soothing, bonding, friendship, hope, soft, soothing, soft rock, soft, romantic |
सचिन-जिगर प्रिया पंचाल श्रेया घोषाल |
2.57 | A very positive song, delicately arranged -Rohit Lovely singing- light without being breathy -Shalini Razdan The song is not too different than Titli from Chennai Express, only much better and creative in arrangement, e.g. shift to spanish scale, meter changes to 2/4 from 4/4 etc. Lovely song. -Pranav One word - Shreya! :) -Hemendra Lower than ok -Yunus Pleasant...Sounds a bit more like a jingle or ad. -Sanjeev धीमा ...लेकिन प्यारा गीत -विकास Can do better -Nishant Just plain feel good. Floats my boat :) -Meera Backgroundy' song, Sweet-sounding , but went un-noticed easily because of backgroundiness. -Shalini Ramachandran Great singing by shreya. Sachin Jigar have been producing decent numbers recently. -Arun |
| 40 | बाबाजी की बूटी (गो गोवा गॉन) Tags: fun, intoxication, quirky, funy, philosophical, chillam, hip-hop, trippy, pun-ny, hinglish, psychedelic, dance, trance, hip-hop, offbeat, chaaloo, silly |
सचिन-जिगर अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य आनंद तिवारी, सचिन, जिगर, कुणाल खेमू, राज, डीके, बोरनली देवर |
2.54 | Is this kind of dope song a first in HFM? Smart use of Chinese orchestration. Very situational and unconventional. -Ramanand Groovy, but not impressive. Understandably became very popular with youngsters. -Amit Super mood, brilliant lyrics -Rohit Very offbeat, especially the coughing, etc. -Zafar The trippiest song in Hindi, in a long time, with incredibly funny and nuanced lyrics to go with it! -Karthik चिलम के कश से निकले धुंए सा...हवा में मिलकर गायब हो जाने वाला गीत. -विकास What were they smoking?! At least their imagination was in the right place :) -Nishant Addictive. "Samasya ke middle finger pe, samadhan ki angoothi - Babaji ki Booty" love that line. -Shalini Ramachandran Interesting…catches your attention and done creatively -Arun Addictive ;) -Naresh Extra point for music for arrangement that is "hatke", has some pleasantly surprising scale changes and use of instruments in somewhat unique way (e.g. guitars) -Pranav I'm sure this song is probably fun to watch…not likely to be in my playlist. Funny singing. -Sanjeev |
| 41 | खून चूस ले (गो गोवा गॉन) Tags: fun, rock, quirky, funny, dhinchak, frustration, monday morning, ventful, trippy, angst-y, work, rock, chaaloo |
सचिन-जिगर अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य अर्जुन कानूनगो, सूरज जगन, प्रिया पंचाल |
2.53 | Finally, Monday got a song it deserved. -Shalini Ramachandran Office Rock, anyone? Enjoyed this ode to an almost universally shared feeling. The singing and the music are apt for the absurdities of the song. Points for creativity here. -Ramanand Never before a Monday song was presented so well -Rohit Hangover in song form! :-) -Shalini Razdan Fabulously funny lyrics, like the rest of soundtrack and funky singing to top it! -Karthik Points for portraying the blues. Monday-waala song -Nishant I wanted this song to end as soon as it started :( -Amit Great arrangement by Sachin-Jigar. -Meera surprise song of the year! Addictive! Must listen on Monday morning commute! -Arun Bloody Khooni Monday tu chaahe khoon choos le is an epic line! -Naresh ‘मार ही डालोगे’ फीलिंग वाला गीत. लेकिन कानफोडू टाइप -विकास Some Dada Kondke, some Delhi Belly. Interesting but not memorable. -Megha Funny, situational. -Sanjeev |
| 42 | काली काली आँखों का (एक थी डायन) Tags: dark, horror, mesmerizing, simile, intrigue, soft, romantic, contemplative, experimental, easy listening |
विशाल भारद्वाज गुलज़ार क्लिंटन सेरेजो |
2.48 | This song oscillates so beautifully between dark haunting notes and passionate love. Clinton’s arrangement is the winner, for me. -Meera Hum-ho! Rare Forgettable Vishal-Gulzar combo -Arun I am smitten by Clinton Cerejo's voice in this one. Gulzar and Vishal weave magic! -Priya I will be honest. I saw Emran Hashmi + horror and automatically assumed a Vikram Bhatt type flick with stolen tunes. Am glad I was so horribly wrong. Ek Thi Daayan has been a revelation. Gulzar's words, Vishal's music and Clinton Cerejo's beautiful voice has made this song an absolute treasure of this year's collection. -Megha Very Gulzarish in words. Ok-ish attempt at singing of a ok-ish composition -Nishant A middling nice song without any extraordinary highlights. Parts of it sound quite good, like the string section in the middle. -Ramanand The singing seems flat, and so the song doesn't take off in my mind -Amit ठीक-ठाक गाना। -Yunus So unimpressive and forgetable ! -Shalini Ramachandran Not quite convinced by Vishal B.'s singing style - but maybe right for this sort of background/situation -Sanjeev Soothing. -Naresh Clinton C's voice is amazingly smooth, perfect for these kinda songs. Vishal B. has mastered the art of jazz arrangement and chord progressions. The song somehow reminded me of Badalon se kaat kaat ke from Satya. -Pranav Typical ARRish song -Zafar गीत एक ‘रहस्य’ का एहसास लिए, लेकिन गीत का जादू इतना नहीं है -विकास Like the drama quotient of the song. Lyrics are top notch. Music is very Vishalesque. -Hemendra |
| 43 | तोरे मतवारे नैना (डेविड) Tags: fusion classical, middle-eastern-ish, french, fusion, hindustani-fusion, thumri funk, classical, classical fusion, experimental |
माटीबानी माटीबानी, जोयशांति निराली कार्तिक, जोयशांति |
2.46 | Je 'adore le fusion shashtriya ! -Shalini Ramachandran Interesting mix of styles. This works, just about, but gets somewhat tiresome at the end. The singing is quite good. -Ramanand "Interesting" and "intriguiing" are the two words that come to mind -Pranav Awkward! -Shalini Razdan नेगटिव मार्किंग होनी चाहिए Rmim में ;) ... मतलब कुछ भी सुना दोगे? -विकास Fusing all the way from France to Braj. Ok-ish -Nishant The western beats overpower a simple classical composition. Maybe it works well in the movie, but doesn't impress me much. -Amit Nuanced singing. That’s Nirali Kartik. -Meera French lyrics? Must be situational. Bageshri-based, interesting…but female vocals are sloppy on the fast movements. -Sanjeev Lovely singing by the unknown singers (to me)…they complimented each other well -Arun Nice experiment in fusion, a different song from the rest. -Naresh एक अच्छा प्रयोग। माटी बानी ने अपनी प्रतिष्ठा के अनुरूप बनाया है इसे। -Yunus |
| 43 | चंचल मन अति रैण्डम (शुद्ध देसी रोमांस) Tags: fun, comedic, dance, electronic, whimsical, hinglish, folkish, rajasthani beats, masti, chanchal, random, aimless, forceful, folk, restlessness, folkish, energetic, situational |
सचिन-जिगर ज़यदीप साहनी दिव्य कुमार |
2.46 | Cute lyrics by Jaideep Sahni! -Arun Interesting lyrics by Jaideep Sahni raise the song :) -Naresh Another average song that shouldn't belong here. -Priya This song is really "extra-random", but sure it's entertaining in the film context. Maybe they can use it for marketing the next new ADHD drug? Singer is a quasi-Sukhwinder. -Sanjeev A melting-pot of musical genres this made me smile & tap my feet despite myself -Shalini Razdan Wonderfully quirky lyrics that demonstrate the film's theme perfectly. The music is lively and endearing. -Karthik Great song to listen to and was pleasantly surprised with use of drums and guitars the way it has been along with dholak. -Pranav Good use of "found" sounds -Zafar Don't care much about this song -Hemendra केवल चंचल मन अति रैंडम पंक्ति अच्छी लगी। -Yunus फिल्म के हिसाब से एक बढ़िया गीत.राजस्थान के लोकसंगीत का बढ़िया इस्तेमाल, अंग्रेजी बोल समोसे में आलू की तरह. ‘सोच’ फिल्म से ऋचा शर्मा का गाया ‘तोहे लेके सांवरिया ’अगर ‘रेंडमली’ याद आये तो हैरानी मत कीजियेगा. इस तरह की गीतों में बोलों से ज़्यादा धुन भारी रहती है . गीत में दिव्य कुमार जमते हुए -विकास Pointless singing and lyrics. -Nishant The music is somewhat interesting, but loses its way by the end. A little too 'random'. -Ramanand |
| 45 | लेज़ी लैड (घनचक्कर) Tags: fun, comedy, country-western, teasing, flippant, flirty, naughty, tapori, punjabi, hinglish, humour, dance, foot tapping, nonsense, folk, funny, folksy, chaaloo, latin |
अमित त्रिवेदी अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य रिचा शर्मा |
2.40 | Points for Amit and his understanding of what Tapas Roy can do with the strings. -Meera अंग्रेज़ी-हिंदी बोल समोसे में आलू की तरह. ऋचा शर्मा की चटख आवाज़ गीत पर जंचती है -विकास National anthem for all desi wives in 2013 -Shalini Ramachandran Quirky song that could easily have becoming annoying, but doesn't. -Ramanand Is it possible that Amit Trivedi composes a peppy track and you don't want to start dancing to it? I don't think so. -Amit Singing is nice but overall very forgettable fare -Arun Which Latin song is this ripped off from? Richa Sharma's vocals are energetic and enjoyable. -Sanjeev The inimitable Richa Sharma after a long time! Pouty Punjaban -- that's the phrase that comes to mind with this song. Love! -Megha Richa Sharma punctuating the naughtiness aptly. njybl once. -Nishant I like this song. Has a very interesting feel to it! -Hemendra I heart Richa. Her voice is lovely, that's a given, but the attitude and mood she brings into this one is what sets it above the ordinary! -Priya |
| 46 | दिल कागज़ी (जिप्पी) Tags: whimsical, dreaming, waltz, slow, waltzy, soft, dreamy, lullaby/ballad, philosophical, happy, soft romantic |
विशाल-शेखर अन्विता दत्त गुप्तन नीति मोहन |
2.39 | This song is nice. The lyrics are quite sweet too. Almost Gulzaresque. And that is the problem. The lyricist is not Gulzar. And the wannabe-ness takes away from the song for me. -Megha Throwback to the "good old days" of HFM? -Sanjeev Music/arrangement is run-of-the-mill but rendition and lyrics definitely deserve special mention -Pranav Nice, Gulzarish, lyrics -Zafar नीति मोहन की आवाज़ अच्छी सुनाई देती है . वेस्टर्न कम्पोजिशन सा गीत भाता है . -विकास Heard a waltzy number after a good while, plus the rendition seemed effortless. -Nishant Beautiful imagery, beautiful singing, and the music is really really soothing. -Amit Neeti does justice to Anvita’s words. Smart to base the song on raag pahadi. Lends itself beautifully to the theme. -Meera Okayish -Yunus Good one time listen but you forget it before it ends… -Arun |
| 47 | घनचक्कर बाबू (घनचक्कर) Tags: fun, comedy, jazz, ghanchakkar type, funny, jazzy, fusion, hinglish, whimsical, retro, peppy, nonsense, rock, disco, dancy, chaaloo |
अमित त्रिवेदी अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य अमित त्रिवेदी |
2.38 | Excellent arrangement, kick ass singing, superb lyrics -Rohit I'm assuming lyrics and deliberately bad singing (and annoying female chorus) are situational - in general, brings up the question of whether we should require people to evaluate these songs independent of the film situation or keeping it in mind. Seems to me it could drive a difference in assessment. -Sanjeev Amit Trivedi + Amitabh Bhattacharya = Genius combo …deadly spice in the songs! -Shalini Ramachandran मसखरी से भरा गीत. जिसे सुनकर ‘हुआ बेझा तलकर साबूदाना’ रे ! -विकास Crackpot lyrics, disco beats, irreverent style -- Amit Trivedi runs amok with the song and gives us a winner! -Megha sanki lyrics and equally sanki singing, guess in theme with the spirit of the movie -Nishant Enjoyable song with its faux-Mumbaiyya lyrics that doesn't beg to be taken too seriously. -Ramanand A typical Amit Trivedi track. Is immensely hummable and groovy. -Amit Interesting lyrics! -Hemendra Very bad follow up to "Aamir" by the same director-MD duo. -Arun Such infectious fun, this is! From the kooky lyrics to the deep throated singing and the meowing background vocals -- it’s a complete riot! -Priya Haha. This song is spontaneous jholumpatti by Amit and his team -Meera |
| 48 | मेरा मन कहने लगा (फ़लक) (नौटंकी साला) Tags: romantic, masti, sweet, love, aww sho sweet, peppy, humm-y, melodious, foot tapping, soft rock |
फलक शबीर फलक शबीर फलक शबीर |
2.34 | Use of ukelele, musette etc. gives the song a nice, happy, tropical feel which is refreshing. -Pranav Reminiscent at moments of the breezy, western-flavored songs from the 50s. Needed a better singer to bring out the melody. -Shalini Razdan Upbeat and peppy …so easy to hummm along. -Shalini Ramachandran Catchy mukhda that's all -Nishant A decently pleasing light song. -Amit Catchy tune -Zafar Nice peppy song but nothing earth shattering -Hemendra अच्छा गाना। फलक शब्बीर की अच्छी आवाज़। -Yunus Singing could have been better -Arun Falak Shabir yet another voice that sounds like another :) -Naresh फलक शबीर के इस गीत में कुछ बात ज़रूर है.प्रील्यूड -इंटरल्यूड और गुनगुनाहट अच्छी बन पड़ी है .गाने की कमी की बात करें तो इसमें आवाज़ का काफ़ी ‘रफ़’ सुनाई देना है ...गाया और बेहतर जा सकता था. एकार्डियन(?) का अच्छा इस्तेमाल . -विकास |
| 49 | ऐसे ना देखो (राँझणा) Tags: bonfire, jazz, romantic, slow, western-ish, jazzy, blues, evocative, jazz/blues, experimental, swing |
ए आर रहमान इरशाद कामिल ए आर रहमान, कार्तिक |
2.33 | ARR has many gifts…singing is not one of them. How many times can you pass off careless singing as stylish? And just because it's a jazz tune you have to mess with basic Hindi pronunciation too? -Sanjeev Another song ruined by ARR's singing. -Shalini Razdan More of the same ARR. Nothing unique. Its almost a given that there will be a staple ARR bluesy rendition in the movie. Nothing new -Hemendra Feathery music by Rahman and his singing accentuates that light-headed feel, set to a nice jazzy background. -Karthik इतना जमा नहीं यार ! मुझ जैसे बहुत से होंगे जो मुखडा सुनते ही .. ‘ऐसा तो ना देखो कि हमको नशा हो जाये’ ज़हन में गुनगुनाए बिना रह नहीं पाए होंगे -विकास Ordinary singing of an ordinary song -Nishant Usually good with such jazz-based orchestrations, ARR goes off the rails here somewhat. The pace of singing and meter seems forced, and didn't draw me back. -Ramanand Ethereal. Rahman's singing, the composition, and the simple lyrics – all just give me such a high! -Amit I would’ve so preferred this as just plain background music. The words/ pronunciation killed whatever the music could’ve built. I’ve still given it an overall 3 though. -Meera Why ho why does rahman insist on singing? -Arun This is very reminiscent of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing :) -Priya Jazzy and beautiful. -Megha Felt like Rehman was trying to attempt an "Amit Trivedi". Yeah, the jazz arrangement is good-and-all but the song has nothing in it that makes you go "hmm". Biggest problem is, Rehman doesn't get Hindi lyrics meter. -Pranav Painful to listen to -Zafar पता नहीं रहमान ने क्यों गाया इसे। -Yunus |
| 50 | बलम पिचकारी (ये जवानी है दीवानी) Tags: dance, flirtatious, fun, band song, holi song, bhaang song, masti, dance song, hinglish, peppy, earworm, festive, romantic, folkish, inspired, folk, folksy, chaaloo, folk-inspired |
प्रीतम अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य विशाल दादलानी, शालमली खोलगड़े |
2.30 | Shalmali Kholgade's voice has the kind of quality that can make average songs sound good. And despite being noisy in parts, this song is decently tuned. Some of the lyrics however I have issues with -- 'mujhko pataa hai re, kya chahta hai tu, boli bhajan teri, neeyat qawwali hai.' Since when did qawwalis acquire a bad neeyat? -Megha Dada Kondke Calleth -Shalini Ramachandran एक दम ‘तोडू गीत’. ‘मार ही डालोगे’ टाइप. ढोलक का ज़बरदस्त इस्तेमाल . उत्तरप्रदेश के लोक गीत में प्रीतम का तडका. प्रीतम ने इसे एक दम होली के रंग में रंग देने वाला गीत बनाने में कोई कसर नहीं छोड़ी. गायकी ज़बरदस्त .बस कोई ये समझा दे हवा में भांग ‘मिलाया’ क्यों हुआ भाई ! -विकास Passable only for the fun holi element -Nishant Peppy stuff with a catchy hook, but it didn't make a big impression on me. -Ramanand Nothing to write home about. -Amit Noisy -Shalini Razdan No words for it..okay party song. -Arun Sure to displace most of the earlier Holi songs and reminds me of Gaaye Ja Geet Milan Ke Of Naushad -Naresh Peppy! Like Shalmali's voice very much. -Priya Reminded me of songs of Mother India. -Zafar ठीक-ठाक गाना। -Yunus |
| 51 | तुम ही हो (आशिक़ी २) Tags: romantic, sad, soft rock, ballad, pensive, slow rock, soulful, serious, easy listening, piano, slow rock |
मिथुन मिथुन अरिजित सिंह |
2.26 | Very, very Mithoon - in fact, a bit too Mithoon for comfort. But it delivers. -Karthik बोल बेशक ‘आशिकी 2’ फिल्म के हों लेकिन आपको ‘सड़क ’ फिल्म की याद दिलवा ही देते हैं. अरिजीत ,आतिफ असलम के रंग में नज़र आते हुए -विकास Bit catchy because of that initial piece (on the piano?) but liked the Bhojpuri version better than this. -Nishant The spare arrangements help make this song stand out from the rest. Very well sung. It's an atypical song given recent trends. The lyrics are a bit of a letdown in comparison. -Ramanand Though I’m not really crazy about the song, Arijit’s voice forces me to immerse myself in it. But only for a bit. -Meera Too sweet for my taste. Overrated. Good for keyboardists who wanna sing and play at the same time. -Shalini Ramachandran singing is a bit better here in this other number from Ashiqui but Arijit tends to over sing sometimes and we notice that in this song. -Arun Mithoon's winner from the track -Naresh The ordinariness of the lyrics compel me to score this lower. Musically and singing-wise, it is not a half-bad song though. -Megha Love the arrangement and final output. Singing, in the beginning, I really thought it was Aatif singing. I could never get over that. -Pranav Love the orchestration. Arijit's singing being so stylized gets on my nerves a bit. -Hemendra यूं ही। -Yunus Pleasant enough listening - good texture to the voice, but the singer's attempts at "stylization" are occasionally annoying -Sanjeev |
| 52 | सुभान अल्लाह (ये जवानी है दीवानी) Tags: fun, romantic, complimentary, admiring, love song, ishq, bonding, intense |
प्रीतम अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य श्रीराम, शिल्पा राव |
2.23 | Shriram Iyer is a good "newer" voice - somewhat reminiscent of Sonu on "Haay Re", "Peh-li~~ Dafaa Hai", and even further up the octave, but with easier reach - he probably doesn't need even the amount of effects applied here. Shilpa Rao is good too. Another nice weaving of low female and high male voice (similar to the KK-Shilpa combo in "Khuda Jaane" from a few years back). -Sanjeev 2009 में आई ‘कुर्बान’ फिल्म का ‘शुकरान अल्लाह’ यहाँ आते आते आपको ‘सुभान अल्लाह’ जैसा सुनाई दे तो हैरान मत होइये. बस ‘सुभान अल्लाह’ कहिये. बहरहाल, गीत के बोल और संगीत संयोजन के हिसाब से अच्छा गीत .गायक श्रीराम कुछ एक जगह सोनू निगम ‘मोड’ में -विकास Hai re -Nishant A bit of a cliched music template that has been overused in the last decade. Nothing particularly memorable. -Ramanand Typical lyrics of this day & age. But still a very hummable song. -Amit Decent situational song -Arun ठीक ठाक गाना। -Yunus Run of the mill -Zafar |
| 53 | राम चाहे लीला चाहे (राम-लीला) Tags: fun, folk, rock, rebellious, band, bullet song, keertan type, gujhinglish, urban, passion, rustic, item song, folksy, bollywood folk, fusion, coke studio |
संजय लीला भंसाली सिद्धार्थ-गरिमा भूमि त्रिवेदी |
2.21 | Outstanding overall feel of the song. Arrangement gets an extra bump due to cool infusion of gujarati Dohas. Amazing job as singing too. -Pranav एक दम गुजरती ढोकला माफिक. खाओ और भूल जाओ, सुनो और थिरको -विकास Too much experimention by SLB. Neither here nor there. -Nishant Spunky song, powered by some unabashed lyrics that pulls no punches. -Ramanand The composition reminds me of 70s -Amit Sunidhi sings her heart out -Arun Good grief! Why would this even be here! -Priya Definitely the item song of 2013. Good to see Bhoomi Trivedi making use of her gujju rapping talent! Lyrics are interesting too! -Hemendra Okayish. -Yunus Mukhda is eerily gripping…cool sounds…but without the film context, hard to get the significance, seems like a bit of a Coke Studio mishmash (music, lyrics, everything). Singer is clearly talented…this too would be an interesting inclusion in the Just Dance game. -Sanjeev Oh sweet lord, why on earth is this annoyance on the list even! I will say one positive about this song -- it combines bad lyrics, bad music, irritating singing and bad choreography all in one place. Avoiding one song lets you avoid it all. Isn't it nice when that happens? -Megha |
| 54 | मुझमें तू (कीर्ति) (स्पेशल २६) Tags: romantic, reassuring, sad, this-and-that, inspirational |
एम एम क्रीम इरशाद कामिल कीर्ति सगठिया |
2.15 | A little hard on the "KhWWWaaab" and pronunciation in general, but singing is otherwise purposeful. Not sure I'm getting into the "flash" of the first interludes. Nice cello pieces to finish the second interlude. -Sanjeev Overall a pretty good song with some dramatic music and good solid singing. Don't care so much about the voice. -Hemendra एक बोझिल सा गीत -विकास Trashy -Nishant MM Kreem is a fine tunesmith/ Jaidev of our era! -Arun Keerthi Sagathia singing is major plus here. -Naresh Soulful rendition, and as mentioned above, classic MMK. -Pranav Very boring -Zafar ठीक-ठाक गाना। -Yunus |
| 55 | ढिच्क्याऊँ ढूम (चश्मे बद्दूर) Tags: fun, romantic, retro, comedic, panchamish, funny, mischief, teasing, pancham :), peppy, playful, chaaloo, period song |
साजिद-वाजिद नीलेश मिश्रा अली ज़फ़र, श्रेया घोषाल |
2.14 | Clearly a throwback to RDB but works for me; would have rated the singing higher if it was just Shreya, but Ali Zafar brings the number down -Shalini Razdan Ah yes! The Pancham-wannabe number. Despite the obvious ode, this peppy infectious number gets your butt shaking! And extra points to Ali Zafar for controlling his nasality and channeling his inner Amit Kumar. Well, almost :) -Megha A song that tells you upfront that it is going to be a Pancham homage, and goes about it with such enthusiasm and joy that you cannot help get carried away by it. Also, I am starting to like Ali Zafar's voice more and more. -Priya Yuck. OSTRACIZE David Dhawan -Nishant With its string and brass section, a clear pasiche of the heydays of 80s-90s HFM. Thankfully, the nonsensical nature of the song never gets annoying or out-of-hand. -Ramanand Biased because it's all-Pancham without being an outright copy of any song -Amit The tune’s catchy. But that’s about it. -Meera Obvious throwback to Kishore/Asha/RDB days, very reminiscent of "Dekha Na Haay Re" - energetic vocals, catchy enough…"spoof" song -Sanjeev Pancham nostalgia!! Very breezy! Ali zafar & Shreya sing it well too -Arun Quite an addictive song, takes one back to 80s. Vintage Sajid-Wajid -Naresh Overall rating and music get an extra point for RD feel. -Pranav Boring, 80'ish type of song -Zafar गीत का मिज़ाज 70’s के आसपास सा साफ नज़र आता है. गीत को सुनते हुए कितनी भी कोशिश करने पर ‘कह दूं तुम्हे या चुप रहूँ’ और ‘एक मैं और एक तू’ गीत को अपने ज़हन से नहीं निकाल पाया. पंचम की हलकी हलकी छाप. कुलमिलाकर अच्छा गीत -विकास Okay, I should be really rating it very very high - it being inspired by Pancham's music, but as I liten to it multiple times I just can't get over the fact that its an amalgamation of many of his melodies and unless it’s a tribute song. Plus the lyrics...leave a lotto be desired. Male singing too! -Hemendra What to say. -Yunus |
| 56 | इस्क तेरा (युगल) (इस्सक) Tags: romantic, love song, soothing, pseudo-mish-mash, mushy, chaaloo |
सचिन-जिगर मयूर पुरी मोहित चौहान, स्मिता जैन |
2.11 | Reminded us of those 90s love songs, in a good way -Rohit Haven't been ale to make up my mind about Sachin- Jigar. Some numbers look so promising, some so crappy ! This is a decent one. -Shalini Ramachandran अच्छा कमसिन सा गीत ..जिससे ‘इसक’ होना बनता है -विकास Why will it take them to portray some love element in a song. Tchah. -Nishant Voice quality of both Mohit and Smita is just perfect for this (and today's) songs. Had to bump up overall song rating by one point. Otherwise, nothing special. -Pranav Boring. -Zafar A slightly higher rating for Mohit Chauhan. -Amit Very listenable tune & decent singing but that’s about it -Arun |
| 56 | बस मैं और तू (आकाश वाणी) Tags: romantic, fresh, morning song, imaginitive, whistelable, fingerpicking, love song, rock, soft rock, plink-plink-la-la, guitar ballad, easy listening |
हितेश सोनिक लव रंजन निखिल डिसूज़ा, वसुधा शर्मा |
2.11 | Epitome of easy listening. Lyrics have a whiff of Gulzar. ;-) -Shalini Razdan बेपरवाह किस्म का गीत. अच्छे हलके बोलों में बिंधा . -विकास Mechanical singing in a Trivedi-like voice. Some brownie points for the strumming. -Nishant The voice is pleasant but lacks any punch. Average fare overall. -Arun Lyrics and Music in perfect sync! -Naresh This song? Really? -Priya Bleh. Why is this song on the list even? -Megha Acoustic feel of the song takes it to a new hight. Hitesh Sonik could be Amit Trivedi's twin. -Pranav When I heard the song for the first time thought it was a Amit Trivedi song :) The lyrics are also true to the current style of lyric-writing. Overall I like listening to the song but don't know if it has any lasting quality. -Hemendra Ok song. -Yunus Guitar entry vaguely reminiscent of Bob Dylan's "Blowing in the Wind" - why do pronunciations in such songs need to be "Western-stylized"…or is it just a true reflection of how this generation in fact speaks the language? -Sanjeev |
| 58 | सुन रहा है न तू (पु.) (आशिक़ी २) Tags: sad, pleading, romantic, rock, ballad, pretentious, overly-contemplative, mope-y dope-y, pathos, pensive, slow rock, rock ballad, touching |
अंकित तिवारी संदीप नाथ अंकित तिवारी |
2.10 | सुन रहा हूँ ! और सुनने पर पाता हूँ कि गाना बिलकुल ‘च्विंगम’ की माफिक है.जिसमें एक वक्त आते आते रस तो खत्म हो जाता है लेकिन बस सुनने में जंचने जैसा महसूस कराता है .संदीप नाथ के बोल कुछ हद तक सतही से महसूस होते हैं .गिटार के एक दो ‘टिंग टिंग’ कॉर्ड और धुन गाने में गुनगुनाहट पैदा करती है. -विकास Ro rahe hain hum! Don't know what is there to like in this crying. Overly orchestrated for the most part. -Nishant Even after multiple listens, I still feel a little more nuanced singing could’ve raised this song a notch higher. -Meera A little too mushy for my taste but I find mysellf humming this song. I can see why it is popular. People love songs they feel they can sing along with. A little annoyed with all the Memes that came out of this song. -Shalini Ramachandran Singing is a bit weak but a simple tune and lyrics do create an impact ! Nice! -Arun Anthem of every young broken heart in 2013 :-) -Naresh I know 'tum hi ho' gets all the singing accolades, but I think this is actually the better sung song in the movie. It has its predictable rock guitaring bits, but manages to remain quite enjoyable. -Priya Ankit Tiwari sings this well. Very thankful that he doesn't cry through a song that has lyrics that say 'ro raha hoon main'. It must have been tempting to sing whiningly, but he doesn't. That is an accomplishment in my world. -Megha Overall song comes across as easy on the ear - classic example of whole is greater than sum of parts. -Pranav Neither here nor there -Zafar Orchestration replete with a lot of lead guitar riffs reminds me of Life in a metro songs… Arijit Singh sounds very peaceful but the timbre of his voice has nasal notes. Overall a great song! However, I like Shreya's version better which is not included -Hemendra overrated song. -Yunus Enjoyed some of the distinctly Indian guitar "licks" in the second interlude. Otherwise, lyrics aside, little discernible Indian influence. Singing is good, but like so many other songs, strongly suspect pitch correction is being used (many of the turns sound too "angular"). -Sanjeev |
| 59 | लत लग गई (रेस २) Tags: fun, dance, party, electronic, dance, dhinchak, techno, synthesized, inorganic, peppy, disco, timepass, chaaloo, techno |
प्रीतम मयूर पुरी बेनी दयाल, प्रीतम, शालमली खोलगड़े |
2.09 | The catchiest song of 2013! -Karthik Assembly-line dance number -Shalini Razdan Nothing in it at all to get addicted on. aiven hi. -Nishant It's probably unfair to put this through a microscope when it is merely intended to fit a certain purpose in a film, which it probably does. -Ramanand Superlative Singing by Neeti -Rohit I cannot stop dancing on this one -Shalini Ramachandran Nice party song :-) -Arun Scorcher -Naresh पार्टी को जमा देने वाला, रंग चढा देने वाला ढिनचैक गीत -विकास Average bollywood fare. Catchy, but most songs these days are, plus I don't like the songs where doctoring of the voice is apparent. -Hemendra More vocal effects…how long before this song makes it into Nintendo Wii's "Just Dance" game? -Sanjeev |
| 60 | अल्लाह मेहरबान (घनचक्कर) Tags: disco qawwali, mandolin song, funny, fusion, playful, trippy, qawwali, foot tapping, electropop, folksy/devotional, chaaloo, inspirational |
अमित त्रिवेदी अमिताभ भट्टाचार्य दिव्य कुमार, अमित त्रिवेदी |
2.04 | Typical Bollywood qawwali meets atypical electro-pop. -Megha The low pitched "Allaaaaaaah…" annoys me. Can't help shake the Altaf Raja connection especially with the "electric banjo" (turns out there is an Altaf Raja song elsewhere in this movie), though this fellow seems to be an at least marginally better singer. -Sanjeev Divya Kumar's funky vocals holds this song together, along with Amitabh Bhattacharya's lyrics. -Karthik बार-बार बीच में वो ‘महमूद सी आवाज़’ करता ‘अल्लाह’ परेशां करता है. काम चलाऊ गीत -विकास Over orchestrated with the over use of Bulbul tarang pushing it towards cacophony -Nishant The production is nice, but there's not much in this song to come back too. -Ramanand Fun, foot-tapping number. -Shalini Razdan Passable for me. I’d rather get stuck on Motumaster, instead of this one. -Meera Disappointing outing from Amit trivedi -Arun |
| 61 | साड़ी के फ़ाल सा (र...राजकुमार) Tags: fun, romantic comedy, hinglish, dakshin, love song, wooing, dance, peppy, retro, dhinchak, timepass, bhangra type, chaaloo |
प्रीतम मयूर पुरी अंतरा मित्रा, नकाश अज़ीज़ |
1.96 | Will dominate the dance circles this year -Naresh This has all the makings of an also-ran item song, and I am usually annoyed by too much English in Hindi songs. Why then am I not nauseated by the lyrics/rhymes (actually find myself chuckling), and why is this song stuck in my head? -Sanjeev Silly but catchy song. :-) -Shalini Razdan Dance all you want, in 3 months, everyone will forget the existance of this song. -Shalini Ramachandran This could have been such an entertaining song lyrically, with a premise like 'saree ke fall sa' instead it stops at average. The music is awesomely catchy, but it still cannot make up for the lack of fun and creativity in its lyrics. -Megha Mika really excels at such songs! -Arun नकश गाने में पूरे जमे दिखे -विकास *cough cough* -Nishant Unfortunately, this rating system has no negatives. Would like to have applied it to the lyrics. With its Tamil 'gaana'/folk beats, the song is quite peppy, as anyone in a 2013-14 wedding party would attest. -Ramanand Then there are songs which are popular but not necessarily good. -Pranav Don't care much for this song. -Hemendra एक अच्छा चालू गीत। नकश ने अच्छा गाया है। -Yunus |
| 62 | जीने लगा हूँ (रमैया वस्तावैया) Tags: romantic, copy paste, love song, filler, template, chaaloo, mushy |
सचिन-जिगर प्रिया पंचाल आतिफ़ असलम, श्रेया घोषाल |
1.83 | Reminds me of the genric 90s love song -Shalini Razdan A standard template for a love song, but a lovely one nonetheless. Atif's voice adds significant value. -Karthik This song is a strange one -- separately analyzed, it has dull lyrics, average voices (even Shreya is bleh), and rather dated 90s-ish music. But it's an earworm that persists and I cannot for the life of me figure out why! -Megha इस गीत गुनगुनाते हुए मैं बहुत से गीतों को ज़हन में लाने से रोक नहीं पाया. इसे एक तरह का ‘कोकटेल सॉंग’ कहा जाना चाहिए, जिसमें ‘वीर ज़ारा’ का‘जानम देख लो मिट गयीं दूरियां.’ ‘बनटी और बब्ली’ का ‘बोल ना हलके हलके’ और‘अजब प्रेम की ग़ज़ब कहानी’ का आतिफ असल्म का ही गाया ‘तेरा होने लगा हूँ जब से मिला हूँ’ जैसे गीतों की छाप साफ़ सुनाई देती है. बहरहाल सचिन जिगर की अच्छी कोशिश. कहना ना होगा कि आतिफ असलम काफ़ी जगहों पर बेसुरे सुनाई देते रहे ! -विकास Meh. -Nishant Sounded run of the mill. -Ramanand A run of the mill song. Nothing special at all. -Amit Annoying song to me ! -Shalini Ramachandran Blah! -Arun Average all the way. -Naresh Did I mention Atif should be banned from singing? -Pranav Ugh! Atif Aslam. Sorry…gonna give this one a pass :) The melody is also meh! -Hemendra "Standard" song? Jatin-Lalit feel? Nice pleasant instrumentation, Atif Aslam is actually quite tolerable in this song. -Sanjeev |
अन्य नामांकित (पर अमूल्यांकित) गीत - Other nominated (unrated) songs
2013 पुरस्कार मुखपृष्ठ पर वापस - Back to 2013 Puraskaar home
Lovely use of the 'maanjha' metaphor in the lyrics. Amit Trivedi picks a winner by deciding to sing this himself. The use of the esraj as the primary instrument is an inspired choice. A song with unusual depth. -Ramanand
Amit Trivedi's best of the year. Simple but effective lyrics from Swanand. -Arun
Sawanand Kirkire and Amit Trivedi have a winner her. -Naresh
Like the little bits that sound like Irish Riverdance music. Interesting concoction. -Shalini Razdan
Amit Trivedi is a functional singer at best, but he clearly uses his vocals to great effect here, along with the layers he adorns in the music. -Karthik
अमित त्रिवेदी अपनी धुनों के साथ ख़ूबसूरती से खेलना बखूबी जानते हैं . उन्हें साज़ो का किफायत से इस्तेमाल करना आता ... ‘मांझा’ इसकी मिसाल है -विकास
Never tired of listening to it (partially because of the esraj). Well put. Well composed. Such a feel good song. -Nishant
Amit Trivedi's singing, arrangement -Rohit
The rhythm makes this song decent. Otherwise it could have been rather average. -Priya
Like the percussion in this one. -Megha
Well sung, beautifully arranged and written such that it captures the emotions using language that is appropo the part of the country where the movie is set. -Pranav
Amit Trivedi opened the year with this fantastic score. Love every song of the movie! -Hemendra
Refrain does have a hypnotic effect - not quite getting into the vocals, effects and all. -Sanjeev