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Review:
*****There is just one thing that can be mentioned about KNK :
Apart from the title song, is album ke baare mein - Kuch 'Naa Hi' Kaho !!!
Kuch Na Kaho
By Joginder Tuteja
Abhishek Bachchan does a movie with yet another debutant director. This time - Rohan Sippy, the son of ace director Ramesh Sippy, who gave us the classic - Sholay. Comparisons would be obvious that whether the sons would be able to do the same wonders as the combination of their fathers (Amitabh Bachcan and Ramesh Sippy) did in Sholay. Though it needs to mentioned that the subject of the movies is as different as chalk and cheese. As the promos suggest, Kuch Naa Kaho is a feel good love story (with flowers being the decorative items for the entire publicity so far) starring chota B and Aishwarya Rai. Though the pairing was quite 'thanda' in their last outing together - 'Dhai Akshar Prem Ke' directed by Raj Kanwar, the chemistry seems to be very much fine this time around. Just watch them matching steps in the title song of Kuch Naa Kaho. Music by Shankar Ehsaan Loy comes in quick succession after Armaan and Nayee Padosan while Javed Akhtar writes the lyrics.
Kuch Na Kaho - Well, this is what Anil Kapoor sang to Manisha Koirala in 1942 - A Love Story. Rohan Sippy borrows this for the title of his debut film. The title song is pretty lively with quite a vibrant feeling about it. The sunflower effect does make it's impact, and add to it the ravishing Ash and charming Abhishek and you have got a winner in hand. The music is immediately catchy and the whistling by Shankar himself should be popular soon. A good track !!!
But the trouble starts from here on. Good work done in the very start is unable to be sustained with the subsequent 'Tumhe Aaj Maine Jo Dekha' . Shankar is pretty listless in the former where his vocals just seem to drag. A love song about 'What Happened When I Saw You', it becomes a bit boring after some time and fails to impress even after repeated listening. Sujata Bhattacharya is just OK. 'Baat Meri Suniye To Zara' is composed in a very old fashioned manner and sung by Shankar (again !!) and Mahalaxmi. Remember those Dev Anand - Shammi Kapoor kind of sings where they used to woo their girls in a swaying effortless kind of numbers. Though 'Baat Meri' doesn't get to the similar heights, it does succeed in recreating the same era, mainly due to some real good work by Mahalaxmi who excels here.
'Kehti Hai Ye Hawa' continues in the tradition of 'Darde-E-Judai' genre of songs with the element of 'broken heart' and 'pain'. Mainly a Richa Sharma number with Shankar chipping in his one liner from the title song - Kuch Naa Kaho, it doesn't create any interest at all and fails to grab attention. All you look 'forward' to is the 'Forward' button and just wish the remaining two numbers may prove to be more worthy !! But all this seems to be false hope as 'ABBG' - a kid's song negate the very purpose of going for a romantic album. A children's number about 'how life would have been great if things were done our way', it is sung by Udit Narayan and Mahalaxmi. Nothing wrong about the singing, but what one wonders is about it's placement in the album. A very average track that will not boost the album sales !! Finally comes 'Achchi Lagti Ho', a romantic duet by Udit Narayan and Kavita Krishnamurthy. Another average song (inspired by the A.R. Rehman school of music), it doesn't garner enough interest to be of much repeat value...!!
There is just one thing that can be mentioned about KNK :
Apart from the title song, is album ke baare mein - Kuch 'Naa Hi' Kaho !!!
Rating: * 1/2
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