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Zoran009
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MUSIC REVIEW OF MAQBOOL

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Vishal Bharadwaj, one of the finest musical prodigies of today's generation, makes strong directorial impact with 'Maqbool'. This is an Indian adaptation of Shakespeare's "Macbeth", and has already made strong influence in international film festivals. The story is set in the backdrop of Mumbai underworld where Irfan Khan plays the lead character of 'Maqbool'. Veteran lyricist Gulzar sparkles in this album, which is full of Indian classical music. Vishal made her musical debut 'Maachis' under the guidance of Gulzarsaab that is still considered to be a timeless classic. After 'Makdee' Vishal Bharadwaj comes out with a crime thriller that has a massive support of method actors. Acting genius like Naseerudin Shah, Om Puri, Irfan Khan, Pankaj Kapoor and Tabu play important role . Vishal Bharadwaj's compositions are full of life and have vivid shades of human emotions as he chills out with couple of instrumental compositions. Ustad Sultan Khan makes strong impact with a couple of soulful compositions. Rekha Vishal, new musical talent, impresses with solo numbers. The surprise element is Indi-pop sensation Daler Mehndi as he present a beautiful heartwarming composition "Rubaru". Original soundtracks are on Music Today, which has proliferated Indian Classical Music. "Jhin Min Jhini" is the traditional marriage song sung in a frivolous mood by Sadhna Sargam, Anuradha Sriram, Rakesh Pandit and Ustad Sultan Khan. Female singers-- Sadhna Sargam and Anuradha Sriram-- shine bright with their voices showering festive blessing for the bride. Additional vocals by Rakesh Pandit are impressive. Ustad Sultan Khan gives a classical piece of musical work, which adds color to the proceedings. Gulzar's traditional lyric sets the mood of the song, which reappears in the album in the extended version.


"Ru-Ba-Ru" is delightful Urdu composition sung brilliantly by bhangra-pop Daler Mehndi and supported well by Rakesh Pandit, Sabir Khan and Dominique. This is the best composition of the album as the listeners will witness different dimensions of the Punjabi Pop singer Daler. It's unfortunate though that this versatile genius is faced with a criminal case when one of his finest compositions is out in the market. This colorful soundtrack captures the emotional corner of human heart. Gulzar's impressive lyrics create magic in the air.

"Rone Do" is a sentimental soundtrack rendered by upcoming singer Rekha Vishal. It is a sad song sung emotionally, and captures sad moments of life. The song starts with soft instrumental beats, which is well blended with the vocals of Rekha Vishal. Gulzar's perfect presentation of human emotions is delightful.

"Dheemo Re" is a typical Indian classical soundtrack gracefully rendered by Ustad Sultan Khan. The beautiful recitation of ragas sprinkles fragrance. This composition will find place in every classical music lover's collection. Vishal Bharadwaj has used soft instrumental beats to set the mood of this classical composition.

"Maqbool Theme" is an instrumental work that has beautiful violin presentation depicting the theme of the film. It lasts for a minute and a half.

"Rukhe Naina" is soft sentimental soundtrack brilliantly rendered by talented Sanjay Abhyankar. The song encapsulates different stages of emotionally depressed eyes, which wait for the beloved. This is Gulzar's one of the finest written compositions, which is strongly empowered by expressive words and couplets. Abhyankar's voice justifies Gulzar's significant work. This is Vishal's one of the finest emotional numbers that will be critically acclaimed.

"Chingari" is Rekha Vishal's second composition, which explores the ferocious state of mind. This composition is from album "Ishqa Ishqa". Rekha Vishal's vocal sets the mood of the song. It tells the violent stage of mind.

"The Killing" is an instrumental work well rendered with a good piece of instrument. "Nirvana" is another instrumental work portraying deeper feeling of human mind.

"Shoonya" is the last instrumental work of the album, which has brilliant violin rendition.

"Jhin Min Jhini (extended)" is the extended version of "Jhin Min Jhini". This chirpy and bubbly composition captures the festival celebration of marriage proceedings.

'Maqbool' compositions do not fall in the class of Vishal's earlier hits like "Chappa Chappa Charkha Chale" and "Chode Aaye Hum". However, they find special place among Indian classical music lovers.
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As a side, this is an excellent move. I saw it last year at the Toronto Film Festival, and I was blown away. The cut I saw only had three songs; from the song listing, there seems to be more (although perhaps he only shot three in the first place). Don't miss this one.
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any idea where i can listen to soongs?

soo far this year PAAP is the best album out. 10/10. its brilliant. Lakeer is good...i loved rhythm and its hard for me to get used to this...6/10. Rudraksh is pretty good too...i like some of the songs 6/10. Everything else this year so far sucks.
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I agree, PAAP, CHAMELi and MAQBOOL? try coolgoose.com

MASSES APPEAL: KHAKEE, RUDRAKSH, PLAN
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Another one:REVIEW

****Just listen to JHIN MIN JHINI once!!!u will find out what I am talking..

Looks like TABU, Irfan khan..looking for another nATIONAL, not to leave BHARDWAJ back.

Anuradha sriram, anu malik fame EXCELS with Sadhna Sargam in RIN JHIN..man, it is usual for veteran RICHA SHARMA to pull this kinda composition, but man o man, SRIRAM does wonder, and dont forger DALER BHA JI< in QAWALI mood!! :baaa: :cool: :D :love:

REVIEW by REDIFF:

Sukanya Verma | January 14, 2004 08:00 IST




Juggling with words is child's play for writer, filmmaker and poet Gulzar. Remember his onomatopoeias like Chappa chappa in Maachis, Chai chappa chai in Hu Tu Tu? And now Jhin min jhini in Maqbool.

Maqbool, directed by Vishal Bharadwaj, is his second film after Makdee. Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth, Maqbool features a terrific set of actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur, Tabu and Irfan Khan.

At times melancholic, at others fiercely intense, Maqbool brews some tense, bittersweet tunes.

Songs like Dheemo and Rukhe naina pack a mix of rich, classical melody and rustic poetry.

For listeners like me who adore theme music, Maqbool is a dream come true. The soundtrack offers four stark instrumental pieces: The Killing, Nirvana, Shoonya and the Maqbool theme. The pieces use a lot of violin to impart a sense of tragedy that looms all over the film.

Maqbool is a serious album. No item numbers. No love duets. The only song that hints at celebration is Jhin min jhini, which is already a regular for Mumbai listeners of radio FM.

Bottomline: The music of Maqbool is like filter coffee, not instant. Can you handle it?

Paap

The cover on Paap's music CD credits Anu Malik for composing the score. But he has composed only two songs.

The album predominantly features Pakistani musical talent. Small wonder, Paap's debutante director Pooja Bhatt is even contemplating premiering her film in Karachi.

Coming back to Malik, the music director has crafted Intezaar and Sun e mere dil. Both of them sung by an off-key Anuradha Paudwal. Sun e mere dil apes the Buddhist chant feel that Malik had lent for the Asoka song, Roshni se.

The soundtrack has it highs: like Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's inspiring rendition of Mann ki lagan, followed by Ali Azmat's (of the band Junoon) rock-and-roll turn in Garaj baras.

Like Maqbool, Paap too has an instrumental soundtrack clubbed in the album. In true Hollywood style, each theme piece suggests a certain chapter of the film. For example, M Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense soundtrack lists music parts like Run to the church, De Profundis Malcolm's story/Cole's secret, Tape of Vincent and so on.

Paap features a decent background for 11 episodes in the movie, credited to Music Mushrooms. The ones to watch out for are Intezar interlude, Apna sa kuch dena chahti hoon and Tumhari jagah oonchey aasman mein hai.

Indeed, the background score compilation is a healthy trend in the film music arena.

Rudraksh

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy are back. But hold on, the music of Rudraksh doesn't have the yuppie feel of Dil Chahta Hai or the romance of Kal Ho Naa Ho.

Rudraksh is Gothic. Dark but upbeat nevertheless.

Guest composers Shashi Pritam and Vishal-Shekhar dole out some commendable numbers with Bole dole and Ishq hai nasha respectively for this Mani Shankar feature, starring Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Bipasha Basu and Ishaa Koppikar.

Keeping the film's supernatural theme in mind, the composer trio churns out the fast-paced, funky techno title track with shlokas interspersed in-between.

Rak rak rak sounds positively horrifying. If you thought Bhoot had a spooky soundtrack, Rudraksh doesn't spare you either.

Buth Ishq khudai is the clear winner of the lot. This number is bound to be a disco favourite after Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's previous hit, It's the time to disco from Kal Ho Naa Ho.


Buy all 3 Albums, each has its own flavour..I did!



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Shivrk, try here:

Jhin min Jhini

http://web.music.coolgoose.com/go/music

both versions..enjoy :D

http://web.music.coolgoose.com/go/music

some more songs



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'Maqbool' – Spellbinding

By Taran Adarsh, December 09th, 2003 - 0900 hrs IST


From the producer of BANDIT QUEEN and SAATHIYA – Bobby Bedi – comes another thought-provoking film, MAQBOOL. Vishal Bhardwaj, the music composer who diversified to direction with MAKDEE, holds your finger and transports you into the psyche of the Mumbai underworld. MAQBOOL is Vishal's second film and the director is getting better with each film.

MAQBOOL stars some of the best talents of the country – Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Irrfan Khan, Tabu and Pankaj Kapur. So, obviously, the expectations from the film are gargantuan.

An adaptation of Shakespeare's MACBETH, MAQBOOL is set in present-day Mumbai. The underworld, the police-gangster-politician nexus, which has been witnessed time and again in Hindi films, has been attempted in MAQBOOL as well.

Despite the fact that MAQBOOL falls in the same genre as PARINDA, SATYA, VAASTAV and COMPANY, it's shades different from these films. It goes into the psyche of the gangsters and actually peeps into their mind.

MAQBOOL's strength lies in its narrative. The film has a number of sequences that remain etched in your memory even after the show has concluded. The message it intends conveying also comes across loud and clear – crime doesn't pay.

The performances are of a high order. But the film clearly belongs to Pankaj Kapur, Tabu and Irrfan – in that order.

Vishal Bhardwaj has attempted a genre that is in sharp contrast to his directorial debut MAKDEE. MAQBOOL confirms the fact that Vishal Bhardwaj is here to stay!

The film was screened at the ongoing Pune International Film Festival, where this writer was a special invitee. The detailed review will appear at the film's theatrical release in January 2004.

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Tabu shining

Those who have had a sneak peek at Maqbool cannot stop raving about Tabu's performance. Tabu plays Nimmi in the film who instigates her lover to go against her godfather and the guilt conscience that takes over the duo and what repercussions they meet with. Tabu that she is open to the idea of working with new filmmakers "…As long as I find the script to be satisfactory. As an actress, I'm interested in showing my talent immaterial of whether the film does well at the box-office or not." Few know that the role of the godfather was first offered to Naseeruddin Shah. But it was Shah who suggested that Pankaj Kapoor be cast in that role while he would play the role of the corrupt cop. Irfan Khan's role was first offered to Akshay Kumar. But Akki turned down the film.

*** Looks like she is UP for another NATIONAL..she looks Ravishing in MEENAXI!!
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