Guru Music Review

Album from Mani-Rahman combo will definitely stir up music lovers. This one is no exception from that. In one line 'This album is very good which will become great once the movie is released'. This has good lyrics, variety in tunes and different orchestration and most importantly life and feel in them. A special kudos to Gulzar for begetting these kind of lyrics especially for the song 'Jaage hain'. With the media sniffling the story line as Dhirubai Ambani's life, combined with this kind of meaningful songs, certainly the curiosity of the movie goers will be snowballed.

1. Barso Re – Shreya Ghoshal & Uday Mazumdar
Rain song. Will be picturised on Aishwarya Rai. Good catchy song sung very well by the 'always improving' Shreya. I can guaranteedly say that she has given here second hit with Rahman after 'Munbe Vaa' from SOL.

2. Tere Bina – AR Rahman, Chinmayee, Additional Voices – Murtaza, Qadir
Sufi based qawaali song. Best song in the album. Also the theme song of the movie. Nowadays Rahman surprises his fans through his voice regularly. He is improving a lot with every song. Good thing about his voice is that he is able emote very well when he sings. He also picks the correct song which will suit his voice. Days are not far away for the award jury to realize his voice potential.

3. Ek Lo Ek Muft – Bappi Lahiri, Chitra Additional Voices – Tanvi, Saloni, Boney, Jaidev
A peppy 'Bhang' song. A situational number by Bappi Lahiri. Mischievous lyrics by Gulzar. Immediately one can imagine a young Amithab dancing to this song. Let us see whether Small B is able to fill in Amithab's shoes and recreate the Bhang magic of his father???

4. Baazi Laga – Udit Narayan, Madhushree, Swetha, Bhargavee Additional Programming – Pravin Mani
In my opinion this is a weak link in the album. Has a strong 1980's hindi song flavor in it. But the story of the movie spans across decades (1950s to 1990s). So we need to ration our word till the movie is release. Mani, able director, 'could have asked/can use this as' a situational number.

5. Mayya – Maryem Toller, Chinmayee, Keerthi Programming & Additional Arrangements Ranjit Barot
Hip hop song for Mallika Sherawat. This is a Middle East song genre. Very peppy indeed. If properly picturized, it will become another 'Humma Humma' or another 'Hello Mister Ehtirkatchey'.

6. Ey Hairathe – Hariharan, Alka Yagnik Additional Voices – AR Rahman, Aslam Mohammed
A Ghazal song sung by the Ghazal king Hariharan. Initially it starts in the same way as 'Poong kodiyin punnagai' from Iruvar. May be because of the usage of Accordion. Very soothing song. Alka Yagnik adds more melody to Hariharan's. Additional Voice by AR Rahman needs a special mention.

7. Jaage Hain – Chitra , AR Rahman and Madras Choral Group
A motivating song. This song has four heroes. First Gulzar for his lyrics. He must be ready with a well ironed Sherwani to receive a lot of accolades from many award panel including the prestigious national award jury. Next is A R Rahman as a singer and Chitra for a wonderful rendition of the song. Then the musician Rahman for the arrangement. I feel this song is going to be the heart of the movie just like Bombay theme music..

Certainly worth a wait. In the making of a great album.