Yuvvraaj - Review by Desipundit.com

EVEN IF I DIDN’T KNOW THAT AR RAHMAN was behind the album for Subhash Ghai’s upcoming Yuvvraaj, a glance at the track listing would have prompted me to pick it up instantly, if only for these seven words in unholy communion: Salman Khan with the Fifth of Beethoven. How can anyone not want to see what this is about, this musical analogue of Govinda starring in a film by Satyajit Ray? The piece (titled Main hoon Yuvvraaj) kicks off with the famously dramatic four-note fortissimo phrase, played twice, and then Salman’s voice – affected and accented as ever – chimes in, first to introduce himself as the eponymous character, and later to request the composer’s forgiveness. “Maaf karna Beethoven saab,” he simpers, “they think I’m a bad guy. Yeah right, I am a bad guy.” There. If you were wondering how Ghai was planning to bounce back into big-budget filmmaking after the earth-shattering bomb that was Kisna, it’s by placing a Hindi actor with a faux American twang in the middle of the work of a German composer interpreted by a Tamil music director. How’s that for Bollywood going global?




Main hoon Yuvvraaj is just the starter, it would appear – a sampler morsel of the delectable East-meets-Western Classical feast to follow. But as of this writing, my stomach is still rumbling – even after a couple of passes through the entire album. The initial impressions are that the songs feel too fussed over – too much icing, not enough cake. Rahman is a composer who can sound “different” in his sleep, but here it appears that he’s trying to be different, that the attempt to be different is no longer unconscious and organic but a product of the wielded will – and the effort shows. In Tu meri dost hai, soaring lines of melody swoop down startlingly in the first antara, as if suddenly experiencing the effects of gravity, or else, as in the second antara, they seem to have their course rerouted by a sly tonic shift. The results are interesting to note but hardly ingratiating. Tu muskura is the album’s loveliest tune, but it rests on an alarmingly monotonous rhythm section powered by a tinkly-tambourine synth. And for all its tragic aspirations, Zindagi has the weight of spun sugar, harking back to Rahman’s early years with vaguely pleasant pop ballads that vanished like vapour even while you were listening to them.

The anthemic Dil ka rishta, the playful Mastam mastam (which sounds like a composite of Rahman’s own I am sorry and Alle alle from One Two Ka Four), the dance-ready Shano shano – these did nothing for me at all, and what saved the album single-handedly was Manmohini morey. This is one of those classical tunes dressed up in western clothes – like Alaipaayuthe kanna, from Alaipaayuthe, where Rahman retained the traditional tune of the Oothukkadu Venkata Subbier composition, but tweaked the background ever-so-slightly to render it contemporary. Even the synth stylings that cocoon the composition are entirely one with this piece, not merely backdrop but backbone. There’s not much in terms of lyrics here – and the words that open the song, Lat uljhi suljhaa jaa re baalam, have been rendered earlier on stage and in film by the likes of Noor Jahan and Pandit Jasraj – but what few lines there are, Gulzar imbues with the kind of erotic imagery he reserves for Rahman. (Their earlier collaboration, Jiya jale, spoke similarly of the aftermath of lovemaking. And speaking of Gulzar, this has got to be one of his least characteristic efforts – “pairon mein paatal hai” in one of the songs was the closest I got to a fingerprint.)

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Tu meri dosth-Song review

This is the most wonderful song I have heard in recent times. The lyrics is helping build a beautiful environment where already the singers strike a smooth chord, and music never comes in extra. This song will surely rule the charts in coming months.
Personally this song has been ruling my hearts ever since I heard it for the first time. A.R.Rahman strikes his fans with no surprise as far as this song is considered. It is a very smooth melodious song which he is very famous for. People of his talent are rare. Music lovers often compare him with other music directors but sad to say, none of the present age music directors can ever come close to the talent this man has. It is not my personal opinion, but records also speak in favour of him.
From the music director to the music again, it deserves that such a song is not lost in negative publicity. I had to mention bearing in mind the cast of the film. With a hero who carrier a great negative publicity, many will not prefer to see or hear the song. It is not evident why Subhash Ghai has such a cast.
One more thing which comes to mind with Rahman's music signed albums are the lack of advertising of the albums. Hope this does not fall in that unfortunate category. A good example of an album in this category in recent times will be ADA. (Have you heard of it?)
Pardon me for not speaking about the song but all other things, but there is nothing left to say anything wrong about the song. It will be such an inspirational song for generations to come.

My rating for the song for those love to rate: 5/5.

Tu meri dost hain

Song lyrics: Tu meri dost hain
Singers: Benny Dayal, Shreya Ghosal, A R Rahman

Aaja main hawaon mein bithake le chalun
Tu hi toh mera dost hain
Aaja main khalaon mein uthake le chaloon
Tu hi toh mera dost hain

Awaaz ka dariya hoon
Behta hoon main nili raaton mein
Main jaagta rehta hoon
Neendh bhari jheel si aankhon mein
Awaaz hoon main

Aaja main hawaaon pe bithake le chaloon
Tu hi toh... tu hi toh meri dost hain

Aaja main khalaon mein uthake le chaloon
Tu hi toh meri dost hain

Raat mein chandni kabhie, Aisi gunganati hain
Sunn zara lagta hain tumse, Awaaz nilati hain

Main khayalon ki mehek hoon
Gungunati hain saazpar
Ho sake toh milale
Awaaz tu mere saaz par

Aaja main hawaon pe bithake le chaloon
Tu hi toh meri dost hain
Aaja main khalaon main uthak le chaloon
Tu hi toh meri dost hain

Awaaz ka dariya hoon
Behta hoon main nili raaton mein

Main jaagta rehta hoon
Neendh bhari jheel si aankhon mein
Awaaz hoon main...

O kabhi dekha hain saahin, Jahaan sham utarti hain
Kehte hain samundar se, Ek pari gujarti hain

Woh raat ki rani hain, Sargam par chalti hai

Aaja main hawaoon pe bithake le chaloon
Tu hi toh... tu hi toh mera dost hain

Aaja main khalaon mein uthake le chaloon
Tu hi toh mera dost hain

Awaaz ka dariya hoon
Behti hoon mein nili raaton mein
Main jagti rehti hoon
Neendh bhari jheel si aankhon mein

Awaaz hoon main (Repeat)

Subash ghai's Yuvvraaj - Audio released

Subash Ghai's new musical venture, Yuvvraaj's Audio has been released. It is already a hit among the millions of A R Rahman fans.

It is a nice collection of 9 songs which smells fresh music, and differentiates itself from the flooding Punjabi, rock style music rocking the Bollywood recently.

Subash Ghai's words from the CD Cover:

"I've always found it a challenging task to transform a dramatic script into a spellbinding musical, though I've done this before with films like Karz, Meri Jung, Khalnayak and Taal. When I came across an interesting story of three brothers driven by sibling rivalry and a lady cellist who plays the catalyst in bringing, I immediately called up AR Rahman...

Now that most of the popular Hindi film songs are only about disco and Punjabi folk music, does it make sense to make a musical like Yuvvraaj? I asked Rahman.

Rahman snapped back. "Why not? If you get out of your comfort zone... go for experiments and innovations... new music will happen!"

And it has happened!

Two maestros Rahman and Gulzar saab, have spent endless days and nights with me to create this album, an entertaining musical which blends the discord of the three brothers with the heavenly sound of family togetherness. The story takes place in two of the most beautiful European countries - Prague and Austria - that resound with nothing but music.

Imagine a film where:
Salman is a dreamy singer...
Katrina is a leading musician...
Zayed grooves to a chaotic disco sound...
Anil Kapoor enjoys only classical music...

Imagind the symphony of sounds created by all these characters. Now imagine my struggle to match my visuals to Rahman's mesmerizing sound and Gulzar saab's magical lyrics...

This is - Yuvvraaj.
Hope you enjoy it.

Subhash Ghai"

T-Series catches up Yuvaraj

When a company has the music rights of a film's songs composed by the Mozart of Asia A.R.Rahman, then there is no need to get worried about the success of sales of the music.

T-series is one company who is fortunate to associate with the music maestro back to back. After releasing the music of Aamir khan Productions 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na' composed by ARR, now the company will release the music of 'Yuvaraj' composed by the music wizard.

This film marks the return of Subash Ghai after a low profile 'Black & White' into his usual way of directing his movies in a large scale.

The film which will be released this Diwali has also the paring of the real life couple Salman khan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles other than having acclaimed actors like Anil Kapoor and Boman Irani in supporting roles.

The movie is produced by Subhash Ghai's own production company Mukta Arts Ltd.

The videos of the songs of 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na' are already being aired by the different channels and have started getting good reviews.

How Salman shakes his leg to the tunes of A.R.Rahman in 'Yuvraj' is left to be seen

News Courtesy: IndiaGlitz