The title song is an instant winner, the immensely addictive techno base in combination with an equally engaging tune that is delivered to a tee by Benny Dayal and Shalmali Kholgade (I don’t understand Marathi but the lyrics seem to have a quirky tone). Kalandar is very recognisably Amit Trivedi, but is enjoyable all the same (that sax in the backdrop is a nice touch). Jasraj Jayant Joshi is fab with his singing. The song also has a part-Hindi alternate version titled Pinjade Wale which is identical to the former in every other way, even has Jasraj on the vocals.
Highway: Ek Selfie Aarpaar. Amit Trivedi’s Marathi debut is engaging. Wish it were longer.
Songs and full credits at the end (thanks to @karaboondi for the tip-off about this soundtrack!) Phuntroo is being marketed as a “science fiction love story”. Going by the soundtrack’s high melodic content the emphasis seems to be on the love story aspect. And it is indeed on the melodic…
You can listen to the soundtrack here (thanks to @deepakao for the link) The first time I heard the title song in the teasers I had felt that the only things going for the song are Swanand Kirkire’s playful lyrics and Shilpa Rao’s rendition. But overall listen has given me more reasons…
Songs and musician credits at the end. This review first appeared in the Mumbai edition of The Hindu. While the soundtrack for Anandi Gopal is a period one, set as it is in the later 19th century (Anandi Gopal Joshi lived between 1865 and 1887), it is only in one…
Songs at the end of the review.
