Phir Kabhi – Music Review

Some of Shantanu Moitra’s best songs have come off the vocals of Shreya Ghoshal. And so it is that Shreya Ghoshal and lyricist Ajay Jhingran render with aplomb the sprightly Bhai Re, a song reminiscent in parts of Lage Raho. The MD employs just an accordion and guitar for most part of the interludes, and the effect is scintillating. And nice idea bringing in a Thavil!! The middle-eastern tune of Dekho Ji Dekho, though slightly repetitive, will keep you engaged mainly due to the high energy singing of Dibyendu Mukherjee and Sunidhi. With its slight semiclassical elements, Jheeni Jheeni sung by Bhupinder and Hamsika Iyer is a very soothing kind of song. Shantanu Moitra is spot on with the instruments while the singers are simply brilliant. The bluesy title song, Gun Gun Mann Ka, has Shaan crooning away with Shantanu’s vocoded voice chanting Bengali lines in the background. If anything, the unconventionality in the arrangement will have you hooked to this one.
Short and sweet, this latest offering from Shantanu Moitra.