Songs and credits at the end.
Musically and lyrically, Amaal Mallik and Manoj Muntashir’s Uff Yeh Noor harks back to Amit Trivedi and Javed Akhtar’s Suno Aisha on some level. There is the same cheery vibe created by pretty much the same instruments and a very hummable melody. Noor seems to be a different kind of protagonist from Aisha though, judging by her not so charitable description through the song. The composer does a fine job with the arrangement, the second interlude is particularly well done with flutes and guitars and horns while the chorus section chimes in in the backdrop. Amaal’s brother Armaan Malik heads the vocals here, and having delivered such sprightly songs well in the past, has little difficulty nailing this one.
Amaal and Armaan aren’t the only siblings involved in the soundtrack; composer also enlists the services of twin sisters Sukriti Kakar and Prakriti Kakar as vocalists. Sukriti gets the upbeat romantic piece Jise Kehte Pyaar Hai, which she renders commendably. The song however follows the breezy pop format that, while engaging, offers nothing that hasn’t been heard already in Bollywood. Prakriti on the other hand gets a much better song, the soulful Hai Zaroori. Mallik gets the melody spot on here, and the sprawling atmospheric soundscape (with some nifty touches like the classical flavoured guitar) complements the tune wonderfully. The star of the song however is Kakar herself, the lady is in top form delivering the piece.
The soundtrack’s rear end is brought up by a classic remix (well of course), and a remix of that remix! It is RD Burman and Anand Bakshi’s song Gulaabi Aankhen from the movie The Train (originally sung by Mohammad Rafi) that gets a dance floor friendly (read cacophonous) makeover this time. I did not sense much of a difference between the two versions titled Gulab 2.0 and Gulabi Redux and could not be bothered to listen to them too many times just for the sake of spotting differences. Three good things about the song though – 1. There is no Badshah here. 2. The Gulabi Aankhen reference is restricted to the first verse, the song is totally different otherwise (albeit still unappealing) and 3. Tulsi Kumar’s voice has been so unrecognisably processed, she actually sounds better than usual. Apart from Kumar, the song also features Yash Narvekar and a lady rapper who is strangely uncredited.
The remix song aside, Amaal Mallik’s sophomore solo project is better than his debut last year.
Music Aloud Rating: 3/5
Top Recos: Uff Yeh Noor, Hai Zaroori, Jise Kehte Pyaar Hai
This review first appeared in the Mumbai edition of The Hindu.
Music Credits
Song – Uff Yeh Noor
Music Composer – Amaal Mallik
Singer – Armaan Malik.
Lyrics – Manoj Muntashir
Music Label – T-Series
Song Arranged and Produced by – Meghdeep Bose & Amaal Mallik.
Song Mixed & Mastered By – Eric Pillai at Future Sound Of Bombay.
Mix Assistants – Michael Edwin Pillai & Lucky.
Music Assistants – Shishir Samant, Krish Trivedi, Zaid Patni, Yash Narvekar, Gaurav Sanghvi, Anvay Patil & Rujul Deolikar.
Lead Vocals Recorded by – Amey Londhe & Vincent Joseph at Audiogarage Studios.
Song Name : Gulabi 2.0
Singers – Amaal Mallik, Tulsi Kumar & Yash Narvekar.
Music – Amaal Mallik
Lyrics – Kumaar
Music Label – T-Series
Song Arranged and Produced by – Abhijit Vaghani & Sourav Roy.
Addition Programming – Amaal Mallik & Riz Shain. Aditya N.
Song Mixed & Mastered By – Eric Pillai at Future Sound Of Bombay.
Mix Assistants – Lucky & Michael Edwin Pillai.
Music Assistants – Shishir Samant, Krish Trivedi, Zaid Patni, Yash Narvekar, Gaurav Sanghvi, Anvay Patil & Rujul Deolikar.
Vocals Recorded by – Surajit Ghosh Mazumdar & Datta Narvekar (T Series Studios) Amey Londhe & Vincent Joseph (Audiogarage Studios).
Choreography by – Adil Shaikh
Original Song Credits: Film- The Train. Singer-Mohammed Rafi.
Music By- R. D. Burman. Lyricist- Anand Bakshi.
Song: Jise Kehte Pyaar Hai
Singer: Sukriti Kakar
Music: Amaal Mallik
Lyrics: Kumaar
Music Label: T-Series
Song Arranged And Produced By – Jim Satya & Amaal Mallik.
Song Mixed & Mastered By – Eric Pillai At Future Sound Of Bombay.
Mix Assistants – Lucky & Michael Edwin Pillai.
Music Assistants – Shishir Samant, Krish Trivedi, Zaid Patni ,Yash Narvekar, Gaurav Sanghvi, Anvay Patil & Rujul Deolikar.
Live Guitars – Ankur Mukherjee. Lead Vocals Conducted By – Krish Trivedi.
Backing Vocals Arranged By – Meghdeep Bose.
Backing Vocalists – Roshni Baptist, Mohini Gaur, Shishir Samant & Meghdeep Bose.
Song Recorded By Amey Londhe & Vincent Joseph At Audiogarage Studios.
Song : Hai Zaroori
Singer: Prakriti Kakar
Music: Amaal Mallik
Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir
Music Label : T-Series
Song Arranged And Produced By – Meghdeep Bose & Amaal Mallik.
Additional Programming – Joel Mukherjee & Nilotpal Bora.
Song Mixed & Mastered By – Eric Pillai At Future Sound Of Bombay.
Mix Assistants – Lucky & Michael Edwin Pillai.
Music Assistants – Shishir Samant, Krish Trivedi, Zaid Patni, Yash Narvekar, Gaurav Sanghvi, Anvay Patil & Rujul Deolikar.
Live Guitars – Joel Mukherjee.
Vocals Conducted & Recorded By – Amaal Mallik & Meghdeep Bose.
Song: Gulabi Redux
Singer : Yash Narvekar & Tulsi Kumar
Music : Amaal Mallik
Lyrics : Kumaar
Music Label: T-Series
Song Arranged And Produced By – Abhijit Vaghani & Sourav Roy.
Addition Programming – Amaal Mallik & Riz Shain. Aditya N.
Song Mixed & Mastered By – Eric Pillai At Future Sound Of Bombay.
Mix Assistants – Lucky & Michael Edwin Pillai.
Music Assistants – Shishir Samant, Krish Trivedi, Zaid Patni, Yash Narvekar, Gaurav Sanghvi, Anvay Patil & Rujul Deolikar.
Vocals Recorded By – Surajit Ghosh Mazumdar & Datta Narvekar (T Series Studios) Amey Londhe & Vincent Joseph (Audiogarage Studios).
Choreography By – Adil Shaikh
