After composing some mellifluous music scores for films like “Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai”, “Asoka” and “Aks” Anu Malik, once infamous for plagiarizing tunes, lives upto his newfound reputation of a sensible music director in Meghna Gulzar’s directorial debut “Filhaal”.
Add to it the poetic lyrics by Gulzar, and you have a swell of a package.
Asha Bhosle shows her vocal prowess to the hilt in the title song “Filhaal”. The song has Anu Malik’s subtle and lilting instrumentation (including the touching piano leitmotif) that crescendos at intervals to the slow rock mode.
The album then nudges into a sprightly mood with the semi-fast track “Leh Chalon Doliyon” that has commendable singing by Roopkumar Rathod and Chitra. The song begins on a normal beat with some hummable music in the backdrop but Anu steps up the tempo by the end.
The upbeat mood is sustained with another catchy track “Sola Singar” featuring the talented Punjabi singer Jaspinder Narula and the “Euphoria” lead vocalist Palash Sen who is also making his acting debut in the film.
However, Palash’s singing talent comes forth better in the solo track “Dil Ke Sannate”, a sad number with little music in the backdrop. Although Palash is good in vocal modulation there is just not enough virility in his voice.
Anu amalgamates various instruments in “Kyon Baar Baar” which is rendered in a rather flimsy way by Chitra. In the following number “Naya Naya” however her male co-singer, the gruffy-sounding Indipopper KK, outshines her.
The album ends with a sad note in “Waqt Ka Saya” which again has little music blended with some heavy words, rendered convincingly by the velvety-voiced Sonu Nigam and Jaspinder Narula. However, the song’s tune is a bit repetitive and it gets a little boring after repeated hearings. Album Songs
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