RATING: 6 Aishwarya Rai and Vivek Oberoi come together on screen for the first time in Samir Karnik's Kyon! Ho Gaya Na. The movie, presumably a romantic comedy, is the story of romance between a guy who believes in arranged marriages and a modern girl.
The film's music is a combination of romantic and foot tapping numbers composed by trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
The trio composers take a lot of inspiration from the western music, particularly rock and pop. For instance, their song Agar Main Kahoon in Lakshya is shamelessly copied from the rock group Extreme's song 'Hole in my heart'.
It also needs to be mentioned that although compositions by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy are quite melodic, they lack in emotive appeal, so peculiar of Eastern music in general. And the music of Kyon Ho Gaya Na is not much different from their previous works.
The song that instantly catches attention in the album is Pyaar Mein Sau Uljhanein which is beautifully written by lyricist Javed Akhtar and has a flavor of English folk music. The song talks about the beauty of love and also the zillion troubles that come along with it.
The title track Kyon Ho Gaya Na is a fast passed, foot-tapping number. The composers have deliberately tried to bring too many melodic variations in this song, thereby making it stodgy after just two hearings.
Other peppy numbers in the album are Main Hoon and Baat Samzha Karo. The former track takes off to a flying start and maintains its rocking tempo supported by lively singing by Shaan and Sunidhi Chauhan. The latter number is a relatively bland composition.
Among the soft numbers Aao Naa is the best of the lot. The song has a lilting feel, tender melody woven around the romantic poetry of Javed Akhtar. The album concludes with a mellow note with the soft and gentle crooning by Shankar Mahadevan in Dheere Dheere.
In short, the music of Kyon Ho Gaya Na is rich in melody. But it is shallow as far as the emotive expression of these melodies is concerned.
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