Music Review of 'Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'

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Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

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Credits
Producer/s:	Aditya Chopra
Director:	Shaad Ali
Music:	Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Lyrics:	Gulzar
Vocals:	Alisha Chinai, K.K., Mahalaxmi Iyer, Neeraj Shridhar, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shankar Mahadevan , Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh, Zubeen, Vishal Dadlani and Vasundhara Das
Label:	Yash Raj Music

Maverick director Shaad Ali struck gold with his very first movie 'Saathiya', which had some high quality, melodious and soulful music by the genius A. R. Rahman. Then he switched to Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy with his second offering for the Yash Raj banner 'Bunty Aur Babli' and the rest, as they say is History! The team's 'Kajra Re' still rocks every marriage function, party, club and disco. So naturally, expectations abound from their latest offering 'Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'. Will it be a hat-trick for Shaad and Yash Raj? Will S-E-L be lucky a second time? From the promos it is most definitely YES!

A deadly synthesized harmonium piece commences one of the most enchanting tracks of the year 'Jhoom', picturised on the megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who reportedly plays a sutradhar in this film. The moment the promos of this number hit the TV, everyone was floored by its infectious, deadly rhythm and it was obvious that S-E-L have another winner on their hands. This version is a solo performance by Shankar Mahadevan and needless to add, he is simply fabulous. It's a type of gypsy/fakir songs that used to adorn Bollywood music in the 70s(though accompanied by an ektara). Background classical alaaps add to the charm of this mind-blowing composition. Gulzar Saab's lyrics in typical Punjabi and simple Hindi are the icing on the cake.

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