Many music lovers have been looking forward to the soundtrack of "Jab We Met"
because the music of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's films is usually appealing.
And this time too, with Monty Sharma composing the music and Sameer
and Nusrat Badr writing the lyrics, the songs of "Jab We Met"
ought to strike a chord with the masses.
"Chabeela" comes in as a pleasant surprise for a couple of
reasons including the fact that Alka Yagnik has rendered a song after
a long time. Composed by Monty Sharma, the music compliments Alka's
voice beautifully, making it a very likeable track.
Next is "Daras bina nahin chain". It is a classical piece
of music, which doesn't end up being boring. Richa Sharma does an amazing
job with the vocals and so do Parthiv Gohil and Shail Hada who accompany
her in this number. It may pick up after the release of the film.
"Jaan-e-jaan" is average. However, Shreya Ghoshal and Kunal
Ganjawala don't disappoint.
High on romance is "Jab se tere naina". It seems like an
appropriate Sanjay Leela Bhansali song. Sung by Shaan, who usually does
justice to romantic numbers, the music of "Jab se..." is a
good effort.
Another fabulous piece is "Masha-Allah". Similar to the melodious
love songs that used to come out earlier in the 1980s, this song too
retains a high dose of melody entwined with noteworthy renditions by
Kunal Ganjawala and Shreya Ghoshal. It's the kind of song where one
would just like to sit back and enjoy the music.
As the name suggests, "Pari" is a complete fairytale sort
of a track. It is a lovely romantic song that has melody, rhythm, serene
instrumental music and beautiful vocals.
The title track "Jab We Met" is an amazing number that gets
you humming along. Shail Hada, who renders this piece, is going to be
flooded with offers for singing after the sure-shot success of this
track.
"Sawar gayi" is a moderate number, which would have turned
out to be a hit if it were included in an album where most of the tracks
disappoint. But while most of the numbers in "Jab We Met" impress,
"Sawar gayi" is not up to the mark. Shreya too could have
done better.
Bhansali adorns the cap of a music director by composing "Thode
badmash". As an individual audio piece, it would in no way rake
in any money or popularity. So, we're only left to see whether it suits
the situation in the movie.
"Yoon Shabnami" is an okay number with Parthiv Gohil behind
the vocals. Composed by Monty Sharma and written by Sandeep Nath, the
track's success is doubtful due to the genre it comes in which doesn't
have a major fan following.
Almost all the songs in the soundtrack of "Jab We Met" are
high on melody, music with a classical touch and poetic lyrics, which
raise the standards of quality music in Bollywood. But what remains
to be seen is whether this album clicks with the public or not.