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Dhund
is a horror story from House of Ramsay. The formerly
choosy Viju Sha seems to be grabbing any and
every project that comes his way recently. As a result,
Dhund - The Fog doesnt exactly showcase his true
talent. Songs dont get more dull than, "Samjho
Na Mujhe". Even the singers, Abhijeet
and Madhushree, put in a very poor performance,
probably due to lack of interest. To add insult to injury
the track is repeated as the equally dull, "Samjha
Nahin", this time sung by Poonam Bhatia.
Its a shame that the peppy rhythms of "Kitna
Intezaar" lead to such a boring tune. To compound
matters, Alka Yagnik sings at an unbearably high pitch,
making you reach for the skip button with
one hand and the ear plugs with the other!
"Aas Paas" has an one
and a half minute intro of atmospheric background music
leading to the title track. Viju Sha was much more successful
with this genre of song when he composed the title track
for Gupt. However, the song is definitely better than
those mentioned above, and Shaan and Sunidhi
Chauhan give the song the required amount of mystery
in their respective versions.
Things start to look up on the album
with the remainder of the tracks. "Dilbar Mera
Aaya" has some good music with expressive singing
from Udit Narayan and Sunidhi Chauhan.
However, for some inexplicable reason, the chorus make
strange noises throughout the song. Still an enjoyable
track.
Viju Shas contrasting of a heavy
drum rhythm and a more conventional Indian rhythm make
for some interesting arrangements in "Mehki
Mehki". Sonu Nigam & Alka Yagnik
sing the song wonderfully and come up with arguably
the best song on the album. The memorable melody will
linger with you once youve heard it, making you
want to hear it again.
Sunidhi Chauhans Ila Arun
impression in "Main Albeli Main Matwali"
is quite enjoyable. Unfortunately, the song is laden
with suggestive samples that take the raunch factor
way out of our comfort zone! If you can manage to sit
through the embarrassing moans, you might just hear
a good tune. This soundtrack probably services the film
adequately, but lets face it, it wont be winning
any awards!.
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