'Gunday' is an upcoming movie from YRF– the hit machine of Bollywood since forever. It has a rather unique pairing of Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor with Priyanka Chopra and the music has already set the audience’s pulses racing with a couple of tracks becoming their instant favourites. As a whole, here is what the music sounds like.
Cast: Irrfan Khan, Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra
Producer(s): Yash Raj Films
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar
Cast:Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor Priyanka Chopra
Music:Sohail Sen
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil, Ali Abbas Zafar, Bappi Lahiri, Gautam Susmit
Album Rating:3.5/5
Story Line: Set in the backdrop of 1970s, when an independent Bangladesh was formed, the film tracks the story of two inseparable friends Bikram ((Ranveer Singh) and Bala (Arjun kapoor).
These two young orphans are refugees, who find shelter in Kolkata. Since their first meeting they become inseparable and stand by each other in ups and downs. They battle each and every day for their living and finally the two find themselves in murky mafia world of arms carrier and coal bandits. With the passage of time, the two best friends become the most influential goons in the city.
The story progresses and the duo fall in love with cabaret dancer Nandita (Priyanka Chopra). Nandita sweeps both Bala and Bikram on their feet. When everything seems to be fine, ACP Satyajeet Sarkar (Irrfan Khan) appears into the scene.
He sets out to put an end to their black market business. How the friendship of Bikram and Bala survive through all these hurdles, forms rest of the plot.
Movie Review: Despite being a Valentine’s Day release, this movie is not a mere love story. But Gunday would definitely teach you a lesson about how to love society and yourself.
Sohail Sen's music is already climbing high on the charts. All the tracks are foot tapping. 'Tune Maari Entriyaan’ and ‘Ishqum’ are on the lips of the music lovers.
The film, which has been directed Ali Abbas Zafar, has a strong hold on the story line and keeps the audiences glued on their seats till the end.
The chemistry between Ranveer and Arjun is the USP of the film. Ranveer plays the role of an angry young man while Arjun’s cool attitude complements him. Priyanka looks fabulous in her role of a glamorous cabaret girl. Irrfan Khan delivers a stunning performance as the cunning cop.
These two young orphans are refugees, who find shelter in Kolkata. Since their first meeting they become inseparable and stand by each other in ups and downs. They battle each and every day for their living and finally the two find themselves in murky mafia world of arms carrier and coal bandits. With the passage of time, the two best friends become the most influential goons in the city.
The story progresses and the duo fall in love with cabaret dancer Nandita (Priyanka Chopra). Nandita sweeps both Bala and Bikram on their feet. When everything seems to be fine, ACP Satyajeet Sarkar (Irrfan Khan) appears into the scene.
He sets out to put an end to their black market business. How the friendship of Bikram and Bala survive through all these hurdles, forms rest of the plot.
Movie Review: Despite being a Valentine’s Day release, this movie is not a mere love story. But Gunday would definitely teach you a lesson about how to love society and yourself.
Sohail Sen's music is already climbing high on the charts. All the tracks are foot tapping. 'Tune Maari Entriyaan’ and ‘Ishqum’ are on the lips of the music lovers.
The film, which has been directed Ali Abbas Zafar, has a strong hold on the story line and keeps the audiences glued on their seats till the end.
The chemistry between Ranveer and Arjun is the USP of the film. Ranveer plays the role of an angry young man while Arjun’s cool attitude complements him. Priyanka looks fabulous in her role of a glamorous cabaret girl. Irrfan Khan delivers a stunning performance as the cunning cop.
'Jash-e-Ishqa' is a high on energy song sung spiritedly by the dependable Javed Ali along with Shadab Faridi. The tune has a fiery nature and the melody is instantly likeable. The chorus adds to the overall effect and delivers a much enjoyable throttle to the already sparkling song. Arrangements are top notch although they may remind you of a few other songs in the same genre.
'Tune Maari Entriyaan' is the current hot favourite of the masses and it is futile to even judge it on a qualitative basis for the music loving audiences have already voted in unison. If it were to be judged or critiqued, however, it is still a very refreshing take on the whole ‘wooing’ genre of songs in Bollywood. The spunky melody is lifted all the more high by KK and Vishal – two of Bollywood’s most high energy voices. Neeti Mohan sounds equally beautiful with her naughty expressions and sultry voice texture.
Having an ‘Arijit Singh’ song in the album is very much the current fad with Bollywood composers. I’m happy to announce that 'Jiya' is not just an exercise to fall-in with the same trend. The melody is very evocative and Arijit’s vocal texture shores up the tune to newer romantic levels. It will take time getting used to, but will be worth the wait.
'Assalaam-e-Ishqum' is a routinely arranged and equally mundanely composed cabaret number that fails to evoke any remarkable reaction. Neha Bhasin is vibrant in her vocals but not distinctive enough to rescue this melody from its imminent fate.
It is as if the average songs have been stacked up together. 'Saaiyaan' is a run of the mill ballad of separation in love and sounds exactly like any other cousin of the same space. Shahid Mallya sounds effective but the tune is too confused in deciding its mood that yours is lost in the meanwhile.
'Mann Kunto Maula' is a soulful rock ballad dedicated to the almighty. The arrangements are beautiful in their indie-rock originality combined with the Bollywood dholak routine. The vocals by Altamash and Shadab Faridi are beautifully restrained in places and equally uninhibited in others. The melody, however, is not the stuff of legends and falls short in hummability.
Arranged on a continuous guitar riff and interspersed with thumping rap, 'Gunday' is sung by Sohail Sen who does a good job. Sadly, the chorus and the overall melody is too amateurish and unnecessarily gung-ho in its attempt to summarise the ‘Gunday’ philosophy – it almost sounds as if they’re talking about national martyrs.
The remaining numbers are regurgitated from the originals and are decent in their own right. 'Mann KuntoMaula' (classical) and 'Tune Maari Entriyaan' (Bengali Version) stand out for their individual appeal as far as remixes/reprises are concerned.
Verdict:
Sohail Sen does a good job of compiling thumping melodies with soulful ballads in this album. But a singularly impressive collection of Bollywood music this is not. 'Tune Maari Entriyaan' and 'Jiya' are the obvious favourites while 'Asslaam-e-Ishqum' and 'Saaiyan' stand out for the wrong reasons. Overall, you will enjoy it if you like your music glitzy and energetic.
