Dhurandhar - Music Album Review
Dhurandhar‘s music has been the sound of the town since the music released. It’s ruling the charts and almost every track is on the top 10/20 list. Let’s learn more about them and see what worked.
1. Dhurandhar - Title Track (Shashwat Sachdev, Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas) - The album opens with a high energy track. It’s infact, an old Punjabi track “Naa De Dil Pardesi Nu” by Mohammed Sadiq and Ranjit Kaur that’s been reimagined. While retaining the same tune of the original, Shashwat adds electronic elements with HanumanKind adding flair with his rap, Jasmine Sandlas adding some unforgettable lines and peppiness to the track. Full on attitude!
2. Ishq Jalakar - Karvaan (Shashwat Sachdev, Shahzad Ali, Subhadeep Das Chowdhury) - Another high energy track and again this is reimagined from a song from the 1960 movie Barsaat Ki Raat. The Original was sung by Manna Dey, Mohd Rafi, Asha Bhosle and others in a slow qawwali style. Irshad Kamil splits in two and uses the first couple of lines for this “Na to caravan ki talaash hai… na to humsafar ki talaash hai”. This is also high energy and the lyrics are deep given the context. Loved it!
3. Gehra Hua (Shashwat Sachdev, Arijit Singh, Irshad Kamil, Armaan Khan) - Slow , easy romantic melody with minimal accompaniments - this one is beautifully sung by Arijit Singh. And that one guitar strum that gets the song going - is haunting.
4. Teri Ni Kararan (Shashwat Sachdev, Diljit Dosanjh, Lal Chand Yamla Jatt) - Another old song reimagined by Shashwat. Those who don’t follow Punjabi songs, this was a song by Lal Chand Yamla Jatt beautifully sung by Diljit.
5. Run Down The City - Monica (Shashwat Sachdev, Reble, Asha Bhosle, R.D. Burman) - One more old song reimagined. This time its Piya Tu Ab To Aaja from Karwan. Very nicely mixed by Reble. Makes you feel like you are in a pub and a DJ has remixed this song.
6. Shararat (Shashwat Sachdev, Madhubanti Bagchi, Jasmine Sandlas) - Instantly reminded me of Aaj ki Raat. May be because it is by the same singer Madhubanti Bagchi. Catchy tune with electronic beats.
7. Ez-Ez (Shashwat Sachdev, Hanumankind, Diljit Dosanjh, Raj Ranjodh) - Diljit and Hanumankind come together for this. Ez song to listen.
8. Lutt Le Gaya (Shashwat Sachdev, Simran Choudhary) - Very contextual and yet the song is a very good listen even otherwise. I loved the placement of “bhum” sound in the song.
9. Move - Yeh Ishq Ishq (Shashwat Sachdev, Reble, Sonu Nigam, Roshan) - This is the second part of the qawwali “Na to caravan ki talaash ha” from Barsaat ki Raat where Sonu Nigam sings the hook line along with some
10. Naal Nachna (Shashwat Sachdev, Afsana Khan, Irshad Kamil, Reble) - Reble’s rap and Afsana Khan’s raw vocals make this a very interesting listen. Can see this also being played in pubs like many of the others in the album.
11. Ramba Ho (Shashwat Sachdev, Madhubanti Bagchi, Bappi Lahiri) -, this song by Usha Uthup has been reimagined very well for a very specific context in the movie.
Overall, Shashwat has taken many old songs and reimagined them with electronic beats, good programming and blending them with rap, Punjabi and other kinds of music. Sonu Nigam, Arijit, Diljit, Hanu mankind are the more well known names on the album. The others are upcoming or lesser known artists. But they have done a fabulous job. These songs will continue to rule the roost for some more time. And I can see a lot of them being staples in pubs and being played by DJs on various occasions. Enjoy the soundtrack!
