Baaghi Music Review

Anup Pandey

Music: Amaal Malik, Manj Musik, Meet Bros, Ankit Tiwari

Lyrics: Sanjeev Chaturvedi, Raftaar, Sabbir Khan, Kumaar, Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay

1.       Sab Tera
 

Sab Tera sounds easy on ears, has nice arrangements (did I feel double bass there?) but it’s very templatised. Amaal Malik sounds effortless while Shraddha Kapoor tries too hard to emote.

2.       Let’s Talk About Love
 

The arrangement, that zingy guitar in particular, gives the song the feel of retro Bollywood and the tune reminds me of the indie pop of the ‘90s. However, towards the end, it does borrow an element or two from the western EDM and sound like a bad remix. Neha Kakkar and Raftaar fits for this peppy arrangement.

3.       Cham Cham
 

This sounds like a garba song. Opens with a shennai-like instrument; bells in the background is a nice touch. But since this is a Meet Bros’ song, they have to interrupt with their rap and electronic stuff. Monali Thakur sings with enough zeal.

4. Agar Tu Hota
 

Ankit Tiwari tries to step out of his melancholic templatised arrangement. But does he do here to change the mood? Set it on a borrowed arrangement from Western rock (Coldplay-ish here).

5. Girl I Need You
 

This one is the most weird compositions I have come across in recent Bollywood albums. And it is weird in a good way. The arrangement is eclectic: there's an English rap on tabla (Meet Bros, of course). The tune is classically derived. There's a beautiful flute in the interlude but since it's coming from Meet Bros' Studio, the highly electronic production is inevitable.  It is a groovy song that wants to be soulful in a traditional way. So, who is better choice than Arijit Singh here? Khusbu Grewal's part is like a needed filler.

So single artist album now officially looks like a passé. Multi-composer album is like an online marketplace; get the best product from the best seller. So Meet Bros in this one clearly delivers the best, though with some acceptable flaws. Manj Musik is worth trying too. Amaal and Ankit are selling the same old stuff, just repackaged.

Rating: 3/5