Hit and Miss

Pakistani platter
Kalyug, HMV Saregama

WANT a feel of Pakistani pop? Buy a Bhatt soundtrack. The only Bhatt favourite missing from Kalyug Mukesh Bhatt8217;s latest release is former Junoon lead singer Ali Azmat. The line-up includes a new entry from Pakistan8212;Nazam Sheraz, Nusrat8217;s nephew Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, old flame Atif Aslam, who swept the charts with a single Woh Lamhe in Zeher and Jal, the band that later claimed the single was theirs, creating enough hype just before the film released.

Khan opens the album with Jiya Dhadak Dhadak Jaye, which doesn8217;t have the Dil ki Lagan charisma Paap, but works well for their promo. Aslam and Jal seem to have buried the hatchet and offer two versions of Aadat. Now we8217;re not too sure who composed the original, considering Jal remarked during the Woh Lamhe controversy: 8216;8216;We don8217;t need to prove whose original it is and make it messy or insult a film-maker of Mahesh Bhatt8217;s calibre.8217;8217;