Lafangey Parindey

Yash Raj Music,Rs 160
Yet another musical disappointment from YRF where is the banner that gave mostly aces from DDLJ to Dhoom:2? In the name of going contemporary sic they have forgone melody and good lyrics. Correction 8211; some of the lyrics here,like Nain parindey Shilpa Rao and Dhatad tatad Shail Hada-Anushka are decent,with a rather Gulzar-esque imagery. Musically,R.Anandhs score has a superficially catchy track in Dhatad tatad but the rest sound like a rock album. And unless a films theme is rock music or there is a blend of strong Indian melody too,rock can never be equal to Hindi film music.

Shaayar
Times Music,Rs 150
Well-begun is half-done or more. Daagh Dehlvi is one of the pioneers in ghazal,which lends a rock-solid foundation to the latest album of Pankaj Udhas,who takes up a legendary writers work after a good period. The music Abbas-Bajwa is traditional,simple,and non-gimmicky as needed by the high standard of the lyrics,but as in most ghazal albums after the 90s,a shade dull.