Badlapur Music Review: All songs are harmonious and pleasant according film theme.

Badlapur: All songs are harmonious and pleasant according film theme.

  

Release Date: 20 February 2015

Genre: Drama | Social

Banner: Maddock Films, Eros International

Producer: Dinesh Vijan , Sunil Lulla

Director: Sriram Raghavan

Cast: Varun Dhawan , Yaami Gautam , Huma Qureshi , Nawazuddin Siddiqui , Vinay Pathak

Music Director: Sachin, Jigar

After a unsuccessful outing with Saif Ali Khan in Agent Vinod, Director Sriram Raghavan has returned to wield the megaphone for Badlapur which is being produced by Saif’s partner, Dinesh Vijan, who has incidentally also debuted as a lyricist with this movie! Headlining the star cast for this vengeance drama is Karan Johar’s pupil, Varun Dhawan along with Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Yaami Gautam and Divya Dutta.

Music for an action drama movie such as this is not essentially integral to the screenplay. Rather the songs generally play the role of a filler/ breather in such movies. Consequently, it is all the more significant for music composers Sachin-Jigar to come up with a soundtrack that can make a mark in this dark thriller. Lyrical credits for this short album (consisting of just 3 songs) have been shared by Priya Saraiya and Dinesh Vijan.

The album opens with Jee Karda and what a stunner it is! While Sachin-Jigar score with the composition, Divya Kumar’s overwhelming vocals stay with you long after the song gets over. The young composers make best use of the shehnai and guitars to make a superb fusion cocktail which enthralls you! The opening lines might deceive you into thinking that it is yet another Bhangra pop number but once the guitars take over, you realize that you are in for a rare and amazing Punjabi rock number. While the original itself is mind-blowing, the Rock version rocks you even more with the pleasant Harmonium brought into the mix.

  

The next one is Jeena Jeena song with Atif Aslam. A beauty of a composition, this track is for all the romantics out there and Atif sings with such passion that one cannot help but fall in love with this soft and sweet tune. Sachin-Jigar score with this simple yet heart-warming composition which, depending on the box-office success of the movie, has the potential to turn out to be among the most romantic songs of 2015. The Remix of this track though is alright but needless as the peace and tranquility exuded by the original version is totally lost in its remixed version.

  

The next one Judaai is an experimentation which might not find favor with everybody. That the better half of Director Vishal Bhardwaj has unique but impactful vocals is widely acknowledged but the way Sachin-Jigar have used Rekha Bhardwaj’s vocals takes you totally by surprise. Arijit provides the perfect foil to Rekha’s deep and throaty vocals and together they manage to create a dreamy feel to this poignant yet soulful track.

  

Overall, the soundtrack of Badlapur is very good as per film theme. Sachin-Jigar who had a mixed 2014 have come out with all guns blazing to have an excellent and thunderous start to 2015 with this album.