Film Mr. X’s songs like Teri Khushboo & Alif Se are enjoyable and melodious numbers.

Film Mr. X’s songs like Teri Khushboo & Alif Se are enjoyable and melodious numbers.

Release Date:  17 April 2015

Genre: Thriller

Banner: Vishesh Films, Fox Star Studios

Producer: Mukesh Bhatt

Director: Vikram Bhatt

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Amyra Dastur

Music Director: Jeet Ganguly, Ankit Tiwari, Ankur Tiwari

Lyricist: Rashmi Singh, Mohnish Raza, Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay, Manoj Shukla

After having tested quite a bit with movies outside his home banner in his past few releases, actor Emraan Hashmi returns to familiar Bhatt-territory with Vikram Bhatt directed Mr. X which has him playing an invisible man taking the role of a vigilante. Issaq debutante, Amyra Dastur stars opposite Hashmi in this sci-fi thriller which has its music composed by the Aashiqui 2 duo of Jeet Ganguly and Ankit Tiwari. Obviously hopes are quite high from the composer duo after their super successful pairing with the Bhatt family.

The album begins with Tu Jo Hain reminds one so much of Ankit Tiwari’s past successes. The singing, composition and even the lyrics have a heard-before feeling and therefore do not make much of an impression.

The next one Mr. X, the title song is up next and has been composed by Jeet Ganguly. A James Bond styled theme track, it also has Producer-Director Mahesh Bhatt making his debut behind the mike along with Mili Nair. Nair’s powerful vocals manages to mask the dullness of this very average composition while Bhatt too is a delight with his recitation.

The next song Saad Shukrana is Tiwari’s second contribution to the album. Though the mood is somber, the arrangement is more inventive and different and that is the track’s USP.

Ankit’s next one is Alif Se. The composer goes full on techno with Alif Se and the end result is quite satisfactory. The tune is quite catchy and the tinge of sufi music adds to the niceness quotient. Both Tiwari and his female counterpart, Neeti Mohan do a good job behind the mike thus making Alif Se one of the better songs of this album.

The last track is composed by Jeet Ganguly, Teri Khushboo is not only high on emotions but also soulful and tuneful at the same time. The song in fact, appears in two versions in the album. The male version has been voiced by Arijit Singh whereas the female version has been rendered by Palak Muchhal. Both the singers have done an excellent job with their renditions.

Overall, Composers Jeet Ganguly and Ankit Tiwari have not accurately lived up to the listener’s hopes with the soundtrack of Mr. X. This being a very short album, the composers had the responsibility of making the maximum impact but unluckily have not really lived up to their potential.

In general, songs like Teri Khushboo & Alif Se are enjoyable and melodious numbers.