Music Shantanu Moitra
Lyrics Swanand Kirkire
Shantanu Moitra and Swanand Kirkire giving their music and lyrics for a film by Sudhir Mishra, whose “Hazaron Khwahishon Aisi” I still cherish and remember as one of the best film I have seen, felt in depth of heart and enjoyed. For music for story telling for great acting talent.
Shiney Ahuza is once again working with Sudhir Mishra. And story is not from today’s word, Mishra has once again dived into past to give us (expectedly) great story in cinematic form.
Yes, me and many other like me who loved the “Hazaron Khwahishon Aisi” by Sudhir Mishra which deals with “Naxalite Problem and Philosophy” in that film.
Here I am expecting something on the same lines at least if we talk of sheer cinematic story telling.
I have no clue what is this Movie is going to about. Hence I cannot predict anything about the movie yet I have read in media that picture is set in historical times. And it’s always good to have glimpse of history live in front of your eyes specially on the silver screen.
So finally I should stop talking about all the things but the music. The music of “Khoya Khoya Chand” is also par excellence. And in the same tradition as the “Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi”. Half of the songs are based on Indian Classical. Rest are contemporary music suitable to the times in which the story is based.
“Sakhi Piya”(Sony Nigam) and “O Re Paakhi”(Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal) are my pick from the album. Both of them being Calssicaly based. Then comes “Thirak Thirak” (Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal) a semi classical song and “Chale Aao Saiyan” (Shreya Ghoshal) a thumari sung beautifully.
For me Shreya Ghoshal’s voice was al together a new experience. Not her usual very melodies and sweeter voice. Rather here you get listen a very little bit of huskiness, which can be identified with most of classical singers. I should say a little bit mix of ‘kasak’.
The title song may give us somewhat idea of the story of the film.
“Zindagi sawalon ke jawab dhundhne chali , jawaab me sawalon ki ek lambi si ladi mili, sawaal hi sawaal hain, sujhati nahi galiki aaj haath tham lo, ek haath ki khami khali”
Lyrics are, very philosophical and poetic. So you just don’t have usual songs of Hindi Cinema but real quality poems woven into melodies.
In the title song, Shantanu Moitra has experimented and simultaneously three kind of music has been used. First is like “Veer Ras Kavita”, second is usual piano based soft music, and third is Qawwali like music. And the fusion is much better than usual remix. The lyricist or should I use poet Swanand Kirkire has given his voice in the song hence song has benefited.
