Music Review: Ek Villain

Produced under the Balaji Telefilms banner, the official album comprises of six tracks, one of which is an unplugged version of another. BollyCurry has had a listen and here we are with our thoughts.

Published: Friday,Jun 13, 2014 23:09 PM GMT-06:00

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Many of our Bollywood movies are incomplete without a romantic angle, but a full-on romantic movie is more than welcomed by our faithful audience. Nothing sells a movie more than a charismatic couple with sizzling chemistry burning up the screen. This is exactly what director Mohit Suri intended when he roped in Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh to play vital roles in his upcoming love story, Ek Villain.

Produced under the Balaji Telefilms banner, the official album was released on 28^th May, 2014 and comprises of six tracks, one of which is an unplugged version of another. BollyCurry has had a listen and here we are with our thoughts.

The soulful "Galliyan" opens the album with its soft

background instrumental. Ankit Tiwari lends his voice to this magical number, which he has also composed. The lyrics, penned by Manoj Muntashir, are romantic and an invitation for any couple to sway lovingly in each others arms. With an underlying beat a decibel higher than the main, this track is ideal for a few light steps of the waltz.

Up next is the recent chartbuster, "Banjaara". Mohammed Irfan croons this spectacular number to the best of his abilities as Mithoon works wonders with the music composition and lyrics. Another soulful melody in this album's kitty, "Banjaara" is soothing to the ears with its soft background score accompanying the light instrumentals.

"Zaroorat" is a pleasant change of pace as Mustafa Zahid's powerful vocals create havoc with this track. Once again, Mithoon proves his worth with both the lyrics and music composition. The smooth interchanging from the catchy electric guitar solo to the soft strumming is wondrous and creates the base for this upbeat, soulful composition.

"Awari" is a track dominated by the talented Adnan Dhool who teams up with Rabbi Ahmed for the music composition and lyrics. Additionally, Dhool teams up with the versatile Momina Mustehsan on vocals and they sing this lovely number to perfection. Fast paced when compared to the other tracks of this album, "Awari" is catchy and easy on the ears at the same time.

The current signing sensation himself, Arijit Singh renders his phenomenal vocals to "Humdard". This is definitely the best song of the album as Singh sings this Mithoon number to perfection. The lyrics, once again penned by Mithoon, are as soul touching as the music he composes. Slow, soulful and well balanced, what else does this album need?

Finally, the album closes with the unplugged version of "Galliyan". Marking the singing debut of actress Shraddha Kapoor, "Galliyan (Unplugged)" is a softer version of the original. The Shraddha Kapoor-Ankit Tiwari duo has so far been well received, being the more preferred version of the song.

BollyCurry definitely rates this album as a hit and enthusiastically encourage our readers to give the melodies a try. Ek Villain is a romantic thriller slated to be released on 27^th June 2014. We can only hope that the movie lives up to the expectations the album has set. All the best to Mohit Suri and his wonderful team!

Author: Mohini N.

Editors: Aradhna K. and Jenifer Y.

Graphics: Amna M. and Marsh P.

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