Soundtrack Movie Review - Page 8

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Film: Soundtrack

Director: Neerav Ghosh
Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Soha Ali Khan, Mrinalini Sharma, Mohan Kapur
Rating: ***

He snorts coke, downs tequila shots and smokes like a chimney, all in a day's work. Raunak Kaul (Rajeev) spins at a club called Tango Charlie and, among other things, mixes electronica with Hindi lyrics – an instant hit among party-goers.

Getting Midival Punditz and other independent musicians to do Soundtrack's score is a smart call – the sound is hatke, and goes well with the mood of the film. Additionally, old film songs like 'Ruk jaana nahi' and 'Khullam khula pyaar karein' bring their own charm (having record label Saregama as producer must help).

Soundtrack has quite a few things going for it: a readymade, effective plot (the film, for a change, is an official remake of the Canadian It's All Gone Pete Tong); the casting is more or less bang-on, and for a film with music at its core, the songs are good if not outstanding.

But the film, eventually, falls short of what it could have achieved. Director Neerav Ghosh keeps many scenes from It's All Gone… intact, but fails to replicate the zaniness and audacity of the original. There is an attempt, yes, but that somehow gets lost in a haze of tacky production values and some unconvincing jabs at being 'cool'.

Interspersing the story with interviews of characters from the film, similar to the style adopted in the original, looks out-of-place sometimes, and the transition not very smooth. Kaul's alter ego – a joker – is ineptly presented, and is jarring.

But even with its lows, Soundtrack manages to hit some spectacularly high notes. The opening sequence – for example – where Kaul finds music in Mumbai's myriad sounds, sets the tone perfectly.

Rajeev plays Kaul well, even if a tad inconsistently. After Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster last week, where the actors shone, it's good to have a film that comes across as glamorous without conventional stars. Kaul needed flamboyance, as it needed maturity, and Khandelwal manages to bring both to the table. Mohan Kapoor, playing Kaul's loud-mouthed promoter, is a good choice too, aptly over-the-top.

Soundtrack, after a patchy first half, gets into the groove post-interval, where Kaul meets instructor Gauri (Soha) after losing his ability to hear. The camaraderie is sweet, the scenes charming, and Kaul's eventual retribution heartwarming. The finale is well-executed, too.

Incoherent sometimes, but enjoyable eventually, Soundtrack deserved to be a better film. In its present state, it's not-so-bad either. Recommended.

http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-soundtrack-hits-some-high-notes_1596102

Play it loud!

This Rajiv Khandelwal-Soha Ali Khan starrer sways to the rhythm of excess, life and love. We offer you seven reasons as to why you shouldn't give this a miss!

A poster of the movie 'Sound track'

Seven reasons to watch Soundtrack

The soundtrack is the real protagonist of the film. Midival Punditz and Karsh Kale are killing it, Bollywood style. But you won't even need to go through the entire film to figure this one out. Just the title credits with the sound samples from everyday Bombay does it.

The last time we watched a Bollywood musician-related movie, it was a gross rip-off of the classic Amadeus. This one is not-that-gross an adaptation of It's All Gone Pete Tong and unlike the last time, the filmmakers actually give credit!

Talking heads—a new narrative device in a Hindi fiction film used well to blend reality and fiction, trying to bring the character to life. But for that to have actually worked successfully, the movie needed to be more edgy in treatment.

Justified but not OTT quantities of sex and drugs and rock and roll. Not rock and roll per se as a genre but you get the point, right? Although, those random Aronofsky-styled drug use shots were not required.

Rajeev Khandelwal. Hot. Shirtless. And vulnerable. And did we say hot?

Soha Ali Khan pulls off the role of a born-deaf girl with a sense of humour about life and her own disability with grace and excellence and a speech defect. Eat that, Black!

A beautiful love story that unexpectedly blooms with the soundtrack in the second half of the film. The love story was not unexpected but its treatment was definitely a pleasant surprise.

http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=Ws071011First.asp

Thnx 4 posting reviews & to be honest, half time, these things do not work for me.

As far as I have noticed in promos & songs, I see a very good movie so will wait to watch it in peace & decide for myself.

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