A lyrical drive with Sayeed Quadri - Page 2

1) Dheere Dheere [Singer: Alisha Chinoy, music: Anu Malik, lyrics: Sayeed Quadri]

If the makers thought that they have yet another 'Dil Ko Hazaar Baar' [Murder] in hand, then that doesn't turn out to be the case with 'Dheere Dheere'. The song that appears to be the one that would be picturised on Deepal Shaw (due to the role of a po*n star that she plays in the movie), it tries to be seductive with shade of intrigue but at maximum turns out to be plain average. This is not an 'item track' that Deepal could add to her successful list of music videos

2) Thi Meri Dastan [Singer: Anuradha Paudwal, Amit Sana, music: Anu Malik, lyrics: Sayeed Quadri]

This is a song that has a Bhatt-Anu Malik stamp on it from the very beginning. Rich in lyrics and superb in melody, 'Thi Meri Dastaan' may not be everyone's idea of a HIT popular number or something that you may want to hum along on you way, but its sheer melody makes it worth a hear again and again. Experienced singing of Anuradha Paudwal along with a fine debut of Amit Sana in the world of playback singing give Anu Malik something to cheer about in this album that primarily belongs to artistes from the neighboring country. A good song.

3) Ye Pal [Singer: Nazam Sheraz, music: Anu Malik, lyrics: Sayeed Quadri]

Nazam Sheraz sings a rather-run-of-the-mill rhythmic track 'Ye Pal' that doesn't work inspite of all its attempts at being cool and hep. The attitude seems to be forced while relevance of a 'single moment' in life is enforced in practically every line of the song. Still, it just doesn't work and would go down as one of the most hurried and forgettable piece of music by Anu Malik.

A passable album with a few good tunes and some very average tracks, 'Kalyug' is better than 'Nazar' but nowhere near to music from Bhatt's recent flicks like 'Zeher' or 'Murder'. Hear it for 'Aadat' and 'Jiya Dhadak Dhadak'!