Dil Se - Audio Review Thread -

As Dil Se has won the maximum votes from members, so thought to made this thread on this film's Music. A.R.Rahman's The Best work till date.

A Shekhar Kapur, Ramgopal Varma, Mani Ratnam production, with musical input by Gulzar and A.R. Rahman. A case of too many great chefs spoiling the broth?  Not at all dear listeners.  Dil Se.. is Mani Ratnam's first official Hindi venture, starring some of the most talented stars today (Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala and newcomer Preity Zinta).  Like Rahman's previous musical landmarks, the songs of Dil Se flow out of the soundtrack in epic proportions.   In parts, typically Rahmanesque and in parts, typically (for Rahman) innovative. Gulzar supports with simple, none too complex lyrics.

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"Chal Chaiyya Chaiyya" (and its blood brother "Thaiyya Thaiyya") is the album's piece de resistance and now my favourite song of 1998.   The techno-heavy percussive beats and amazing ethnic singing by Sukhwinder Singh (last noticeably heard in Saudagar's wonderful "Deewane Tere Naam Ke") and Sapna Awasthi, is very dance worthy.  Listen for this song in weddings and clubs in the months to come.   (After two days of my owning the audio tape, my family and friends are already hooked.)  It is deservedly one of Rahman's best compositions.

Lata Mangeshkar sings for the first time for Rahman in "Jiya Jale, Jaan Chale" and does an impressive job of it, backed by M.G. Sreekumar and a bevy of chorus singers singing in Malayalam.  I have no clue what they are saying in Malayalam, but Mangeshkar evocatively expresses her angst and restlessness.  (Rahman also does us a service by keeping Lata out of the higher scale of notes which her aging voice has been having difficulty with of late.)

The film's title song "Dil Se Re" is rendered by A.R. Rahman himself, with harmonic support from Anuradha (not Paudwal) and Anupama.   Rahman interestingly sounds like Kumar Sanu in parts of the song which informs of all the internal turmoil a human visits when something/someone touches the heart. 

"E Ajnabi" and "Satrangi Re" are songs which may grow on you slowly.  As intentionally desired by the lyrics of the song, the former is beginning to endear itself to me.  Udit Narayan sweetly asks a female stranger (Mahalakshmi) to give him a chance.  Slowly and steadily she will probably agree, just as you will also slowly begin to enjoy the beauty of the song. 

On the other hand, "Satrangi Re" appears to be too similar to the tunes of the mediocre Jeans for me to enjoy.  Sonu Nigam and a haunting Kavita Krishnamurthy try hard to appeal but it is hard to get into the mood of this song.  Hopefully it will be more appealling in the context of the movie.

On the whole, Dil Se.. the album is not an experience to be missed.   Let us take the opportunity to officially welcome Mani Ratnam (and the impressive board of the India Talkies production house) to Bollywood film-making.  As we eagerly anticipate the release of this movie, enjoy the album.   The experience can be likened to the invitation of the film's best song; "Come bask in the shadow of love".

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It’s one of my most fav albums of all time. Truly a master piece. The music is great and so is the cinematography of all the songs ❤️

Dil Se was good,,,,but rehman's best PUKAR is underrated 

each and every song of Pukar is extraordinary be it key sera sera , kismat se tum humko mele , sunta hai mere khuda , ishwar Ya rab

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It’s one of my most fav albums of all time. Truly a master piece. The music is great and so is the cinematography of all the songs ❤️

Yes, the way songs were shoot was ahead of it's time. If this would have released in today's time, it would have bigger hit.

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Dil Se was good,,,,but rehman's best PUKAR is underrated 

each and every song of Pukar is extraordinary be it key sera sera , kismat se tum humko mele , sunta hai mere khuda , ishwar Ya rab

I think Rahman's Launch ROZA gave him chance & he gave his best with DIL SE. DIL SE was one album in which he crossed all his previous work & created one masterpiece. After that he couldn't match those levels, every album of Rahman was expected to be on the lines of Dil Se & Roza. Pukar was nowhere near the level of appreciation or you can say acceptance, the way it was Dil Se. other than kay sera sera (that too madhuri's dance with prabhu deva highlight), none of the film's songs could make impact.

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I think Rahman's Launch ROZA gave him chance & he gave his best with DIL SE. DIL SE was one album in which he crossed all his previous work & created one masterpiece. After that he couldn't match those levels, every album of Rahman was expected to be on the lines of Dil Se & Roza. Pukar was nowhere near the level of appreciation or you can say acceptance, the way it was Dil Se. other than kay sera sera (that too madhuri's dance with prabhu deva highlight), none of the film's songs could make impact.

Dil Se had the benefit of Shahrukh Khan, Anil Kapoor had no star power at those times

this song from pukar vocally too difficult for that time to render , and the only song of rehman which anuradha paudwal sung

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zmpcBscoE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_pLXZnUoPc

This content was originally posted by: Arsalan_khan

Dil Se had the benefit of Shahrukh Khan, Anil Kapoor had no star power at those times

this song from pukar vocally too difficult for that time to render , and the only song of rehman which anuradha paudwal sung

SRK's benefit for film's music?? How is that possible? Dil se was flop, so was Pukar. No star power could save both films.

If Dil Se had SRK, than Pukar had much bigger pull, Anil-Madhuri combo, Madhuri-Prabhudeva dance song, it was patriotic film, both films had those plus minus.

Dil Se till now has that pull among music lovers. Rahman could never repeat it or could do better after that album.

This content was originally posted by: Guddu.Pandit

SRK's benefit for film's music?? How is that possible? Dil se was flop, so was Pukar. No star power could save both films.

If Dil Se had SRK, than Pukar had much bigger pull, Anil-Madhuri combo, Madhuri-Prabhudeva dance song, it was patriotic film, both films had those plus minus.

Dil Se till now has that pull among music lovers. Rahman could never repeat it or could do better after that album.

Dil se was one of the best , but not only the best , Ghajni too was one of the good albums musically and so was jodha akbar, Jane tu ya jane na , Lagaan, Legend of bhagat singh, Saathiya, Taal, Swades, and beoynd that he won oscar for slumdog millinare 

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