Agyaat Music Review

Year : 2009

Lyricists : Prashant Pandey, Sandip Singh and Sarim Momin;

Artist : Runa Rizvi, Earl, Banjotsana, Shweta Pandit, Vickey B. Joshi, Bapi, Keka Ghoshal, Jankee Parikh, Imran

Label : T-Series

'Extremely unclear' - That's the only way one to describe expectations from the music of Agyaat. Yes, Ram Gopal Varma has made musicals in the past. However, over last couple of years, his Phoonk just had a song or two, Contract doesn't remind one of a single noteworthy song while Sarkar Raj mainly had a score that ran in the background.

In fact if one delves into the past, it was Darling that could be really be termed as a mass friendly soundtrack, courtesy at least a couple of songs that went on to be chartbusters. No wonder, when a thriller flick like Agyaat comes along, one isn't sure what would composer teams of Imran-Vikram and Bapi-Tutul have in the offering.

What strikes immediately on looking at the inlay card is the coming together of singers who have hardly been exposed in Bollywood music earlier. Runa, Boony, Bhaven, Banjotsana, Vickeey B. Joshi, Bapi, Keka Ghoshal, Jankee, Imran - Ever heard of them? In fact the only recognizable name is that of Shweta Pandit!

First is "Jai shiv bum bum" sung by Runa Rizvi. A fusion of English and Hindi lyrics, the number starts slow but gains tempo within a few seconds. It does attract in the beginning but soon the interest peters out. The track only has beats but no substance.

"Khoobsurat", a soft romantic number, is slow in pace. The song has Shweta Pandit and Vickey B. Joshi behind the mike and is much better than the earlier two songs. But if seen in isolation, the track has nothing extraordinary to offer and is just another love ballad.