I was a bit skeptical about music director Pritam's music repertoire and talent. I thought he was another Anand Raaj Anand or Adesh Shrivastava in the making. Just hanging in there but actually nowhere. But no. Pritam has proved that he has it in him what it takes to be among the big guns. His earlier films used to have one or two good songs but now he is churning them out regularly.
Gangster marks his arrival actually. All songs in the film have the new mark on them- the Pritam mark I may say. "Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai" and "Ya Ali" are undoubted chartbusters. Yes they also have a great musical value which may not necessarily be an attribute of today's chartbusters!
His forthcoming
Ankahee is also a musical treat. With Ankhaee, I think he must be the first music director to include three versions of a single song in the album. Not for 1 but 2 songs. And using different singers for each version. Singers of the likes of Sonu Nigam, KK, Shreya Ghosal, Kunal Ganjawala and Shaan! Sadly the film is about the done-to-death plot of an obsessed lover in a love triangle. That the movie will be flop is anyone's guess. Its a pity that music directors have to give their best to such films. But I guess its a part of every music director's career, especially promising ones who still don't have sound footing in the industry. SEL's Dil Jo Bhi Kahey would be in the same good-music-for-bad-films category. Also ARR's Mangal Pandey and Salim-Sulieman's Neal-n-Nikkil. I can quote many more. I only wish talented music directors don't have to sacrifice their good music for such films. Let they find firm ground in the industry sooner and make calculated choices of films for their hard work.
