Music lovers are looking forward to the Nagesh Kukunoor film's music.
While "Rockford" and "Hyderabad Blues" had moderately
good soundtracks, the Albums of "Iqbal" and "Dor"
earned praise. However, "Bombay To Bangkok" has floundered.
Hopefully, it is a temporary setback.
Sukhwinder Singh has composed the title track "Bombay To Bangkok"
with a folksy touch and has sung it as well, but the number doesn't
live up to the expectation of a title track. The 'masala' packed number
won't click.
After the lukewarm effect of the title piece, "Dheere dheere"
allows one to heave a huge sigh of relief. Zubeen Garg returns with
his amazingly enthusiastic vocals that pep up the number while lyricist
Mir Ali Hussein does a great job himself. If the song does well, a major
chunk of the credit ought to go to newbie composers, Ronnie and Shirish.
An attempt at youthful, hip and a bit jazzy sort of music is what "Dil
ka haal sune dil wala" is about. Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan
pair up to render it, which has the typical Pritam bend, but the lifespan
of this song remains doubtful.
"Same, same but different" arrives as the final track of
the album. A light-hearted, partially amusing piece of composition,
is composed by Salim-Suleiman. KK's rendition is, like always, really
good but there's nothing to look forward to.
The assortment of music directors ranging from Salim-Suleiman, Pritam
to Sukhwinder and Ronnie-Shirish didn't really serve the purpose. The
album "Bombay To Bangkok" won't stay in the racks for long.