Awarapan

• Artist: Original Soundtrack
• Release Date: 2007
• Total Time: 42:33
• Type: Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

Awarapan, being a joint production of the Indian and Pakistan film community, has a strong influence of Pakistani music for its soundtrack. Moreover, Bhatt film productions have introduced a hoard of Pakistani talent in the subcontinent lately including Strings, Ali Azmat, Jal, and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Pritam Chakraborty has borrowed again, this time from Pakistani musicians though he credits them well on this soundtrack. Thus, in the capacity of music arranger, Chakraborty has done a fabulous job of cherrypicking voices that suit the progressive love-themed sound of this album. On a wholesome note, Awarapan has three remarkable songs that are remixed by DJ Suketu, who appears frequently on Chakraborty's albums. "Mahia" boasts of a pop dance track that enhances the overall commercial value of this soundtrack. Composed originally by Pakistani composer Annie, it's well sung by Suzanne D'Mello who's another frequent musician on Chakraborty's repertoire. But it's the two songs composed by Mustafa Zahid ("Toh Phir Aao" and "Tera Mera Rishta") that make Awarapan the biggest pop success of 2007. After the success of the sophomore album -- Rozen-e-Deewar by Mustafa Zahid's Pakistani rock band Roxen, "Toh Phir Aao" finds its way in this soundtrack along with a lounge themed remix. Mustafa Zahid also composes "Tera Mera Rishta," and as adult alternative pop/rock tracks, these two tracks garnered impressive airplay. "Maula Maula," a Sufi song by 12th century poet Baba Farid and sung by Rafaquat Ali Khan is the only unrewarding song on this offering. ~ Bhasker Gupta, Rovi

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