There is something about Vishal Bharadwaj that you cannot miss, you just cannot afford to miss him as an entertainer. To be frank I am still head over heels for his movie Omkara, which for me is one of the best movies Bollywood ever produced. What enriches the Vishal experience is that he composes his own tunes, so his songs are so carefully done that they penetrate you in ruthless way and make their home deep down in your heart.

So there is little wonder that I am having very high expectations for the Vishals latest flick Kaminey. Though it has been more than a week since the music got released I am waiting for the songs to sink in and believe me I am not at all disappointed.

The much publicised dhan te nan is an awesome number. The song starts with a saxophone rendering and then a few single strokes of guitar is all that was needed to take off and the rest of the journey takes to you to new highs. As you might have observed, it is real tough to sit still when the song plays around, you inadvertently start shaking your head and tapping your feet when Sukhwinder Singh andVishal Dadlani sing this song with utmost passion. So much passion that you would not like to listen to other songs for a while. There is so much force in the vocal strength of these two that you just get washed away as they compete with each other to show the passion that the number churns.

The good news is that there are three tracks in that album that are of same tune including the original one- the remix version and the theme music too are of the same tune. However, I did not find the remix version as exciting as the original version, some where the madness and the passion got subsided in the attempt. The theme music though was enthralling.

That brings us to the next track pehli baar, a ballad by Mohit Chauhan. To be frank, I am falling short of words to aptly describe this number. The composition, lyrically and musically, is flawless and is as well executed by Mohit Chauhan, when he elevates his pitch to render the composition it resonates in your heart, you feel the pain and the wonderful words used by Gulzar would only elevate the feeling. However, I somehow feel the song is similar to Ooooo Saathi re… of Omkara. Nevertheless, a treat to ears!

You would then quickly traverse to the next track Raat ke dhai baje a dance number. It is one of those songs for which you would like to bite your lips, shake your hip with your fists punching the air. The song’s lyrics would quickly change into pehli baar after the first stanza. To be frank the original version is not that great and might as well bore you if you get an over dose. I suppose this would be in the lines of beedi jalai re though this one is not as tangy (?) if I may call it so!

The next track is Fatak performed again with passion and zeal by Sukhwinder and Kahilesh, however this song is kind of a fusion with fatak all over the song. It sounds more like an motivational song, I felt like walking briskly when I heard that song. I am not too sure how to judge this; I am not able to declare this as bad, may be this is what you call ‘not bad’.

As I have said earlier, what makes Vishal’s work special for me is that the songs are inherent part of the movie. They are not fillers but are the pillars for the movie, they define the movie, they complete the movie. One such pillar, I feel, for Kaminey is the song Kaminey. It is sung by Vishal himself, believe me he made it look so awfully simple for a swear word to sound extra-ordinarily poetic and melodious, the song has some very deep meaning trying to bring out the philosophical meaning of the life of the protagonist. I guess it should be at a very critical point of the plot.

All in all, Kaminey is definitely better than to be called as a good album. It is complete with wonderful compositions by Gulzar and the songs are executed with omnipresent passion. However, apart from the three tracks dhan te nan, pehli baar and kameene, the other tracks are forgettable and do not have a lasting effect. But that is decent, isn’t it? Three excellent tracks from a single album. Which is why I rate the Kameeny album at 3.5/5.