3 Idiots (2009)

3 Idiots is a good quality album that has two super strong tracks - 'Aal Izz Well' and 'Jaane Nahin Denge Tujhe'. Both are poles apart though because while former is for mass audiences, latter should find a perfect placement in the film's narrative. 'Zoobi Doobi' is nice while 'Behti Hawa' and 'Give Me Some Sunshine' would be known more after the film's release. Immense curiosity value around '3 Idiots' would ensure that in the initial days, the album disappears quite quickly from the music stands. After that, it would be the strength of the film and its run at the box office that would do the talking for the album as well.

Just like it's predecessor, 'Give Me Some Sunshine' too has a slow beginning with Sharman Joshi narrating a line about youth being allowed to live life the way they want. Soon after Suraj Jagan starts singing this track about how kids are deprived of their innocence in the world of education that dictates what they should be doing rather than them making a choice. Meanwhile, Sharman keeps interspersing the song with anecdotes from the childhood (experimenting with chemistry, forced to get 99% marks etc...). Yet another campus track, though softer in mode and tone this time around, the song has its high point every time the line 'Give Me Some Sunshine' comes on the forefront.

 

1. Aal Izz Well / Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Swanand Kirkire
2. Give Me Some Sunshine / Suraj Jagan, Sharman Joshi
3. Jaane Nahin Denge Tujhe / Sonu Nigam
4. Zoobi Doobil / Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghosal
5. Aal Izz Well (Remix) / Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Swanand Kirkire
6. Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh / Shaan, Shantanu Moitra
7. Zoobi Doobi (Remix) / Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghosal