Dilli 6 (2009)

 

A.R. Rahman is in a peculiar state today. Whatever he churns out, especially when a film is as big as Delhi 6, is expected to be huge now, especially after a powerful trail that he has left behind in 2008. Add to that a rocking beginning to the year with Slumdog Millionaire and it has to be a very bad frame of mind for Rahman to churn anything less superior. No wonder, Delhi 6 comes with expectations of the highest order, especially with names like Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, UTV, Prasoon Joshi, Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor attached to it.

Why such excitement about the soundtrack of Delhi 6? Well, one hearing of 'Masakali' and you know that this would be a song remembered for months to come. An instant chartbuster from the word 'Go', it has a characteristic Rahman flavor to it and sounds a unique and extremely fresh piece of music. The orchestra is kept at bare minimum and still makes a huge impact in bringing on a recollection value.

Reminding of 'Pia Haji Ali' and 'Khwaja Mere Khwaja', 'Arziyan', as required by the genre, has tabla and harmonium taking it through its 9 minute long duration. The impact of this devotional track with a haunting sound is such that after a couple of minutes, a listener completely surrenders by loosing himself in the ambience created by it.

 

1. Aarti (Tumre Bhavan Mein) / Rekha Bharadwaj, Kishori Gowariker, Shraddha Pandit, Sujata Majumdar
2. Arziyan / Javed Ali, Kailash Kher
3. Bhor Bhaye / Shreya Ghosal, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Gujri Todi
4. Delhi 6 / Blaaze, Benny Dayal, Vivinenne Pocha, Tanvi, Claire
5. Dil Gira Dafatan / Ash King, Backing Chinmayee
6. Genda Phool / Rekha Bharadwaj, Shraddha Pandit, Sujata Majumdar
7. Hey Kaala Bandar / Karthik, Naresh, Srinivas, Bony Chakravarthy
8. Masakali / Mohit Chouhan
9. Noor / Amitabh Bachchan
10. Rehna Tu / A R Rahman, Benny Dayal, Tanvi