Talaash Music Review

The first music review of Talaash by Abhishek Sharma

Well, the wait is finally over! The music of “Talaash” is a mega release for several reasons. An Aamir Khan movie is nothing short of an event. Things simply reach dizzying heights considering the fact that, Talaash is his first release in 3 years (3 Idiots released in December 2009). This time he’s paired opposite the newlywed Kareena Kapoor and the talented veteran Rani Mukerji.

Music Director Ram Sampath made little impact with his initial soundtracks (Khakee, Family, Luv Ka The End..) but he got recognition with the musical success of Delhi Belly. Since then he seems to have become an Aamir Khan regular as he impressed with some soulful compositions in the TV series ‘Satyamev Jayate’.

However, Talaash is the biggest film of his career and he is aided by the legendary lyricist Javed Akhtar. It’s with humongous expectations that we explore, rather look forward to savoring the music album of this Excel Entertainment’s dream production.

Talaash Music Review

Listen to the full songs in Talaash

1) Muskaanein Jhooti Hai: This opening number of the album is instantly catchy. The video promo is already out and reminds one of the Madhubala’s evergreen classic ‘Aaiye Meherbaa’. Remember the husky voice behind the song ‘Khoya Khoya Chand’ in Anurag Kashyap’s Shaitaan? Suman Sridhar has utilized this huge opportunity to the fullest as she sounds effortless in the song. This is not the kind of song that makes one head for that dance floor in the discotheque. However, when seen on screen it can well be expected to be a live wire. (3/5)

2) Jee Le Zaraa : The album enters into terrains of contemporary Bollywood’s mushy moods in “Jee le Zaraa”. Vishal Dadlani’s soft crooning vocals delivered in streams of light-hearted soft-rock ballad orchestrations. Ram Sampath produces a gem as his composition gets steam from the impressive poetically descriptive wordings by Javed Akhtar. The song grows on you on repeated hearings. (3.5/5)

3) Jiya Lage Na: When the man (Ram Sampath) is at the helm of the music, his better half can’t be far behind; Sona Mohapatra makes an entry with a classy number, Jiya Lage Na. She caught everyone’s attention with her stupendous singing in ‘Mujhe Kya Bechega Rupaiya’ from Satyamev Jayate. ‘Jiya Lage Na’ is essentially a fusion, classical with a slightly western touch having soulful lyrics. Samsung-[v] Super Singer Contest winner Ravindra Upadhyay is totally convincing in his sultry rendition. (3.5/5)

4) Hona Hai Kya : This is a highly situational song as the wording reflects the Suspense and Thriller genre of the movie. It is an erotically charged solo sung with gusto by Ram Sampath himself. The tempo sees a gradual and soft transition from fast to slow. (2.5/5)

5) Lakh Duniya Kahe : Sampath again, but this time it’s a rank high-quality gripping soft song. If you are looking for music that is more for your mood rather than to make you move, then ‘Lakh Duniya Kahe’ is for you. Feelings and emotions are felt and this is where the song tries to reach. Deep meanings in the lyrics of Javed Akhtar beautify the piece. The background chorus is sweet and magnifies the feel of the song. (3.5/5)

The music of Talaash is neither too commercial nor too serious. It is not catchy, too melodious or instantly likeable but it amazingly keeps the momentum within a particular genre. The musical compositions do carry themselves well and leaves one satisfied to a certain extent. To add to that, Javed Akhtar does stay on the top with non redundant lyrics.

The soundtrack of Talaash is based on situational events of the script and will be better received, when watched on screen.

Rating: ★★★☆☆

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43 Comments

  • Songs sound a lot like Satyamev Jayate for me. It’s slow and melodious. Will take time to grow. Rating is pretty apt. 3 on 5 for me as well.

    Good review

  • @indicine I don’t agree with Ur review , It definitely deserves 4.5/5 … it’s really refreshing music… finest music album of the year.

  • Talaash buzz is very very low . . Its not creating any hype at al. . . Only good content can save talaash. . . Other wise its difficult to even 100cr. . .

  • Let us all ignore Dhobi Ghat when Aamir Khan himself has been saying that Dhobi Ghat was his last release & not 3 Idiots.

  • i think it deserves 4 stars. it’s one of the most fresh music of the year. for me Barfi, Talaash, Cocktail, Ishaqzaade & SoTY will be the 5 best albums of the year.

  • Only srk is rule the world i must watch great movie like jthj tallas dabbang2 but crap like sos and khiladi 786 on dvd bcs it for low class people i hve some standard yr srk aamir sallu rhitik ranbeer my fav 5

  • Nothing more than nice, but nice nonetheless.. Although I’m not an Aamir fan, I’ll say that a film with even below average or average music can be a bb or atbb on the basis of content. Talaash will certainly be a bb, but, this genre has a lot of potential for mixed response, unlike 3 Idiots which had 98 percent positive feedback.

  • Why abusing JTHJ here? Both the albums r best on their respective genre one is romantic & other is thriller. And according to some fans sos should get oscar award for music. So lame poor guys.

  • Khiladi 786 will surely give a onslaught fight to Talaash if its content is gud. And action is looking best as always. Aamir really gonna have a hard time because his movies usually pick up after 5 to 7 days but khiladi is coming just after 7 days surely gonna affect its collections.

  • @khiladi Khiladi 786 is a joke, have u seen the zero gravity stunts and breaking jeep with kick scenes, made me laugh to death, please don’t compare those movies to an epic movie like talaash

  • Jab Tak Hai Jaan’s music is beter den Talaash…. Whts wrng with Aamir khan yar? y he is wrking with such music directors as he is gud frnd of A R Rahman…?
    Cocktail, barfii, student of d yr… n JAB TAK HAI JAAN…. dhis r gud in dhis year

  • i dont hate aamir… and as a music it is an average album…. may be songs will take time to grow and my opinion can change….
    For those who are saying trash about JTHJ, guys you are getting obsessed with JTHJ, because you compare it with everything you see.

  • @sagar yes k786 is a joke.a joke for srk fans,when the non holiday release will collect more than diwali release(jab tak hai srk ki ch#t).

  • The Biggest All Time Blockbuster of Indian Cinema D D L J completes 17 years today :)
    SRK Rocks
    No other Khan / No Kumar / No Kapoor has this Honour. Only Badshah Got this.
    We LUV u SRK

  • but i know that this is the only record that this movie had.this movie is running in one faltu theatre of mumbai because my idol gave 2000 rupees per month to run this movie even though no one watches it.now this kind of cheap record no other actors have is obvious.because other stars are not doing this cheap tricks to run their movies.thats why we call him badshah..badshah of cheapness,arrogance,egoness,c h u t i y a p a,uglyness and many more diseases.

  • Hahahahahaha
    Agar pesay de k record bananay hotay to or bohat si movies k record bhi hote.
    Grow up.
    Accept the reality and Dont be Jealous

  • sorry guys i am very very big fool.i wrote that no other actor does this kind of cheap things but still i wrote that “or bahot si movies ke record hote”.but what can i do???afterall i am srk fan.how can we srkians leave our cheapness.CHEAPNESS AND AROGANCE IS THE MANTRA OF WE SRKIANS.

  • @hawkeye srkians pushing akki fans against sallu,aamir and asking all srk fans to dislikes trailers of other actor moives is gud? srkians worst fans in the world arrogant and selfish

  • We are blaming SRK fans 4 poor
    response on Talaash, SOS &
    K786 videos on youtube. Thats
    means SRK fans > (Sallu + Aamir
    + Akki + Ajay) fans

  • Talaash Makers removed Like/
    Dislike option from youtube..Will
    they remove the movie from
    theaters also after watching
    public response?

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