What can be a dream romantic Bollywood project? Just Imagine!! Okay… It has to be the iconic and trendsetter Yash Chopra directing the King of Romance Shah Rukh Khan paired opposite today’s topmost leading lady Katrina Kaif. What if the music is composed by the Oscar-winning maestro Allah Rakha Rahman with lyrics from the most gifted writer Gulzar Saab? Well… The dream has come true!!
The association of all these legends has given Yash Chopra’s last souvenir to Bollywood ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’, a multi-dimensional feel. Can the stage get any bigger? The obvious answer to that question will be given on November 13, when this epic saga of undying romance will hit the screens, globally. For now it’s time to check out the much anticipated music album. So without much ado, let’s press the play button on the remote.
Challa: Be it DDLJ, Veer Zaara or RNBDJ, SRK-Yashraj combo has always created magic by exploring the Punjabi flavor and this time it’s no different. ‘Challa’ video is already out and it has created a lot of frenzy all around. Rabbi’s voice is refreshing as it bears uncanny resemblance to his chartbuster ‘Bulla ki Jaana’. Gulzar’s words give a Punjabi folk touch to the song. Its commendable how comfortably Rahman shuffles across different languages and still delivers sheer quality. Chartbuster! (Rating 4/5)
Saans: ‘Saans’ is a soft romantic composition driven by sensuously poetical lyrics. It’s one of the best tracks in the album. The huskier tone of Shreya Ghoshal’s voice oozes up the erotica feel of the song. Mohit Chauhan is average. (4/5)
Ishq Shava: It’s time for a zany dance number now. Rahman provides variety with the use of some interesting musical instruments. Gulzar’s lyrics are in synch with the mood of the song. Shilpa Rao’s vocals are catchy. But the real masterstroke and icing on the cake is to get Raghav Mathur (“Can’t Get Enough” fame) sing this song. The USP of the song is some killer vocals by this Canadian singer. (3.5/5)
Heer: Punjabi feel in the album returns with brilliant Sufi composition ’Heer’ sung by none other than Sufi ki Sultana Harshdeep Kaur. Kaur, fresh from the success of Jugni from Cocktail, takes this huge opportunity with her both hands and she is mesmerizing. The words by Gulzar are equally dreamy. (3.5/5)
Jiya Re: Neeti Mohan, who is a regular now in Rahman’s live shows, gets a chance to sing this groovy number. The melody is catchy, livelier and foot-tapping. Words from Gulzar glorify the feeling of a free bird. (3/5)
Jab Tak Hai Jaan: The title track of the movie is a hauntingly poetic melody by Rahman with some bewitchingly romantic lyrics penned by Gulzar. The song starts off slowly but picks up great pace as it goes on. Another Rahman regular Javed Ali strikes gold with his earthy and highly energetic vocals. He is ably assisted by talented Chennai crooner ShakthiSree Gopalan. (3.5/5)
Saans (Reprise), Ishq Dance and Poem: Saans(Reprise) a much slower and highly situational version of Saans sung again by Shreya. Ishq Dance is an instrumental piece. Jab Tak Hai Jaan poem has been seen and heard in the promo and it has been included in the music album as well in the voice of King Khan.
Overall Verdict – Rating: 
From the pioneers of Romance, we expected at least one romantic evergreen number which will capture the listener’s heart from the word go and stay in his mind for years like Humko Hum hi se churalo, Tujhe Dekha to ye jaana, Tu Hai meri Kiran, Dil To Pagal Hai or Tere Liye Hum bhi Jiye. That is missing.
The album, no doubt, is highly refreshing as is evident from the fact that we see irregular names like Rabbi, Raghav, Harshdeep and Neeti in a mainstream Hindi music album. Visuals will be out of the world to say the least. Songs take time to grow on you and the success of the music will be directly proportional to the film’s success at the ticket window which should not be a tough ask given SRK’s foolproof record with Yashraj Banner.
Get ready for a rocking musical Diwali!!!
Tell us your reviews of JTHJ’s music in the comments section below.
Review by Abhishek Sharma
All songs grow on you slowly
Dear SRK Fans, sirf comments like karne se music hit nai hoti. the fact is that its one of the worst albums of ARR in the last 5-6 years. ye srk hai hi PANAUTI.
don’t u feel good about a refreshing change of music…..r u not able to see the quality of the melodies in the numbers……y ppl are going overboard and hypercritic for SRK…..he has been delivering good movies consistently …..except few ones…..had this been an album of aamir then the critics verdict would have been 5/5….the perfectionist one…….comments like “rabbi voice not matching with SRK lip sync” is the most eccentric comment to make by our so called ‘critics’……….one just cannot ignore Challa….saans and heer…….they are outstanding ……heer is a divine change………..rest other songs seriously i dont know but atleast they are not a pain to hear……….just look in ourselves …..the kind of cinema & music we are treated with movies like rowdy rathore….ready…..wanted…..ra.one…..and their bullshit item numbers……we ourselves r responsible for such a degration of indian cinema……..! JTHJ songs are really melodious and carry a meaning in them……such a relief after so long …..got tired of chammak challo….dhinka chika…..aaoji paaoji …..thanks ARR and Yash Ji……and a special one to Gulzaar saab
SRK fans dilemma:
90?s : Baadshah, king of bollywood… Agreed. srk ruled..
2000?s : King Khan… Aamir n Hrithik were also successful but still Agreed..
2010 : Still king?? ghantaa.. srk ka baap Salman beats SRK 2 decades popularity in 3 years… Bolo who’s king now??
The songs are alright, some of them are great and some of them are truly awful (only sound good if you force yourself to keep listening to them). But somehow this album feels like it lacks the magic that AR Rahman and Yash Chopra could have potentially had, I have to say this album does not have the same touch as Veera Zaara. Just an avg album with great lyrics in a few songs…
Veera Zeera’s album makes this album look awful.
PPL NOWADAYS ARE DEAF. THEY LIKE DHIKA CHIKA.. THEY DUN KNOW WAT MUSIC IS. ALL SRK HATERS GO TO HELL.. U WILL BURN IN HELL..
bullish follies album of the year. 0/5
Awesome music with beautiful lyrics……….its feeling not good when u first listen but singing again and again its going sweeter and sweetest………
I became a big fan in just 2 days…
Saans, Heer, Challa and jab tak hai jaan are best
I give 4.4/5
A verity album after along time in bollywood…hope this will make a change to todays bollywood music..similarly arr done in 90s…great work arr
its NO way close to any of Rahman sir’s previous albums. very disappointed with the JTJH album
srk is the biggest panauti in this world.
this diwali SOS will destroy JTHJ.
flop songs and flop film too
challa just gre8.rabbi rocks
i m very happy because haters are jealous….hahahahahaha.
all songs are rocking superb and grows on u slowy.
rehman sir rocks
It is slow poison. You will affected by songs. Saans song is like drug.
songs review without any doubt 5/5….
movie review without any doubt 5/5…
ONY SAANS IS GOOD OTHERS ALL ARE CRAP…..!
@indicine……r u kidding or promoting srk’s dull music album ??????
except challa …all other songs r simply crap….so dnt make us fool ok….
kyon ki yeh public hai..yeh sab jaanti hai
I am dissappointed a bit by AR Rahman. The music of rockstar was soo good that when i even listen to it now its so mesmerising.The music is good.some tracks are very good but not up to the expectations. i am a very big fan of srk,ar rahman,jab tak hai jaan so i had high expectations. ill give 7.5/10(according to my expectations it should have been over 8.5/10)
Here arr tried to adapt to directors(yashjis 90s style) style more, rather than his(arr) usual way of thinking…but in a different way…thats why some people [who love new(i think now it become old) pace in bollywood songs] feels it difficult to digest…every thing has its on time, just wait for some time it will digest automatically …
[and for people who move along with todays bollywood pace, i have one thing to remember u, before only films r remaked to bollywood from south, now they r adapting music style also from south eg: songs from ready,rowedy rathor,joker etc etc etc.. So pls here some thing special… and every special things will take time to grow]
i don’t think the songs are anywhere close to ARR & YRF’s standards.. even YRF’s most horrible films have had better songs.. except heer, no song is bearable even..
The album is good but not like ROCKSTAR as rahman’s last flick:)so if they are two more solo songs then album will be balanced.
Superb music tracks from JTHJ………….Really refreshing……….
The music is great & just wait for videos.Surely, after watching the video wou really love it.THE SRK IS GREAT LOVE YOU IAM CRAZY FOR YOU.
Excellent. All songs are really good to hear…
Sounds very refreshing, singers to have a very unique identity voices, its a good hear indicine rating not hear all the track but its a good song
Yes Zeeshan also love this song
don’t say mohit chauhan AVERAGE he is as good as shreya..!
well..
i like the album ..!