Producer: Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Music Director: Himesh Reshammiya
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
Singers: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Himesh Reshammiya, Jayesh Gandhi, Alisha Chinoy, Akruti Kakkar, Zubeen Garg, , Krishna, Sunidhi Chauhan
Label: Eros Music
What’s new in the soundtrack of Namastey London? Let’s see… The combination of ace lyricist Javed Akhtar and controversial yet talented music director/nasal singer Himesh Reshammiya for the first time, experimentations with poetic intellect of MEHFIL MIX, the expertise of musical genius of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and RDB (UK based rock group). Another unconventional part about the album is the fact that along with 7 original tracks, there are as many as 11 remixes of the same! It is truly a different piece of work and grows on to you as you hear it more and more.
Chakna Chakna (Singer: Himesh Reshammiya)
Ratings: 7/10
The music album of ‘Namastey London’ opens with the ballistic ‘Chakna Chakna’. It has ’sufi’ elements fused well with ‘bhangra’ and pop.
Besides this song’s addictive melody and rhythm, what makes it one of the best songs in the album is the no-holds-barred spirit in which Reshammiya sings it.
DJ Akbar Sami’s remix version is a complete knock out as it fires all cylinders to burn up the dance floors.