Star Cast: Shiney Ahuja, Shilpa Shetty, Kay Kay Menon, Sharman Joshi, Gautam Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kangna Ranaut, Irrfan Khan
Director: Anurag Basu
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala
Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Syed Quadri, Sandeep Srivastava, Amitabh Verma
Singers: K.K, James, Soham, Suhail, Adnan Sami, Pritam
After the grand success of Gangster, director Anurag Basu and music composer Pritam Chakraborty are back in UTV Motion Pictures’ Life In A…Metro. Once you are through with the album, you can’t exclaim that both film and music making is certainly going in the right direction. The album of Life In A…Metro has an exceptional blend of rock in most of its tracks and the success of this album will ensure the liking of rock by Hindi music lovers. The interesting part of this album is that there are no songs sung by a female voice. Apart from this, most of the singers are relatively new in the Hindi film industry.
In Dino (Singer: Soham)
Rating: 8/10
The song is the introduction to a new set of tracks which the album is uploaded with. Full on with soft rock, In Dino is a beautiful love track which has been penned down by Syed Quadri and rendered by Soham. This is a 6 and a half minutes long track with a brilliant composition by Pritam. The song carried the movie on its shoulders and should rise on the chartbusters sooner or later. Towards the end of the album, one gets to hear the remixed version of In Dino by Bunty Rajput.
Alvida (Singer: KK)
Rating: 7/10
KK joins hands with lyricist Amitabh Verma and composer Pritam to deliver a spotless performance in Alvida. Beginning on a soft note with poetic lyrics the track peaks up with the arrival of the song’s highlight word ‘Alvida’. The song has the attached rock feel of the album to it and one can’t help but wonder the variations added in this track.
Reprise version of ‘Alvida’ (Singer: James)
Rating: 6/10
Bheegi Bheegi (Gangster) fame James is back with the reprise version of Alvida. The lyrics have been modified to give something different to its listeners. The song showers emotions of anger in this track.
O Meri Jaan (Singer:KK)
Rating: 6/10
If Alvida was not enough then hear out KK in O Meri Jaan which is arranged on a westernized format with a rhythm that builds on gradually as the track moves on. A romantic number with a typical yet energetic KK behind the mike.
Reprise Version of ‘O Meri Jaan’ (Singer: Suhail)
Rating: 6/10
What’s in this reprise version of O Meri Jaan. It has the boyish charm of singer Suhail; it has a campus feel which will appeal to the youngsters. It has a soft mushy outlook with a deep inline melody.
Rishtey (Singer: James)
Rating: 7.5/10
After his stint in Alvida, James moves on to sing ‘Rishtey’ that has en electronic guitar followed by faint sound of drums building on the pace. Syed Quadri has again penned down a marvel of words which you cannot ignore. The song has been set as a soft rock and James delivers a yet another flamboyant performance after the success of Bheegi Bheegi from Gangster.
Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si (Singer: Suhail, Adnan Sami)
Rating: 7.5/10
Singer Suhail gives a solo performance in Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si which has just the lyrics and the guitar playing in the background. Adnan Sami comes in later and lends his croons to the track. Sandeep Shrivastava blends in the track with his words that tell a tale of love and life. Adnan grabs the mike in the revisited version of the same track and gives out more fun and value to the album.
Kar Salaam (Singer: Pritam, Suhail, Soham)
Rating: 7/10
This is more of a jhatka track of Bollywood and a fun feel attached to it. The music is desi with a lot of drums and high end beats for all foot tapping people. Pritam has joined Suhail and Soham in this track and the feel is just right to end the soundtrack with. Syed Quadri has come up with some cool lyrics in this one which adds on the feel of the track.
Overall Soundtrack: 7.5/10 Truly Rocking…
Hanumant Bhansali