Blue

First time director Anthony D'Souza presents to us the most expensive bollywood film ever, Blue. Akshay Kumar hasn't had a blockbuster in nearly a year though Kambakkht ishq did somewhat well to keep people interested in him. He'll be banking on this film would put him back on track. To support him is the ever-bankable Sanjay Dutt. And as for Zayed Khan, well, no comments.
And as has been the trend in his last few films, there's a collaboration with an international music star. After Snoop Dogg and Bohemia, this time it's Australian sensation Kylie Minogue.

With all this and A R Rahman in charge of the soundtrack, nothing but a shoddy script can possible stop Blue from being a blockbuster.

1. Chiggy Wiggy : Ever since this song was aired on TV, it has been the butt of many jokes. Because, this song is actually very plain and sounds too feeble for an ARR product. Had you not known that ARR was the music director, you would have thought chiggy wiggy to be a Pritam number for sure. In the video, Kylie begins the song and Akki( Sonu Nigam) rudely interrupts her in true Indian fashion and from then on it's bhangra. Despite being truly average, this song is already a massive hit solely because they play it atleast a 1000 times on TV everyday.

2. Aaj dil gustakh hai : As you sigh and think sadly how even ARR has bowed down to commercial pressure(chiggy wiggy), the magical guitar chords of Aaj dil make you instantly sit up and notice. Sukhwinder Singh and Shreya Ghoshal sing this stunning track that so heavily depends on its chords. The caribbean beats in the background only add to the joy of listening to this song. What a comeback after the banal chiggy wiggy!

3. Fiqrana : This song is somewhat like Behka in the sense that is it's extremely weird when you listen to it the first time and you think ARR is nuts to come up with something like this. But a few listens later, he shows us who's nuts as Fiqrana turns out to be another superb , super innovative track sung by Vijay Prakash(Manmohini, Yuvvraaj and Pal Pal hai bhaari, Swades) and Shreya Ghoshal.

4. Bhoola tujhe : The kabhi kabhi aditi guy Rashid Ali is back to sing this slow track but it's the cleverly orchestrated background that captures your attention first. The initial slow background tune has a slight Lagaan-ish feeling and the overall background has a Mehfuz-ish(Euphoria) feeling, but otherwise it's an okay song.

5. Blue theme : The theme track is a rap performance by an array of artists led by Blaaze. I'm not a big fan of rap and therefore find it more or less like any other rap track. It's another example of the commercial pressure faced by ARR. That this track will be used extensively in the background in the film is all I can say.

6. Rehnuma : Like fiqrana, first time this song sounds bizarre. But the 2nd time onwards you realize it's another super-innovative, dark track from ARR with Shreya pleasantly screeching at the top of her voice and Sonu Nigam's deep voice( the way he starts his part is brilliant) complementing her. The Bond-ish background tune has a faint dil ka rishta(Yuvvraaj) influence at some places. Rehnuma belongs to Shreya Ghoshal; her larynx traverses extreme high and low pitches with remarkable ease.

7. Yaar mila tha : Starting with the taxi taxi/gasolina beat, you expect a young singer to proced but you're plesantly surprised when you hear veterans Udit Narayan and Madhushree. This song is another purely commercial track, having a typical bollywood feel all over it but while any other music director would have used dhols, ARR uses the taxi taxi beat and that is the only new thing in this song.

Thus actually speaking Blue is a good album. Some songs are brilliant and indicate the ARR presence while others are purely commercial. The one sad thing in Blue is that Shreya Ghoshal's voice is not her natural voice in many places and has some studio work(digital modulation) done all over it. Again blame it on the commerial approach of the film.But then Blue, with a budget of 100 crores, is all about commerce!