Feeling for No Smoking Music and the making of it…

A master piece …I don’t know whether I will do justice in reviewing the music of NO Smoking as all big shot (Reviewers and Critics)of the Bollywood industry already had a go on this. But no offence to any of them as this Blog is completely on what I feel..
I feel awesome ,I feel that it has taken my heart out ,I go bizarre, every time I listen to the songs… in fact it has increased my number of CIG, but that in no case has deterred me in listening to the songs. A must album for all the smokers community. Well I’m not skeptical on this..A treat for all musical lovers.

No Smoking – Directed by Anurag Kashyap(Black Friday fame) from the house of Kumar Mangat and Vishal Bhardwaj(Omkara Fame),starring John Abraham and Ayesha Takia is the much awaited movie from my side, of the year ‘07. Music..aaah by Vishal Bhardwaj and lyrics by Gulzar(they don’t need any introduction I guess).

Well first start with director …Anurag Kashyap--He is the man who believes in himself and let the work speaks for itself..He knows that making cinema is now commercialized and he excepts the fact that only SEX and SRK sells in this industry that’s why he approached SRK with the script but typical of any man on the pedestal of his career refused to take the RISK and said no..Well SRK will never go out of the Raj’s and Johar’s Lobby. Well for him I can only say..SRK u missed out on this…this movie would have given new dimension to u r acting fame. This story (making of NO Smoking)what I have posted is only a brief part of the struggle Mr. Kashyap had to face .For an elaborate detail of his pain taking.. look in to this url (http://www.passionforcinema.com/no-smoking-8-years-in-the-making/ ). So after slipping thru all grades of despondency(mind u 8 years) he found John and then Vishal. A whole heartedly thanks to these people.

Imagine of the man ,imagine of his guts, imagine of his creativity ,imagine of his love for cinema, imagine of his truthfulness and honesty that he dared to make a movie on the subject of Smoking and then went on to have a soundtrack completely on smoking.

Let’s dig the gold(Songs)

“Jab bhi Cigarette” cool ,amazing, excellent lyrics and music are like dew drops on it…Enhancing the beauty of the song….Believe me or not this song will rule all the discotheques . The opening of the song is amazing ,typically reflects the lungs of a smoker.

"Hey I wana tell u about this thing, There's a stick called Cigarette, Phir talabh talabh hai talabh talbah, Besabh besabh phir talabh hai talbah ,Shaam hone lagi hai,-2 Laal hone lagi hai,-2"

Jab bhi Cigarette jalti hai main jalta hun...

Gulzar has done an amazing job with the lyrics and Adnan Sami has sung it so well(the jazz version)…I hope Anu mallik would be getting what Adnan his throwing.. LOL. Adnan is a terrific singer no doubt in that..he has his own class and standards and he abides by them, even increase those standards from time to time. Get High and feel the mood of the song..Look at this piece of lyrics a class act ,true work of magic with words..

Lambe dhaage dhuen ke
Saans silne lage hain
Pyaas udhti hui lagi
Honth chhilne lage hain

Shaam hone lagi hai Laal hone lagi hai.

Now when Sunidhi Chauhan get’s his turn ..the jazz is turned to the trance..but she has done full justice to the song..a typical foot tapping trance number..the meaning ,the feel ,the lyrics all remain the same . Class Act by Vishal, he has raised the bar of music for Bollywood..Now all the HRs and Anus will no that their slow,sweet humming sounds will be hard to sell now .
Video -- Supermodel Jesse Randhawa does full justice to the song by lip-syncing into booming male baritones of Adnan Sami.

“Phoonk De”—All ready climbing the charts. Reviewed by masses as the best song of the album.

Hayaat phoonk de
Hawaas phoonk de
Saans se sila hua libaas phoonk de
Jab nasa toota haiiiiii...kitne tukde gire hain..
Hosh chunne lage humh
Humbhi kya sir phire hain
Lab be jal rahi hai woh baat phoonk de

Both Rekha Bharadwaj(“Namak ishq ka” fame) and Sukhwinder("Chaiya chaiya" fame) has sung the song majestically in their own style. Rekha has given the feminine nasal touch to the song which makes it a commercial success. Sukhwinder hand on the other version of the song is pacy and he tries to give it classy touch typical of him. The lyrics in both the version are different but reflect the same state of a smoker.

Ghoonth ghoonth jal raha hun ,Pi raha hun patiyaan,Aankhn hain dhuan dhuan,naam hai sari batiyaan… Aas paas kuch nai..ji udas hai jara ..

This a commercial song that’s why Anurag has Bipasa doing the ITEM number. Attract Crowd.Treat for the front benchers .

"Kash Laga"--After this two classic version of the song comes one with a sufi touch. Haven’t heard much of this. But three maestro comes together in the song-Sukhwinder, Daler and Vishal. The lyrics by Gulzar is mesmerisng in this …especially these lines…

” Jalti hain tanhayeeinya ,taapi hai raat raat jag jag ke, urti hain zingariyaan ,gucche hain laal lall gili aag ke”

Then comes the Base lyrics which are repeated a lot in the song

Ye jahaan faani hai,Bulbula hai paani hai, Bulbulon mein rukna kya Paaniyon pe behta jaa

Listen to this song it will give u a soothing feeling ,u will forget all u r pain for that moment. Tremendous work by Vishal in creating such a music.

“Ash Tray”---This is my favorite.. of all the songs. Hard to find why I like this the most but it has something in it although all other songs are much better than this ,both music n lyrics wise but still this song has something in it which force me to listen it repeatedly . The new comer Deva Sen Gupta has done full justice to the song, sometimes his voice echo in my ears just like Jaggit Sings voice..especially when he enchant those words..Dhuan Dhuan..they haunt me….

The starting of the song is very strong , meaningful ,soulful and haunting

“Bhaut se aadhe bhuje hue din padhe hain ishme Bhaut se aadhi jali raatein gir padi hain ishme Ash tray bharti ja rahi hai”

Na haath daalo Ki waqt se chheele hue lamhon ki raakh Garam hai Waqt se chheleey hue lamhon ki raat narm hai

And the song finishes on the sad note as the “Ash tray bhar Chuki hain”

One can say after a long time u have soulful, meaningful kind of a soundtrack to listen to don’t miss this opportunity beg. steal, buy, download,copy from u r friends and relish it. Great work done by the trio’s in creating such a soundtrack for an offbeat subject like Smoking. After a long time we have a album in which there is no song for love,song for “toota dil” and blah blah for which Bollywood is famous. I hope and wish Anurag that his most unconventional venture “No Smoking ” is commercially a hit ,which will encourage and force them(Commercial directors & producers) to make movies like this.

Will end the post here as the “Post bharti ja rahi hai.”