Taj Mahal, Music: Naushad

[Aadil Moosa]

The music of Taj Mahal is mesmerizing. My expectations were extremely high
for the music of this movie, especially since Yash Chopra's Veer-Zaara.
Naushad Sahab doesn't disappoint at all. In fact I'd regard the release of
this soundtrack the best of the year so far. The tracks are laced with
melody and beauty. All that was needed was just one listen and the songs are
in my head. I think that Naushad has proved that age just matures the soul.
His music for Taj Mahal, left me in awe. My favorite songs being 'Ajnabi
Thehro Zara' and 'Ishq Ki Dastaan'. I love the other songs as well. Let the
legends take the red carpet, they truly deserve it. All that is left now is
for Khaiyyam to compose another musical soundtrack.



Congrats Naushad sahab, on the wonderfully created Taj Mahal.



Aadil Moosa

[V S Rawat]

Post by Aadil Moosa
The music of Taj Mahal is mesmerizing. My expectations were extremely high
for the music of this movie, especially since Yash Chopra's Veer-Zaara.
Naushad Sahab doesn't disappoint at all. In fact I'd regard the release of
this soundtrack the best of the year so far. The tracks are laced with
melody and beauty. All that was needed was just one listen and the songs are
in my head. I think that Naushad has proved that age just matures the soul.
His music for Taj Mahal, left me in awe. My favorite songs being 'Ajnabi
Thehro Zara' and 'Ishq Ki Dastaan'. I love the other songs as well. Let the
legends take the red carpet, they truly deserve it. All that is left now is
for Khaiyyam to compose another musical soundtrack.
Congrats Naushad sahab, on the wonderfully created Taj Mahal.
Aadil Moosa

Thanks Aadil for first review.

could you please list down the tracks, and the poets, please.

[Ajit]

Post by Aadil Moosa
The music of Taj Mahal is mesmerizing. My expectations were extremely high
for the music of this movie, especially since Yash Chopra's

Veer-Zaara.

Post by Aadil Moosa
Naushad Sahab doesn't disappoint at all. In fact I'd regard the release of
this soundtrack the best of the year so far. The tracks are laced with
melody and beauty. All that was needed was just one listen and the songs are
in my head. I think that Naushad has proved that age just matures the soul.
His music for Taj Mahal, left me in awe. My favorite songs being 'Ajnabi
Thehro Zara' and 'Ishq Ki Dastaan'. I love the other songs as well. Let the
legends take the red carpet, they truly deserve it. All that is left now is
for Khaiyyam to compose another musical soundtrack.
Congrats Naushad sahab, on the wonderfully created Taj Mahal.

Indeed! And the singing by Hariharan is equally awesome.

Post by Aadil Moosa
Aadil Moosa

[Aadil Moosa]

CD, By Times Music
Music: Naushad
Lyrics: Naqsh Lyallpuri & Syed Gulrez


Tracks:
1) Apni Zulfien Mere - Hariharan
2) Ajnabi Thehro Zara - Hariharan & Preeti Uttam
3) Mumtaz Tujhe Dekha Jab Taj Mahal Dekha - Hariharan & Preeti Uttam
4) Tareef-E-Meena Bazaar (Couplet)
5) Ishq Ki Dastaan (Qawwali) - Kavita Krishnamurty & Preeti Uttam
6) Dilruba Dilruba - Hariharan & Preeti Uttam
7) Yeh Kaun Mujhe Yaad Aaya (Classical) - Ajit Chakraborthy
8) Taj Mahal (Crescendo) - Hariharan & Preeti Uttam

[Afzal A. Khan]

Post by Aadil Moosa
CD, By Times Music
Music: Naushad
Lyrics: Naqsh Lyallpuri & Syed Gulrez
1) Apni Zulfien Mere - Hariharan
2) Ajnabi Thehro Zara - Hariharan & Preeti Uttam
3) Mumtaz Tujhe Dekha Jab Taj Mahal Dekha - Hariharan & Preeti Uttam
4) Tareef-E-Meena Bazaar (Couplet)
5) Ishq Ki Dastaan (Qawwali) - Kavita Krishnamurty & Preeti Uttam
6) Dilruba Dilruba - Hariharan & Preeti Uttam
7) Yeh Kaun Mujhe Yaad Aaya (Classical) - Ajit Chakraborthy
8) Taj Mahal (Crescendo) - Hariharan & Preeti Uttam

I haven't heard the music so far but, from the reviews
appearing here, it must really be enjoyable.

There surely is something indefinably lovely about the
monument that inspires such great music over the years.
A rough count :

Shahjahan : Naushad again. What lovely songs !

Taj Mahal : Roshan. Won the Filmfare Award.
And what a combo : Sahir & Roshan

Mayur Pankh : One unforgettable song : "Mohabbat ki
daastaaN aaj suno". Shankar-Jaikishan

And, lastly, a beautiful Lalit, again by Naushad, with the
majestic Taj in the background : Ik shahenshah ne banwa ke
haseeN Taj Mahal" (Leader).


Afzal

[naniwadekar]

Post by Afzal A. Khan
I haven't heard the music so far but, from the reviews
appearing here, it must really be enjoyable.

Aadil Moosa's review contains an absolute gem : "Naushad
has proved that age just matures the soul." Anybody who
tosses such inane feel-goodies which fly in the face of
all evidence cannot be taken seriously. It's my guess that
the music must really be on Veer-Zaraa level only. (Not
that I have wasted my time on Veer-Zaraa.)

What interests me more is : If Hariharan has played Rafi
and Preeti/Kavita have played Lata/Asha, who has played
Ghulam Mohd's role this time?


An aside : This weekend, I saw a profoundly moving Marathi
tele-play based on Sant Tukaram's disappearance, named
'Anand-Owari'. There are no songs in it, and the background
music is minimal. But the restraint shown in composing those
few supplemental music pieces is awesome. I did not notice
even one concession to the passage of time, even one liberty
which would go against the grain of the deeply philiosophical
play and vandalise it. I bless the name of Atul PeThe, a hugely
talented director of dramas, who was also responsible for
arranging music for the play. I first noticed Pethe for his
directorial and acting talent more than a decade ago. He
has maintained his class even when taking on responsibilty
for background music. One person named Gaikwad is
also given credit for the play's music.


- dn

[V S Rawat]

Post by naniwadekar

Post by Afzal A. Khan
I haven't heard the music so far but, from the reviews
appearing here, it must really be enjoyable.

Aadil Moosa's review contains an absolute gem : "Naushad
has proved that age just matures the soul." Anybody who
tosses such inane feel-goodies which fly in the face of
all evidence cannot be taken seriously. It's my guess that
the music must really be on Veer-Zaraa level only. (Not
that I have wasted my time on Veer-Zaraa.)

The only think appreciable in your blabberring is the
confession that you did not hear VZ.

Anyway Naushad doing it himself puts Tajmahal in a genre
altogether different from somebody using MM's tune getting
propelled by Yash Chopra's rockets.

I got my copy of Tajmahal today.

My summary comments.

1. Male voices are upto the level. Rafi's absense is not felt.

2. Female voices are an abosulte let down and a low point of
the cassette. Preeti Uttam and Kavita are both shrieky. I
wonder why he did not use sadhna Sargam, Shreya Ghoshal or,
if nothing else, Alka Yagnik.

3. The pick of the album is "ye kaun mujhe yaad aayaa hai" a
classical rendering by Ajoy Chakroborty (?). Minimum
instruments (probably only sitar) which is also so soft in
the background that voice gets all the dimensions for itself
to expand and fill.

reminds of bade ghulam ali khan's songs in MeA.

4. lyrics are nowhere near great. same old cliche.

Post by naniwadekar
What interests me more is : If Hariharan has played Rafi
and Preeti/Kavita have played Lata/Asha, who has played
Ghulam Mohd's role this time?

Preeti/Kavita fall flat trying to play Lata/Asha and come
nowhere near the shadows of the great two.

:) somewhere, music piece does remind of pakeezah. :)
figure our yourself.

Post by naniwadekar
An aside : This weekend, I saw a profoundly moving Marathi
tele-play based on Sant Tukaram's disappearance, named
'Anand-Owari'. There are no songs in it, and the background
music is minimal. But the restraint shown in composing those
few supplemental music pieces is awesome. I did not notice
even one concession to the passage of time, even one liberty
which would go against the grain of the deeply philiosophical
play and vandalise it. I bless the name of Atul PeThe, a hugely
talented director of dramas, who was also responsible for
arranging music for the play. I first noticed Pethe for his
directorial and acting talent more than a decade ago. He
has maintained his class even when taking on responsibilty
for background music. One person named Gaikwad is
also given credit for the play's music.
- dn

Now spare a petty 55/- and buy one cassette and listen to
it. The Great Naushad does deserve at least this much share
of the millions you have amassed.

[Ajit]

Post by V S Rawat

Post by naniwadekar

Post by Afzal A. Khan
I haven't heard the music so far but, from the reviews
appearing here, it must really be enjoyable.

Aadil Moosa's review contains an absolute gem : "Naushad
has proved that age just matures the soul." Anybody who
tosses such inane feel-goodies which fly in the face of
all evidence cannot be taken seriously. It's my guess that
the music must really be on Veer-Zaraa level only. (Not
that I have wasted my time on Veer-Zaraa.)

The only think appreciable in your blabberring is the
confession that you did not hear VZ.
Anyway Naushad doing it himself puts Tajmahal in a genre
altogether different from somebody using MM's tune getting
propelled by Yash Chopra's rockets.
I got my copy of Tajmahal today.
My summary comments.
1. Male voices are upto the level. Rafi's absense is not felt.
2. Female voices are an abosulte let down and a low point of
the cassette. Preeti Uttam and Kavita are both shrieky. I
wonder why he did not use sadhna Sargam, Shreya Ghoshal or,
if nothing else, Alka Yagnik.
3. The pick of the album is "ye kaun mujhe yaad aayaa hai" a
classical rendering by Ajoy Chakroborty (?). Minimum
instruments (probably only sitar) which is also so soft in
the background that voice gets all the dimensions for itself
to expand and fill.
reminds of bade ghulam ali khan's songs in MeA.
4. lyrics are nowhere near great. same old cliche.

Post by naniwadekar
What interests me more is : If Hariharan has played Rafi
and Preeti/Kavita have played Lata/Asha, who has played
Ghulam Mohd's role this time?

Preeti/Kavita fall flat trying to play Lata/Asha and come
nowhere near the shadows of the great two.
:) somewhere, music piece does remind of pakeezah. :)
figure our yourself.

The tune of the song (by Hariharan) "apnee zulfein meree zaanon pe
bikhar jaane do" is highly reminiscent of the wonderful Mehndi Hassan
ghazal "ek bas tu hi nahin mujhhse khafaa ho baithhaa".

[Dev Mannemela]

From the singer credits,

I guess Uttam Singh must have been the arranger.

[V S Rawat]

Post by Dev Mannemela

From the singer credits,

I guess Uttam Singh must have been the arranger.

Seems so.

cassette credits read:
Music conducted by Uttam Singh and Gurmeet Singh.