They may or may not be together. But romance is the definite genre of Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur's new film,
Jab We Met.
Directed by
Imtiaz Ali, who made an impressive debut with Abhay Deol-Ayesha Takia starrer
Socha Na Tha,
Jab We Met is about two people who hitchhike through half of India's map before realising they've been hit by love
shove. Even as this love story-on-wheels is slated for an October 26 release, Pritam gets at the helm of the film's soundtrack whereas lyricist Irshad Kamit whips off engaging poetry.
After the super success of
Ganpat (Shootout in Lokhandwala),
Mika Singh gets back to his Punjabi roots for the buoyant
Mauja mauja. Undeniably catchy, the singer with a notably colourful persona adds his brand of mirth and verve to this already bouncy opener. So slip into your dancing shoes for Bunty Rajput's not-bad-at-all remixed version.
Silk Route frontman Mohit Chauhan takes charge of the listener's senses with
Tum se hi. While
Rang De Basanti had him stirring up a storm with
Khoon chala, here he leaves an indelible mark. Considering the flawless nature of the original, DJ Sunil doesn't tamper too much in the rehash. Some techno embellishments in tempo and beats, and it's done.
The instrumental theme of
Tum se hi tells a story of its own. Considering the film is an on-the-road romance, the piece takes a silvery-toned route filled with ecstasy and imagery that resonates the emotional graph of
Jab