After Dhol and Dhamaal, another hopeful foursome is all set to raise a few laughs and big bucks at the box office. Meet the Krazzy 4.
Produced by Rakesh Roshan, the K film marks the debut of his assistant Jaideep Sen and stars Irrfan Khan, Arshad Warsi, Rajpad Yadav and Suresh Menon in the titular role along with Juhi Chawla and Dia Mirza. Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Rakhi Sawant pitch in to provide star attraction with an item number each to their credit.
As per tradition, younger sibling Rajesh Roshan helms the soundtrack of this comic caper.
While the promos featuring a snazzy SRK sure look impressive, the music isn't exactly in the catchy league of Roshan's work in earlier films like Khudgarz, Kishen Kanhaiya, Karan Arjun, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai or Koi...Mil Gaya.
Here's why.
The album kick starts on a peppy note with the title track in all it's jazzed up glory. While Javed Akhtar is the official lyricist, Asif Ali Beg bags the honours of writing the song that features four times in this album. Call it Krazzy 4 or Break free, both numbers are mirror images of each other with petty differences in arrangement and pace.
The Hinglish chant is vivaciously performed by composer-singer Vishal Dadlani. In the line of Saiyaan (Ta Ra Rum Pum), Kiss of love (Jhoom Barabar Jhoom) and Jame raho (Taare Zameen Par), the bouncy dude demonstrates his interesting vocal range with yet another crisp rendition.
Even if melody is not it's greatest specialty, Break free rides high on style and pizazz
The remixed avatars of the two, by DJ Aqueel, aren't much unlike either. If Krazzy 4 aims to be groovy and zingy, Break free is consciously techno in its approach.
The mischievous aspirations of Dekhta hai tu kya fail to translate into a fun and spunky composition. The usually reliable Sunidhi Chauhan surprisingly hams, contributing to the ongoing cacophony of this garish and uninspiring number. Also, the key line is unmistakably reminiscent of Thare vaste (Shakalaka Boom Boom).
O re lakad ikad pakad pingal chungaliya -- what on earth does this mean? It's hard to believe Javed Akhtar could come up with gibberish like this in the name of creativity. If you actually manage to survive the lyrics, brace yourself for another downer. Roshan's staid, droning tune is strictly below average.
Up next, a rather lame situational track Ik rupaiya pops up, giving us a glimpse as to the kind of humour one can expect from Krazzy 4. This one involves squabbling over a loan, a dime, unsolicited gyaan and a whole lot of nonsense. Whew. This one truly drives you krazzy.
The album concludes with Ankita Sachdev's gentle rendition of Jan gan man.
Barring the title track, the soundtrack of Krazzy 4 is a drag. Hopefully, the film will give us and the makers some reason to smile.
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