Music Review : Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

The last time that the extremely talented, versatile and the highest paid director of his times, Rajkumar Santoshi, tried his hand at comedy, the result was the iconic cult classic ANDAZ APNA APNA, starring two relative newcomers, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan. The film may not have set the box office on fire like his hard hitting, action flick, GHAYAL, but till today it remains a favourite of young and old alike. Music has always been a highlight of Santoshi’s films and it will not be wrong to say that he is one of the pioneers of item/ dance numbers in films. Who can forget, ‘Chamma Chamma’ (CHINA GATE), ‘Aaiye’ (GHATAK) and ‘Aisa Jadoo’(KHAKEE) from his films? And with numero uno composer Pritam weaving his magic, along with his ever dependable lyricist, Irshad Kamil, we know that the music department is in safe hands and one can expect lots of chartbusting music, especially in view of the fact that audio giants, Tips Films are producing this romcom. So, as expectations galore, let’s check out the music of this Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif starrer, both of whom have always been associated with good quality music. Read more…