Digi's Blog

Three years back, the trio of MAA (Motwane – Amit - Amitabh) gave me one of my most favorite albums of all times – UDAAN. And so it is just natural to have humongous expectations from the soundtrack of Motwane’s next outing – LOOTERA. Let us see how Amit Trivedi fares in giving a score for this period movie. “SAWAAR LOON“ is as extraordinary as any song can get. The wonderful beat of dholak set as the backing rhythm coupled with Amit Trivedi’s improvisations with the mouth get the mood perfectly right for an old time song. And then there is the real star of the song – Monali Thakur. She not only is brilliant with her vocals but she also gets to sing a song which is easily the best of her career. Her voice evokes the romance, the melody and the soothing feeling perfectly. Also, Amitabh Bhattacharya does a fab job with the lyrics. Brilliant! The brilliance continues its journey as next comes “ANKAHEE”. Penned as well as sung by Amitabh Bhattacharya, this one