Music review: Jab We Met

Jab We Met, with the real life love duo as reel life love duo, the Shahid-Kareena starrer, is set to be released on October 26th 2007. Shahid and Kareena were seen together in Fida, 36 China Town, which may not have tasted the box office success, but showcased their acting talents very well. I remember this partcular scene in Fida, when Shahid cries his heart out in a train remembering her smiling treachery. The boy has it all and Kareena is a vibrant actress with plenty of screen presence. Be sure to check out our local Novi, Mi theatres for show timings on October 26th 2007.

Music is composed by Pritam and lyrics are penned by Irshad Kamil. The movie is directed by Imtiaz Ali. The album has 6 original tracks, 3 remixes and an instrumental. This album, being young and vibrant as it is, is going to be hummed for long, for sure.

Mauja hi Mauja

The album starts with Mika Singh's Mauja hi Mauja. An instant racer that gets your feet up. The visual is sparkling and is oodles of eye candy with Shahid and Kareena against a lit up backdrop. Shahid is a sharp dancer. Despite being short of a few inches in height (in general, not shorter than Kareena, :-)), he dances like a dream. Modern bhangra and reggae fusion make it stand out in the album. A remix version is presented later.

Tum se hi

We are driven into this velvet flavour with Mohit Chauhan's rendition of Tum se hi. Thanks to some of these music directors, Pritam, ShankEzLoy combo, who keep bringing back melody in the age of head-banging music. Wonderfully penned lyrics, mild score, smooth flute and a lovely voice make this an instant favorite. Could have done without the aa-aa-aa-aa bits. The remix version was so not required. While the vocals retain their pace, beats are just sped up in the remix version.

Yeh ishq hai

Instant deja-vu of Mahiya by Suzanne from Awarapan, which by the way, was also composed by Pritam. While that lass was a funky topper, Shreya Ghosal, falls a few ounces short of the punch, needed for this song. Fused together with Reggae and Middle eastern styles, the song is appealing, in a unique way. The remix version looses a little and sounds confusing at fusion spots. Pritam would have been at risk if, he casted Suzanne again for this song, it would have been totally identical.

Nagada Nagada baja

Back to bhangra fusion. Sonu Nigam renders the vocals for this song, showcasing the Punjabi Shan. The song is passable considering the bhangra beats galore, floating around our world.
Sonu delivers ample energy as demanded by the track and the score.

Aao milo chalo

My favorite singer shows up finally. Smoothly slipped in by Shaan, the song sports lovely guitar work. You can see how masterfully Pritam sways his subdued rock rhythms around the song. The semi classical interlude by Ustad Sultan Khan(of recent Ustad and the Divas fame) adds that distant indi pop touch. Gets my full score.

Aaoge jab tum

It is nice to see Pritam stick to our classical roots once in a while, despite his rock image. His recent composition 'Mere Dholna' from Bhool Bhulaiya is such one. None other than the Padma Shri Ustad Rashid Khan sang this lovely semi-classical track. The sargam at the end is soothing and the track serves right for a pining, waiting lovestruct lad.

Tum se hi Instrumental

A complete rip off (read 'inspiration' for politically being correct) from the Titanic theme. Pritam is more than capable of producing quality music so, I am little disappointed with this being a copy. Enjoyable however, the track is ice cream glazed with enchanting flute on the lead and mild orchestra to accompany.


Jab we met is refreshingly pleasing to the ear and some tunes will stay among us for a longer time. The sneak peaks are already promising, albeit with the risk of looking similar to Dilwale dulhaniya le jayenge (missing trains, loosing tracks, falling in love, all that good stuff) and numerous others who followed DDLJ religiously later.


The album gets my ***1/2 stars. Write your thoughts to us.