Music Review: Teen Patti

Music: Indraadip Das Gupta
Dhoom Music,
Rs 69,
Rating 2.5
Unimpressive cover art, bad quality printing and spelling mistakes is what greets you once you take up the music CD of Teen Patti.
Then you spot names like Indraadip Dasgupta, Shaan, Arijit Singh and you postpone throwing in the towel. The first track, however, fails to lift hopes. A very average composition, run-of-the-mill lyrics by Prasen, average music arrangement and a half-hearted attempt by Shaan and that’s about it with Prem hoy je keno.The second song, Friendshipwala day, (spelled with the S missing in friendship!!), is one of the better composition of the album, with enough animation in the voices of Dibyendu, June and Subhajit, making it tick. Surprisingly, this is one of those songs that give you a clear preview of what the song is about just by the prelude. Kete geche din is nicely executed and pleasant on the ears. The composition’s breezy feel is complimented by Arijit Singh’s baritone and Madhura’s mellow voice texture. Lyrics by Srijato are heartwarming. Palabe kothay by Silajit is a rock composition with the bass dominating the sound. Again, an average number. Next comes Raat erokom, a jazzy number with a bar-music feel to it and rather cheesy lyrics. Ujjaini, though, does a pretty good job here. June takes on the female version of Prem hoy je keno next. And proves that she is way better at fun, vivacious numbers (like Friendshipwala day) than at regular romantic tracks. O fakira, by far the best track, is infused with Sufi flavours, and the takeaway from the track is the extended alaap by Singh. Srijato, though, could have done without the O Fakira, maan jaa bit.