http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/mar/06slide1.htm

42-second teaser trailer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUwY1vAwf8o

thnx for sharing stephen

Does Yash Raj ever sell a film's concept rather its stars?

Surely in this instance you can't expect them to churn out a trailer that goes something like this...

During the making of a play, an aging actress, her director (and ex-lover) and a young actress discuss love, life, aging and their work. A musical drama coming this November from Yash Raj Films!

Oh, and Madhuri Dixit's in it.

I reserve the right to have unreasonable — and even stupid — expectations. ( )

My point's not, "why do they have to show Madhuri Dixit in the commercial?"; it's that the Yash Raj banner — especially in more recent times — seems always to sell stars rather than stories. Unfortunately, this often translates into their actual films, as well, which too frequently end up three-hour tributes to a particularly incandescent actor or actress of the day, the writers having forgotten that — even with a name large and weighty enough to collapse an entire marquee — you need a decent script to make a movie work. I like Madhuri Dixit a whole lot, but I don't want her "come-back vehicle" to be a one-wheeled rickshaw with a poster of her grinning face stamped on the side, the driver just laughing all the way to ICICI.

that is high gloss show baaz cast based fluff they had been feeding to audience through their hands and we all been happily grazing it!

Trailers and promos are starting to surface...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8CCJTez-yI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CAPTexeoZk

Looks like a typical YRF-style, but entertaining flick.

Just saw the trailer, and I'm really looking forward to this now!! Ranvir Sheorie, Raghubir Yadav, Vinay Pathak, and written by Jaideep Sahni.............this is looking quite promising. Oh yeah, Madhuri's in it too.

hmm, some thing diff for this pic some plastic surgery or photo shop

Directors - Anil Mehta
Cast : Madhuri Dixit, Akshaye Khanna, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey, Irrfan Khan, Divya Dutta
Music Director - Salim Sulaiman
Lyrics - Jaideep Sahni & Piyush Mishra
Singers : Sonu Nigam , Rahat Fateh Ali Khan , Sukhwinder Singh , Sunidhi Chauhan , Shreya Ghoshal , Richa Sharma , Sonia Saigal , Madhuri Dixit , Salim Merchant
Cassettes and CD's on : YashRaj Music


Track List <---- **

Aaja Nachle - 01 - Aaja Nachle ( Sunidhi Chauhan )

Aaja Nachle - 02 - Ishq Hua Hi Hua ( Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal )

Aaja Nachle - 03 - Show Me Your Jalwa ( Richa Sharma, Kailash Kher & Salim Merchant )

Aaja Nachle - 04 - O Re Piya ( Rahat Fateh Ali Khan )

Aaja Nachle - 05 - Soniye Mil Ja ( Sukhvinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan & Madhuri Dixit )

Aaja Nachle - 06 - Is Pal ( Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal )

Aaja Nachle - 07 - Koi Patthar Se Na Maare ( Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam )

Aaja Nachle - 08 - Dance With Me ( Sonia Saigal )

Aaja Nachle - 09 - Nachle (Reprise) ( Sunidhi Chauhan )

First listen! Too pale for QUEEN bee's come back!

By Joginder Tuteja, October 18, 2007 - 14:38 IST

Music of Aaja Nachle serves to be special. And the reasons are more than one.

a) Aaja Nachle is THE comeback film of Madhuri Dixit. Of course, there is no question of a compromise when it comes to music here.
b) The film's title. When a movie itself screams 'come dance', it should have enough ammunition in it's soundtrack to make you dance indeed.
c) The Yash Raj factor. After Jhoom Barabar Jhoom they desperately need a hit soundtrack. The need of the situation is much more than a single super successful track (Chak De India) or a critically appreciated album (Laaga Chunari Mein Daag).

Do the composer duo Salim-Sulaiman and lyricist team of Piyush Mishra, Jaideep Sahni and Asif Ali Beg do well to get the desired results? The way it turns out eventually is that the album isn't quite 'special' (as one would have hoped) but does have a few tunes which should make you play them on for some time to come at least. In the nutshell, is it a superhit album in the wings for Yash Raj Films? Not quite as they may have to wait longer!

Write your own music review of Aaja Nachle
Title song ‘Aaja Nachle is the kind of track that Madhuri Dixit fans would have been waiting to see her in! This Piyush Mishra song has all in it that gives Madhuri ample opportunity to get into a 'jhatak-matak' act which is bound to be lapped up by her fans worldwide. A stage performance, ‘Aaja Nachle’ has a controlled Sunidhi Chauhan singing with aplomb. She gets the right 'ada' in her rendition hence doing well to suit the kind of image that Madhuri has built over the years.

With strong Indian classical influence, Salim-Sulaiman get the Indian mood right for this song that has a rustic edge to it and reminds one of Madhuri's own 'Chane Ke Khet Mein' from Anjaam. A sure shot popular track in the kitty for Madhuri here. The only song to find a repeat version in the album, ‘Aaja Nachle’ is heard in a 'reprise' version at the end of the album which is thankfully different from oh-so-common fly-a-dozen remix versions!

After some 'naach-gaana', it is time to get into a romantic mood with 'Ishq Hua'. With a young feel to it, this Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal sung track is a mix of poetry and conventional Hindi movie lyrics by Jaideep Sahni (also the writer of the film), all of which makes for a good listening.

Salim-Sulaiman get the melody working for this soothing track which is quite easy on ears, courtesy some soft arrangements. 'Ishq Hua' has a Yash Raj stamp all over it and has a certain cute element to it which should make it popular amongst kids as well!

It is a delight to hear Richa Sharma sing 'Show Me Your Jalwa' which is an addictive song from the word GO. Inspite of a jingle feel to it which sets you thinking about such music being heard in countless ads, it is hard to ignore the sheer rhythm on which the song is based.

With Kailash Kher and Salim Merchant as Richa's male singing partners, 'Show Me Your Jalwa' by Jaideep Sahni is truly rustic in appeal and brings the feeling of a small town setting well in spite of the catch line of the song being in English. While Richa is just perfect in her rendition here, she also sets the right platform for Madhuri to actually 'show her jalwa'.

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, the man from whom one tends to expect a lot whenever his name appears in credits, croons 'O Re Piya'. Jaideep Sahni is at the helm of writing for third song in a row which is not really a kind of romantic number which one expects from Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. A situational track with shades of a 'qawalli' setting, 'O Re Piya' takes some time to register itself in the mind of a listener.

Yet another number which is easy on ears, 'O Re Piya' would be enjoyed more with the narrative rather than being played out loud before one has witnessed the situation in the film where the song appears. A song that boasts of good quality but doesn't quite make for a popular track in the offering.

If there is one thing that strikes most about 'Soniye Mil Ja', it is the sound of 'ahas' and 'ohos' which gets the celebration mood rolling. Madhuri Dixit's singing is another good reason to give 'Soniye Mil Ja' a hearing since she adds certain spunk to the proceedings with Sunidhi Chauhan pitching in with a bit as well.

A track about arrival of youth which in turn is a matter of celebration, 'Soniye Mil Ja' is yet another rooted number which finds its base in the interiors of the country and would be appreciated more after one has seen it with the movie. Also, Piyush Mishra's lyrics are different from 'pyaar-mohabbat' routine and instead talk about situations in simple words sans any complications with incidents from everyday life.

After 'Ishq Hua', 'Is Pal' is the second hardcore romantic track to arrive in the album. Yet again, the singing 'jodi' is the same with Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal though the lyricist changes from Jaideep Sahni to Piyush Mishra. In fact, the overall mood created by 'Is Pal' is similar to that of 'Ishq Hua' and if you a die hard romantic, it may not be a bad idea to put both the songs together in a repeat mood and play them for hours at stretch. No, 'Is Pal' may not be the next chartbuster track in the offering but those who swear by melodious music and love to be entertained with soothing numbers, this is just the right one!

An out and out situational track which is perhaps made for a situation for a stage performance in Aaja Nachle comes in the form of 'Koi Patthar Se Na Maare'. Musically, this one written by Piyush Mishra is the weakest of the lot musically as it hardly comes with a retention value. A slow moving pensive number with Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal and Sonu Nigam at the helm, 'Koi Patthar Se Na Maare' gets poetic but tests the patience of a listener who till this point was enjoying a mix of melody and rhythm in the offering. Skip this one.

New find Sonia Saigal croons the English track 'Dance With Me' penned by Asif Ali Beg who in the past has written for films like Neal N Nikki, Dhoom 2 and Victoria No. 203 amongst others. Surprisingly, the dance number here isn't quite the kind which makes you go 'wow' and play the track in a repeat mode. The song sounds like an 80s disco track and even the arrangements are hardly the kind which suit the grandeur of a Yash Raj setting. Very average with all hopes centered on the eventual picturisation of the song!

In the end, one still feels that there could have been more to the film's soundtrack to make it outstanding, something which is not really the case. One misses the presence of something exceptional the music of Aaja Nachle; not quite an unreasonable demand to begin with! Of course 'Koi Patthar Se Na Maare' and 'Dance With Me' don't really make you go for that 'repeat' option but then there are definite hits like Aaja Nachle and 'Show Me Your Jalwa waiting to explode with good melodies like 'Ishq Hua' and 'Is Pal' sure to catch the fancy of those who are in love.

3/5

after CROOKED INDIA FM, here is rediff take..2/5

Aaja Nachle's music should've been better

Sukanya Verma | October 19, 2007 16:48 IST


Madhuri Dixit








Years ago, she danced her way into our hearts. Years later, the lady is still dancing. This time to make a comeback.

Say cheers to Madhuri Dixit [Images]. After a five year sabbatical from films, the super-actress re-acquaints herself with the silver screen for cinematographer-turned-director Anil Mehta's debut, Aaja Nachle under the Yash Raj Films banner.

Co-starring the Laaga Chunari Mein Daag jodi -- Kunal Kapoor [Images] and Konkona Sen Sharma [Images] -- the musical is said to revolve around life in the theatre.

The album, scored by the Kaal duo -- Salim-Sulaiman against Jaideep Sahni, Piyush Mishra and Asif Ali Beg's lyricmanship, kickstarts with the swinging of shehnais and dholaks in the upbeat rhythm of Aaja nachle. Going by the promos, Madhuri is going to be a glittering dream to behold. The song, however, helmed in Sunidhi Chauhan's [Images] animated voice, is not exactly knockout material. The trite pattern of its tune and arrangement doesn't really compel the listener to reach out for the repeat button.

The pastel hued melodies of Ishq hua's breezy romance more or less compensate for the title ditty's disappointing show.

Madhuri DixitThe composer duo fuse elements of folk, qawaali and pop to generate the vibrant and voluble Show me your jalwa. Combined with the husky talents of Richa Sharma, Kailash Kher and Salim Merchant, this number lives up to the spirit of its peppery lyrics.

He strikes gold with his winning deliveries each and every time. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, inarguably, is the man. After resonating performances like Jiya dhadak (Kalyug), Naina (Omkara [Images]), Main jahan rahoon, (Namaste London [Images]) and Bol na halke (Jhoom Barabar Jhoom), the man regales with the Sufi ballad O re piya. His glorious rendition of this expressive track rates as one of the best in this album.

Madhuri Dixit, along with Sukhwinder Singh and Sunidhi Chauhan, hoists the flag of youth in the bouncy beats of Soniye mil ja. Regardless of its apparent enthusiasm for Mathura's pedas and Bikaneri's chunaris, Soniye is more of visual delight and less of a musical wonder.

The Rahmanesque appeal to Is pal is too obvious to overlook. Even so, the slender designs of its composition and Sonu Nigam [Images] and Shreya Ghosal's fine rendition are easy on the senses.

Madhuri DixitLaila Majnu's Koi patthar se na maare is recycled in new skin, colour and tone by Salim-Sulaiman here. The intensity is hard-hitting but misplaced resulting in Koi sounding more of a patriotic tribute instead of a lover's heartbreaking lament.

A poor version of Madonna [Images] and Whitney Houston anyone? Check out Sonia Saigal taking on the dance floor with Dance with me. Tacky and pass�, this English ditty is an embarrassing reminder of the 1980s brand of music.

The verdict on Aaja Nachle is uncomplicated. When someone as special as Madhuri Dixit makes a comeback, you expect nothing short of extraordinary. The soundtrack of Yash Raj's latest musical is fairly decent. Still, extraordinary, it's not.

** My verdict 6/10..REAL DISAPPOINTMENT after LGMA from YRF and SALIM SULAIMAN!

LGMA ??

laga iss chunri main aag