Chandni Chowk To China, to be released next year, is already making news for its subject and treatment. Starring Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone in the lead, this movie is expected to rock the box office collection. Moreover, it’s produced by Warner Bros. who are looking for their first in India after debacle Saas Bahur aur Sensex.
The soundtrack of Chandni Chowk To China is indeed very interesting. Shankar Ehsaan Loy gives their second best soundtrack of the year after the momentous Rock On!! The Chinese influence in the soundtrack is a nice touch and brings something new to the table. The soundtrack of Chandni Chowk To China comprises of 6 original tracks and 2 remixes.
1. S.I.D.H.U
Well, S.I.D.H.U is not your average track because it has lively lyrics and superb singing by Kailash Kher. Somewhere in the song you’ll also laugh because of the funny lyrics. From the song you can get the idea of the condition of Akshay Kumar in the movie. Music is of classical genre but you’ll not be bored for 1 second mainly because of lyrics and Kailash. I know I’m talking about the lyrics a lot but seriously, you’ll love the song once you listen to it.
2. Chandni Chowk To China
After the superb S.I.D.H.U, here comes the second winner of the soundtrack, the title song, Chandni Chowk To China, which was released as a song promo few days back. It starts off really well with the hip-hop music and the Chinese touch as I mentioned earlier. But I wish they’d kept it that way only during the whole song but they introduce the Indian touch after a minute. It’s not that it kills the song but I would have preferred it as Hip-Hop + Chinese song. Neeraj, Shankar, and Anushka do a splendid job in the song. A chart-buster hands down.
3. India Se Aaya Tera Dost
After a superb run, here come a letdown in the form of India Se Aaya Tera Dost, sung by Bappi Lahiri and Ravi K Tripathi. What is Bappi Lahiri doing in the song? Moreover, he can’t pronounce “Salaam” properly. Add to that 6:29 minute length of the song, this song is a big no-no!
4.Tere Naina
Tere Naina is superb, that would be an understatement for this song. Sung superbly by Shankar Mahadevan and Shreya Ghoshal, Tere Naina will catch your attention from the first listen only. Music is so good that sometimes I feel that I’m in the future while listening to it. I know it sounds stupid but seriously, there is something really good about this song. Best song of the soundtrack hands down and kudos to SEL for giving us such a fabulous track.
5. Chak Lein De
While S.I.D.H.U was a superb song by Kailash, Chak Lein De on the other hand is an above average song. It you listen to it 4 or 5 times it’ll surely grow on you mainly because of the lyrics and santoor in the song. Kailash gives the right amount of energy required for the song and makes it worth a listen.
6. C C 2 C
Now here we have Akhsay Kumar trying to rap in Punjabi with Punjabi rapper Bohemia. Sounds interesting, right? But Akshay is a big letdown in this one. You can clearly figure out that Akshay is trying so hard to rhyme but it’s not working at all. He sounds like a wannabe. Add to that self-proclaimed lyrics “Saara Bollywood ek mera koi nahi mel, acting karne chale hazaroon baadshah ek baaki saare fail.” This is not a very good idea Mr. Akshay Kumar. You sound really arrogant.
Verdict
Chandni Chowk To China is a sure shot winner for Shankar Ehsaan Loy and for the entire team of the movie. It’s a really fresh soundtrack with great lyrics and superb singing. Tere Naina clearly stands out and will be loved by all. Title track and S.I.D.H.U are two chart-buster songs and rest of the stuff is just average material. Also check out the covers of Chandni Chowk To China, Deepika looks stunning in her two avatars.
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Cast – Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Mithun Chakraborty, Ranvir Shorey
Music Director – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Movie Director – Nikhil Advani
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Bohemia`s song is the best – love the Punjabi rapping, it`s the best track of the album. Very few Indians know how to rap, and Bohemia has a huge talent – which is why he is such a huge star, and well deserved! This is an extraordinary song – never heard anything like this in Bollywood before.
Didn`t like SIDHU at all, very average. Chak Lein De is better than SIDHU, but Bohemia is still better.
Tere Naina is a good song, but we`re heard these kinds of tracks before…nothing extraordinary.
Bohemia track is the best, followed by Chak Lein De and Tere Naina.
average album from start to end……..
Mr. reviewer do yu even know wot rap is?????
yu loser akshay juz sang ta way bohemia would, no doubt he cant be bohemia but akshay sounds gr8. Read other reviews yu’l find out, this is the best track.
and the lines you mentioned, wheyr yu said akshay sounds arrogant..
yu idiot, thats how rappin done..listen to bohemia, snoop dog, tupac, t-pain..50cent lil wyne.. they all sing lyk tat.. tats how rappin is done dese days..
wen yu have only lil knowledge, yu shudnt b openin yor mouth..let alone reviewin..
LOSER!!
@vikki
I know rap, better than you sir. T-pain? He uses auto-tune in all his songs. Lil Wayne? Worst rapper in recent times. Bohemia? He is a punjabi rapper and an American wannabe. All his songs are about girls and drugs. And from where the hell are u comparing tupac and Akshay? You’ve to be insane or Akshay fanatic to be doing this. If you tell this thing to Tupac fans then they’ll kill you, seriously. It’s like insulting him. Want to listen to real rap? Listen to Eminem, Lupe Fiasco, Nas, Mike Shinoda. You’ll learn a few things about rap. And rappers don’t sing, they just rap. You kids think what you listen in Bollywood songs is rap, which is not true at all.
“and the lines you mentioned, wheyr yu said akshay sounds arrogant..
yu idiot, thats how rappin done”
You seriously need to listen to some songs man. Rapping is not about sounding arrogant. That is for wannabes like Lil Wayne and Akshay. Again I’m telling you, listen to the artists that I mentioned.
One more thing, learn to type in proper English and then tell me what rapping is.
One question, do you know what multis, transition, similies, wordplay, alliteration, punch lines mean in rapping?
Get to know them first and then talk to me about me not knowing about rap.
Actually, if you think Bohemia only raps about girls and drugs, I don’t know what you’ve been listening to. Bohemia raps about the street life, for those who live in a rough world…and his music is aimed to bring some solace if any to those living the street life. You should really listen to his songs more carefully and understand what he’s talking about.
Bohemia isn’t like mainstream Bollywood, which does in fact talk mostly about girls.
Most of the part of the movie is full of songs and the songs of the movie are well liked by the people. I like the movie and song because it is 1st comedy movie on the mix culture of China and India. I still like the song Tere Naina from the Chandni Chowk to China. It is still in top ten songs in Bollywood.
Thanks