'Chhichhore' album review: a good listen
The HinduDespite the hype surrounding the film, composer Pritam and lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya’s last partnership earlier this year, Kalank, did not quite work as expected. Formulaic route True to the movie’s theme, Pritam and Bhattacharya present a college nostalgia song in the soundtrack with ‘ Woh Din ’. Speaking of nostalgia, ‘ Kal Ki Hi Baat Hai ’, the next song, has one aspect that’s way more effective at taking one back in time and that’s KK’s vocals. The song itself is familiar Pritam territory, reminiscent of compositions like ‘ Raabta ’ on occasion, but the there are some lovely touches in the arrangement that make the song appealing, and of course the singer whose voice does not appear to age at all, sounding his soulful best. Moving on to two happier songs though, ‘Fikar Not’ is a fun dance track where Bhattacharya’s way with conveying life lessons through humorous words comes to the fore once again as he captures the carpe diem theme here through quirky analogies.