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Naksha offers some good options

August 22, 2006 12:48 IST

An action-adventure involving a treasure hunt, the cover for the Naksha soundtrack closely resembles the poster to Penelope [ Images ] Cruz-starrer Sahara. Originality aside, Naksha, directed by debutant Sachin Bajaj [ Images ], features Sunny Deol [ Images ], Vivek Oberoi [ Images ] and Sameera Reddy [ Images ].

Pritam [ Images ] and Sameer collaborate to produce the sound and lyrics on the album. Is it any good? Let's find out.

Suzanne D Mello, Kailash Kher [ Images ] and Indee swing effectively to the zingy Techno bhangra rap. This one's got solid potential to be a chartbuster. Rocking from head to toe, Shake it more than lives up to its title and kicks in the adrenalin. Be sure you will hear a lot of its zippy Dhol club mix by Eric Pillai at nightclubs in the not so distant future. Considering this is the winning track of this album, brace yourself for yet another version. This one, to showcase Indee's motor-mouth rapping.

Pritam twists and bends Junoon's Sayonee-style high-voltage guitar strumming, lacing it with Abhishek Nailwal's piercing vocals in Yaara ve. Somewhere along the line, the song ceases to be all-sound-no-fury, but again the remix does much better than the original. Zero db explores the hidden potential in Yaara's rhythm. His Tumbi house mix successfully brings the house down.

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Spotted: Farhan Akhtar in Mumbai
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