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The National Scenario:

Omkara

Music Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Lyrics: Gulzar
Music Label: Eros

Vishal Bhardwaj, whose earlier compositions in films like “Satya”, “Maachis” and “Maqbool” received critical acclaim, mixes rustic elegance with classical forms to come up with another commendable score in “Omkara”, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Othello”.
The composer, who falls under the parallel-genre of Indian musicians, is nearly successful in bringing out the rural element in the film’s score, without compromising on melody.
The film is set in the rural heartland of Uttar Pradesh. In the opening title track, “Omkara”, Sukhvinder Singh of “Chaiyya chaiyya” fame is able to do justice to the rhythmic swaying number with his voice.
“O saathi re” is a romantic number and is sung beautifully by Shreya Ghoshal and Vishal himself.
The next song is the item number “Beedi”. Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhvinder, Nachiketa Chakravorty and Clinton Cerejo have lent their voice in this number that reminds one of the “UP Bihar lootne” number in “Shool”. Bipasha Basu does the Shilpa Shetty act by swaying to the gyrating beats of “Beedi”.
“Jag ja”, the next song, is a lullaby sung by Suresh Wadkar.
Then we have another peppy, rustic number “Namak”. Sung by Rekha Bhardwaj and Rakesh Pandit, one gets the feeling that Vishal is perhaps trying a “Kajra re” with this mujra-qawwali.
The standout number of this album is undoubtedly “Naina thag lenge”.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, of “Lagi man ki lagan” and “Jiya dhadak dhadak” fame, sings this soothing number to perfection with his unusual flair.
Vishal makes good use of the sitar in “Naina…”…”Lakkad” is a classical-based song by Rekha, but it has hardly any unique elements for it to qualify as a great number.
The last piece is the instrumental “The tragedy of Omkara”, very appropriate with the film’s tragic end.
Classical music buffs and those looking for something new after getting tired of Himesh Reshamiyya’s nasal renditions can find some hope in “Omkara”.
Gulzar’s lyrics are excellent as usual, though the slow love numbers deserve special mention.

The International Scenario:

With those dazzling poster boy looks, Ronan Keating became one of Europe’s most endearing stars as the leader of the Irish boy band Boyzone. The five Irish lads in Boyzone, who made their debut in 1993, built their charismatic style into one of the biggest European pop/rock acts of the ’90s. But before he was winning over the world, Keating was a middle-class kid living in Dublin. Born Ronan Patrick John Keating on March 3, 1977, he was the last of four children in the Keating household. His father Gerry was a pub owner and his mother Marie was a hairdresser, so financially the Keating family was trying to make ends meet. The working trudge instilled the desire to work in the youngest Keating. While working in a local shoe store, he noticed an ad that was searching for an Irish Take That. The 14-year-old beat out 300 hopefuls with his own rendition of the Cat Stevens song “Father & Son” and was onto becoming a celebrity. Boyzone released four albums, every one debuting at number one in the U.K. They released 16 singles, each one also charting in the top three on the U.K. charts. Most notably, Americans will recognize this five-piece as the dashing young men singing behind U2′s Bono in “The Sweetest Thing” video.

Six years into being part of one of the U.K.’s brightest and biggest-selling pop bands, Keating searched for an alternate creative outlet. He began managing another male pop group called Westlife. He married IrishRonan Keating model Yvonne Connelly in April 1998 and the following year they had a son, Jack. Musically, however, Keating’s intentions stayed in tune with his internal spirit. He couldn’t possibly steer clear of the media spotlight for long and something positive was bound to come of it. He recorded his debut solo effort in early 2000 under the craftsmanship of artists such as Bryan Adams and Barry Gibb. His sensual and childlike persona was full-fledged. He is a working songsmith with the utmost class, and counterparts like Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow are a bit shy of such inborn grace. Ronan was issued overseas in mid-2000. A U.S. version followed in October.

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