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News |  28 Jan 2010 14:27 |  By AnitaIyer

'Jhenda' flies high - Music Check on 70 mm

MUMBAI: Avadhoot Gupte's much controversial presentation, Marathi film Jhenda has hard hitting tracks complementing the flow of the film. Although the movie is based on the strong theme of politics where music is of secondary importance, the score still manages to stand out.

Being the director and script writer helps Gupte in penning and composing tracks in the film, with a deeper understanding of the central theme. Although he's best known as a musician, Gupte doesn't overdo the music bit and does justice to the script as well.

Stepping into the director's shoes, Gupte balances the act by marking his presence on the music composition front. Based on the Maharashtrian Gen Next and their confusion after a split in a prominent political party, the title track Vithalla! Konta Jhenda Gheu Hati?... conveys the emotion in the best possible way. This track, with hard hitting lyrics by Arvind Jagtap and rendered by Dynaneshwar Meshram, has been played well in the film and keeps resurfacing on the screen emphasising important situations like the helplessness of the three key youth characters in the movie.

Amid the anguish and tension in the film, the romantic number �Saangna Re Mana' comes as a breather and has been shot beautifully. Lyricist Guru Thakur weaves beautiful lyrics for this number sung by Nihira Joshi and Swapnil Bandodkar, this is the only song which is sans turmoil of the characters in the movie.

Patil Ala - Hello, Pechan Kaun is a typical Marathi folk number with a tang of â€?Aika dajiba' spiced with Marathi-Hindi lyrics. Gupte has roped in Vaishali Samant (yes, the Aika dajiba singer) to croon this number and it is a raunchy item number in the film. The track is highly situational and is pictured at the typical political get together and flows with the film 

With the next track, Saavdhaan Gupte gets metal and rock flavour in the album. The song features at a key turning juncture in the movie and is meant to deliver a strong message to the youth. Roping in another popular Marathi artiste Swapnil Bandodkar, Gupte has done a stupendous job with this track complementing the tune with powerful lyrics.
�Paatras Karan Ki' voices a farmer's last word before he chooses to commit suicide. Conversational in nature, this track written by Arvind Jagtap is thought provoking and makes one ponder the farmer suicides amid politicians' hidden agenda in the film.

Teamed with thought provoking lyrics in Hindi, Zalzale figures in the soul-searching journey of the youngsters in the movie. Interestingly, while watching the movie, someone from the audience commented, �why is there a Hindi song in a Marathi movie, couldn't Avadhoot translate it into Marathi?... The Hindi lyrics are impactful and I doubt it would have figured in the same way if translated.

'Aasuon ko Khwaishen' and 'Nakhwa' are all written by Avadhoot Gupte, and sung by him and he tags along with Vaishali Samant for 'Nakhwa' which has been rendered by Vishali Samant.

Jhenda can be rightly called as Avadhoot Gupte's baby as he steps into film direction, but he hasn't forgotten his roots. The music of Jhenda showcases his proficiency as a musician as he composes, sings and writes the lyrics. The music strikes the right chord with the listeners and is best enjoyed with the storyline engrossing the audiences in the movie.

Music label: Sagarika Music

Music composer: Avadhoot Gupte

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