A well-crafted collection of songs that proves two heads can be better than one.
Composer duos are a ten a penny in the Bollywood music industry, so it’s no surprise that Ajay and Atul Gogavale may have escaped the public’s notice. To date the siblings’ body of work under the alias of Ajay-Atul has been mainly associated with Marathi film soundtracks, for which they have received domestic awards. Their recent foray into the Hindi arena, with the music for Singham, may have not created a commotion, but with Agneepath (Path of Fire) they trumpet their official arrival.
In creating the score for producer Karan Johar’s highly anticipated remake of the cult 1990 action thriller of the same name, Ajay-Atul here showcase their talent to a wider, mainstream audience. Concentrating on their strengths, they open with Chikni Chameli, a rehash of the popular Marathi song Kombdi Palali, which they previously composed for the movie Jatra. The new treatment is just as energetic, leaving it impossible not to love the item song focused on Bollywood bombshell of the moment, Katrina Kaif. Designed to get pulses racing, there’s no escaping the song’s thumping beats, Amitabh Bhattacharya’s cheeky lyrics and seductive vocals by Shreya Ghoshal.
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Source: BBC Music