3 Idiots could also be the term of reference in speaking about the triumvirate: Shantanu Moitra (composer), Swanand Kirkire (lyricist-vocalist), and Vidhu Vinod Chopra (producer-director) who have combined their talents to churn out as little as one Hindi film music album every year, or even less, but nevertheless something that precariously stands out against the incoming sonic wave of mix-and-match cacophony music that Bollywood keeps regurgitating week after week.

The soundtrack of 3 Idiots then fittingly opens with a rooster’s pre dawn cock-a-doodle croon, portentous of the ribaldry that is to follow in the coming ditties. Aal Izz Well has Sonu Nigam performing the nursery rhyme philosophy for adults. ‘Bakra kya jaane uss ki jaan ka kya hoga, seekh ghusegi ya saala keema hoga,’ is pretty choppy on the rhythm board. There’s stuff about the egg and chicken as well, and the phrase is likely to be a catch word. The song is best seen, not heard.

Zoobi Doobi took me back to O. P. Nayyar’s rambunctious music – except that the clap-trap trick is missing in this track. It’s got a retroland heyday fever with its head tossed up in the air and legs twisting to mediocre outpourings of love. Shantanu’s jazz leaning shows up in the score, in the way he arranges music in a cascade; swerving between a high and low music octave with the flourish of a comedian conducting a ditty.

Shaan’s Behti Hawa Sa starts like the calm surface of a brook, but underneath, it conceals a dormant volcano of sounds as he scales and dips to manifest the mood of the song. Nothing spectacular, though.

Actor Sharman Joshi lends his voice to Give Me Some Sunshine, interspersing the song with dialogues in a bid to give it a sing-song narrative of a story encompassing the angst of youth academia. Songs about schooling and exams sound trite when full-bodied adults yodel about wanting to grow up again. So infantile!

Sonu returns to halt you with Jaane Nahi Denge – a track which is operatic in ambition, but wedges somewhere between here and nowhere. Seriously, what is Sonu trying to achieve with his hurried pitch?

Zoobi Doobi has a clumsy remix, and All Izz Well- did it need one? Aamir Khan has done it again, after last year’s god-awful Ghajini soundtrack, here’s this year’s turkey soundtrack for his ‘most awaited’ film of the year. 3 Idiots is meant for those geeks/nerds/dorks who will hail this soundtrack as the Chetan Bhagat of music. Shantanu Moitra, you surely don’t want to sail in his boat.

Rating: 1 on 5

Composer: Shantanu Moitra

Lyricist: Swanand Kirkire

Label: T-Series

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The music is below average. Don’t expect any great lyrics. The songs will have extreme reactions: you either hate it or you love it. There is not one timeless tune. The music of Singh is Kinng seems like a masterpiece compared to this one, which simply recycles Pritam’s previous hit tunes.

Once you finish listening to the album, you realize it is downright noisy, uninspiring and unoriginal, leaving you with a headache. It’s amazing how a bunch of talented singers, composers and lyricists cannot churn out a decent album.

Rishte naate (very outdated title) opens the album. Sung by Suzanne and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, it is a very desi song that takes you back to Khudaya khair from Billu. The English lyrics are quite a nice contrast against the desi beats and Rahat’s voice is very soothing. It’s a typical song with a remix seems forced.

RDB’s Paisa has already become quite popular. It borrows unabashedly from Usher’s Yeah! and is quintessentially RDB. The English female vocals are a welcome relief from the sharp Punjabi male vocals. It’s undeniably catchy but we have had too much of RDB with KI, Aloo chaat and SiK. Fans of RDB and the youth who love mindless songs will love it; others will think it is just noise made using all available instruments. The remix should be played only in clubs.

Gale lag ja has an interesting Spanish-tinged opening. Banjyotsna and Javed Ali are on the vocals. It is in the same vein as Ek din teri raahon mein from Naqaab. The song is just about passable. The second version is a tad faster but nothing to write home about.

Baamulaiza reminds us of the songs of Aladin. It’s an out-and-out Spanish carnival song that takes you back to Dhoom 2, replete with Reggae portions.

The lyrics are very silly and directed at 5 year-olds with. Dominique Cerejo, Mika and Style Bhai’s vocals liven up the song but you can’t be bothered to wait till it gets over. The remix is pretty much the same.

Sunidhi Chauhan adds zing to Hotty Naughty which has in-your-face lyrics (courtesy Neeraj Shridhar who should stick to singing) like ‘you want to feel me/you want to kiss me/touch me/ I am hotty naughty babe in town.’ It’s a pointless song with a beginning reminiscent of FloRida’s Right Round but it is catchy and could be fun to dance to. The remix gets on your nerves.

De Dana Dan has a very noisy start with Irish bagpipes. We have no idea who the Ad Boys are but this song doesn’t impress us. The song can only be tolerated in the movie.

Composers: Pritam, RDB, Ad Boys

Lyrics: Sayeed Quadri, Ashish Pandit, RDB, Manak-E, Selina, Irshaad Kamil, Sameer and Neeraj Shridhar

Singers: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Selina, RDB, Manak-E, Style Bhai, Mika, Sunidhi Chauhan, Dominique Cerejo, Javed Ali, Banjyotsna, Kalpana Patwari, Kunal Ganjawala and Suzanne Demello

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In their first appearance in a television commercial Bollywood celebrity couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan will show their mischievous side.

The two have teamed up for a soap brand and will be seen getting cosy in the commercial.

The couple has reportedly been paid a hefty amount to feature in the ad film which will be on air this month.

This is their first ad together though the two have featured as a couple in films like “Kuch Naa Kaho”, “Dhai Akshar Prem Ke”, “Umrao Jaan” and “Guru”. Their next is Mani Ratnam’s “Ravan”.

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After Bachna Ae Haseeno, Ranbir’s second film with YRF, Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year will release on December 11 this year. It is a Shimit Amin film (he made Chak De India) and it is highly anticipated. Ranbir’s film with Aditya Chopra will be his third with the production house. Usually actors are on three-film contracts.

This is the first time that Aditya Chopra will be directing a film without Shah Rukh Khan, as DDLJ, Mohabbatein and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodiall starred SRK in diverse roles. SRK who has often said that he cannot say no to Adi has had to make an exception because he has no dates for the next two years when he will be shooting for Farhan Akhtar’s Don 2 and Farah Khan’s Happy New Year.

A source tells us that Aditya Chopra was keen on directing Dhoom 3 as Sanjay Gadhvi who directed the first two films in the franchise is no longer with YRF and also, the production house needed a big hit after most of its films flopped in 2008. He wanted to make Dhoom 3 soon after RNBDJ but couldn’t for the lack of a proper script and it was not possible to unite Adi’s dream cast including SRK and Kareena.

Now he has written a fresh and youthful love story that will be reminiscent of DDLJ. He has zeroed in on Ranbir Kapoor to star in it because not only is he a good actor, but he also has a chocolate boy image and is a rage among young girls. He fits the bill of a romantic hero perfectly. Ranbir is currently shooting for Rajneeti, after which he will complete Siddharth Anand’s Anjana Anjani in a month. So he has enough dates next year and no one in his right senses would refuse Aditya Chopra.

The heroine of the film hasn’t been cast yet. Shooting for the film will start next year and like RNBDJ, which released at the end of 2008, this one is most likely to release in December 2010.

‘The film is based on North West Frontier Province freedom fighter Abdul Gaffar Khan, widely known as Frontier Gandhi. Amitabh Bachchan will be mouthing heavy Urdu lines in the film and will also sport a beard, kajal and wear Pathani suits,’ informs a source. The movie will go on the floors in February 2010 and in true SLB style, it has a big budget.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali had initially cast Hurman Baweja who was replaced by John Abraham and now Rajeev Khandelwal has been confirmed for the role. Sanjay Leela Bhansali saw him in the rushes of Peter Gaya Kaam Se where he has long hair and chose him for the role. If he cuts his hair, he loses the role. He has to do a lot of research for the role and is extremely nervous about sharing screen space with Mr. Bachchan so early on in his career. He will play his aide in the film.

Though SLB is not directing the film, he is completely involved in his assistant Vibhu Puri’s film. Vibhu Puri was his assistant on Saawariyaa and also assisted Vishal Bhardwaj on The Blue Umbrella. The film will be shot in studios in Mumbai and will wrap up in 2-3 schedules. This is Vidya Balan’s second film with Amitabh Bachchan after R. Balki’s Paa. She is the only female character in the movie but nothing much is known about her role.

Let us hope that Chenab Gandhi turns out to be an interesting lesson in history.

As Bollywood star couple Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri sashayed down the ramp together for the grand finale of the HDIL India Couture Week, they stole hearts with their chemistry.

This was the first time the star couple walked together on the ramp for their friend and filmmaker Karan Johar who in collaboration with designer Varun Bahl presented his men’s wear collection on Friday (Oct 16).

Apart from them, Bollywood’s young brigade, Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor, also strutted down the ramp.

Cheering for all of them were Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Kajol, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar, Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor, Yash Chopra, Jaya Bachchan, Anupam Kher and Uday Chopra.

“Oh, they looked wonderful together. It didn’t look like Gauri was walking the ramp for the first time, as she was walking with confidence. It was a great show,” Deepika told IANS.

Johar’s collection was glamorous and targeted at today’s young generation.

“The line is basically formal but has a rock star feel to it. But it is completely wearable,” said Johar.

Black dominated the colour palette and the line had everything, from stylish shirts, sherwanis, coats to hot-pants, slim fit trousers and waistcoats.

The duo had also designed shoes and bags to go with the collection.