Deewana Huye Paagal (Hindi - Audio)

Lyrics: Sameer
Music: Anu Malik
Film directed by Vikram Bhatt
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What happens when a music composer gets carried away by a false belief in his own vocal skills? The result is one tragedy of an audio compilation called Deewana Huye Paagal. Anu Malik needs an urgent restraint and the clutch of songs he so self-indulgently sings for the album is reason enough.
Trying his age-old stunts of recycling his own beats and melodies as well as seeking inspiration from his contemporaries, Malik is on his own trip here. And it is hardly inspiring stuff. For the fun film that Deewana Huye Paagal is Malik’s opening track that blends bhangra rhythm with hip-hop and rap is foot-tapping but the vocal interruptions by the composer are hardly impressive. He continues on the same vein with Meri Jane Jigar that opens fairly well as a well-composed melody but soon degenerates into another Malik show of limited vocal prowess. Malik also dons the Suthradhar’s hat for Vivek Oberoi. He tries hard to imitate Big B and of course fails.
A little relief comes with Shaan, Kunal Ganjawala and Krishna singing Aisi Umar Mein but the song is hardly a refreshing composition. And it is tiresomely long – the song would have suited some 80s flick with all those predominant retro Rock influences.
Malik takes centrestage again with Chakle Chakle that is remixed on the flip side. The song has some interesting interludes. After enduring another round of Suthradhar glib talk that gives away much of the film’s story-line, Malik gives way to Shaan and Sunidhi Chauhan for a foot-tapping number, which has rip-off elements scattered all over its body.
On the whole, Deewana Huye Paagal tries too hard to be sane and doesn’t really succeed.