Thakshak Mp3 Song

[Danny Hosford]

Thakshakis a 1999 Indian action drama film written, produced, filmed and directed by Govind Nihalani. Touted as Nihalani's attempt at popular cinema, this film stars Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Rahul Bose. The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman.

Ishaan, the only son of an affluent business family, and his contemporary peer Sunny, the grandson of the head of the business house, are being groomed to take over the business. They share a strong male bonding, Ishaan's controlled and silent strength acts as an anchor to Sunny's flamboyance and recklessly violent streak. The business, a construction empire built by Ishaan's father Nahar Singh and Sunny's grandfather, is rooted in violent and unlawful activities.

Ishaan, sheltered in comfort and security, begins to question his environment as his relationship with Suman, an idealistic young woman, opens a new world to him. As his love for her grows, so does his fear of losing her. Ishaan is caught between a life steeped in violence and his love for Suman who abhors violence.

Torn by his desire to leave the world of crime, and his sense of loyalty to his father and his friend, Ishaan unwillingly gets drawn deeper into violence, and finds himself a participant in an act of gruesome cold-blooded massacre. The image of a young girl disabled by this violent act haunts his conscience. His quiet, but firm resolve, to withdraw from the business clashes with Nahar Singh's pragmatism (to build power at any cost and to legalise crime with that power), and with Sunny's refusal to release him from his oath of loyalty.

The music was composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics penned by Mehboob and Sukhwinder Singh. The film marked Rahman's first collaboration with Govind Nihalani. Their first collaboration was supposed to be Nihalani's acclaimed 1994 film Drohkaal. Rahman signed Drohkaal, but opted out midway after losing his compositions for the film on a computer crash. Rahman's soundtrack for Thakshak received positive reviews and was reviewed as one of the highlights of the movie.[2] The composition of the song "Jumbalika" was reused from A. R. Rahman's earlier work for a Tamil film En Swasa Kaatre, which was used in episode I Just Wasn't Made for These Times of science fiction TV series Defiance For the soundtrack to the 2001 Tamil film Star, Rahman reused most of his compositions from Thakshak. The song "Dheem Ta Dare" was set in Raga Megh (Madhyamavathi), which was later reused as "Thom Karuvil Irunthom". The song Rang De from the album was featured in an American film The Accidental Husband.

Sharmila Taliculam of Rediff.com said "This is Nihalani's first attempt at making a popular film. And he goes overboard."[3] Anupama Chopra writing for India Today stated "The performances are first-rate, especially those of Devgan and Amrish Puri. Only Bose, at times, goes over the top. Nihalani meanders unsteadily through the first half, but finds his grip during the second, expertly building up the tension to his minimalist climax. Thakshak is an experiment in popular format. It doesn't work fully, but patient viewers can expect to be amply rewarded."[4]

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There is a desire among some to draw a small circle and put ARR firmly inside, but he just shows that he will never stop from trying new things. In Takshak, he goes for a mix of indi-pop, western, and a little bit classical too, all presented in his unique style. The focus here is more on variety than melody, so this album may not suite some people, especially those who are afraid of turning up the volume and going bonkers with the music.

I have always had this complaint that ARR's hit songs are always the melodious kind or the "arabic kadaloram"/"oorvashi" types, nothing in between. He has now settled it with Takshak. There are some songs here with loud music that I am sure will set the teenagers rocking in India.

Takshak will definitely figure in my ARR-best-albums collection, for its variety and also for some really wonderful numbers. Below are my comments on the songs.

"rang de" - ARR and Asha team has given us much better songs, but this is by no means a bad song. An OK song. The beats resemble "vetrikkodi nattu" from Padayappa, and the tune here and there reminds one a little bit of "zahreela pyar" from Daud.

"khamosh raat" - Sung by Roopkumar Rathod, this is a slow number, almost like reading a prose. A very soothing number. The "gamaga sasarisa" humming is very nice. A very good song.

"jaan meri" - This is a fun song with lots of music, the keyboard, the drums, the background chorus, everything in full force. Sounds like a number from a pop album, but with the Rahman stamp. Hema Sardesi has quite a distinct voice and has done a great job, especially in the high pitch humming. Her singing reminded me of Mariah Carey. A good song.

"dheem ta dare" - A Hindustani classical number. I wish Yesudoss could have sung this one, not that Surjo Bhattacharya is bad or anything. A very nice number.

"boondon se baaten" - The sure-fire chartbuster, this album is worth a CD simply for this song. The beats, the guitar and the flute are wonderful. The song emulates "O Maria" from Kadhalar Dhinam just a little bit. Sujata Trivedi has sung this one beautifully. A great song.

"toofan ki raat" - Another pop-style number, this one sounds very much like a song from, say, Alisha Chinai's "Made in India" album. The pop-effect is written all over it. Hema Sardesi has done very well again, singing this in an indi-pop/western style. A good song.

"dholna" - The ARR/Sukhwinder combo strikes it rich once again. It is a great song. The highlights are Sukhwinder's high-spirited singing, the melodious flute, and the majestic drumbeats in the background. This song has a mystical quality, and I cannot get this flute piece out of my mind. Reminds me just a little of the "kariye na" song from Taal. Excellent job!!

"jumblika" - The only bad song of this album. I couldn't like it in Tamil, neither in Hindi. Too bad, Alisha has been wasted like this. I remember reading somewhere that ARR lost a weird-song that he had composed in a computer. Just wonder if he replaced that one with Jumblika. Wish this song had not appeared in this album.

My preference order is as follows:

1. boondon ki baaten

2. dholna

3. khamosh raat

4. dheem ta dare

5. toofan ki raat

6. jaan meri

7. rang de

8. jumblika

Is ARR trying to take a break? I seriously started doubting after listening to this album of his.

'Rang De' is a fast number. Nothing different, the usual ARR stuff, Asha and chorus singing that phrase thousand times all through the song. Intermittently ARR touch is noticeable. Song starts off like 'Vetri kodi kattu' from Padayappa.

'Khamosh Raat'is sung by a newcomer, Roopkumar Rathod (or may be he is new to me). His inexperience shows up all through. The song is just adequate.

'Jaan Meri' - Hema Sardesai - oh, just forget it! (like some of the trashes from 'Love Bird' and 'Daud')

Dheem Ta dare - by another new name Surja Bhattacharya - like a thillaana - a common raag, has base music simulating 'Kathirikka gundu kathirikkaa'. An okay song.

Boondon se baaten - Sujata Trivedi - is a bit different with a 'Zehreela pyar' effect. Sujata Trivedi is good.

Toofan ki raat - again nothing to rave about.

Dholna - by Sukhwindara singh - ARR should seriously consider giving a small vacation to him. It is too monotonous.

Jumbalika - Alisha Chinai and Shankar Mahadevan - a north and western treatment, quite alright.

Quite disappointing, folks!

By 1995,I had read and heard a lot about the great movies Govind Nihalani had made but I had seen none of them.One afternoon while watching a weekly programme India This Week on DD-Metro I saw the preview of his then forthcoming movie-Drohkaal.Alongwith the preview there was series of behind the camera scenes and interviews about the movie which had wooed audience in film-festivals even before its release.From what I saw I realised that Drohkaal was a hard-hitting movie.At that time I was a fan of Ajay Devgan stunts but his carrier was on a low phase.I just dreamt that if ever Govind made a commercial film with Ajay Devgan as its hero what will be like.4 years later when Thakshak was released I smiled pleasantly on seeing that the dream was realised.However the flopping of the film made me feel that it is not good.Then one of my friends called it a damp-squib as he had a big hang-over of Vaastav-on similar lines and released around the same time.In all this I almost missed watching Thakshak.However when one of my other hostel-mate gave me rave review about it and said that it is a must watch for intense movie buffs we brought the VCD to hostel and I still remember that we watched it in one of our seniors computer on the day of Eid and finished it before going to our friends place to celebrate the festival.The movie is an amazing intense tale.

Bombay as we know is in the hands of underworld.One of the biggest ganglords is Joda Bhai.Joda Bhai runs a crime syndicate which has strong connections with police and politicians.His main man is Nahar Singh(Amrish Puri).Ishaan(Ajay Devgan) is Nahar's son who is also working in the syndicate.He alongwith Joda Bhai's grandson Sunny(Rahul Bose) represent the younger strata of crime whereas Nahar and Joda are the experienced administrators.Joda's syndicate include taking plots and construction work.This has made them a major land-shark in the crime city.The rival gang is that of Feroz Bhai whose set-up include giving refuge to a Pakistani agent.Both the gangs have an eye on the plot named-Amritkunj.An elderly man lives with his family there and he is not willing to sell his property.What follows is a chain of events where both the gangs try to capture Amritkunj.

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