Jai Gangaajal music review: The soundtrack for Priyanka Chopra's cop drama is INTERESTING but very situational!

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The music is by Salim Sulaiman and the lyrics is by Prakash Jha and Manav Kaul.

Jai Gangaajal is the big movie of the week, and it stars Priyanka Chopra in the lead role. Priyanka, who is on quite a high after her Baywatch deal and her Oscars sojourn, will take over from Ajay Devgn, who was the hero in the original Gangaajal. Prakash Jha, who is the director as well as the lyricist in the movie, will also be making his acting debut here. 

The music for the film is composed by Salim Sulaiman. To our surprise, this cop drama has 11 freaking songs. Let’s see if it’s worth to have so many songs in a film, where no one expects this many!

Maya Thagni

This is a song  that is completely rustic in its essence, and looks like it’s plucked straight out of the soundtrack for Masaan! Salim – Sulaiman have worked on a few new sounds here that have made the song such an interesting listen. Pravesh Mallick’s singing also helps in elevating things further!

Tetua

The moment you start hearing Tetua, you know this is a song that is very strong and fierce in its context. Tetua is a Bihari slang for balls, so you know what to expect from this song, when the lyrics goes tetua daboch lenge ghuske pataal mein…Sukhvinder Singh does a great job in making this quite situational song a good listen, while it lasts!

Joganiya

I never expected a song like Joganiya in a gritty cop drama like Jai Gangaajal. It’s more of a rural based peppy, number sung with quite zest by Udit Narayan (long time, no hear, sire!). I love the lyrics in this one, and I am looking forward to see how this one plays in the film!

Dheere Dheere

Pravesh Mallick returns to the album, but in a more playful tone with Dheere Dheere. We won’t blame you if you thought this one came right out of an Anurag Kashyap film, after hearing it for the first time. Another lively number that may look appealing on screen, but doesn’t warrant multiple listenings!

Ghanghor Ghana Ghan

No…this is not the famous Lagaan song! This is another very interesting situational song, sung by Keerthi Sagathia. I love how Salim Sulaiman have mixed modern beats with rural sounds. The lyrics like most of the songs in the album, is fierce!

Najar Tori Raja

Though I have doubts about certain other songs I have heard before in the album all fall under the same category, this one is definitely an item song that’s set in the village! Unlike a Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo, this one has not gone for heavy orchestration, and instead uses folk instruments, making it a very easy listen. Plus, Richa Sharma owns the proceedings, and we can’t think of anyone better than her to rock the song!

Binu Baadar

This song comes quite at a time when you feel that the album is now sounding repetitive, and it doesn’t change things much. Another situational track, sung by Divya Kumar (sounding just like the other male singers before him), that will interest you till the beats get over, and you will soon forget it after!

Sanke Hai San San

After hearing nearly same type of songs, it’s great to hear Bappi Lahiri, just for the sake of it! This is another song that works because of Bappi Lahiri and the quirky lyrics. It’s a trend in the album to have songs that are very interesting to listen at the first instance but will not hold on to your memory afterwards, and this song also falls in the same category.

Maai

Maai is a real welcome change in this album, after hearing those lively or fiercely rustic numbers. It’s an ode to motherhood that’s beautifully sing by Sugandha Date, and is slow and pleasant to listen. After all, how can any song about mothers go wrong?

Sab Dhan Maati

Is there any album without an Arijit Singh song? Jai Gangaajal doesn’t want to break that trend, so there… we have a fine Arijit Singh song in the mix! Sab Dhan Maati is a song Arijit would relish in – it has classical beats and is the kind he always excels at! The song is slow-paced, and very grim, but still is fantastic! There is another version sung by Amruta Fadnavis, that’s equally good!

Our verdict

There is no doubt about it that Jai Gangaajal has a highly situational album. It has some very pretty interesting songs which you will find likeable when you hear it for the first time. But that effect won’t last long, as none of them has the power  to sustain in your playlist as time goes by.

Our picks

Maai, Sab Dhan Maati (both versions) and Joganiya

Rating: 2.5 out of 5

Reviewed by Sreeju Sudhakaran

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