Hindi music reviews

Dhokha
Various Artistes
M. M. Kreem has created an interesting soundtrack for Mahesh Bhatt's Dhokha. He refrains from using excessive beats, and instead goes for some expressive melodies with just the right orchestration to suit the various moods.His favourite singer KK opens the album with a low-pitched sentimental ballad, Anjaana Dil Kya Chahe. Though the title song Dhokha by Rafaqat Ali Khan is also catchy, it's Bhatt's latest Pakistani find, Shiraz Uppal, who impresses the most with his composition and rendition of Roya Re, a superb heartrending song about loneliness.

Khiza: Loyal To The Game
Various Artistes
Fusing traditional Punjabi folk music with western pop, rock and R&B styles, UK-based DJ Khiza presents a rocking concoction of Asian urban music. Promoted through some stylish videos, the songs Don't You Know and Fight That Feeling sung by Suman are already chartbusters. Hadiqa's Mehr Ma and Khat Par Par Ke are also worth a listen.

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A. R. Rahman 05
Over the years, A.R. Rahman has composed many sweet, soft and sentimental numbers. This well-compiled album features some of the popular songs from that genre, such as Lata Mangeshkar's Jiya Jale, Hariharan and Sadhna Sargam's Chanda Re, Madhushree and Rahman's Kabhi Neem Neem and Udit Narayan and Kavita Krishnamurthy's Sunta Hai Mera Khuda.

Back To Back Vol.2
Various Artistes
This compilation puts together some of the popular romantic numbers from the 1990s. With melodious songs such as Hum Ko Hum Hi Se Chura Lo, Tujhe Dekha To, Aye Ajnabi, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha and Dil Ne Yeh Kaha, this nostalgic album makes its mark and is definitely worth the buy for all the romantics out there.