One doesn't quite comment upon expectations when a product gets together forces like AR Rahman and Akshay Kumar in a project which is touted to be one of the costliest ever to have come out of Bollywood. One just plain and simple puts on the album and waits with bated breath to check the kind of variety in store from the seven songs to follow (with thankfully no remixes thrust in).

Music

The most awaited song of the year, 'Chiggy Wiggy', marks the beginning of the album. Why most awaited? Because it not only has Kylie Minogue singing a song for a Bollywood film but has her making a dance appearance while shaking a leg with Akshay Kumar. During the shooting of the song there was quite some frenzy created about her arrival in Mumbai. No wonder one expects nothing but outstanding in Abbas Tyrewala written 'Chiggy Wiggy'.

What one gets to hear is a song which is a departure from a Rahman composition. That's because while the first half of the song, where Kylie is heard in her pop avtar, 'Chiggy Wiggy' appears to be a Pritam tune with all the peppy effects thrown in. This is not all as the moment Sonu Nigam jumps into the fray; well literally, it suddenly turns into the kind of tune that one associates with Sajid-Wajid or Anand Raj Anand. 'Bhangra' mood takes over and while the final result is indeed massy and ensures a 'seeti-maar' outing, one waits to hear what Rahman has to offer in songs to follow.

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