Yatra

While the debate is on around whether Anu Malik's score for 'Umrao Jaan' matches up to the class of Khayyam's classic score in the namesake flick a couple of decades back, the soundtrack of 'Yatra' enters silently. Why is the film special? For three reasons: 1. The film has music by Khayyam. 2) The film stars Rekha as a coutesan once again after 'Umrao Jaan'. 3) Nana Patekar is in the lead along with Rekha and hence makes the casting special. Directed by acclaimed Gautam Ghose, the film comes from the production house of Bipin Kumar Vohra who had made '15 Park Avenue' early this year. Apart from Khayyam, Ghose too handles the music of around half the album.

With a niche theme like 'Yatra' and a expectations of a score dipped in Indian classical music, one plays on the album. Well, it turns out that the album is indeed hardcore classical and is aimed only at a minute section of audience.

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