AGYAAT- THE UNKNOWN, a Ram Gopal Verma conventional ''jungle'' extravaganza, packs spine-chilling drama with varied shades of characters and situations. In recent phases of filmmaking, RGV's flicks have been low affair on musical front (barring the exception of DARLING) and now the expectations are almost zilch when this terror-package (AGYAAT- THE UNKNOWN) hits the marquee. Bappi-Tutul (brainchild behind SARKAR and SARKAR RAJ background score and music) head the musical show along with upcoming composer duo Imran-Vikram for the album. No great shakes and no big anticipation of being chartbusting, but still an RGV film can be a great surprise on its big day. Can AGYAAT be the one to be swimming against the tide? Can Bappi-Tutul musical prowess be again a strong shoulder in making this one a big hit like SARKAR RAJ? Let's find it out…
Like its antagonistic theme, the album picks up outrageously with maddening and rip-roaring festive track ''Jai Shiv Bum Shambu'' with uncharacteristically appealing voices of upcoming Runa Rizvi and Boony in loud overtones. It can be presumed to be situational jungle festive intoxicating gypsy (''banjaran'') number with intimidating noises, aggressive drum beating and thriving beat-patterns, joining the voices in tandem. Struggling composer duo Imran-Vikram gives their sincere efforts and makes it a special RGV number with Prashant Pandey's routine lyrics that simply adds to the needs of this flick.
Imran-Vikram gets ample exposure to exhibit their prowess in contemporary rock cum pop fusion style of work in seductively crooned ''Kiss U Day And Night''. It has the oomph of ''Zahreela Pyar'' (DAUD) with overtly heard arrangements with tinge of synchronized horns and percussions in sluggish tempo that gives it seductive edges. Bhaven and Banjotsana bizarre voices stems up well with intimidating textures of varied sounds in Sandeep Singh's well scripted lyrics. This soundtrack holds glimmer of hope to strike gold but the prospects are well within the range of its chorographical aesthetics. ''Kiss Mix'', a sporadically vivacious ''club remix'' lifts the tempo of the track with animated DJ claps, spins and haunting sounds that collages together well and create commotion of affairs on floors. It goes especially for all DJ's collector's edition and it surely works better than its original version.
Bappi-Tutul, a recent hot favorite of RGV makes shimmering start with soft and sensuous duet in serene-sounding ''Khoobsurat''. It's a decent vocal performance by new talent Vickeey B Joshi with feminine oomph of Shweta Pandit in strong communion of lovable flute notes in flows of tender electronic beat patterns. Bappi-Tutul composition sparkles to create sensuousness on big screen and sounds analogous in moods and desires to least heard soundtracks like ''Saara Yeh Aalam'' (SHIVA) and ''Cha Raha'' (RGV KI AAG). This number is likely to be fuelling out glam quotient of the flick but it will be exotic locales and sensuality of lead actors that will be appreciating out its worth for listeners.
This one is for the film's heroine… Shakespeare aptly summed it up: ''What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.'' So whether it's Priyanka or Nisha, it will not matter! I don't want to ridicule her but what she does with her eyeballs is quite funny.
As for the rest of the cast, the less said the better.
One final word: Ramu, please respect your audience. A trip to the multiplex is no cheap affair.
