Composer: Pritam

Artistes: Shafqat Amanat Ali, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Javed Ali, KK, Mohit Chauhan, Anupam Amod, Nikhil Dsouza.

Lyricist: Sayeed Quadri

Label: Sony Music

For the past few years, Vishesh films - specially starring Emraan Hashmi has assuredly inscribed its name in delivering some of the chart busting albums. So, whenever a film is due out from the Bhatt camp, the anticipation to have absolute delightful soundtrack is always high.

Being a sequel Jannat 2 had an exponential pressure to deliver some most exceptional soundtracks in its album. Even though the album enlists nine romantic ballads, the burgeoning expectations seemed to have taken toll on the Bhatt’s longtime collaborator Pritam, as the soundtrack lacks the novelty factor.  Sufi music being extensively in demand, the composer has decided to encash the whole album in the particular genre making it monotonous.

The pleasant vocal of Shafqat Amanat Ali opens the album on a romantic note with relatively low key sufiana track ‘Tu Hi Mera’. The ballad takes off with breezy and hummable tones but further gets tedious due to the dreary lyrics.

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan carries forward the Sufiana vibe with the next track ‘Tera Deedar Hua.’ Comparatively, the track gets some upbeat percussive chorus blending precisely with qawaali arrangement. The number focuses on the distinctive voice of Rahat which at times overpowers the beats.

The song has also been rehashed in a softer version ‘Tera Deedar Hua (From the Heart)’ featuring similar arrangements clubbed with a mellow voice of Javed Ali. Both versions are quiet amiable and strongly refers to singers explicit aficionados.

The album further explores the murky shades of the movie with moody and soulful piano-based rock ballad ‘Tujhe Sochta Hoon’. The deep and dark expressions rendered by KK reminisces the typical Bhatt camp situational track.

The soundtrack also offers a different take to the track in a form of ‘Sang Hoon Tere’ sung by Nikhil Dsouza. The loungey electronic track adds perky tweaks to the synchronised piano ballad.

The soul stirring ‘Rab Ka Shukrana‘ crooned by Mohit Chauhan comes next in the line-up. The song once again highlights the singer’s vocal talent with moderate musical arrangement. The strumming violins compels well with percussionist beats that compliments the edgy flavor of the track.

The reprise edition by Anupam Amod misses the emotional connection which has been accurately delivered by Mohit Chauhan.

Approaching to the conclusion, Pritam offers the only innovative and edgily anthemic shoutout track ‘Jannatein Kahan.’ The electro dubstep remix of Jannat super hit track ‘Zara Sa’ experiments with new styles of rap. Pritam has acted wisely by assigning KK to croon for the anthem, as the vocals accurately compliments the heavy beats of the ditty.

The album concludes with a equally compelling power ballad version of Jannatein Kahan intoned by Nikhil Dsouza depicts the soaring emotive approach to the likely continuation of ‘Zara sa’.

Overall, Jannat 2 album may not feature an astounding sound or innovative music but surely offers some soft romantic ballads catering to specific segment of the society. Featuring some distinctive sound, Jannatein Kahan and Sang Hoon Tere are the stand out tracks of the album. Giving novelty factor a miss, the album is amiable and offers some reliable songs with soulful vocals and remixes.