Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi Music Review: Too Many Cooks

Ekta Kapoor continues with her tradition of making non-conformist films with her forthcoming venture, Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi wherein she joins hands with Bejoy Nambiar of Shaitan fame for this quirky comedy. Directed by Aman Sachdeva, the film stars newcomers Siddharth Gupta and former Miss India Simran Kaur Mundi. With a quirky title such as this, one only expects a whacky soundtrack from this film and the presence of diverse music directors like Parichay, Dr. Palash Sen, Mikey McCleary and Anand Bajpai only reinforces that fact. So let us see what is in store for the listener.

The album opens with Tarzan composed by Parichay which sees the coming together of the father-daughter duo of Anu Malik and Anmol Malik as singers for the first time ever! Even conceding for the fact that the track is situational and supposed to be whacky, the utterly bizarre lyrics (Manoj Yadav and Parichay) is simply inexcusable. But funnily enough, Anu Malik’s imitation of the iconic Tarzan call is spot-on. Though the track seems to be suited for his vocals, it is best if Anu lends his voice to much better tracks. There is also a Bloodline Remix of Tarzan which has been sung by Parichay and Asees Kaur of which the less said, the better.

Phacebook Pyaar follows and honestly, one expected better from Dr. Palash Sen who has not only written and composed the track but has also gone behind the mike for this one. Purported to be gimmicky, unfortunately for the listener the song goes off track right at the beginning itself. Tulsi Kumar joins Dr. Sen and tries to pep things up a bit but does not have much success. Dr. Palash Sen second composition is no better. Welcome Maiyya is again supposedly a spoof but the only person who gets spoofed is the listener! The composition keeps shifting from one track to another without any kind of continuity! Jitender Dev and Onkar Singh lend their vocals for this track but do not make any impact whatsoever.

Dr Sen third and final composition, 1-2-3 (Gangster Jagran), sounds more like a mix of a Nursery Rhyme and a Rap but thankfully is better than the earlier ones. After Palash Sen it is the turn of Mike McCleary to subject the listener to more torture with Chop Chop. Supposedly a Rap this one is unbearable and is being meted out by a singer named Microphon3 (yes, no kidding!!). Tanmay Bahulekar takes credit for the absurd lyrics.

Mike McCleary’s other composition, Tu Tu Tu is slightly better and that is a huge compliment! It is mainly because there is an order in the flow and structure of the song. The tune is nothing special but the rhythmic nature of the track makes it bearable to listen. The lyrics are quite simple and straightforward (Ankur Tiwari) but his rendition of the track is pretty ordinary. But to give due credit, this one does come across as a big relief!

The last and final track of this soundtrack is Tu Mera Joota Main Tera Fita which has been composed as well as vocalized by Anand Bajpai. Supposedly a track about chaddi buddies, Raghav Dutt’s lyrics are crude and give new meaning to the phrase “Toilet Humour”. Bajpai’s composition is decent but quite ordinary and yet gets away narrowly.

Overall, the music composers of Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi have indeed reaffirmed the fact that too many cooks don't necessarily end up with a sumptuous dish. Coming from the house of Ekta Kapoor and Bejoy Nambiar, one expected better.

Our Pick: Tu Tu Tu