In fact ' Saans', with Mohit Chauhan as Shreya's partner turns out to be its much slower version and though it does come on its own in the 'antara' portions, it doesn't quite throw in the kind of results one would have expected from a Yash Chopra musical. In fact in a strange way one is also reminded of (hold your breath!) Nadeem Shravan's ' Itna Bhi Na Chaho Mujhe' from Saif Ali Khan-Pooja Bhatt's long-in-the-making-and-forgotten film Sanam Teri Kasam. The way ' Saans' begins, listener is taken into the Yuvvraaj zone, what with the pace being extremely slow and Shreya Ghoshal required to take her own time stressing on 'saans' before coming to the point.

Yes, the music is indeed very catchy (which is a relief) but the heavy duty lyrics as well as peculiar singing style of Rabbi does take time to settle in. Rabbi Shergill is the chosen one and though one would have still adjusted to his voice if it was for a montage sequence, it is surprising to actually see Shahrukh Khan lip-synching on him. Just when one expected 'santoor' to be doing the trick (something which is expected in a Yashji film, especially since the time when he collaborated with Shiv-Hari three decades back), it is actually a guitar on the forefront. The beginning of the album does throw you in an unfamiliar zone though with ' Challa'.

With enough intrigue being built around the film's title for months in succession and glimpses of music being thrown very recently, it was high time that one caught hold of the entire soundtrack of this romantic saga which should be nothing less than exceptional. Really, should one seriously be talking about expectations here? After all, ever since the film was announced, it was a given that its music would have to be the biggest of the year, and no less. A wait which has never been longer than this.

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