The prolific filmmaker calls on his favourites -- Paresh Rawal and Akshaye Khanna -- to create some more Hungama and Hulchul in Mere Baap Pehle Aap. The amusingly titled caper also stars Shobana, Om Puri and Genelia D'Souza.
Unlike Priyan's previous fun-loving outings, which boasted of catchy ditties, the soundtrack of Mere Baap Pehle Aap by Vidyasagar, is nothing to write home about.
As in most cases, this too opens with the title track. Here, Sangeet Haldipur's coaxes daddy cool with a touch of hip-hop, bhangra and rap, to walk the altar in this mostly situational and mundane ditty. The song tries too hard to be cool and competent at once and fails on both counts.
Evidently, the music of Priyadarshan's films are still reeling under Pritam's hangover -- the composer was at helm of the director's previous flicks like Garam Masala, Bhagam Bhag, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, which probably explains the glaring similarity between MBPA's Ishq subhanallah and Garam Masala's titular chartbuster. Though the combined vocal efforts of Alisha Chinai, Neeraj Sridhar and rapper Bob are most commendable, lack of originality ruins this one. DJ Amyth's remixed avatar of Ishq is a racier, techno-overload
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