Music of Marry-Kom

The use of the flute is as evocative as the background use of rock guitar and the frontal twanging of a single guitar. Though the arrangements could have been softer, the tune gets through on its merit as well as in the emotions Vishal manages to put into his loud delivery as per the brief. In short, a popular winner, this one, whose lyrics can apply to any field, not just sports. Let us now take note of the two scene-stealers of the soundtrack, 'Adhure' (Sunidhi Chauhan) and 'Chaoro' (Priyanka Chopra). Power-packed is the term that best matches the former, which begins with a haunting vocal folk refrain (Why are such vocalists not credited? It's a crime to neglect these artistes who play brief roles but define the very mood of a track!). Sunidhi's finest feat here is that she is gentle, soft and soulful and yet creates a devastating emotional impact with this sad number, like in the way she briefly stretches some key syllables at different points to boost the emotional and musical voltage.

The gentle orchestration is just what the doctor (or should that be sports coach in this case?) ordered and unlike 'Dil Yeh Ziddi Hai' does not intrude upon the voice and therefore lets it achieve the fullest impact. Priyanka Chopra gets into impressive motherly mode as she caresses the gently-worded (Sandeep Singh) 'Chaoro' with just the right inflections in every syllable. The laidback piano lends an intimately affectionate feel to this lullaby. Bhansali's films do give great opportunities for female actors on screen as well as in front of the microphone: if Madhuri Dixit delivered a challenging thumri in Devdas, we find Priyanka scoring in a folk-based lullaby here that has a strong traditional base.

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