

Kavita Seth is a great voice, and Amitabh (of course not Bhachan) gives the song an unique contrast with his soft, melloe voice mingled with the Iktara chorus. You have to listen to know this brilliance. I still chose Aaj Kaal Zindagi because of the song's lyrics and meaning which is much more deep, nevertheless Iktara is simply a classy blues composition, a romantic number with the best ingredients. I thought I've listened the best of the album, but 'Iktara' makes it difficult to choose. Iktara (Kavita Seth, Amitabh Bhattacharya) All I can say is thank you SeL for the brilliant number. Shankar simply carries the song to another level with his singing, just too good to be true on a Saturday morning. 'Tere Liye Naya Zameen Naya Aasman, Likhde Hawa Ho me Koi Naye Daastan' (A new earth, a new sky is waiting for you, write a new story in your heart). If you are one of those persons who is just lazy to get up in the morning, then listen to this. Just effing brilliant! SeL's best composition in a while. Can't find enough bombastic words to describe this. Or just close you eyes, listen, and be tranced. A fgood follow up to the flagship number.

Clinton Cerejo, you simply will find it hard done to go for a more unconventional choice to sing a song like this, Clinton hasn't sung any such solo numbers so far, so this is a new try, and he does a fabulous job with how he renders this song, that itself sets the song apart. But SeL make sure they do leave a signtaure that sets the song apart from many other similar songs- the singer. Obviously a number that will look great on the screen provided the right picturization, the song describes the helplesness of a young guy. Remember Lakshya's Main Aisa Kyu Hoon? This song pretty much reminds me of that number. Shankar Mahadevan's singing needs no commentary, he is a proven veteran and does a fantastic job in low and high pitch modulations throughout the song. 'Wake Up Sid, Saare Pal Kaahe' (Wake Up Sid, every moment tells you)- the lyrics by Gulzar ebbs a sober-ness into the half-meandering mind and I did listen to this album very early in the morning and it did a world of good by completely waking me up and getting me going. A great flagship opening number, totally resonating the theme of the film. You will wake up with energy if you listen to this. When you put the SeL combo together with legendary lyricist Gulzar, you definitely have a formula for success and in this case, both the lyrics and the music complement each other so brilliantly in this case. The music will definitely create a positive buzz around the film for one, as the expectations and the promos starts to kick in. After a couple of mediocre albums by their standards in recent times, Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, and Loy Mendosa are back in the usual form for Dharma Porductions' Wake Up Sid, which features Ranbir Kapoor and Konkona Sen Sharma in the lead roles.
