As Abbas T's next "Jhoota He Sahi" approaches with music by ARR, the same team that worked on Jaane Tu, I revisited Jaane Tu and found the musical experience to be just as refreshing and bright as when I first heard the album. I still love that album for many reasons.
I feel that Jaane Tu was a necessary album in ARR's career to showcase how he can score music for a relatively light, mainstream, romcom film without compromising on class. Yes, the music is lighter and more poppish than what we're used to hearing from ARR, and for some people, it was a turn off. But, to me, it showcased, once again, ARR's incredible versatility as a musician to know when to put the brakes on......light treatment to musical arrangements, reduced instrumental density, more breathing room to the songs, more conventionally structured songs with hummable melodies. And yet, the music to me had that unmistakable ARR stamp without musical acrobatics.........and to me....that is the genius of ARR........his signature can be felt in more subtle, lighter forms without the need for high octane musical adventurism. For me, knowing when to put the "musical brakes" on is a hallmark of a true genius artist, as ARR has shown before too through minimalism. But, this was minimalism in a more poppish and less spiritual form and to me, it hit the bullseye within that genre. And boy did the music take off with the youth!!! CDs sold like hotcakes and the music went on to win awards. Other MDs too raved about the soundtrack. The production and sound value of Jaane Tu was brilliant to me too. The arrangements were crisp and bright. My favorites on that album are Kabhi Aditi, Jaane Tu (Both male and female), Kahin To, and Tu Bole. Tu Bole had the most amazing trumpet improv jazz that totally blew me away when I first heard it. That song is one of my favorites!!!
