A sculpted Katrina Kaif gyrating to the song Kala chashma in the upcoming Dharma Productions venture Baar Baar Dekho has been finding much airtime and bandwidth for over a fortnight now. Ever since this three minute-piece arrived, with its groovy tones and drones, it’s hard to not give some pops and locks to one’s neck and limbs.
The repackaging of old compositions and rehashing of old patterns isn’t a new concept in Bollywood music. What’s interesting, however, in this version of Kala chashma is that composer Badshah hasn’t split the atoms from inside the tune, which almost a decade ago, made a star out of Punjabi singer Amar Arshi. He retains everything from the original composition — the tumbi preludes and interludes, the pace, the flow, the vibratos.
What he adds, apart from a super fun rap, however, is some swag, more rhythms, occasional yelps and a Neha Kakkar. She sings the female version of the song and kills it with her nasal tone, and by following the cadence that Arshi did, in turn hitting quite the smash here. A number that played at Punjabi weddings once with much aplomb, is a club favourite now.
