Run and buy the music of 'U Me Aur Hum'

Almost two decades ago, Salman Khan crooned onscreen - 'Mere rang mein rangne waali' in Sooraj Barjatya's directorial debut 'Maine Pyar Kiya'. The song was a huge rage and people still remember it for its soulful music and beautifully written lyrics.


The song spoke about a couple who were so in love that they wanted to leave their individual identities behind and become one. In short....forget the
'You' and 'Me' and become 'Hum (us)'.

As I slipped in the audio CD of Ajay Devgan's directorial debut, 'U, Me Aur Hum' into my car's audio system I was expecting a bunch of breezy romantic numbers as thats the feel I got from the teasers and promos. And just as I'd thought, the first number of the album, 'Jee Le' was everything that it promised to be in the trailers. A fun number with a not so subtle hint of sensuality... its an instantly likable piece of music with foot tapping latin beats. Adnan Sami and Shreya Ghoshal add to the magic of the Vishal Bhardawaj's composition with their effortless rendition.



I love songs like these as they make you forget about the woes of driving in Mumbai's pathetic traffic. I immediately pressed the repeat button and heard the song 3 times before letting the CD go on.

Shit... the horn doesn't work....This must be my car's way of telling me I REALLY need to get it serviced !!!

I entered the premises of my destination as the second track started with its soft and soothing music. I wasn't paying much attention to it as I was busy looking out for a parking spot....THERE....I saw one spot at the end of the lane and drove quickly to beat the bitch in blue Honda City right behind me. What does she think of herself....just because she has a bigger car.....err... anyway.... as I was about to switch off the music system the lyrics of the album's title track hit me -

'Apne rang gavaaye bin, Mere rang mein ghul jao,
Apni dhoop bujhaye bin, , Meri chaaon mein aa jao,


I was like.....whoooaaaaah....I just sat there still in my car thinking WOW... finally a song that manages to get down in words the essence of a relationship in todays time and age. The song got me thinking, that how for any relationship to survive, its so important, that the the people in the relationship learn how to maintain their individual identities while learning to cope up with their new found status of being together... of being a 'Couple'.

Completely lost in my thoughts ( good thing I wasn't driving) I missed out on half the song when I heard another few lines from the song bringing me back to reality :-

Ek din to voh lamha bhi aana hai,
Dono mein se ek ne chale jaana hai....
Dono mil ke saah mein, aise jeena seekh lein,
taaki jo peechche rahe, usko naa ho mushkilein....

And there I was back to the world of my thoughts :)



There have been 'n' number of songs and films with the highly romanticized take on relationships where people talk about living together and dying in each other's arms... 'Saath Jiyange Saath Marenge' types. Not that I have anything against such extreme portrayal of passion, but such ideologies may fulfill the emotional need when the story being told is of 'Laila Majnu' or 'Romeo & Juliet', not when the film is about ordinary and everyday people like you and me ( no pun intended....ah who am I kidding....of course it is).



This song talks about the life of two people together but also mentions how its bound to happen that one of the two would have to deal with the other's death at some point in their life. The lyrics speak beautifully about how both the people in the relationship have to learn to live in such a way that whenever either one of them has to deal with being alone...he or she should be able to gather the strength to go on with life.

So finally I got off the car....all the while thinking about this beautiful track and decided there and then... more people need to know about it. And of course bought a few more copies of the album to gift it to some of my friends.... Aaah NOW you wish I was your friend don't you !!! :)

Oh and I did hear he rest of the album eventually. I particularly like the third track for its peppy music and the fact that Kajol looks superb in the video being her naughty self with her on and off screen husband in the song - 'Paheli jaisa saiyaan'. Another superb track is the second version of the title track in the voice of the music director Vishal Bharadwaj which is as beautiful and effective as the Shreya Ghoshal version .

I'd highly recommend the soundtrack of 'U Me Aur Hum' to anybody who enjoys good music. The album is worth every penny you'd spend on it.