Halfway into the album, hides possibly the best song in the line-up. Despite being hackneyed, it at least does not compromise or permanently damage your auditory faculties, which may well be the case with ' Zilla Hilela' and ' Khadke Glassy.' Similarly, Tanishk's tunes are so unoriginal and unimpactful that it will slide onto the peripheries of your brain immediately after you stop listening to it. " Nainon Se Naina Takray/ Na Jaane Kya Dhunde Akhiya" / Kaise Tumhe Ye Samjhaye, Na Jaane Kya Dhunde Akhiyan" Rashmi Virag's poetry comprises the routine phrases strung together haphazardly to make the stanzas rhyme.
However, neither the music nor the lyrics do much for the song. His grainy, textured vocals add an unexpected, yet welcome twist to the familiar romantic song strain. Altamash has earlier crooned the Qawwali portion of ' Deewani Mastani' (from Bajirao Mastani). Sung by Yasser Desai and Sufi singer Altamash Faridi, ' Dhoonde Akhiyan' benefits solely from the singers' commitment to the song. ' Dhoonde Akhiyan' is one of the better compositions from the spread. In this case, the only redeeming quality of the song is its familiar lyrics, which may ensure some head-bobs and lip-syncing from viewers. Monali Thakur, who is usually dependable in celebratory numbers, is also unable to lift the song up from its mediocrity. ' Zilla Hilela' is yet another remixed track - this time, Bagchi has reimagined the oh-so-popular Bhojpuri song, 'Zilla Hilela'. With the cocktail of drums, tabla, and harmonium, Tanishq here has tried to retain the authentic core of the song, but the blaring background score, along with the ear-rending vocals make ' Zilla Hilela' a far inferior version of the original. Originally an Ashok Mastie and Honey Singh number, Bagchi has rejigged ' Khadke Glassy' to punctuate it with more 'yaay', 'oh ho' and 'aye haaye' than your sober selves can process. It i interesting to note that a film, set in the heartland of Bihar, uses a Punjabi song with such confidence and pomp. Because of the overuse of EDM beats in a bid to feed energy into the song, ' Khadke Glassy' comes across as more alarm-tune-appropriate than a party number.
Tanishq Bagchi returns to do what he perhaps does best, or more accurately, what he does the most. But unlike Hasee Toh Phasee, which was buoyed by its tender, soulful compositions, the album of Jabariya Jodi seems to be a calatogue of party numbers injected with an occasional dose of romantic songs.