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These days one approaches any Pritam album with caution. One never knows what blatant act of plagiarism one will stumble upon.

Pritam is undoubtedly one of the most prolific and commercially successful music directors of our times. He is also the most guilty when it comes to the crime of lifting tunes.

The music composer has given us some of the biggest chart-busters in recent times. He has also left music lovers frothing and fuming by cocking a snook at anyone who has pointed out the original sources of his ’successful tunes’. But Pritam belongs to and represents an industry that makes a living out of inspired ideas borrowed from the local DVD library. Why bother?

Even then. The music of Kismat Konnection has revealed another gem by our dada.

If you think Is This Love (Kahin Na Laage) by Mohit Chauhan/Shreya Ghoshal is reminiscent of Tumse Hi from Jab We Met, wait till you hit the English chorus. The melody in this part is a straight, I repeat, straight lift, from a hugely popular song by the iconic Euro-rock band A-ha.

The original song, Take On Me (released in 1985) is what generations of music lovers grew up on. The song is available on the web (try youtube) listen to the chorus and listen to Pritam’s version. Pritam has been lifting tunes from little-known Indonesian bands. But it takes plenty of gumption to pick so popular and well-established a tune.

It is unfortunate that Pritam, who once belonged to a rock-band in Kolkata known for their original tunes, shows little or no compunction while lifting tunes from other bands. If you have been through the struggle and the heartache of having created your own tunes and reaching out to your audience, you would think twice about doing something like this.

Much as I express my dismay at yet another ‘discovery’ (can’t help feeling let down, in spite of the repeated assault), it will have little or no bearing I am sure on the album sales.

The rest of the album is standard Pritam fare. He does have a way with catchy hooks that work well on the dance floor. The lyrics well…some of them of go like this:

Kudi tu lagti hai naughty

Freaky freaky raat ho gayyyi’

Kismat Konnection is definitely NOT an album you would want to spend your monies on. Yes the title track is extremely catchy and yes, you don’t mind listening to it on the radio. But that’s that.

Verdict: Bad-Kismat Konnection, if you ask us. And Pritam dada, take a break from reality shows and do some soul-searching instead.

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