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The opening song – the title track – is the gem of the album. Lyricist Swanand Kirkire and Ajay Jhingran’s raspy voices take you through this racy masterpiece.

The rollercoaster ‘Kyoooon’ gives the whole song a spirited twist. Of course music director Shantanu Moitra goes ahead and loads it with heavy musical arrangement one wouldn’t essentially associate with the 50s, yet the final effect is grand. And Kirkire has gone one step ahead and paid his respect to one of the progressive Urdu poets of the time – Majaaz – ingeniously weaving him into the lyrics.

It’s a great beginning and nothing after this number in the album matches up to the energy of this song.

‘Ye nigahein,’ a sassy number, with Antara Choudhury trying a Geeta Dutt kind of seductive singing, quite succeeds. While it’s a duet with Sonu Nigam, it’s Antara who carries the song largely on her voice.

In a similar genre is ‘Khushboo sa,’ another seductive number that Hamsika Iyer has crooned.

And when you are trying to capture the life of a Hindi film actress, can a mujra be far behind? So ‘Chale aao saiyan’ sings Shreya Ghoshal. ‘O re paakhi’ is a soft and soothing song from Sonu Nigam. ‘Sakhi piya’ is a classical piece that pays tribute to the songs of the 1950s that drew generously from classical music.

‘Thirak Thirak,’ the final number, nicely ties up the album.

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