Saturday, April 18, 2020

Siddharth made it sound easy

A superb melody by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa, coupled with lyrics by the man for all seasons (Gulzar) make for a deceptively simple track (and a compelling listen for sure).

The song in question was Nok Jhok.

Three minutes and 58 seconds long, it was the only track from Chhapaak (2020) on this blog.

However, despite the fact that its hook was a common Hindi phrase, there’s no two ways about the fact that it was a complex number.

That was precisely why credit was due to Siddharth Mahadevan, who rendered it.