‘The Humma Song’, a recreation of Rahman’s ‘Hamma Hamma’ (‘Bombay’), is Tanishk Bagchi, Badshah, Jubin Nautiyal and Shashaa Tirupati’s tribute to him. Interestingly, Rahman and Mani Ratnam have written the lyrics of the Tamil original, ‘Mental Mandahil’. Srinidhi Venkatesh has ably supported the maestro. The album kick-starts with the upbeat ‘OK Jaanu’, and what works in its favour is Rahman’s energetic rendition and an equally spirited background that doesn’t interfere with the vocals.
The film is a remake of the Tamil hit ‘O Kadhal Kanmani’, and the composer has reused some of the tunes from the original for this one.
Shaad Ali’s ‘OK Jaanu’ is an intense romance drama and AR Rahman‘s score for it is just that - romantic and dramatic.