Music Review: Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi (Hindi)

Composer(s): O. P. Nayyar, Sohail Sen
Listen to the songs online here: Saavn (1), (2)

The obvious Punjabi-folk template aside, the exuberant blend of dhols, dholaks and tablas in Swag Saha Nahi Jaye gets your feet tapping, and in Chin Chin Chu, Sen gives O. P. Nayyar's original tune a Punjabi twist that makes for quite an enjoyable listen. Kudiye Ni Tere, in Udit Narayan and Shivangi Bhayana's rendition, is good old Bollywood throwback comfort food (that mandolin is a nice touch!), while Koi Gal Nai comes up as a nice surprise, genre hopping from rap to folk to retro-chic arrangements with effortless ease. The goofy title song, based off of Happy Oye, is mostly fun, but depending more on Daler Mehndi than an engaging tune to sail through. Sohail Sen's follow-up to the 2016 original is patchy and crippled by sequelitis.

Update: The review has been updated to reflect the complete tracklist.

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