Directed by Rohan Sippy and written by Shridhar Raghavan, Dum Maaro Dum is an upcoming thriller film starring Abhishek Bachchan,Bipasha Basu,Prateik Babbar,Rana Daggubati and Aditya Pancholi. The soundtrack is composed by Pritam Chakraborty while the lyrics are penned by Jaideep Sahni.

The track listing has a total of 8 songs technically including the remix versions of Dum Maaro Dum and four versions of Te Amo. So is it a gamble to have four versions of same song? Does the remix of the cult song 'Dum Maaro Dum' in Hare Krishna Hare Ram meet the expectations. Let's see.

Midival Punditz and Karsh Kale who debuted as background music composers with Karthik calling Karthik in Bollywood have worked on Background Score for 'Dum Maro Dum'.

"Mit Jaaye Gham (Dum Maaro Dum)": Retaining the right portions from the original, and adding their own signature elements, Midival Punditz and Karsh Kale create a groovy remix of Pancham da’s ahead-of-the-times classic.
The song surprisingly is good even in remix version which proves the versatility of R.D.Burman who inspite of composing the original in 1971 proves a point that music is never going to die. A song that ruled charts comes back 40 years later and still continues to be appealing to young and old alike which proves the composer's genius. While you continue to enjoy the original the new version is groovy remix. Rightly sung by Anushka Manchanda the song retains original elements with added lyrics and some portions entirely different. The original song has been remixed many times but this remix is totally different. Thankfully they left the signature guitar tune intact throughout the song which is be the reason for the appeal. The song does appear situational given the content of the film that deals with drug mafia

Te Amo (Duet): Sung by Ash King, Sunidhi Chauhan the duet appears to be custom made for Mohit Chauhan with whom Pritam collaborated in many love melodies. The song does have the feel of 'Is this love' from 'Kismat Konnection'. Ash King does a decently good job as he tries to bring his unique style . However one does miss Mohit as these songs are his forte.
Te Amo (Female): The female version sung by Sunidhi Chauhan is melodious other than the fact that the song is repetitive. Sunidhi has improved in slow romantic melodies like in 'Bin Tere' from 'I hate luv Storys'. It is definitely enjoyable like a silent love melody waiting to be expressed to a partner.
Te Amo - Reprise: Enters Mohit Chauhan for his customised song in the unplugged version on acoustic guitar. He definitely proves why the song should be sung by him. The song may or may not make it to the film version given the situations according to story but Mohit's version is the best of the four tracks. One wishes that Pritam should have gone for a duet by Mohit and Sunidhi for single track instead of creating four tracks for the same song.
Te Amo - Remix: The Ash King, Sunidhi Chauhan duet returns in remix form. Less said would be better about this remix version. The remix track sounds initially like a spin off 'Bin Tere (Remix)' from 'I hate luv storys'. Honestly it felt the same. The duet was much better.

Jaana Hai: The combo of Pritam with Zubeen Garg returns with this song. Assamese singer Zubeen Garg has the unique voice that pelted out chartbusters like 'Subah Subah' in 'I See You' and "Ya Ali" in "Gangster". Although he sang many songs in a couple of films these two are his only claim to fame. This song is meant to be aspirational but sadly does not add any value to the singer nor the composer.

Jiyein Kaun: Sung by Papon who at places sounds like Mohit Chauhan the song stands out .The Assamese singer Papon debuts in Bollywood with a brilliantly arranged rock track Jiyein Kyun. The music arrangement does remind one much of the tracks of the Pritam's music 'Metro'

Thayn Thayn: The track is sung by Abhishek Bachchan, Earl, Ayush Phukan.Abhishek has sung 'Right Here Right Now' in Bluffmaster which was quite a blockbuster hit and returns to rapping with another one in Dum Maaro Dum called Thayn Thayn, with Ayush Phukan and Earl. Pritam provides an intriguing arrangement to the song marked by a wonderful chorus, to close the soundtrack on a positive note. This is one of the best tracks in the soundtrack and is sure to be the chartbuster

A fairly entertaining package from Pritam for Dum Maaro Dum, which surprisingly is a big comeback for the man whose other two scores so far this year came for United Six and Thank You.Midival Punditz and Karsh Kale continue to impress with their Bollywood forays, one song at a time.

Verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Recommended Tracks – Mit Jaaye Gham (Dum Maaro Dum), Te Amo (Duet), Thayn Thayn