Sanjeev-Darshan, the musical directors of 'Deewane', are the sons of Shravan (of Nadeem-Shravan fame). The two did not have a particularly propitious debut in Indra Kumar's 'Mann'. 'Mann' fizzled out and with it so did their music. But, credit was given where credit was due; Sanjeev and Darshan were lauded for their budding musical talents. ' Deewane' marks their return to the musical scene after a long hiatus.

So how do Sanjeev-Darshan measure up to their famous dad whose 'Dhadkan' is up against them? Well, it's a patchy effort. The songs have varying degrees of competence.

One stand out (and perhaps the only one in the roster of songs) is 'Qayamat' sung by Sukhwinder and Alka Yagnik. (Lyricist Sameer seems to be running out of ideas here- he's penned another 'Qayamat' for 'Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya'). Sukhwinder excels in this song which is an exciting melange of gypsy like music set off by Sukhwinder's soaring voice. Sukhwinder also does a fantastic job in the mandatory Punjabi number, 'Ishq da gunjal'. He is given good company by silky voiced Jaspinder Narula. The duo also come together for another Punjabi number, 'Sajna ne Phul mariya'. Sanjeev-Darshan obviously have a penchant for Punjabi tracks.

The other songs are rather pedestrian. The title track sung by Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik is quite ho- hum. 'Chura na dil' is catchy but shades of dej vu strike when one hears it. Kavita Krishnamurthy tries valiantly to salvage the song but it comes out sounding dangerously familiar to some not-so-forgotten tune.

One distinguishing trait of Baweja's scores is that they are all accompanied by dialogues from the film. Each of the eight songs in 'Deewane' has Urmila Matondkar, Ajay Devgan and Mahima Chowdhary whispering sweet-somethings as a prelude to the songs.

Rating: There is an assembly line feel to most of the songs. The compositions sound like they were borrowed from a chest of Nadeem-Shravan discards. Sanjeev- Darshan better buck up if they want to inherit the musical mantle of their successful dad.

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