Music review: Chhatrapati Shasan

The name of this film is enough to figure out that the songs would either be high on patriotism or be odes to

Shivaji

Maharaj. That reduces the scope of variety in this music album, which has four songs, each composed by a different composer.
The playlist starts with Shivba

Chhatrapati

, an ode to the warrior king, sung and composed by Nandesh Umap. The lyrics speak of Shivaji Maharaj’s valour, courage and righteousness and Nandesh sings the song, which has a folk flavour, almost like a powada. Almost, because the high energy of a powada is missing here.
While one would expect another ode to follow, the album suddenly jumps to a

lavani

. Titled Vaadhiv distay rao, the song, composed by Sachin Awghade, is sung by Urmila

Dhangar

. Urmila has become a go-to singer for item numbers and lavanis in Marathi films, thanks to her rustic voice, and she does justice to the song adding just the right amount of nakhra and tadka to it. However, Sachin’s composition is lacklustre.
Next up is an item song. Sung by Janhavi Prabhu Arora and composed by Rohit Nagbhide, Mishiwala pahuna is quite unlike any other item song, and not in a good way. It lacks the tempo and beats, and Janhavi’s voice is a misfit for this track.
The album ends with the chest-thumping, pride-inducing song Mard Maratha. Composed and sung by Abhijeet-Rajan, the song is a weird mix of lyrics about the bravery of the Marathas and the tune of the Marathi single Aamdar zalyasarkha vatatay. There’s also a music repeating piece that is reminiscent of Har kisi ko nahi milta (Jaanbaaz)
All in all, there’s nothing new on offer in this album and you won’t miss much if you don’t listen to the songs.