Bobby Deol's Ek: The Power of One

The new Bobby Deol starrer, Ek - The Power Of One, is set for realease on March 28. Bobby Deol hasn't had the best time, box office-wise, in the last few years, but I still think he's an excellent actor. His performance in Soldier with Preity Zinta made the movie as entertaining as it was, along with good action and a killer soundtrack. But seriously, I'm tired of Bobby Deol's name being dragged through the mud. Movies like Bichoo and Baadal had good roles by Bobby as a solemn, angry, protagonist. I suppose in recent years he hasn't had the best movies, but I believe Bobby has potential. Apne was a damn good movie, but I think his choice to do the guest appearance in Dostana was a bad idea. Everyone wanted Priyanka to end up with either John or Abhishekh (I know I did), so he set himself up for hatred by coming in the middle. That wasn't necessarily because he's Bobby Deol; I think anyone in that role short of Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, or maybe Hrithik Roshan would have been the subject of hate.

In any case, Ek's soundtrack is pretty good. We start off with "Sambhale" by Sunidhi Chauhan and Sukhwinder Singh, which sounds like it should be exemplary but is unfortunately average. The disc says rap by URL. I think it's safe to say we could have gone without URL's contribution.

Not to worry, we move onto Shaswati's "Sona Lagda," a really sweet tune that makes you forget all about the previous one. I'd pass on the "Kilogram Mix" that comes later, though. It's full of cheap lines like "Make me hot...all night long..." and ruins the beauty of the original.

"Tum Saath Ho" by Abhijeet and Shreya Ghosal (who's song "Jaddhu" by Shayal I've been playing nonstop) is also a nice number, and something about Abhijeet in this song brings me back to the 90s.

I think "Bang Bang" is the track to remember from this flick, with a feel in the spirit of the Rock On soundtrack. In any case, take a look at the trailer and let me know what you think.