|  After the success of Khosla Ka Ghosla, director Dibakar Bannerjee comes back with his second feature, Oye Lucky! Lucky! Oye!, produced by UTV. This film too is based in Delhi, just like the previous one. But his protagonist in the film is a conman, called Lucky, played by Abhay Deol. The other highlight of the film is the triple roles played by Paresh Rawal in the movie. The film's music has been composed by Sneha Khanwalkar, but quite a few people have contributed to the lyrics including Dibakar, Manu Rishi, Kanu Behl and Amitosh Nagpal. There are, in all, five songs in the film, all of which have a distinctive folk flavour as well. All the songs of this film are a part of the background, just as in Dibakar's earlier film.
The title track, 'Oye Lucky' has a rustic Punjabi feel to it. The flavour is heightened even further by Mika Singh's rendition of the number, which has been written by Banerjee, Rishi and Behl. Mika gives the song his all as he invests it with a lot of energy and fun. That he is enjoying the entire experience of singing it, is clearly evident. This title track and its remixed version, are definitely one of the highlights of the film's music. This number has all the makings of a 'Chak De Phatte' (Khosla Ka Ghosla). It may well outdo the earlier song in its success, though.
The second number on the album, 'Jugnu', too carries forward that same Punjabi element of the title track. The track has been written by Rishi and Behl and sung by Des Raj Lachkani and party. It is as authentically Punjabi as they come. But it has been garbed in Western arrangements to give it a more contemporary feel. In its remixed version, the song should make a good dance number.
The folksy flavour continues onto the next number, 'Tu Raja Ki Raj Dulari'. But this time the composer deserts Punjab and uses the haunting melodies of Rajasthan. The number is sung by a young singer called Rajbir, who invests the song with just the right amount of feeling. This is a traditional number written by Mange Ram, which has been given a slightly contemporary twist by Khanwalkar, in the manner is which she has arranged the song.
'Superchor' is the next number on this album. This is a number which should prove to be a riot if picturised well. Sung by Dilbahar, this number has been written by Dibakar, and Nagpal. It is a rocking number and should do well as a dance number. It has some Punjabi rap elements as well, all of which add to the song's fun and racy quotient. The best thing about the song is the way the lyrics have been fashioned, straight out of life itself, or so it seems. This is a number with great potential to be a chartbuster.
The final number in the album, 'Hooriyaan', has Dibakar and Nagpal collaborating together to pen this one as well. The song has been sung by Brijesh Shandilya and Himani Kapoor and is a celebratory number. This too is a number which should fare better if picturised effectively on screen. It replicates the boisterous fun element of a Punjabi baraaat. The singers have done a competent job with this number.
A lot of the music's success will depend on the success of the film. Even though a majority of the songs have a distinctive Punjabi/North Indian flavour, they have it in them to be popular on their own as well. But undoubtedly, the film's success will help boost them further. Khanwalkar's score is apt for the film. There is hardly a slow moment in any of the songs, all of which capture the fun and boisterous elements perfectly. Musically, too the songs have been well composed, even though there is little in way of variety in the album as all the five numbers are very similar in tone. The mood remains upbeat all through, without skipping a beat.
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