The album concludes with an exemplary disco track "Fanaa" by Rehman, Sunitha
Sarathy and Tanvi. Rehman very expertly keeps all the sophisticated tracks of
the album for himself, perhaps to add the perfect essence. It's simply
enchanting when Rehman throws off the word Fanaa (meaning completely destroyed
in Urdu) and allows it to fade off with the temperament of the track. His
sa-ni-dha-pa alaap over here is evidently derived from the classical alaap of
the number 'Kehna Hi Kya' from Bombay. This one is a sure winner! After a blunt
2003, Rehman has surely striked back to the top slot in early 2004 with Lakeer,
Meenaxi and now Yuva. Yuva is surely a classy album, which would go very well
with the elite though it may not have a consistent appeal with the masses. Music
of Yuva does take some time to get on you, but eventually becomes pretty
likeable.
