After the huge musical hits “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”, “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham” and “Kal Ho Naa Ho“, Karan Johar has hit the right notes again with “Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna“, which is already a chartbuster.

He has once more teamed up with composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and lyricist Javed Akhtar, who gave the music of “Kal Ho Naa Ho”, and the outcome is enthralling.

Although Johar’s forte is romance, he ventures into a different kind of love story this time – and the music reflects it too.

The opening track is the title song “Kabhi alvida naa kehna“, a slow and sad number sung beautifully by Alka Yagnik and Sonu Nigam with enjoyable beats.

The next track “Mitwa“, which starts with “Love will find a way, jaaniye, heeriyain” sung by Caralisa and Shankar Mahadevan, hooks listeners instantly. Thanks to Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali, who has churned out catchy tunes by fusing Pakistani and Indian classical music.

If music lovers fell for “It’s the time to disco” from “Kal Ho Naa Ho”, they will also love “Where’s the party tonight“. The romantic and sentimental track sung by Shaan and Vasundhara Das is also a blend of Indian and Western music.

“Tumhi dekho naa“, sung by Alka and Sonu, is the best song of the album. It has the feel of “Suraj hua maddham” and “Kuch to hua hai” and is a feast for the ears.

“Mitwa Revisited” is the remix version of the song “Mitwa” which sounds quite trendy and cool.

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy once again have Amitabh Bachchan jiving to their tunes in …

“Rock ‘n roll soniye“. Shankar’s voice modulation may have many thinking that Amitabh himself has sung the number.

The last track, “Farewell trance“, is an instrumental number and is worth listening.

Cartoon Network, a hot favourite with most children, has designed a new show exclusively for Doordarshan viewers titled “Cartoon Network Duniya” that starts July 8.

The hour-long show will come on every Saturday at 10.30 p.m. and feature two of Turner’s popular and original productions – “M.A.D” (Music, Art and Dance show) and “Codename: Kids Next Door“.

“Doordarshan’s extensive reach across India will enable kids in non-C&S (cable and satellite) homes to enjoy Turner’s engaging original production, that has so far been limited to C&S homes,” said Anshuman Misra, managing director of Turner International India.

“In the preliminary stage, the highly rated ‘M.A.D’ and popular animation series ‘Codename: Kids Next Door’ will serve as the perfect introduction to new viewers. Later in the year, ‘Galli Galli Sim Sim’ will further enhance this appeal by showcasing content that is both educational and entertaining in nature.”

“Galli Galli Sim Sim” is the Indian version of the globally renowned pre-school series “Sesame Street”.

The show is aimed at serving 157 million children under the age of six in India and is also committed to supporting India’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (Universal Access to Education).