Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is the soundtrack album to the 2012 film of the same name directed by Shakun Batra and produced by Dharma Productions starring Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan. The film's soundtrack consists of seven songs—five original compositions and two remixes—composed by Amit Trivedi and lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. The album was released through T-Series label on Christmas, 25 December 2011.
| Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 25 December 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:42 | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Karan Johar | |||
| Amit Trivedi chronology | ||||
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Background
editAmit Trivedi composed the film's musical score and soundtrack with his norm collaborator Amitabh Bhattacharya serving as the songwriter.[1] Trivedi previously associated with Dharma Productions on Wake Up Sid (2009), where he guest-composed one song "Iktara".[2] Batra mentioned that Trivedi was the first choice for music director, and despite his busy schedules he was available for the project.[3] Upon his involvement, he composed the song "Gubbare" first which was completed within a short span of time, but added that the title track took the longest to compose.[3] The music rights of the film were sold to T-Series for ₹60 million (US$720,000) as a larger pact of Dharma Productions' music catalogue beginning with this film.[4][2]
Track list
editAll lyrics are written by Amitabh Bhattacharya
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu" | Benny Dayal, Anushka Manchanda | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Gubbare" | Amit Trivedi, Shilpa Rao, Nikhil D'Souza | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Aunty Ji" | Ash King, Bianca Gomes, Neuman Pinto, Fionas Pinto | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Aahatein" | Karthik, Shilpa Rao | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Kar Chalna Shuru Tu" | Vishal Dadlani, Shilpa Rao | 4:56 |
| 6. | "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu" (Remix) | Benny Dayal, Anushka Manchanda, Shefali Alvares, Leon D'Souza | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Aahatein" (Remix) | Shekhar Ravjiani, Shilpa Rao | 3:37 |
| Total length: | 30:42 | ||
Reception
editThe soundtrack met with a positive response, with Avijit Ghosh of The Times of India mentioning, "Composer Amit Trivedi and lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya are among the finest musical team in Bollywood. In Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, they are again at their best. The seductive 'Auntyji' and the racy title track have a delightful breeziness. And the more evocative tracks such as 'Gubbare Gubbare' and 'Aahatein' stay with you for long".[5] While praising the compositions, Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama commented that the album belonged to a "niche audience". He added that the songs "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu" and "Kar Chalna Shuru Tu" would make the most impression.[6] Mitesh Saraf of Planet Bollywood, while summarising his review wrote, "The album has some cool songs to chill out to and they should sound even better on screen."[7]
Sheetal Tiwari of BollySpice described the album "equally listenable", but deemed the soundtrack to be inferior of Trivedi's previous works and noted that it had a resemblance to Aisha (2010).[8] In her review for BollywoodLife.com, Suparna Thombare wrote "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is not Amit Trivedi’s best work. But it's breezy and light, and makes you feel good about love and life."[9] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog however felt that the soundtrack was "lot more Dharma Productions than Amit Trivedi".[10] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud, also opined the same and called it to be an "entertaining score that is marred only by the lack of much newness in tunes."[11] Anand Vaishnav of IndiaTimes summarised it as "Amit Trivedi sticks to a familiar template in the soundtrack of Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu", calling the album "melodious but predictable".[12]
Accolades
edit| Award | Date of ceremony[a] | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filmfare Awards | 20 January 2013 | Best Choreographer | Bosco–Caesar for "Aunty Ji" | Won | [13] [14] |
Notes
edit- ^ Each date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
References
edit- ^ Singh, Raghuvendra (29 June 2012). "Ek Main Aur Ek Tu". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b Bollywood Hungama News Network (15 June 2011). "T-Series, Dharma Productions begin musical association with Short Term Shaadi". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Bollywood has opened up to new ideas". Financial Express. 1 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ IANS (8 February 2012). "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu sets cash registers ringing". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ Ghosh, Avijit (9 February 2012). "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu – The Times of India review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ Tuteja, Joginder (29 December 2011). "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ Saraf, Mitesh. "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu – Music Review". Planet Bollywood. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ Tiwari, Sheetal (31 December 2011). "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu Music Review". BollySpice.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Thombare, Suparna (9 January 2012). "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu music review: Light and breezy!". BollywoodLife. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (27 December 2011). "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (Music review), Hindi – Amit Trivedi". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Nair, Vipin (28 December 2011). "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu – Music Review (Bollywood Movie Soundtrack)". Music Aloud. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Vaishnav, Anand (19 January 2012). "Music Review – Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu". IndiaTimes. Times Internet. The Times Group. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "58th Idea Filmfare Awards nominations are here!". Filmfare. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Winners of 58th Idea Filmfare Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 20 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.