Kabir Singh is the soundtrack to the 2019 film of the same name, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, which is a remake of Vanga's own Telugu film Arjun Reddy (2017), starring Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani. Released by T-Series on 7 June 2019, the album consisted nine songs composed by Mithoon, Amaal Mallik, Vishal Mishra, Sachet–Parampara (a duo consisting of Sachet Tandon and Parampara Thakur) and Akhil Sachdeva with lyrics written by Mithoon, Irshad Kamil, Manoj Muntashir and Kumaar. Harshavardhan Rameshwar composed background music for the film.
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| Released | 7 June 2019 | ||||
| Recorded | 2018–2019 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 42:27 | ||||
| Language | Hindi | ||||
| Label | T-Series | ||||
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The soundtrack received position response with praise for the composition and lyrics. The songs, particularly "Bekhayali" and "Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage", emerged as chartbusters upon release, and the album in whole crossed more than a billion streams in music platforms. In addition, the album won Filmfare Award for Best Music Director sharing with Gully Boy (2019).
Release
editThe soundtrack was preceded with the first single "Bekhayali" performed by Sachet Tandon and written by Irshad Kamil. Tandon who composed the song with his wife Parampara Thakur, was brought for composing a song after Kapoor liked his work in Batti Gul Meter Chalu (2018) and he arranged a meeting with Vanga and the producers.[1] Tandon described the song conveys five emotions including pain, love, passion, anxiety and anger.[2] The promo which released before the full audio of the song, on 24 May 2019, garnered anticipation amongst the audiences with several cover versions were made available on YouTube.[3] Apart from Tandon's version, the song also had another version performed by Arijit Singh. India Today described "Bekhayali" as the "heartbreak anthem of 2019" and The Indian Express called it as "an ode to unrequited love".[4][5]
"Kabir Singh was an interesting experience because it was about heartbreak. The character is honest, temperamental and thinks from his heart. Making music for such a character is very fulfilling because you connect with the character and I have tried to create a lot of dynamism in the melody which is like the character of the main protagonist."
"Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage" was performed by Singh, with music and lyrics by Mithoon.[6] It was released as the second single from the album on 31 May 2019,[7][8] which was described as "the phase of love and longing after falling apart".[9] In a review for Scroll.in, the song was described as a "tearjerker".[10] The Statesman called the song a "sad romantic track" and "an off-beat-romantic number".[11] While Singh performed the song in the album, the film version is performed by Jubin Nautiyal.[12]
The soundtrack was released on 7 June 2019, two weeks before the film's release.[13]
Reception
editCritical
editJoginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave three-and-a-half stars out of five saying "The music of Kabir Singh has a certain consistent theme that runs rights through the soundtrack, hence making it a seamless listening experience. Though not all songs would end up finding a place in the charts, at least a couple of these are set to be huge in time to come."[14] Debarati Sen of The Times of India reviewed "Melody, definitely reigns supreme in this album and it is worth a hear".[15] In his four-star review, Umesh Punwani of Koimoi described it as "by far the best Hindi album of 2019", edging by Gully Boy, "because of the songs with long shelf-life. It is a mixed bag of mood-worthy songs."[16]
In contrast, Devarsi Ghosh, in a mixed review for Scroll.in, said that "the Kabir Singh soundtrack has good tunes, but it plays safe to the point of being dull. The album’s sappy saccharine rock sound is now passe. But the brains behind the Kabir Singh soundtrack felt that this was the way to go."[17] Shreya Paul of Firstpost wrote "The soundtrack of Kabir Singh, with its passion-angst-heartbreak boxes ticked off, could have been another Rockstar or even Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. But, with the exception of 'Pehla Pyaar', 'Yeh Aaina' and 'Bekhayali', it is not able to stick the landing."[18] Critic Vipin Nair summarised it as "an unremarkable multi-composer fare" rating two-and-a-half out of five and said "Sad that director Sandeep Vanga had to settle for this in Bollywood, after having extracted a brilliantly diverse soundtrack out of Radhan for Arjun Reddy. Oh well, at least he did not have to include a remix."[19][20]
Commercial
editThe soundtrack's commercial success was attributed to the fresh and original compositions (mostly melodic) curated for the album, contrary to the remixes and recreations, as well as the EDM music genre produced in Hindi film music scene.[21][22] Analysts contributed the music as one of the key factors to the film's success.[23] Lyricist Prashant Ingole opining to the originality of the album, admitted that "Personally, I don't like recreations. There is so much of talent in India, and all we (the music industry) need to do is to create new music for the audience, and they will support it as well."[23]
"Bekhayali" and "Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage" topped Radio Mirchi charts in both weekly and year-end.[24] The latter remained in Top 20 charts for seventeen weeks since the song's release.[25] According to Spotify, the album was the most streamed album of 2019 in India, with "Bekhayali" and "Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage" were the second- and third-most streamed song of 2019 in India.[26][27] Both songs were listed in "Best Hindi Songs of 2019" by Rediff.com,[28] The Quint,[29] Scroll.in and Firstpost.[30][31] By July 2020, the album crossed 1 billion streams in music platforms.[32][33]
Accolades
edit| Date of ceremony | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 8 December 2019 | Screen Awards | Best Music Director[a] | Akhil Sachdeva Amaal Mallik Mithoon Vishal Mishra Sachet–Parampara |
Won | [34] [35] |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Sachet Tandon ("Bekhayali") | Won | |||
| 15 February 2020 | Filmfare Awards | Best Music Director[a] | Akhil Sachdeva Amaal Mallik Mithoon Vishal Mishra Sachet–Parampara |
Won | [36] [37] |
| Best Lyricist | Irshad Kamil ("Bekhayali") | Nominated | |||
| Mithoon ("Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage") | Nominated | ||||
| Best Male Playback Singer | Sachet Tandon ("Bekhayali") | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Playback Singer | Shreya Ghoshal ("Ye Aaina") | Nominated | |||
| Parampara Thakur ("Mere Sohneya") | Nominated | ||||
| 19 February 2020 | Mirchi Music Awards | Song of The Year | "Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage" | Nominated | [38] [39] |
| Album of The Year | Kabir Singh | Nominated | |||
| Listeners' Choice Album of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Listeners' Choice Song of the Year | "Bekhayali" | Won | |||
| Male Vocalist of The Year | Arijit Singh ("Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage") | Nominated | |||
| Female Vocalist of The Year | Parampara Thakur ("Mere Sohneya") | Nominated | |||
| Music Composer of The Year | Mithoon ("Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage") | Nominated | |||
| Sachet–Parampara ("Bekhayali") | Nominated | ||||
| Lyricist of The Year | Irshad Kamil ("Bekhayali") | Nominated | |||
| 13 March 2020 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Music Director | Akhil Sachdeva Amaal Mallik Mithoon Vishal Mishra Sachet–Parampara |
Won | [40] |
| 24 November 2021 | International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Music Director | Akhil Sachdeva Amaal Mallik Mithoon Vishal Mishra Sachet–Parampara |
Won | [41] |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Sachet Tandon ("Bekhayali") | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Playback Singer | Shreya Ghoshal ("Ye Aaina") | Won | |||
| Best Lyricist | Irshad Kamil ("Bekhayali") | Nominated | |||
| Kumaar ("Tera Ban Jaunga") | Nominated |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bekhayali" | Irshad Kamil | Sachet–Parampara | Sachet Tandon | 6:11 |
| 2. | "Kaise Hua" | Manoj Muntashir | Vishal Mishra | Vishal Mishra | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage" | Mithoon | Mithoon | Arijit Singh | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Mere Sohneya" | Irshad Kamil | Sachet–Parampara | Sachet Tandon, Parampara Thakur | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Tera Ban Jaunga" | Kumaar | Akhil Sachdeva | Akhil Sachdeva, Tulsi Kumar | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Yeh Aaina" | Irshad Kamil | Amaal Mallik | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:11 |
| 7. | "Pehla Pyaar" | Irshad Kamil | Vishal Mishra | Armaan Malik | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Bekhayali" (Arijit Singh Version) | Irshad Kamil | Sachet–Parampara | Arijit Singh | 6:10 |
| 9. | "Tujhe Kitna Chahein Aur" (Film Version) | Mithoon | Mithoon | Jubin Nautiyal | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 42:2 | ||||
Notes
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