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Rang De Basanti (soundtrack)

The soundtrack to the 2006 film Rang De Basanti was released by Sony Music Entertainment on 8 December 2005 and had its music composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics in Hindi and English by Prasoon Joshi and rapper Blaaze.[1][2] The title track was used at a flash mob at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai on 27 November 2011 in honour of those who died in the 26/11 attack.

Rang De Basanti
Soundtrack album by
A. R. Rahman
Released8 December 2005
RecordedPanchathan Record Inn
AM Studios
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length44:00
LabelSony BMG
ProducerA. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
'Water'
(2005) 		Rang De Basanti
(2006) 		'Sillunu Oru Kaadhal'
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Planet Bollywood

Overview

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From the film's announcement in April 2005, Rahman was slated to compose the music.[3] In a press conference with pop singer Nelly Furtado, he said that she was to originally have featured on the soundtrack, although this was ultimately prevented from happening due to a change in producers and other factors.[4] Star Aamir Khan, with his knowledge of Hindi and Urdu,[5] worked with Rahman and Joshi for the film's soundtrack.[6] In addition, screenwriter and director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Rahman were reported to have chosen him to sing for one of the songs,[citation needed] though his recorded performance turned out to be more a poetic recitation.

Joshi, one of the lyricists, was impressed with the director, Rakeysh Mehra, who was ready to adjust to his style of writing as well as his creativity.[1] Confessing that the film's soundtrack was his favorite out of all his previous works, Joshi felt that it "was a wonderful experience getting to know the mindset of today’s youth and to pen down their feelings".[7] Speaking about one of his songs, "Luka Chuppi", in which veteran Lata Mangeshkar sang with Rahman,[6] Joshi said that it was developed while discussing with Rahman the scene about a mother losing her son. Joshi wrote the lyrics about the mother and son playing hide-and-seek with the sad reality of the son being hidden forever.[8] He confessed to have been in tears while Mangeshkar was singing the song.[9] The soundtrack won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award,[10] and had two of its tracks, "Khalbali" and "Luka Chuppi", considered for an Academy Award for Best Original Song nomination.[9]

While discussing typical Bollywood soundtracks, Nilanjana Bhattacharjya, a professor of music at Colorado College noted that Rahman integrated traditional Punjabi cultural elements within his music for this soundtrack. Regionally defined elements such as a woman's prayer at the Sikh Gurudwara (Golden Temple) and the bhangra harvest dance are incorporated alongside more contemporary, global styles such as hard rock and hip hop to depict the cosmopolitan lifestyle of the youngsters in the film.[11]

According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 19,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's third highest-selling.[12]

Track listing

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No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Ik Onkar"Harshdeep Kaur1:27
2."Rang De Basanti"Daler Mehndi, K. S. Chithra6:06
3."Masti Ki Paathshaala"Naresh Iyer, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Mohammed Aslam, Anweshaa, Udit Narayan, Palak Muchhal, Pankaj Udhas, Shamshad Begum, Sapna Mukherjee7:50
4."Tu Bin Bataayein"Naresh Iyer, Madhushree5:58
5."Khalbali"A. R. Rahman, Mohammed Aslam, Nacim6:19
6."Khoon Chala"Mohit Chauhan3:09
7."Paathshaala (Be A Rebel)"Naresh Iyer, Mohammed Aslam, Blaaze3:09
8."Luka Chuppi"Lata Mangeshkar, A. R. Rahman6:37
9."Lalkaar"Aamir Khan2:59
10."Roobaroo"A. R. Rahman, Naresh Iyer4:45
Total length:44:02

Awards

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Academy Awards[13]
National Film Awards
Filmfare Awards
IIFA Awards[14]
Zee Cine Awards[15]
  • Won- Best Music Direction – A. R. Rahman
  • Nominated- Best Lyrics – Prasoon Joshi for Paathshaala
  • Nominated- Best Choreographer – Ganesh Acharya for Paathshaala
Star Screen Awards[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ad-making still my first love: Prasoon Joshi". The Hindu. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2008. [dead link‍]
  2. ^ "'Rap is rhythm 'n' poetry'". The Hindu. 29 April 2006. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  3. ^ Doval, Nikita (1 April 2004). "Aamir paints it yellow!". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Nelly Furtado was to feature in RDB: A R Rehman". The Hindu. 30 December 2005. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  5. ^ "Aamir comes to rescue". The Times of India. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Rang De Basanti a contemporary film". Hindustan Times. 27 January 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2008.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ "I'm a perfectionist like Aamir". The Times of India. 1 March 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  8. ^ Kabir, Nasreen (15 March 2008). "Prose is for lazy people, poetry for the imaginative". Tehelka Weekly. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  9. ^ a b Singh, Ruma (16 December 2006). "'I was in tears when Lataji was singing the song". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  10. ^ "Rang De Basanti sweeps Filmfare awards". The Times of India. 25 February 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  11. ^ Bhattacharjya, Nilanjana (Fall 2007). "But it has Some Good Songs" (PDF). ASIANetwork Exchange. Vol. XV, no. 1. pp. 11–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011.
  12. ^ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
  13. ^ Hazarika, Sneha (22 December 2006). "'I'm dedicating it to Ustad'". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  14. ^ "IIFA nominations list". Whereincity.com. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  15. ^ "Zee Cine Awards nominations List". Bollywood Hungama. 26 February 2007. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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