Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (soundtrack)

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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Audio Cover.jpg
Soundtrack album to Bhaag Milkha Bhaag by Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Released 14 June 2013
Recorded 2012-2013
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 35:29
Language Hindi
Punjabi
Label Sony Music
Producer ROMP
Shankar Ehsaan Loy chronology
Vishwaroopam
(2012)Vishwaroopam2012		 Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
(2013)		 D-Day
(2013)D-Day2013

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is the soundtrack album, by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, to the 2013 Hindi film of the same name, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra that stars Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor in the lead roles. The album features eight tracks, and was released digitally on 14 June 2013.

Development

A.R. Rahman was expected to compose the soundtrack for the film as with previous two films of Mehra. But due to Rahman's packed schedules, Mehra opted for Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio, with whom he had collaborated before for various other projects.The reunion took place while Mehra visited the Kingdom of Dreams, where the trio had performed, and they brainstormed back at the hotel and came up with ideas for the music for the film.[1]

The music rights were sold to Sony Music, who had produced the soundtrack to Mehra's earlier film Rang De Basanti.[2]

Release

The soundtrack was initially planned to be released on 21 June. However due to increasing demand of the fans after the promos, Sony Music and ROMP decided to release the music online digitally a week before on 14 June.[3] The album was officially launched later on 19 June, along with the films theatrical trailer. The function was attended by Milkha Singh and the films stars, Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Prasoon Joshi. 

No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Gurbani"   Daler Mehndi 1:40
2. "Zinda"   Siddharth Mahadevan 3:31
3. "Mera Yaar"   Javed Bashir 5:51
4. "Maston Ka Jhund"   Divya Kumar 4:34
5. "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag"   Arif Lohar 4:29
6. "Slow Motion Angreza"   Sukhwinder Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa 4:20
7. "O Rangrez"   Shreya Ghoshal, Javed Bashir 6:25
8. "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (Rock Version)"   Siddharth Mahadevan 4:39
Total length:
 35:29

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Movie Talkies 3.5/5 stars[5]
Music Aloud 7.5/10 stars
Bollyspice 3/5 stars[6]
Mumbai Mirror 3.5/5 stars[7]
Planet Bollywood 7/10 stars[8]
Filmfare 3/5 stars[9]

Critical Reception

The album received critical acclaim upon release. Joginder Tuteja of Movie Talkies gave the album three and a half stars, stating "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is a very good album and it wins on quite a few accounts, especially in the fact that it never loses sight of the film's theme. Moreover, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who had not been in the Bollywood scheme of things for a while, return with a bang and demonstrate how they cannot be away from the scene for long.He also said that this album is not better than Mehra's previous movies Rang De Basanti and Delhi 6." [5] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog!, in his 200 words review, stated "The Amar-Akbar-Antony of Indian music open their 2013 account in style!"[10] Music Aloud review praised the soundtrack calling it "after Chittagong and Vishwaroopam, it is three in a row for Shankar Ehsaan Loy".[11] Glamsham, in their review, stated "An album like this will indeed prove to be a plus for the film when it releases all over on 12th July."[12]

Stacey Yount of Bollyspice, in her review, noted "[..] what is so amazing is the range and versatility [Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy] show on this OST from pure classic Indian Bollywood, to Punjabi beats, to full on rock, they created a truly superb set of songs, many of which are some of the best songs they have done".[6] Mumbai Mirror's verdict said, "Whipping up a delectable blend of lingering sounds and moods, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy once again show how a nuanced, unconventional approach can work wonders!"[7] Rohwit of Time Out Mumbai described the album as " a brilliant album with the right amount of adrenalin and love."[13]

Filmfare 's Devesh Sharma, in his four star review, stated, "..[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy] have connected well with Mehra’s musical’s sensibilities and have given us a score that stands true to the film’s subject and is pleasing to the ears at the same time".[9] While Planet Bollywood, praised the album for its diversity, adding "[the] compositions will grow more and more with repeated hearings and moreover each song will take the narration of the movie forward rather than hindering the pace and acting as mere fillers".[8]

IANS review stated, "Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy have tried to infuse life and story in every track. While the tracks, which are peppy, score high, certain tracks may fail to meet expectations of the listeners."[14] Suparna Thombare of Bollywood Life praised the composers, saying "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have definitely come up with a winning soundtrack for this biopic on champion athlete Milkha Singh."[15]

Chart Performance

The music topped the charts, with the album leaping to #1 position in ITunes Store,. while the track "Zinda" topped the songs chart.[16]

Album Credits

Backing Vocals

Mani Mahadevan, Raman Mahadevan, Suhas Sawant, Loy Mendonsa, Suzanne D'Mello, Keshia Braganza, Thomson Andrews, Leon D'Souza, Gwen Diaz, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Prasoon Joshi, Shankar Mahadevan.

Personnel:

References

  1. ↑ I remember there was a play opening in Delhi, The Kingdom of Dreams. The place was opening, this was four years ago and I bumped into Shankar and Ehsaan out there. They had sung for the opening night and I was there and we didn’t stay back for the after party we went to the hotel. I said ‘Hey you know what? I just met Milkha Singh and we are writing this story." I spoke to them about it and we started talking music and then ideas came up. Then most of the music happened outside the studio.
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