Agneepath (soundtrack)
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| Agneepath | ||||
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| Released | 3 December 2011 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 31:40 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Ajay–Atul | |||
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Agneepath is the soundtrack album for 2012 film of the same name produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar under Dharma Productions and directed by Karan Malhotra in his directorial debut. The music of Agneepath was composed by Ajay–Atul, with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.[1]
The songs were composed with the help of live instrumentation being extensively used.[2] While explaining the process involved in composing the soundtrack, Ajay said that Malhotra narrated the story to them for over four hours, whilst humming the background score that he wanted. This was followed by innumerable discussions which made them "understand each other well". He also mentioned that the song "Chikni Chameli" was a remake of their own Marathi song "Kombadi Palali" from the film Jatra (2006).[3] Sony Music acquired the rights to the album for ₹90 million (US$1.1 million).[4]
Release
The film's audio was digitally released on 12 December 2011,[5] and a physical release of the album took place on 16 December at the Radio City FM station (Mumbai) with the composer duo, lyricist and the director in attendance.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chikni Chameli" | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:03 |
| 2. | "Shah Ka Rutba" | Sukhwinder Singh, Anand Raj Anand, Krishna Beura | 5:23 |
| 3. | "O Saiyyan" | Roop Kumar Rathod | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin" | Sonu Nigam | 6:04 |
| 5. | "Gun Gun Guna" | Sunidhi Chauhan, Udit Narayan | 4:36 |
| 6. | "Deva Shree Ganesha" | Ajay Gogavale | 5:56 |
| Total length: | 31:40 | ||
Reception
The music of Agneepath has received positive reviews from critics. Joginder Tuteja praised the compositions and added that "Chikni Chameli" would be responsible for the rise in sales of the album.[9] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and said that the film's soundtrack was better than that of the original, while praising the composition of the songs "Deva Shree Ganesha" and "O Saiyyan".[10] A review carried by the BBC summed up, "Blessedly free of unnecessary remixes, Agneepath is a well-crafted, evocative collection of songs that proves the adage that, when it comes to Indian music composers, sometimes two heads can be better than one.[11] The song "Chikni Chameli" was extremely well received and topped the music charts.[2]